At UFC 155 on December 29 in Las Vegas Phil Davis will face former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin.
Griffin was originally scheduled to face Chael Sonnen, but Sonnen was designed to become a coach on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter against Jon Jones. The two will also fight for Jones’ title in April of 2013.
Davis recently submitted Wagner Prado via an anaconda choke at UFC 153 (= Phil Davis vs Wagner Prado 2). Davis is 4-1 (with one no-contest) in his last six matches.
Griffin’s last fight was against Tito Ortiz at UFC 148 on
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MMA News – Tyrone Spong’s mma debut at World Series of Fighting on November 3
November 3 is the day of World Series of Fighting. The new promotion will host several UFC and Strikeforce veterans, as well as the MMA debut of one of the most feared kick boxers in the world: Tyrone ‘King of the Ring’ Spong. He is the reigning WFCA Cruiserweight Muay Thai and the former It’s Showtime 95MAX World champion. For his MMA debut he has been training with the MMA team “Blackzilians” for over a year now with veteran fighters as K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem and former UFC light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Vitor Belfort. The numbers speak for him: 68-6-2 in his kick boxer career, with only a lost in the last two years against ‘The Reem’.
In the main event former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei ‘The Pit Bull’ Arlovski takes on Strikeforce veteran Devin Cole.
In the co-main event former UFC competitor and now light heavyweight Anthony Johnson (look at this spectacular head kick in his last fight with Jake Rosholt) faces
MMA News – Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos signs with Legacy FC
Evangelista ‘Cyborg’ Santos has signed with the Texas-based Legacy Fighting Championship and is scheduled for a February debut.
Santos, a former Strikeforce title challenger, hasn’t fought since September 2011, more than 13 months ago, and this was the principal reason that induced him to change scenary.
It wasn’t a good period for “Cyborg” family: he has lost 4 of the last 6 matches and comes from a TKO (elbows) loss against Jordan Mein and a submission (armbar) by Nick Diaz (= Nick Diaz vs Evangelista Cyborg Santos). His lately most important success was with
MMA News – UFC 154: St Pierre vs Condit Extended Preview Video
Less than 3 weeks to UFC 154 St Pierre vs Condit. We can’t wait for GSP return!
Watch the extended preview!
BOXING & K-1 News – The triangle: Buakaw, Pacquiao, Manus. Who’s next?
Buakaw Por Pramuk easily dispatched Italy’s Mauro Serra in the Thai Fight super-welterweight quarter finals at Bangkok Thonburi University. The Muay Thai superstar won with an impressive hailstorm of knees and kicks (= Buakaw vs Mauro Serra).
After the match he denied the rumors about the December dream clash with Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao . He stated that his only booked fights are the Thai Fight semi-finals on November 25 and if he wins, the final at Bangkok’s Royal Plaza on December 16.
But another great boxer has challenged Buakaw: Manus Boonjumnong. The Thai boxer, won gold at the 2004 and silver at the 2008 Olympics Games, said he likes Muay Thai after a recent exhibition match in his home province of Ratchaburi and wants to train hard for a successful career in the country’s traditional martial art.
Asked about the possible match between Buakaw and Pacquiao, he ridiculed it: “Who will pay
MMA week 43: best Mma Fights of the week
Selection of the best mma videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 43: (Mon-Sun) from October 22, 2012 to October 28, 2012. Mma Fight & KO of the Week: Marius Zaromskis vs Andrey Koreshkov Mma Submission of the Week: Daniel Straus vs Alvin Robinson
K-1 MUAY THAI week 43: best K-1 and muay thai Fights of the week
Selection of the best k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 43: (Mon-Sun) from October 22, 2012 to October 28, 2012. K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Houcine Bennoui vs Adailton Parreira K-1 Muay Thai T-Knockout of the Week: Buakaw Por Pramuk vs Mauro Serra
BOXING week 43: best Boxing Fights of the week
Selection of the best boxing videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 43: (Mon-Sun) from October 22, 2012 to October 28, 2012. Boxing Fight of the Week: Rafael Marquez vs Cristian Mijares Boxing T-Knockout of the Week: Thomas Dulorme vs Luis Carlos Abregu
Antonio Escalante vs Rocky Juarez full fight Video – 2012
Review: 2012-10-27, good fight with two knockdowns between Antonio Escalante and Rocky Juarez: three stars. Antonio Escalante (28-4-0) entered as the No.31 featherweight in the world while Rocky Juarez (28-10-1) entered as the No.69 super featherweight. Escalante vs Juarez is the main event of the evening. Watch the video!
