By Dustin De La Torre Coming off his spectacular performance against former featherweight title contender Mark Hominick at UFC 145, Fight Hub TV correspondent Dustin De La Torre had a chance to speak with the rising prospect. “The Filipino Phenom” also shares his thoughts on being a heavy underdog in the bout with Hominick as [...]
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UFC Featherweight Eddie Yagin talks seeing Mark Hominick at the emergency room after UFC 145 battle and more
UFC 145-Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans: Post fight thoughts
UFC 145 has come and gone and kicked off the spring/summer season of the Zuffa leviathan in superb fashion. Back and forth main card action was delivered by featherweights; young fighters continued to improve and the youngest man to become a UFC champion remained king of his division. Here is the Fight Hub TV “Locker [...]
Mike Pierce talks growing up with Chael Sonnen “He belly to back suplexed me”
So we all like a good ol funny story right? What about a good ol funny story involving Chael Sonnen and teammate Mike Pierce growing up in Oregon? Well this is exactly what we have for you today! Rejoice! So when Pierce is not busy talking this and that about Brazil and future opponent Carlos [...]
UFC 146 Update: Frank Mir to Fight Junior dos Santos, JDS is Big Betting Favorite
Although Dana White said he was going to wait until Alistair Overeem stood before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on a ruling on whether or not they would approve a license for him to fight, the UFC went ahead and made Frank Mir vs Junior dos Santos official. The originally scheduled JDS vs Overeem would [...]
UFC 145: Jones vs Evans – Full Results
Hotlanta was the place to be for the best MMA action in the world as UFC 145 took center cage in the Philips Arena. Numerous fighters in various weight classes put everything on the line in their bouts, many left bloodied where some awoke looking at the lights and ceiling after being on the receiving [...]
Efrain Escudero “I am coming into this fight expecting to see the best Mac Danzig ever. Come fight night I will be ready to rock and roll.”
By Dustin De La Torre Ultimate Fighter season eight winner Efrain Escudero sits down and speaks to Fight Hub TV correspondent Dustin De La Torre about his upcoming fight at UFC 145 versus Pride FC and UFC veteran Mac Danziq. Escudero also shares stories about picking fruit as a kid to help his family make [...]
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans- Weigh in/full results
Full weights from Atlanta: Jon Jones (205) vs. Rashad Evans (204) Rory MacDonald (169.5) vs. Che Mills (170) Ben Rothwell (263) vs. Brendan Schaub (237) Michael McDonald (135) vs. Miguel Torres (135.5) Mark Hominick (145.5) vs. Eddie Yagin (144.5) John Alessio (155.5) vs. Mark Bocek (155) Travis Browne (250) vs. Chad Griggs (228) Matt Brown [...]
Amir Khan “UFC growing in UK, in a few years it will be as big as boxing”
Former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan is one of the UK’s and boxing brightest stars. He recently suffered an upset loss to Lamont Peterson in his home town of Washington D.C. and is now looking to reclaim his titles on May 19th in Las Vegas. Khan spoke to us about a subject he is becoming [...]
UFC light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson’s Next Stop: The Top
By Alex Mattis Last Saturday afternoon in Stockholm, Sweden, the dark horse of the light heavyweight division took one more leap toward the top of the heap when Alexander Gustafsson defeated Thiago Silva in the highest profile fight of his career. Gustafsson used his reach and all-around superior striking to frustrate Silva and at time [...]
UFC 145: Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans analysis- is Rashad Evans being written off?
Becoming the best is not always the easiest route to take in life and along the way people are bound to get hurt. Whether intentional or accidental, friendships and bonds can be damaged when someone is successful and the other party is left wondering why. Saturday night in Atlanta, GA this scenario will culminate in [...]
Dan Henderson “beating Rashad Evans or Jon Jones would be nice,” talks Anderson Silva rematch and 205 belt
MMA legend Dan Henderson recently had a chance to speak with Dustin De La Torre about a few interesting topics of note in Los Angeles a few weeks back that are pretty revealing. For one, it sounds like the former Strikeforce and Pride champion has no desire to rematch Anderson Silva or fight at middleweight, [...]
Chuck Liddell “(Rashad Evans) opening line six to one..that is ridiculous” tells Rampage to show up in shape and Glover Teixeira
So unless you have been pretty much living under a rock for the past year or so, you know that there will be some serious cooking between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans this weekend at UFC 145. It is a grudge match that saw Evans leave Jackson’s MMA in Albuquerque, NM due to the actions [...]
Kenny Florian “King Mo’s punishment was harsh; I want to see him in the UFC”
Fight correspondent Marcos Villegas caught up with UFC veteran Kenny Florian and discussed the recent release of Zuffa fighter, Muhammed ”King Mo” Lawal after his negative Twitter comments towards Nevada State Athletic Commission authorities. The verbal tirade was a result of a hearing the commission was having due to Lawal testing positive for Steroids after his win over Lorenz [...]
Rashad Evans Gives 3 Ways He Will Defeat Jon Jones at UFC 145
After Jon Jones defeated Lyoto Machida I wrote an article entitled 3 Tips on How to Beat Light Heavyweight Champ Jon Jones. That article’s main points were to 1.) Fight Southpaw, 2.) Blitz and Pressure and 3.) Stuff/Reverse Takedowns. Rashad Evans gives 3 more ways on how to defeat Jon in this video below of [...]
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva full results
Full results from Sweden: Alexander Gustafsson def. Thiago Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30,27, 29-28) Brian Stann def. Alessio Sakara via KO due to punches in Round 1 (2:26) Siyar Bahadurzada def. Paulo Thiago via KO in Round 1 (0:42) Dennis Siver def. Diego Nunes via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) John Maguire def. DaMarques [...]
Jon Jones looks to finish off Rashad Evans while the challenger is confident he will come away victorious
By Monta Wiley UFC 145 will be held live on April 21st at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. It will be a night that will feature some of the best fighters in the world as the event promises to be another demonstration as to why Mixed Martial Arts is such a powerful force in [...]
Joseph Benavidez “Cruz and Faber do not like each other but they do respect each other”
Attending the UFC gym opening in Torrance, CA a few weeks ago, our cameras caught up with UFC flyweight title contender Joseph Benavidez and discussed his own upcoming fight, training and his thoughts on the current season of TUF, which his Team Alpha Male partner Urijah Faber is coaching on. Staying inLas Vegas for two [...]
Diego Nunes talks UFC Sweden match with Dennis Siver “Siver has power but I am more precise”
This Saturday, the UFC invades Sweden as the company makes it’s promotional debut in the land known for bringing us the joys of IKEA and super hot blonde models. Headlining this weekends card will be Thiago Silva taking on rising light heavyweight prospect and native Swede, Alexander Gustafsson. Sharing the spotlight that very night will [...]
Frank Mir “Alistair Overeem is the most decorated striker we have”
So we know what you are thinking, how did we do a interview with Frank Mir and not ask him about how Alistair Overeem is a modern Hercules by having the testosterone count of fourteen men? Simple, we did this interview with Mir before Overeem got popped at the UFC 146 press conference last week. [...]
Chris Reilly talks the origins of Legends MMA and Mike Constantino reveals how AMA began
by Monta Wiley Behind every great fighter stands at their side a great coach. They are considered the generals building and preparing their warriors for battle through rigorous training exercises and strategic development in order to give them the tools necessary to obtaining successful careers in mixed martial arts. Being a leader is a tough [...]