Tim Sylvia on Tim Sylvia and Minotauro Nogueira:

Minotauro Nogueira on Minotauro Nogueira and Tim Sylvia:

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Props: Sherdog.net (transcript from the Savage Dog Show)
Quoteworthy:
“I’ve had sex before with the belt on. That was back in the Ricco Rodriguez days. The night I won the belt I had a sexual experience with the belt on. But hey, I was 25 years old and it was the biggest thing that ever had happened […]

Props: Calgary Sun
“I think it’s going to be a good fight. I’m a fan of the sport first and foremost. I think it’s an interesting matchup. Nogueira’s strenght tends to be on the ground and in the submission game and Tim is just a long, strong hard to take down guy who’s got great striking […]

UFC 81: “Breaking Point” is set for tonight (Saturday, February 2) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Super Bowl weekend special will air on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET with the main card action. And of course, MMAmania.com will provide LIVE fight-by-fight, round-by-round coverage at this time.
In addition, we will […]

“I truly believe he [Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira] is the best heavyweight jiu-jitsu fighter in the world today. I mean, he brings to the table being a former PRIDE heavyweight champion. He’s a stud. I’ve been watching him for a long time. I was watching Nogueira when I wasn’t even fighting, yet, when I was just […]

Randy Couture has resigned. Andrei Arlovski has one fight left on his current deal. Gabriel Gonzaga is a one-kick wonder. Mirko Cro Cop is lost. Brandon Vera just lost.
What’s all that mean?
It means that Fabricio Werdum — with his technical knockout of Gonzaga at UFC 80: “Rapid Fire” this weekend — perhaps locked up a […]

Tim Sylvia (24-3) and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira (30-4-1) will fight for the interim heavyweight title at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” on February 2 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The official announcement came during the UFC 79: “Nemesis” pay-per-view (PPV) event during a promo between fights. It’s a match up […]

Props: Mr. Sunshine
In the interview Tim Sylvia does not go into specifics, saying that fans need to purchase the pay-per-view (PPV) to find out what will be revealed tonight during UFC 79: “Nemesis” telecast.
However, it’s speculated that “The Maine-iac” will challenge Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the vacant heavyweight title at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” on […]

Former heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia has inked his half of a contract to compete for the vacant heavyweight title against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” on February 2, 2008, from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to FightNetwork.com.
Monte Cox — who represents “The Maine-aic” — indicates that […]

Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia will compete at UFC 81: “Breaking Point” on February 2, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to the latest blog post on his official Web site.
Here’s the snip:
“I just want to apologize to everybody that i haven’t been on my website or MySpace […]