Archive for August, 2006

People everywhere were searching for UFC-related news and information following the latest “pay-per-view extravaganza,” according to the Yahoo! Buzz Index.
According to Yahoo!, a subject’s buzz score is:

… the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the […]

August 30th, 2006     Comments

It’s a very well circulated rumor that the UFC does not pay its fighters as much as it should, considering the most popular mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world is making money hand-over-fist.
Many fighters have admitted to fleeing the UFC because of the money issue, and other high profile free agents have signed […]

August 29th, 2006     Comments

UFC.com today added another high profile fight to UFC 63: “Hughes vs. Penn,” with middleweights Mike “Quick” Swick and David “The Crow” Loiseau going toe-to-toe on September 23 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California.
Swick has been on a tear since the conclusion of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), winning four consecutive […]

August 28th, 2006     Comments

It was the kind of night that just made fighters want to tap out, with more than half the bouts at UFC 62: “Liddell vs. Sobral” ending in submission.
And for all the hype and brouhaha leading up to the rematches between Chuck and Babalu, and Griffin versus Bonnar, the fights just didn’t seem to live […]

August 27th, 2006     Comments

UFC Middleweight Champion Rich “Ace” Franklin will make his return to the Octagon against Anderson “The Spider” Silva at UFC 64: “Unstoppable” on October 14 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
So much for a tune-up fight.
Franklin has been on the mend for the last seven months, nursing injuries that he sustained […]

August 26th, 2006     Comments

Tomorrow, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® will feature UFC 62: “Liddell vs. Sobral” at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In case you’re brain dead, or have been living in Minsk for the last few months, here is the rest of the card:
-Griffin-Bonnar II
-Josh Neer vs. Nick Diaz
-Wes Combs vs. Wilson Gouveia
-Cory Walmsley vs. David Heath
-Alan […]

August 25th, 2006     Comment

B.J. Penn has already earned a title shot since his return to the Octagon in March of this year thanks to a severe groin injury sustained by Georges St. Pierre that has forced him to withdraw from his mega fight at UFC 63.
That’s right, Matt Hughes and B.J. Penn will square of once again for […]

August 24th, 2006     Comments

It’s hard not to look past the upcoming UFC 62: “Liddell vs. Sobral” event this weekend, but a lot of stuff is going down right now that we just can’t pass up.
Thanks to an article yesterday from MMAringreport.com, here’s the latest:

–Dana White essentially confirmed that the Chuck Liddell–Wanderlei Silva mega showdown is unlikely; Liddell-Ortiz II […]

August 23rd, 2006     Comments

Slam Sports recently ran a good article about UFC light heavyweight Rob “Maximus” MacDonald’s rollercoaster ride to try and make it as a mixed martial arts fighter.
MacDonald left the Peel Regional Police in Toronto, Canada, to appear on season two of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) on SpikeTV. He was choked out by Brad Imes and, […]

August 22nd, 2006     Comments

It appears more and more UFC fighters are concentrating on striking and the stand-up game, according to a recent article from the Calgary Sun.
This observation is no more evident than the recent Ultimate Fight Night slug fest on August 17.
Knockouts are clearly what the crowds want to see and are the primary reason fans pay […]

August 21st, 2006     Comments




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