After a 14 month layoff, Rashad Evans returned in top form dispatching of Tito Ortiz at UFC 133. Now that he’s officially back and earned his spot as the No. 1 contender in the light heavyweight division, Rashad Evans talks about what it was like to get back in the cage and face Ortiz. Rashad [...]
Vitor Belfort stole Tito Ortiz’s new mantra of “I’m back!” tonight after he dispatched of the ever-durable Yoshihiro Akiyama within one round in the co-main event of UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2. The fight started slow with neither fighter wanting to attack first. It was Vitor Belfort who would commit to his strikes [...]
Rashad Evans delivered a crushing knee to Tito Ortiz’s chest, then ended the fight with a series of blows to the head to shake off a 14-month layoff and win the main event of UFC 133 Saturday night. Rashad Evans put an abrupt halt to Tito Ortiz’s comeback aspirations in the Ultimate Fighting Championship [...]
Junior Dos Santos battered and bloodied Shane Carwin to win a dominant decision at UFC 131 on Saturday night and earn a shot at heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez. In a heavyweight title qualifying bout, heavy hitting Shane Carwin and Junior Dos Santos squared off in the main event of UFC 131 in Vancouver, Canada. First [...]
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: I’m tempted to give Jackson a “hold” rating after his largely tepid three-round showing, where “Rampage” plugged along and outworked the hapless Matt Hamill. Former light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson dominated Matt Hamill on Saturday night, winning a unanimous decision at UFC 130. Rampage Jackson was able to neutralize every takedown [...]
Cotto vs Mayorga – Recap – SHOWTIME Boxing – Miguel Cotto, Ricardo Mayorga – Boxeo Opening with a firefight between champion Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Mayorga, the main event of SHOWTIME Boxing’s pay-per-view event gave fans a 12-round thriller. Al Bernstein and Showtime Sports present the recap of Cotto vs. Mayorga. WBA super welterweight champion [...]
Silva weighed in at 264 pounds while Emelianenko checked in at 230 for their main event matchup at the weigh-ins, held at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Emelianenko (32-2, 1 no contest) has apparently suffered no loss of popularity from his recent defeat, getting the loudest reception from the assembled crowd before [...]
FIGHT SUMMARY:MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE BOUT – Champion Anderson Silva (27-4) vs. Vitor Belfort (19-8) ROUND ONE: The official is Mario Yamasaki. And here we go with the main event of the evening. They come out, circle a bit, both looking for an opening. More circling, no contact yet. A minute in, crowd boos. Silva dances a [...]
On the 5th of February, MMA fans will once again enjoy a superstar stacked UFC event. UFC 126 will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The UFC 126 fight card features the best pound-for-pound MMA fighter on the planet, Anderson “The Spider” Silva versus a man all too familiar to [...]
NFL Experience 2011 continues a Super Bowl tradition. Once the NFL Experience 2011 opened, it was the first real sign that the Super Bowl is approaching. This week has been relatively low on hype for the big game, as expected. The real buildup doesn’t begin until about a week beforehand, once the two teams finally [...]