The UFC announced today that tickets for its June 26 event at CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh will go on sale to the public Saturday, April 23 at 10 a.m. ET. The event will be headlined by middleweight title challenger Nate Marquardt as he makes his debut at 170-pounds facing Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. In the […]
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Yushin Okami def. Nate Marquardt via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) Dennis Siver def. Andre Winner via rear-naked choke in R1 (3:37) Amir Sadollah def. Peter Sobotta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Krzysztof Soszynski def. Goran Reljic by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Duane Ludwig vs. Nick Osipczak via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) […]
All fighters made weight who were participating on the UFC 122 card at the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. Nate Marquardt weighed 186 pounds, and fellow middleweight co-headliner Yushin Okami weighed in the same as well. UFC 122 will be on tape delay but will be shown on Spike TV. weight included below: MAIN […]
UFC Middleweight contenders Nate Marquardt and Yushin Okami faced off today at the UFC 122 pre-fight press conference in Germany. According to German officials, the venue is at 3/4 capacity at current time. Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC. […]
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As reported yesterday by mmaweekly.com, Vitor Belfort (19-8 MMA, 8-4 UFC) is in fact out of his bout with Yushin Okami. He is not injured though as he is expected to meet UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva (27-4 MMA, 12-0 UFC) in a UFC middleweight title bout early next year. The move by the UFC […]
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*update* I seems that Vitor Belfort is not hurt at all and will bypass the match with Yushin Okami in Germany and will instead get his much awaited title shot at Anderson Silva at UFC 125. Dana White confirmed the news via his twitter account. As reported by mmaweekly.com Vitor Belfort has sustained a injury […]
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Nate Marquardt def Rousimar Palhares via TKO in R1 (3:28) Charles Oliveira def Efrain Escudero via standing rear-naked choke in R3 (2:25) Jim Miller def Gleison Tibau via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Cole Miller def Ross Pearson via rear-naked choke in R2 (1:49) Yves Edwards def John Gunderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) […]
Las Vegas, NV–Randy Couture, the timeless legend of the octagon etched another chapter in his storied hall of fame career as he bested and ultimately choked out Mark “The Hammer” Coleman via rear naked choke in the second round of their UFC 109 main event. The two former UFC heavyweight champions had been itching for […]
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