Hardy of Five: 'The Outlaw' gets next crack at St. Pierre dynasty - by default
...Has he subbed a competent grappler to escape the jaws of defeat? What he did do, is defeat the surging Mike Swick at UFC 105: "Couture vs. Vera" on Nov. 14. For "The Outlaw," it was his fourth straight victory inside the Octagon since his debut win over Akihiro...
In defending Dan Hardy title shot, Dana White unexpectedly points to Yushin Okami
...now to beat GSP and Hardy atleast has that... never world beater but one of the most underrated fighters in the ufc. and if he felt that way, why'd okami keep getting screwed the whole time? That was a great fight, he just lost to a better man on the night. ...
Scoring UFC 105's Randy Couture vs Brandon Vera
...me. I can see 29-28 either way but if fans are going to bitch about every close decision being a robbery than maybe the UFC should just stop making competitive match-ups. With everything you said as usual Brent. Vera?s takedown meant nothing, even less than...
Costas: Olympic Rights 'Up for Grabs'
...of its own from past generations. Considering the present climate, I thought this was a pretty strong year. Mixed martial arts has been getting more network play recently on CBS and cable. Do you see it going more mainstream? I guess to some extent...
UFC champ Brock Lesnar deemed 'very sick' after collapse in Canada
...president Dana White told reporters at UFC 105 in Manchester that Lesnar took a vacation to Canada while battling what doctors thought was mononucleosis, but that things got worse for the heavyweight north of the border, where he suffered a collapse and had...
Move Over Manny and Karo: Darabedyan Primed For WEC Debut
...decision to a stout Japanese fighter named Koji Oishi, who came into the bout with 26 bouts under his belt and UFC experience. By contrast, Darabedyan was just 2-0 at the time of that showdown in Manila. ?I took that fight on a month?s notice and mostly took...
MMA Champ Brock Lesnar Hospitalized
...heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been hospitalized and is battling serious health problems related to a bout with mononucleosis, said president Dana White cryptically. "He doesn't want to talk about it publicly, but he's in bad shape. He's not well and...
Ominous Illness Sidelines UFC Champ Lesnar
...shape" according to UFC president Dana White and won't be fighting anytime soon. White made the announcement after UFC 105 last night, saying "He's in a hospital up in North Dakota somewhere right now. He went to Canada and some bad stuff happened to him,...
Bloody Elbow Betting Game: UFC 105 Results
...that was definitely not our best event, there is still the chance for us to finish out the season strong. UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin will be the next of the final three events. And that will be, of course, next Saturday. I have to admit that Fightlinker is...
With UFC Injuries, Is It Time to Call Up the WEC?
...just a few weeks after B.J. Penn defends his title. The timing is perfect for a belt unification match, pitting the UFC champ against the WEC champion. And then, of course, this is the likely rematch of Bantamweight champion Brian Bowles against one of the...
