Cain Velasquez Explains How He First Entered The Ultimate Fighting Championships

UFC no. 1 heavyweight title contender Cain Velasquez reflects on his MMA success and how he first entered the UFC.  President Dana White seemed to be very impressed with the skills Velasquez possessed when he saw him training MMA with two sparring partners he brought in. From Cain Velasquez: "I had two fights on my CV and wanted to fight in other shows before going to the UFC, to get some experience. But It was really hard to get fights with other organizations, so my manager said: ‘We haven’t fought in a long time, we can’t wait any longer. It’s time to ...

Jon Jones Getting Closer To A Title Shot, Awaits Winner of Lil Nog vs Ryan Bader At UFC 119

UFC light heavyweight superstar Jon Jones continues his impressive octagon run, winning five of six bouts in the UFC.  His only loss was a disqualification due to elbow strikes on Matt Hamill back at the TUF 10 finale.  Since then, he has defeated top caliber guys including TKO victories over Brandon Vera and Vladimir Matyushenko.  Jones is slowly working his way toward the top of the 205-pound division, but this is when he'll really have to begin testing himself.  It has been confirmed by UFC President Dana White that Jones will indeed be facing the winner of Ryan Bader vs ...

UFC 118 Results: Edgar Retains Lightweight Title Against Penn, Couture Submits Boxing Vet Toney

Main Fight Card Results: Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to retain lightweight title Randy Couture def. James Toney via submission (arm-triangle choke) - Round 1, 3:19 Demian Maia def. Mario Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Gray Maynard def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Nate Diaz def. Marcus Davis via technical submission (guillotine) - Round 3, 4:02 Preliminary Fight Card Results: Joe Lauzon def. Gabe Ruediger via submission (armbar) - Round 1, 2:01 Nik Lentz def. Andre Winner via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) Dan Miller def. John Salter via submission (anaconda choke) - Round 2, 1:53. Greg Soto ...

UFC 118 Bonuses Awarded To Nate Diaz, Marcus Davis and Joe Lauzon ($60,000)

During the UFC 118 'Edgar vs Penn 2' post-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White announced all of the bonus winners.  Each of the fighters that acquired the following bonuses, pocketed an extra $60,000 USD aside from their regular salary. The complete payroll for each of the fighters that participated at the UFC 118 event will be posted once the Athletic Commission releases the fighter salaries to the public.  We should be having the ...

Results For WEC 50: Cruz Defeats Benavidez and Retains Bantamweight Title

Main Fight Card Results: Champ Dominick Cruz def. Joseph Benavidez via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 49-46) (retains bantamweight title) Anthony Pettis def. Shane Roller via submission (triangle choke) - Round 3, 4:51 Chad Mendes def. Cub Swanson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Scott Jorgensen def. Brad Pickett via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Bart Palaszewski def. Zach Micklewright via TKO (punches) - Round 2, 0:31 Preliminary Fight Card Results: Maciej Jewtuszko def. Anthony Njokuani via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 1:35 Javier Vazquez def. Mackens Semerzier via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2, 1:35 Ricardo Lamas def. Dave Jansen via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Fredson Paixao def. Bryan ...

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