Category: UFC



Anderson Silva, Griffin, Ortiz earn $75,000 post-fight awards

Anderson Silva, Griffin, Ortiz earn $75,000 post-fight awards

Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz each earned $75,000 bonuses for their performances at Saturday’s UFC 148 event. Silva earned the “Knockout of the Night” award and Griffin and Ortiz picked up “Fight of the Night” honors. With no submissions on Saturday’s sold-out pay-per-view card, there was no “Submission of the Night” bonus. MMAjunkie.com [...]


UFC Middleweight Nick Ring Saves Couple From Getting Mugged In Calgary

UFC Middleweight Nick Ring Saves Couple From Getting Mugged In Calgary

A group of Calgary teenagers picked the wrong time to start a fight. UFC middleweight Nick Ring, who will meet Court McGee on July 21 at UFC 149 in Calgary, witnessed a group of teens beating up two people who were waiting at a bus stop in the 9600 block of MacLeod Trail in the [...]


Predictions of ufc 129

Predictions of ufc 129

Welterweight Bout : Sean Pierson vs Jake Ellenberger**Despite Sean Pierson being a very solid welterweight and shocking a few people with his UFC debut victory over Matt Riddle, I can’t help but put my guess on Jake Ellenberger who since his UFC debut loss against Carlos Condit (Top 5 in the world) which is no [...]


Jon Jones and Rashad Evans UFC 145 Fight

Jon Jones and Rashad Evans UFC 145 Fight

For all the physical gifts required to be an elite fighter, the most important prerequisite is a strong mind. Fighting, like most sports at the highest level, is as much about the mental game as the physical. Mike Tyson won the mental game for much of his heavyweight boxing career, intimidating elite fighters and essentially [...]


Ufc predictions and preview

Ufc predictions and preview

Mizugaki always brings it, and several years ago he was touted as the next best thing out of Japan since Okami. His resume is impressive, with bouts against Urijah Faber, Miguel Torres and Rani Yahya to his name. Although not all wins, he has fought the toughest in the division and made a name in [...]


FIGHT IKON, PRESS RELEASE

FIGHT IKON, PRESS RELEASE

October 9th 2011 brings the ninth instalment of Mixed Martial Arts action under the Fight Ikon brand from Sherlock Promotions, sponsored by Body Active. Body Active provides supplementation to all the fighters who take part in the event.   Fight Ikon Goes from Strength to Strength   With the massive growth of MMA in the [...]


Fight ikon review

Fight ikon review

On October I got the opportunity to attend Fight Ikon 9 at Ikon Nightclub in Bolton as a reviewer for BodyActive. I also managed to rope one of my friends with an SLR into coming with me so I picked up a number of good photos to go with the review.   The venue itself [...]


October/november mma wrap up

October/november mma wrap up

I haven’t been able to do separate reviews of every event through time restrictions. So where a load of events come together I plan to just do a wrap up to cover them all. And what a couple of weeks it has been! There have been some big goings on in the world of MMA [...]


December: the mma wrap-up

December: the mma wrap-up

I always watch the Prelims of every UFC because it’s great to keep an eye out for future talent breaking through. I also honestly think that some of the best fights are often on the under card. I do sometimes get frustrated by those that come into the UFC and immediately attempt to protect their [...]


Mark Bocek Will Take On John Alessio At UFC 145

Mark Bocek Will Take On John Alessio At UFC 145

Fellow Canadian lightweight Mark Bocek tweeted Tuesday that Alessio would be his new opponent at UFC 145, replacing (Handsome) Matt Wiman who is out with a knee injury. UFC 145 was originally set for late March in Montreal but has been pushed back to April 21 in Atlanta, where Jon (Bones) Jones will defend his [...]