Posts Tagged ‘UFC’
Events, Fight Cards, UFC 123 - October 29, 2010 - 0 Comments
UFC 123 Fight Card for ‘RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA’
UFC 123: ‘RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA’ is scheduled for Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view (PPV). The event will be held at Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills (Detroit suburb), Michigan. The Main Event will feature Quinton “Rampage” Jackson taking on former UFC Champion Lyoto Machida plus BJ Penn takes on Matt Hughes.
Main event:
Lyoto Machida vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
Main card (Televised):
BJ Penn vs. Matt Hughes
Gerald Harris vs. Maiquel Falcao
Tim Boetsch vs. Phil Davis
Joe Lauzon vs. George Sotiropoulos
Spike TV Prelims (Televised)::
Matt Brown vs. Brian Foster
Mark Munoz vs. Aaron Simpson
Events, Fight Cards, UFC 122 - October 29, 2010 - 0 Comments
UFC 122 Fight Card for ‘MARQUARDT vs OKAMI’
UFC 122 ‘MARQUARDT vs OKAMI’ is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2010 at 9 p.m. ET on Spike TV. The event will be held at König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The Main Event will feature Nate Marquardt taking on always tough Yushin Okami plus Krzysztof Soszynski and Goran Reljic, plus Jorge Rivera fights Alessio Sakara.
Main event:
Nate Marquardt vs. Yushin Okami
Main card (Televised):
Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Goran Reljic
Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
Amir Sadollah vs. Peter Sobotta
Alexandre Ferreira vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
News - October 28, 2010 - 0 Comments
Official: UFC Merges with WEC
It’s official, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) is merging with its sister organization the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The final two WEC cards will air on the cable network on Nov. 11 and Dec. 16, which means that starting next year, the UFC will absorb WEC’s 135, 145 and 155 weight classes. In addition, White also announced that the UFC had done a deal with Versus – the TV network that featured the WEC – to air four UFC events in 2011.
Watch Dana White confirm UFC-WEC Merger which will take place in January 2011.
News - February 16, 2010 - 0 Comments
New York Secretary of State Supports MMA
Earlier today, New York Secretary of State, Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, wrote an article in the Times Union about how she approves of legalizing MMA in New York.
Governor David Paterson said earlier this month that legalizing the sport was part of his plan in closing the state’s budget deficit. Ms. Cortes-Vazquez’s article was in support of this decision:
Based on our experience regulating professional boxing in New York and on conversations with top regulators from more than a dozen other states that regulate MMA, I believe this sport, when properly regulated, will provide New Yorkers with financial and sports entertainment value while maintaining high standards regarding the safety and health of participants.
The governor has made the right decision in his effort to bring MMA to New York.
News, The Ultimate Fighter - June 20, 2008 - 0 Comments
The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale Fight Card and Weigh-in Results
Main Card
Evan Tanner (34-8-0) 186lbs. vs. Kendall “Da Spider” Grove (10-5-0) 186lbs.
Amir Sadollah (1-0-0) 185lbs. vs. CB Dollaway (7-1-0) 185lbs.
Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez (21-2-0) 170lbs. vs. Luigi Fioravanti (14-3-0) 171lbs.
Spencer “The King” Fisher (21-3-0) 155lbs. vs. Jeremy Stephens (15-2-0) 155lbs.
Matt Riddle (0-0-0) 185lbs. vs. Dante Rivera (10-2-0) 185lbs.
Preliminary Bouts
Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman (20-5-0) 170lbs. vs. Dustin Hazelett (12-5-0) 170lbs.
Marvin “The Beastman” Eastman (15-7-0) 186lbs. vs. Drew McFedries (6-3-0) 185lbs.
Matt Brown (9-6-0) 170lbs. vs. Matt “No Regard” Arroyo (3-1-0) 170lbs.
Jeremy “Gumby” Horn (88-17-5) 186lbs. vs. Dean “The Boogeyman” Lister (10-5-0) 185lbs.
Tim Credeur (10-4-0) 185lbs. vs. Cale Yarbrough (0-0-0) 186lbs.
Rob “Monster” Yondt (7-1-0) 185lbs. vs. Rob Kimmons (0-0-0) 185lbs.
News - June 20, 2008 - 0 Comments
UFC Event Live on SpikeTV July 19th
Hey guys Chad here and I will be helping out with updating UFCscene with the latest news from the UFC.
So here we go I want to start off with the announcement of a special UFC broadcast on SpikeTV.
They are making this special broadcast on July 19th in which is the same night as the Affliction event. What could be better then a cable broadcasted event that you can watch and not have to spend $39.95? I know that not spending $39.95 just for an event is fine with but the UFC still makes it better. They are making it better by showcasing Anderson “The Spider” Silva’s debut at light heavyweight versus James “The Sandman” Irvin. I believe that this will be Anderson Silva’s first fight at 205 but I’m not sure. It should be hard for Anderson Silva to put on the twenty pounds that he needs but I think he may be even more dangerous at this weight class because he will be faster then most light heavyweights. With Silva’s superb striking and great BJJ I think he may make his way to the top of this division also. Now Irvin is not your typical light heavyweight though he is one of the more high paced kinds of light heavyweights that fight at a fast tempo. Irvin would be one of the UFC’s top light heavyweights if he didn’t injure his knee against Thiago Silva. I think this will be a stand up war between both men but the only way I can see Irvin having a chance at winning this fight is that he catches Silva off guard with a lucky shot. With Anderson Silva being one of the best pound for pound fighters today I don’t think that will happen.
The only other fights they a have for this event are:
Anthony Johnson (4-1-0) vs. Kevin Burns (7-1-0) at 170lbs.
Hermes Franca (19-5-0) vs. Frank Edgar (7-0-0) at 155lbs.
I will post the other fights when they are announced.
News - February 28, 2008 - 0 Comments
Anheuser-Busch is the new major UFC sponsor
UFC today announced during the UFC 82: “Pride of a Champion” pre-fight press conference that Anheuser-Busch will become the exclusive beer sponsor of the UFC and WEC, beginning with UFC 84: “Ill Will” on Saturday, May 24. Anheuser-Busch makes Budweiser and Bud Light beer, has been a major sponsor in boxing for many years.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 28, 2008) – This spring, millions of Ultimate Fighting Championship® fans will see a new heavyweight take the center of the Octagon™. Today Anheuser-Busch and UFC® announced that Bud Light, the world’s best-selling beer, will become the new exclusive beer sponsor for the UFC.
Bud Light’s three-year deal with Zuffa, LLC, owner of the UFC brand, makes the American-style light lager with superior drinkability the exclusive beer sponsor of the UFC – the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization.
Dana White:
“Landing Anheuser-Busch and Bud Light is huge for us, our fighters and especially our fans. We’ve got the number one selling beer in the world and one of the top marketers in all of sports as our sponsor. If our TV ratings, pay-per-view buys and venue sell-outs weren’t enough, this definitely cements UFC as a major player in sports business.”
In addition, Bud Light will be the presenting sponsor of two UFC PPV events each year and serve as the official beer sponsor of the four or more UFC Fight Night SpikeTV special events.
Source: UFC.com