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UFC 111 IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT

UFC 111 IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT

UFC® 111 IS OFFICIALLY SOLD OUT – UFC TAKES OVER RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL TO CELEBRATE MEGA-FIGHT

UFC to Hold UFC 111 Viewing Party and Press Conference Inside NYC Landmark

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC® 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy, one of the most anticipated UFC® events ever, is officially sold [...]

March 11 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs. HARDY

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs. HARDY

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR UFC® 111 IN NEW JERSEY

UFC WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE
GEORGES ST-PIERRE vs. DAN HARDY

UFC WORLD INTERIM HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
FRANK MIR vs. SHANE CARWIN

(Click image to view fighter highlights)

PRE-FIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE AND VIEWING PARTY
AT NEW YORK CITY’S LEGENDARY RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

SATURDAY, [...]

March 11 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

UFC CONFIRMS REMAINING BOUTS FOR UFC LIVE ON VERSUS

UFC CONFIRMS REMAINING BOUTS FOR UFC LIVE ON VERSUS

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP®
CONFIRMS REMAINING BOUTS FOR UFC® on VERSUS

MAIN EVENT
BRANDON “THE TRUTH” VERA vs. JON “BONES” JONES
CO-MAIN EVENT
JUNIOR “CIGANO” DOS SANTOS vs. GABRIEL “NAPAO” GONZAGA

CHEICK KONGO vs. PAUL BUENTELLO
ALESSIO SAKARA vs. JAMES IRVIN
CLAY GUIDA vs. SHANNON GUGERTY
ELLIOT MARSHALL [...]

March 9 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

UFC SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ASIA’S ASN HD SPORTS CHANNEL

UFC SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ASIA’S ASN HD SPORTS CHANNEL

UFC® SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH ASIA’S ASN HD SPORTS CHANNEL
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – UFC® today announced it has reached a long-term agreement with ASN, the first 24-hour HD sports channel in Asia to distribute UFC programs in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Macau, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and [...]

March 9 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

KIMBO RETURNS AT UFC 113 ON MAY 8TH

KIMBO RETURNS AT UFC 113 ON MAY 8TH

KIMBO RETURNS AT UFC 113 ON MAY 8TH

Live from the Bell Centre, Saturday May 8, 2010

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Canada will get their first dose of the Kimbo Slice phenomenon on Saturday, May 8th, when the Ultimate Fighter alumnus looks to make it 2-0 in the [...]

March 9 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

WEC: CRUZ CONTROL – 24-YEAR-OLD SEEKS FIRST WORLD TITLE TOMORROW

WEC: CRUZ CONTROL – 24-YEAR-OLD SEEKS FIRST WORLD TITLE TOMORROW

24-YEAR-OLD LOOKS TO EARN
FIRST WORLD TITLE ON SATURDAY

WEC: Bowles vs. Cruz
From Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, March 6
Fight to Air Live on VERSUS at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT

Tickets on Sale NOW

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – When bantamweight Dominick Cruz speaks of the sacrifices he’s made to get to Saturday’s [...]

March 5 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

WEC HONORED BY COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

WEC HONORED BY COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

WEC® HONORED BY COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
HOCKEY TEAM

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Gearing up for Saturday’s loaded event at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, WEC General Manager Reed Harris and bantamweight contender Miguel Angel Torres were honored by the city’s National Hockey League team this morning.
Columbus Blue Jackets captain [...]

March 5 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

“LIGHTS OUT” IN THE OCTAGON™ – UFC® SIGNS TONEY

“LIGHTS OUT” IN THE OCTAGON™ – UFC® SIGNS TONEY

“LIGHTS OUT” IN THE OCTAGON™ – UFC® SIGNS TONEY
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – He’s one of the premier boxers of the last 25 years, a future Hall of Famer who has won world titles in three weight classes while taking on a Who’s Who of the sport, including fellow champions Evander Holyfield, John Ruiz, Hasim [...]

March 3 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

DAN HENDERSON TO CHALLENGE JAKE SHIELDS

DAN HENDERSON TO CHALLENGE JAKE SHIELDS

DAN HENDERSON TO CHALLENGE JAKE SHIELDS
FOR STRIKEFORCE MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE
AT BRIDGESTONE ARENA IN NASHVILLE, TENN., ON APRIL 17
Gegard Mousasi Will Defend Light Heavyweight Crown Against “King Mo,”
Gilbert Melendez Risks Lightweight Belt Against Top-Seeded Rival Shinya Aoki
Tickets For World Championship Tripleheader Go On Sale Friday, March 5;
Pre-Sale Begins Tomorrow/Wednesday, March 3, via [...]

March 3 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

Strikeforce Challengers/SHOWTIME Weigh-In Pics & Quotes

Strikeforce Challengers/SHOWTIME Weigh-In Pics & Quotes

SARAH KAUFMAN, TAKAYO HASHI, TREVOR PRANGLEY,
KARL AMOUSSOU, LUKE ROCKHOLD, PAUL BRADLEY
AND STRIKEFORCE: CHALLENGERS FIGHTERS
SELECTED FINAL QUOTES AND WEIGHTS

Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010,
Hilton San Jose, San Jose, California

STRIKEFORCE: Challengers ON SHOWTIME®
Friday, Feb. 26, 2010; Telecast Begins at 11 p.m. ET/PT

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The 24 mixed martial arts fighters all [...]

