News, UFC 121 - August 16, 2010 - 0 Comments

UFC 121: ‘LESNAR vs VELASQUEZ’ is Official!

“The baddest man on the planet, UFC® heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, is back in the main event for UFC 121, and unbeaten Cain Velasquez is looking to take his belt and become the first man to knock him out. Lesnar proved he had beaten the severe illness that kept him sidelined for a year by withstanding the onslaught by Shane Carwin at UFC 116 and defending his heavyweight title with a slick submission in the second round. His opponent at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, on October 23, 2010, Cain Velasquez, has already made short work out of the heavyweight division and he promises to make the most of his first shot at the title.

Also on this star-studded UFC 121 card, which is presented by Boost mobile, welterweight star Jake Shields makes his long-awaited UFC debut against perennial contender Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann. Also featured is an exciting welterweight matchup as Diego Sanchez battles Paulo Thiago, while it is teacher vs. student as Matt “The Hammer” Hamill takes on his coach from The Ultimate Fighter®, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz. Rounding out the main card is a bout pitting rising heavyweight star Brendan Schaub against veteran contender Gabriel Gonzaga.”

UFC 121 (Main) Fight Card Announced:

Main Event:
Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez

Main Card:
Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann
Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill
Brendan Schaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago

News, The Ultimate Fighter - December 11, 2009 - 0 Comments

Jon Jones Talks Disqualification and Mazzagatti

Jon Jones talked to Sports Illustrated and said that he wants the loss taken off his record from his fight against Matt Hamill at the Ultimate Fighter 10 season finale.

“A big part of it is that Mazzagatti just didn’t handle things right. You know, he’s standing over Matt Hamill, who can’t see at the time because he has blood in his eyes, and obviously he can’t hear, and Mazzagatti is standing there asking him if he’s okay. Then he stops the fight.”

Later in the interview, Jones mentions that he never knew Mazzagatti’s reputation as a ref:

“I didn’t really know anything about him until I went and read some of the blogs and found out that no one thinks he’s a good ref. The UFC seems to hate this guy. No one thinks he’s good at what he does. I guess this isn’t the first time something has happened with him.”

Hamill has mentioned on his website that he agrees that the fight should not have ended in a disqualification and that the loss should be removed from Jones’s record, bringing it back to an undefeated one.

News, The Ultimate Fighter - December 10, 2009 - 0 Comments

Post TUF 10 Finale Fight Statement from Matt Hamill

UFC light heavyweight Matt Hamill talks about his his disqualification win over Jon Jones at Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale.

“I’d like to take a minute and thank everyone for their unbelievable support. The outpouring of concern has been overwhelming. I know it looked bad Saturday night but it looked a lot worse than it was. Aside from a few stitches in my nose and a sore shoulder I feel fine. I give all the credit to Jon Jones. He caught me by surprise with an awesome trip and I dislocated my shoulder when we hit the ground. I knew it was probably over at that point but I will die before I tap so I did the best I could under the circumstances. We train to wind up in bad positions and it paid off because I felt I was still able to defend even though I knew I couldn’t get up. Jon’s young and full of so much talent. Aside from making a mistake he did his job and he did it well. He definitely didn’t lose this fight and I definitely didn’t win, but I guess the rules are there for a reason. It is what it is. I went into this fight feeling like my record was actually 9-1 so with this so called win I will now consider my record 9-2… LOL I wish Jon all the best and I’d like to thank him for the professional and respectful way he has handled himself. I felt bad for him since a simple mistake caused him to loose a win bonus but as I know first hand, Dana, Lorenzo and the rest of the UFC take great care of their fighters. I’m sure Jon received a win bonus and more. As for me, you know I’ll be back. Fighting in the UFC is my job and I’ll be back to work very soon. I feel my performance before I was taken down was going well. I was able to get to him, land some solid strikes and get my hands on him. More importantly I was able to avoid all of his crazy strikes which is something we worked very hard on. I was in the best shape ever for this fight and I was completely prepared. It’s always a disappointment when things don’t go your way but I will take all the positives that I can from this. I’m just waiting on MRI results so we can rule out any further damage and I plan to be back in the gym right after the holidays. Thank you to my team, family, friends and amazing fans.”

