Review: 2013-10-09, aggressive start, high pace and a spectacular finish: Erick Silva vs Dong Hyun Kim is close to get four stars (UFC Knockout of the Night). Erick Silva (15-3-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.26 welterweight in the world while Dong Hyun Kim (17-2-1, 41% finishing rate) entered as the No.15. Silva vs Kim is on the undercard of Demian Maia vs Jake Shields – UFC Ufn 29. Watch the video!
Review: 2013-04-13, tough, close and very exciting action packed fight between Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano: this is one of the best mma fights of the year 2013, four stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Miesha Tate (13-3-0, 69% finishing rate) entered as the No.2 women’s bantamweight in the world while the undefeated Cat Zingano (7-0-0, 86% finishing rate) entered as the No.6. The winner of this fight gets a title shot against UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey; Tate vs Zingano is on the undercard of Urijah Faber vs Scott Jorgensen – UFC The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale. Watch the video!
Waiting their “revenge” super match of UFC 155, which takes place December 29 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Satuday night Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez discovered their future.
Following the post-event news conference for UFC 153, UFC president Dana White announced: “The winner of that fight will fight Overeem (in March or April)”.
Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (15-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC), after having defeated Cain Velasquez last year in only 64 seconds (= Junior dos Santos vs Cain Velasquez first fight), was scheduled to face Overeem this past May, but Overeem
Jake Shields tested positive for a banned substance and has been suspended six-months by the Colorado Office of Boxing.
His win over Ed Herman at UFC 150 has been changed to a no-contest, and the fighter has also been fined $5,675. Shields was fined $5,000 for violating Colorado statutes on prohibited substances and ordered to pay a surcharge of 10 percent of the fine ($500), as well as $175 for administrative fees incurred for testing. He is ordered to pay the fines within 14 days
Shields admitted the mistake and hopes to bounce back soon: “Prior to my professional bout at UFC 150 in Denver, Colorado, I used a substance prohibited by Colorado Boxing Commission rules.
This was a mistake that I fully regret. I have shared this issue with my family and the UFC and I have apologized to them and now I also apologize to you, the fans. I promise this will never
After having badly battered Fabio Maldonado at UFC 153 in Rio de Janeiro (= Teixeira vs Maldonado), Glover Teixeira called out Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, but only if the former champion is actually ready and wants to fight: “I don’t care. Like I said, I want to fight who wants to fight, I want to fight Rampage if he comes in, in top shape. I don’t want to fight him if he’s not motivated to fight”.
“I want to fight guys like this guy (Fabio Maldonado) that wants to make a career in the UFC. Quinton’s got too much money already,” said Teixeira.
After hearing that, ‘Rampage’, who was scheduled to face Teixeira at UFC 153, but was forced to pull out of the bout after suffering an undisclosed injury during training, asked Dana White to
Anderson Silva post-fight interview at UFC 153
After his dominant UFC 153 victory over Stephan Bonnar at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro (= Silva vs Bonnar), Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva was once again in the middle of the “Jon Jones issue”.
Though the middleweight champion is still against the idea of facing the reigning light heavyweight champion, UFC president Dana White thinks he can change Silva’s mind, not only by words, but using money. A lot of money.
During Saturday night’s post-fight press conference Dana said: “I know he’s been saying ‘no’, but, for the amount of money that would be offered for that fight, I guarantee you I will make Anderson Silva say ‘yes.’”
Silva, however, immediately
Review: 2012-08-11, close fight with one knockdown and some good shots but this second fight between Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar has not been very exciting: two stars. Benson Henderson (16-2-0) entered as the No.1 lightweight in the world while Frankie Edgar (14-2-1) entered as the No.2. Henderson vs Edgar 2 is valid for the UFC Lightweight title (Henderson’s first defense); in their first fight Henderson defeated Edgar by unanimous decision (February 25, 2012). Watch the video!
