 Last week Anderson Silva stepped into the octagon to face former light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort. Many considered this his most formidable opponent since Dan Henderson. However, Anderson Silva thought otherwise. In interviews he was asked if he thought Belfort was the best striker he's ever faced, and he responded with "no."
He showed us on the night of the fight why he thought this. The...
(continue)
|
 Fight For the Troops 2 tonight will be headlined by Melvin Guillard and Evan Dunham. This will prove to be an interesting bout as it's a pivotal match-up for both fighters. For Guillard, it means that his camp change was a good thing for him. Evan Dunham is one of the most hyped up up-and-comers in the UFC, a victory over him would solidify Guillard as a true contender.
For Evan Dunham, a victory...
(continue)
|
 Both of the main event fighters tonight are returning to the octagon coming off of a loss. Rampage Jackson dropped a decision loss to "Sugar" Rashad Evans, and Lyoto Machida was brutally KO'd in the first round of his re-match with current light heavyweight champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua. This always makes for an interesting match-up, because it'll show who truly wants the fight more. Rampage was ...
(continue)
|
 Eight victories and zero losses, NCAA division 1 wrestler, and only 28 years old, Cain Velasquez will enter the octagon tonight as the challenger looking to dethrone Brock Lesnar as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the UFC.
If you have seen him fight before, you know that Cain Velasquez has one of the fastest paces in the division. He is a constant non-stop attacker who keeps moving forward...
(continue)
|
 Tomorrow night, when the octagon door closes, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will put his title on the line against the undefeated challenger Cain Velasquez. It's going to be a collision of strength and size versus mobility and technique. Brute force and might will be going head to head with persistence and aggression to see who reigns supreme as the heavyweight champion.
Brock Lesnar will...
(continue)
|
 Or perhaps a more fitting name for this event would be, "Diaz vs. Noons 1 1/2", considering how early the first one was stopped. For those of you who did not see their first scrap, it was ended by the doctor due to a cut above Diaz's eye. The cut was huge and gushing blood all over his eyes, so it wasn't a controversial stoppage or anything of that sort. The only controversy was that these two fig...
(continue)
|