source: MattHamill.com

Pictures, The Ultimate Fighter - December 7, 2009 - 0 Comments

MMA Demotivational Poster: Jon Jones Violates Rule 10

The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Results - December 7, 2009 - 0 Comments

TUF 10 Finale Results

TUF 10 FINALE RESULTS:

Main Card:

Roy Nelson defeats Brendan Schaub via knockout (strikes) in round one
Matt Hamill defeats Jon Jones via disqualification (illegal elbow) in round one
Kimbo Slice defeats Houston Alexander via unanimous decision
Frank Edgar defeats Matt Veach via submission (rear naked choke) in round two
Matt Mitrione defeats Marcus Jones via knockout (strikes) in round two

Continue…

Fight Cards, The Ultimate Fighter - December 4, 2009 - 0 Comments

The Ultimate Fighter 10 Weight In Results

The official weigh-in event for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale is set to take place today (Dec. 4) LIVE from the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Main event:

Roy “Big Country” Nelson (263 lbs) vs. Brendan Schaub (240 lbs)

Main card (Televised):

Matt “The Hammer” Hamill (206 lbs) vs. Jon “Bones” Jones (206 lbs)
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson (212 lbs) vs. Houston “The Assassin” Alexander (208 lbs)
Frankie “The Answer” Edgar (155 lbs) vs. Matt Veach (155 lbs)
Marcus “The Darkness” Jones (262 lbs) vs. Matt Mitrione (255 lbs)

Under card (May not be broadcast):
James “The Machine” McSweeney (235 lbs) vs. Darrill Schoonover (261 lbs)
Jon Madsen (247 lbs) vs. Justin Wren (251 lbs)
Brian Stann (205 lbs) vs. Rodney Wallace (203 lbs)
Dennis “Superman” Hallman (169 lbs) vs. John “Doomsday” Howard (170 lbs)
Mark Bocek (156 lbs) vs. Joe “The Southside Strangler” Brammer (155 lbs)
Brian “All American” Stann (205 lbs) vs. Rodney “Shonuff The Master” Wallace (203 lbs)

News - April 1, 2008 - 0 Comments

OFFICIAL: UFC Fight Night 13 weight-in Results

UFC Fight Night 13 will take place at Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colo., tomorrow night (April 2) at 7 p.m. ET, FREE on SpikeTV.

Here are the official weight-in results:

Kenny Florian (155.5 lbs.) vs. Joe Lauzon (156 lbs.)
Karo Parisyan (171 lbs.) vs. Thiago Alves(171 lbs.)
Matt Hamill (204 lbs.) vs. Tim Boetsch (206 lbs.)
Nate Diaz (156 lbs.) vs. Kurt Pellegrino (155 lbs.)
Houston Alexander (205 lbs.) vs. James Irvin (205 lbs.)
Frank Edgar (155.5 lbs.) vs. Gray Maynard (155 lbs.)
George Sotiropoulos (169.5 lbs.) vs. Roman Mitichyan (170.5 lbs.)
Clay Guida (156 lbs.) vs. Samy Schiavo (155 lbs.)
Manny Gamburyan (155.5 lbs.) vs. Jeff Cox (155 lbs.)
Din Thomas (156 lbs.) vs. Josh Neer (155 lbs.)
Marcus Aurelio (154.5 lbs.) vs. Ryan Roberts (155.5 lbs.)
Tommy Speer (170 lbs.) vs. Anthony Johnson (169.5 lbs.)

* All fighters made weight without incident.

Don’t miss the debut of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest.” which airs right after UFC Fight Night 13.

We’ll have all the latest news and results tomorrow … check us out.