PRELIMS Marcus Brimage defeated Maximo Blanco via Split Decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28) Dana White was not a happy man, sarcastically tweeting about the fight itself, and I’m sure he wasn’t pleased with Blanco’s flips and antics after the fight itself, either. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get his walking papers this … Continue reading
Tomorrow night is the long-awaited showdown between former stablemates Jon Jones and Rashad Evans for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title. Will the phenom Jones continue his ascendance, or will Evans play spoiler? If he did, it wouldn’t be the first time. Even when Evans knocked out Chuck Liddell with an … Continue reading
The UFC decided things weren’t awkward enough and made UFC 145 headliners Jon Jones and Rashad Evans sit next to each other. What results is the equivalent of watching two high school kids arguing over a girl that one stole from the other. Tweet
PREVIOUSLY: UFC on Fox 2 Preview The second installment of the UFC on Fox delivered with some exciting fights, memorable finishes, and one of the better Lightweight fights of the past month between Evan Dunham and Nik Lentz. Too bad all of that was in the preliminaries. The reactions I … Continue reading
Miguel Torres was publicly fired by Dana White yesterday after White was blindsided by “Outside the Lines” host Michael Landsberg about an offensive rape joke that Torres posted to his Twitter account earlier in the day. The tweet, which was originally said to be a reference to an episode of … Continue reading
According to ESPN.com, the UFC is going to make the main event of their second broadcast on the Fox network a Light Heavyweight bout between Rashad Evans and Phil Davis. The fight, if confirmed, will air live in primetime on Saturday, January 28th. Davis vs. Evans is actually the perfect … Continue reading
The main event at this Saturday’s UFC 114 is a long-awaited grudge match between former Light Heavyweight champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans. The fight is occurring after nearly three years of squabbling that has bubbled over into media interviews and a season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Unfortunately, the … Continue reading