UFC returns to Brazil in August

UFC officials announced today after a 13 year absence it will return to Brazil. The host city will be Rio de Janeiro, and the PPV will take place on August 27 at the HSBC Arena. UFC president Dana White was quoted as saying “This is another historic day for the UFC.” The fight card for […]

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Darchinyan has a message for Abner Mares

Congratulations Abner. It was very disappointing for me to lose the fight against a good young fighter like Abner Mares. Congratulations to Abner, he is a tough kid who fought a great fight. Even after winning seven world titles I have learned something valuable and that is not to leave the decision in the hands […]

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Fight Hub TV Vault: When his career ends, the UFC will regret not signing Fedor

So at a recent event in Hollywood, CA our cameras and fight correspondent Marcos Villegas had the chance to speak with mma legend, Fedor Emelianenko. On all accounts we can say it was quiet strange and insightful talking to someone as mystifying as Fedor. Given the language barrier, Fedor does understand the English language. It […]

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Hopkins arrives in Canada

Legendary future Hall of Famer and Two-Division World Champion Bernard Hopkins arrived in Québec City, Canada today, moving one step closer to his quest to defeat WBC, Ring Magazine and IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal and become the oldest fighter in the history of boxing to win a prominent world title. “This goes […]

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Tachi Palace Fights “All or Nothing” full card

MAIN EVENT Middleweight Championship San Francisco, Calif.’s Leopoldo Serao (17-7) vs. Montreal Quebec, Canada’s David Loiseau (19-10) Flyweight Championship Las Vegas, Nev.’s Ulysses Gomez (7-1) vs. Chino, Calif.’s Darrell Montague (8-1) CO-MAIN EVENT Flyweights Natal, Brazil’s Jussier da Silva (8-0) vs. San Clemente, Calif.’s Ian McCall (8-2) Middleweight Special Attraction Parlier, Calif.’s Mike Moreno (4-2) […]

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Malignaggi added to undercard of Hopkins vs. Pascal

Before future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins he faces WBC, Ring Magazine and IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Jean Pascal on December 18 live on SHOWTIME in the U.S. and pay-per-view in Canada, a squad of undefeated locals featuring Kevin Bizier, Michael Zewski, Pier-Olivier Cote and Eric Martel-Bahoeli, will join standout fighters including former Junior […]

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St. Preux to face Ron Humphrey

There will be no Holiday Season for streaking light heavyweight Ovince Saint Preux, who’ll try to make it seven wins in a row when he fights for the third time since Nov. 19 on a STRIKEFORCE Challengers Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight card presented by Rockstar Energy Drink on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at Nashville […]

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Huck works out for media

WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco “Captain” Huck (30-1, 23 KOs) and undefeated mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev (21-0, 16 KOs) today participated in a media work-out in Berlin. On Saturday night, the two hard-hitting warriors will collide at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. While Huck worked the pads with coach Ulli Wegner, Lebedev refused to give the fans an in-depth […]

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Bellator and MTV2 strike deal

Bellator Fighting Championships, a growing force in the world of mixed martial arts, has a new television home, MTV2. It was announced today jointly by Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney and Eric Conte, SVP, Programming and Production, MTV2. The three-year deal will commence in 2011. Featuring some of the sport’s top stars, Bellator brings […]

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