Archive for June, 2010

MMA Weekly is reporting that former featherweight champion and World Extreme Cagefighting star Urijah Faber is making the drop to 135-pounds. Welcoming him to the bantamweight division will be heavy handed Takeya Mizugaki. The former WEC featherweight champion will make the move down to 135lbs for his next fight on August 18 as he faces Japanese fighter Takeya Mizugaki in the WEC. The bout was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight stating bout agreements have been issued at this point for the bantamweight showdown. “The California Kid” has always been small for the 145-pound division, so the [...]

Following his TKO victory over Waylon Lowe at UFC 114, Melvin Guillard (24-8-2) asked for a match with Jeremy Stephens (17-5)  in hopes that a victory would catapult him into title contention. “The Young Assasin” got the win over Lowe after a vicious knee to the body — the second win by body shit in his UFC career — and he will now get his wish of a match-up with “Lil’ Heathen” Stephens. MMAjunkie.com has reported that the two will slug it out at UFC 119 in Indianapolis. The two are expected to sign contracts for the bout shortly. Guillard [...]

At one point in his career, Mirko Filipovich was known as the most dangerous and vicious striker in MMA. ‘Cro Cop’, as he goes by, will now try to bring himself back to that point at UFC 115 against Patrick Barry. Filipovich built up quite an impressive resume in both K-1, and Pride, before signing with the UFC in 2006. Cro Cop picked up his UFC career off where he left off, by using his left high kick to tap his opponents knockout button. To his shagrin, Mirko dropped his second and third fights, getting a taste of his own [...]

Shigeyuki Uchiyama was winning a fight in Japan against his opponent Masaya “J-Taro” Takita before things went terribly wrong. Despite controlling much of the match, Uchiyama suffered a loss in the bout and on his body. During a double takedown in the ring, the top of Uchiyama’s ear was torn off after getting caught in the ropes. Doctors noticed a bloody lump on the canvas and once it was identified as Uchiyama’s ear the bout was stopped. Masaya Takita was awarded the win by TKO at 2:57 of Round 2. Uchiyama and his ear were taken to the hospital as [...]

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua won the UFC light-heavyweight title last month after knocking out former champion and the previously undefeated Lyoto Machida in the first round at UFC 113. Many believed that Shogun should have won the bout after he first faced Machida at UFC 104, but the newly crowned champion left no doubt in their last match. It is now time for Shogun to put his title on the line and first up will be Rashad Evans. Evans has won two straight fights since losing his 205-pound gold to Machida and his most recent victory is a unanimous decision win [...]

Bobby Razak teams up with TapouT once again for a documentary entitled, “The Striking Truth.” Razak has directed shorts such as “The Future of MMA” and “Legalize MMA” as well as many commercials for TapouT. His latest film features Canadian mixed martial artists Georges St. Pierre and David Loiseau. Here is the trailer:

When asked which fighters he wanted to see compete in the UFC, Rogan had his answer on hand. Allistair Overeem and Nick Diaz were the two first choices of the UFC’s colorful commentator. Rogan stated that Overeem, being the best striker in the heavyweight division, along with Nick Diaz, one of the worlds all around best fighters, would compliment the UFC nicely.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has made an addition to their roster with the signing of light-heavyweight Ricardo Romero, according to his manager, Mike Constantino. The report was confirmed by MMAjunkie.com. Romero’s deal is for four-fights. “This is a dream come true!” Romero said today in a release. The former Ring of Combat light-heavyweight and heavyweight champion is expected to make his promotional debut on a card this summer. According to MMAjunkie: Romero (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was earlier rumored to face Steve Cantwell, who was recently re-licensed to fight after an issue with his medical paperwork, at UFC 116 in [...]

Mixed martial arts legend Randy Couture is welcoming boxing legend James Toney to the sport on August 28th when the UFC travels to the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. The trip will be the organization’s first to Boston and will also mark the MMA debut of Toney. Toney — never short on things to say — recently sat down with Uppercut Magazine for a magazine to discuss his upcoming bout with Couture and a variety of other topics. Surprisingly, Toney said that he has not yet signed his contract to fight Couture, but he seems confident that the fight will [...]

Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon (12-4) suffered his second straight loss in the UFC after suffering a unanimous decision loss to winner of season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter reality series, Efrain Escudero (13-1) this past weekend at “UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans.” Lauzon entered the bout without his brother, Joe, and coaches Joe Pomfret and Steve Maze following a dispute over Dan’s dedication to training. Dan has said that he resolved issues with Joe prior to the fight, but he is glad things went down the way they did. “It was actually a little bit easier going out there without [...]