February 26 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

UFC AND NCM FATHOM ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

UFC AND NCM FATHOM ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP® DEBUTS live
ON THE BIG SCREEN NATIONWIDE in high definition
with UFC 111: ST-PIERRE VS. hardy ON
saturday, march 27

NCM Fathom and UFC® Announce Partnership in First-Ever
Year-Long Series of In-Theater UFC Events Beginning this March
in More than 300 Select Movie Theaters

Centennial, Colo. – Feb. 22, 2010 – For the [...]

February 24 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

UFC® WINS LATEST LEGAL BATTLE

UFC® WINS LATEST LEGAL BATTLE

UFC® WINS LATEST LEGAL BATTLE
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Zuffa, LLC, doing business as the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (“UFC®”), was awarded a legal victory today against former champion, Ken Shamrock. Shamrock, who claimed Zuffa had violated certain contractual provisions of his final fight agreement, was demanding several hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation he [...]

February 17 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

WEC CONFIRMS REMAINING BOUTS FOR MARCH 6 EVENT IN COLUMBUS

WEC CONFIRMS REMAINING BOUTS FOR MARCH 6 EVENT IN COLUMBUS

WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® CONFIRMS
REMAINING BOUTS FOR MARCH 6 IN COLUMBUS

L.C. Davis vs. Deividas Taurosevicius
Karen Darabedyan vs. Bart Palaszewski
Diego Nunes vs. Leonard Garcia
Scott Jorgensen vs. Chad George
Anthony Pettis vs. Danny Castillo
Courtney Buck vs. Fredson Paixao
Chad Mendes vs. Erik Koch
Bendy Casimir vs. Ricardo Lamas

WEC: Bowles vs. Cruz
From Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio; [...]

February 17 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

UFC ANNOUNCES ANDERSON SILVA vs. DEMIAN MAIA

UFC ANNOUNCES ANDERSON SILVA vs. DEMIAN MAIA

UFC® ANNOUNCES ANDERSON SILVA vs. DEMIAN MAIA
FOR UFC 112 MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT

SATURDAY, APRIL 10, LIVE FROM FERRARI WORLD
YAS ISLAND, ABU DHABI

Belfort Injured; Maia Steps up to Face Silva for Title Shot
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – Following a hard-fought three round win over Dan Miller at UFC 109 that showed him to be [...]

February 13 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO MONTREAL FOR UFC 113: MACHIDA vs. SHOGUN 2

ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO MONTREAL FOR UFC 113: MACHIDA vs. SHOGUN 2

THE ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP® RETURNS
TO MONTREAL FOR UFC® 113: MACHIDA vs. SHOGUN 2

LYOTO “THE DRAGON” MACHIDA vs. MAURICIO “SHOGUN” RUA
UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Live from the Bell Centre, Saturday May 8, 2010 – Tickets on sale Saturday, Feb 20 at 10 a.m. ET

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – It was so good, [...]

February 12 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

UFC PRESIDENT DANA WHITE REACHES ONE MILLION FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER

UFC PRESIDENT DANA WHITE REACHES ONE MILLION FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER

UFC® PRESIDENT DANA WHITE REACHES ONE MILLION FOLLOWERS ON TWITTER
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – As if the battle of Hall of Famers at UFC 109, legalization of the sport in Wisconsin and the first-ever show in Australia at UFC 110 weren’t milestones enough for the Ultimate Fighting Championship®, February also set records on Twitter.
Dana [...]

February 12 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

THE URCC INVADES PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL!

THE URCC INVADES PANAGBENGA FESTIVAL!

The URCC invades Panagbenga in Baguio City once again at the Colt 45 URCC Baguio II “Tribal Wars” on Feb 19, 2010, 7pm at the Baguio Convention Center, Baguio City, George ” Pretty Boy ” Lusadan with a 1 win, no loss record in the URCC, will headline the fight card going up against Leonard [...]

February 11 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

URCC will rock Baguio’s Panagbenga Festival

URCC will rock Baguio’s Panagbenga Festival

George ” Pretty Boy ” Lusadan with a 1 win, no loss record in the URCC, will headline the Colt45 Baguio 2 ” Tribal Wars “. Lusadan will be going up against Leonard Kaliwa of Team Biagtan, Kaliwa a young and fierce fighter will debut as Pro MMA fighter in the URCC. He will be [...]

February 6 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

WEC ANNOUNCES ALDO VS. FABER TITLE FIGHT ON PPV – APRIL 24

WEC ANNOUNCES ALDO VS. FABER TITLE FIGHT ON PPV – APRIL 24

WORLD EXTREME CAGEFIGHTING® ANNOUNCES
PAY-PER-VIEW FEATURING #1 AND #2 RANKED FEATHERWEIGHTS IN THE WORLD

JOSE ALDO DEFENDS FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE AGAINST
TOP CONTENDER URIJAH FABER
AT ARCO ARENA IN SACRAMENTO, CALIF.

PLUS, HENDERSON VS. CERRONE FOR LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE
AND BROWN VS. GAMBURYAN

Saturday, April 24

WEC: Aldo vs. Faber
Tickets on Sale Saturday, Feb. 6 at [...]

February 3 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »

UFC RETURNS TO CHARLOTTE

UFC RETURNS TO CHARLOTTE

UFC® RETURNS TO CHARLOTTE
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 15 YEARS
AS FLORIAN FACES GOMI AT UFC® FIGHT NIGHT™
TWO LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERSTARS FACE OFF ON SPIKE TV’S UFC FIGHT NIGHT ON MARCH 31st
TICKETS GO ON SALE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6 AT 10 A.M. ET
LAS VEGAS – Home to two of the first five Ultimate Fighting [...]

February 3 2010 | Posted in Buzz, MMA | Read More »