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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Thursday, 16 February 2006 |
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What was expected following Tim Sylvia's victory over Assuerio Silva at Ultimate Fight Night 3, Andrei Arlovski will be giving Sylvia a rematch of their fight that was dominated by Arlovski. UFC heavyweight champion Arlovski has since defeated Justin Eilers and Paul Buentello, while Sylvia has since defeated... |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Thursday, 16 February 2006 |
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Ultimate Fighter season two welterweight winner Joe Stevenson will be fighting Josh Neer at the Ultimate Fight Night 4 event that will be available to be seen for free on Spike TV. Joe Stevenson won the competition but later revealed that he fought with an injury. This will be his first fight since his entertaining bout with Luke Cummo who will also be in action on the same card. |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Thursday, 16 February 2006 |
 Scott Smith will be making his UFC debut at UFC 59 "Reality Check" in California at Arrowhead pond, the home of the NHL's Anaheim Mighty Ducks. Smith is coming off an impressive victory over Justin Levins in the World Extreme Cagefighting event and is known as an exciting fighter that puts on a great show for the fans. Smith has a record of 10-1 with his only loss a KO at the hands of fellow UFC veteran James Irvin. |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Saturday, 04 February 2006 |
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In the biggest event in UFC history, Chuck Liddell defeated Randy "The Natural" Couture in the third and final bout between the two UFC Lightheavyweights and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir lost to Marcio Cruz via Ref Stoppage in the first at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas. |
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MMA News Written by Mike Doyle
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Thursday, 02 February 2006 |
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The main event between Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell is by all accounts expected to break the UFC’s all-time single event revenue record, which was set during their rematch at UFC 52. Given that Liddell beat Couture for the light heavyweight title in April, it’s been no secret the UFC has wanted to stage the rubber match as both fighters hold a victory over each other. Since they last met in the Octagon, Couture and Liddell were both victorious in action at UFC 54 back in August. |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Tuesday, 31 January 2006 |
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MMA Ring Report learned that Rob Macdonald of "The Ultimate Fighter 2" fame is rumored to have a change of opponent. His original opponent Seth Petruzelli is rumored to be out and Jason Lambert is set to take his place in a fight that will take place at 205 pounds. |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Monday, 30 January 2006 |
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Team Tompkins striker Mark "The Machine" Hominick will be stepping into the world famous Octagon on March 4th to face an as yet unknown opponent at "Canada vs. USA" Following his fight with Naoji Fujimoto it was learned that he would be facing an American and the name Yves Edwards has been rumored but unconfirmed... |
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MMA News Written by Arnold "The Sushiboy" Lim
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Friday, 20 January 2006 |
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Former King of the Cage 170 lb title John Alessio will be making his way back to the UFC after a long time away and will be replacing Jonathan Goulet against The Ultimate Fighter 1 winner Diego Sanchez. This will be Alessio’s first fight back at UFC 58 “Canada vs. USA” since UFC 26, which was before Zuffa took over the reigns of the UFC in June of 2000! Alessio was excited about his opportunity and said regarding being back in the UFC, “Man well it has been something I have been working for the last 3-4 years of my life so I am ecstatic right now!” In his first UFC bout he took on Pat Miletich in a lightweight championship title match, and was actually the first Canadian in recent memory to challenge for the UFC 170 pound title. In fact he is the only former TKO 170 lbs champ, KOTC 170 lbs champ, and challenger for UFC 170 lb title fighter ever! |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Monday, 16 January 2006 |
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Tim Sylvia defeated Brazilian heavyweight contender Assuerio Silva via decision and assured himself of a rematch with current Heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski. Stephan Bonnar also continued to roll with a win over knockout artist James Irvin and more. Results courtesy of the Nevada state athletic commission. |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Monday, 16 January 2006 |
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Royce Gracie will be making his return to the storied octagon of the UFC that he and his family helped build. Gracie will be making his way back to the UFC and will take on Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes. The fight is presumable in the 170 pound weight division and will feature Gracie without a gi. It will be the first time in his UFC career that he will be fighting without it due to the fact that the Nevada state athletic commission does not allow gi’s in the octagon. |
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MMA News Written by Mike Doyle
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Sunday, 15 January 2006 |
Mike Doyle brings us a preview of the Sylvia vs. Silva fight and Bonnar vs. Irvin fights that take place tonight at 10:00pm ET FREE on Spike T.V |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Saturday, 14 January 2006 |
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MMA Ring Report will be giving away 10 FREE UFC 53 "Heavy Hitters" DVD's in a contest for MMA Ring Report Readers. Special thanks to Ventura Entertainment for providing us with the prizes for our contest. 5 DVD's will be given away at Ultimate Fight Night 3 which takes place at the Hard Rock Hotel |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Monday, 09 January 2006 |
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JANUARY 9, 2006 – HDNet brings the exciting sport of mixed martial arts into television viewers’ homes with the live high definition telecast of World Extreme Cagefighting: “Unfinished Business,” premiering on HDNet Friday, January 13 at 9:30 p.m. ET. |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Thursday, 05 January 2006 |
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Josh Neer will be replacing Anthoney Torres who ufc.tv reports is out due to a torn ligament in his knee. Josh the "Dentist" Neer last saw UFC action against Drew Fickett and lost early in the fight via rear naked choke. Melvin Guillard was the first person kicked off the reality T.V show The Ultimate Fighter 2. Courtesy of ufc.tv |
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MMA News Written by MMARR
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Monday, 02 January 2006 |
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Alex Karalexis from season one of "The Ultimate Fighter" will be taking on Jason Von Flue who is a fighter from "The Ultimate Fighter 2". This will be TUF 1 vs. TUF 2 in a welterweight bout featuring the first TUF 1 vs. TUF 2 veteran matchup in UFC history. The only other time that a TUF 1 veteran faced a TUF 2 veteran was when a Coach, Rich Franklin took on contestant Nate Quarry at UFC 56. |
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