Archive for January, 2010

Brock Lesnar was on ESPN Radio today to further discuss his return to the octagon this summer. Lesnar mentions how unhappy he is with the leaks of confidential information that came from within his camp. He states that those people will be removed.

Here is the video from Brock Lesnar and Dana White’s appearance this morning where it was announced that Lesnar would return to action and defend his title this summer.

UFC president Dana White and heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar made an appearance today to discuss Lesnar’s future. White announced that Lesnar has been given a clean bill of health by his doctors. While in the hospital, Lesnar lost 40 pounds and doctors told him that they would need to remove part of his colon. On a follow-up visit, the medical team was “dumbfounded” that Lesnar had completely healed. Lesnar will face the winner of the Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin bout — which takes place at UFC 111. When Lesnar faces the winner of that bout, it will be a [...]

This video is a nice inside look at Randy Couture’s training for his upcoming bout against fellow UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman at UFC 109.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has said April will be the month that two previously announced eight-women tournaments will take place. The tourneys will feature women in the 145-pound and 135-pound weight divisions. They will start taking place at the Strikeforce Challengers event that month. “We’re looking for the next women to fight the Gina Caranos and the Cris Cyborgs of the world,” Coker said. The tournaments were originally scheduled to kick off at the end of last year. “With the Fedor (Emelianenko) deal, the (Dan) Henderson deal, the EA deal, we just started getting bombarded with these large acquisitions and [...]

It has been announced today that the Ultimate Fighting Championship has agreed to sign undefeated heavyweight prospect Chad Corvin (6-0) from Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Corwin is just 23-years-old, but he is one of the brightest young heavyweights in the sport. “It’s an honor,” said Corvin. “It’s what everybody hopes for in our line of work, like a minor league baseball player being called up to the majors. I’d like to match up with somebody in the same position as me, new in the UFC, new to the program, and just work my way up. I’m at the bottom right now, so [...]

Reports indicate that a bout is verbally agreed on, but not signed between two former participants of The Ultimate Fighter reality show. According to MMAjunkie.com: A lightweight match-up between “The Ultimate Fighter 5″ veteran Cole Miller (16-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and “The Ultimate Fighter 9″ finalist Andre Winner (10-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is expected for UFC Fight Night 21 on March 31. Miller is a submission specialist who is coming off of an impressive “Submission of the Night” performance against Dan Lauzon at UFC 108. The American Top Team brown belt will look to build on the momentum that he [...]

UFC 110 will be live from Sydney, Australia on February 21. The card features three legends of the sport in Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira, Wanderlei Silva and Mirko “Cro Cop.” Also on the card are some of the sports youngest stars — Cain Velasquez and Ryan Bader. Here is a 30 second promo video for the event: The UFC 110 fight card currently includes: MAIN CARD * Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Cain Velasquez * Michael Bisping vs. Wanderlei Silva * George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Stevenson * Ryan Bader vs. Keith Jardine * Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Ben Rothwell PRELIMINARY [...]

FiveOuncesOfPain.com has been releasing the names of a handful of contestants for the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter reality series. The four fighters that FiveOuncesOfPain.com have identified as participants are Warren Thompson (5-0), Charles Blanchard (7-2), Charley Lynch (6-0) and Kris McCray (5-0). The newest season of TUF will start production next month and air on Spike TV starting March 31st. The season is going to showcase middleweight fighters. This is the second time that Liddell and Ortiz have been coaches. Liddell was a coach on the innaguaral season of the show against fellow Hall of Famer Randy Couture [...]

British star Dan Hardy is next in line to get a shot at welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre’s title in March at UFC 111. It has been the opinion of many fans and fighters that Hardy is not deserving of the shot, and Nate Marquardt is the latest to speak out. In an interview with MMA Weekly Radio, Marquadt sounded off on the new number one contender. “Some of the fans, hearing them talk and stuff, some of the fans are very passionate about Dan Hardy,” he said. “Georges is just on another level. I honestly don’t even think he [...]