The Ultimate Fighting Championship launched a needed go-home push for UFC 104 “Machida vs. Shogun” this Saturday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles -- its first show in California in more than two years. ... Read More
Of all the athletes who promised to reenact some of their better days Saturday, Vitor Belfort might have been considered the least likely to succeed.
A returning Frank Trigg had amassed a tight 7-2 record since leaving the UFC in 2005; Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic swore up, down, and sideways that surgery had left him a new man. Belfort? Coming off two impressive victories at 185 pounds, he was fighting 10 pounds heavier, was prone to frequently disappointing…and looked somewhat depressed.
A hanging head might be expected. Being Belfort involves a weird amalgamation of having incredible expectations layered on top of none: in 1997, he was considered a blitzing badass with unlimited potential. By 2000, he was written off as mentally knocked out. ... Read More
Sherdog.com reports from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., with live play-by-play of UFC Fight Night 19, which is headlined by Nate Diaz vs. Melvin Guillard.
All 22 fighters successfully made weight on Tuesday in Oklahoma City, Okla., making official UFC Fight Night 19, which airs live on Spike TV on Wednesday.
Nate Diaz originally weighed in a half pound over the limit at 156.5, but registered a weight of 156 on his ... Read More
How Melvin Guillard would fare against Nate Diaz is not a question that’s kept a lot of observers up at night: the New Orleans native is probably going to get twisted into a neat little knot. But a free altercation is a free altercation, and the latest Spike TV broadcast to kick off the latest season of “The Ultimate Fighter” has an undercard worth tuning in for.
What: UFC Fight Night 19: Diaz vs. Guillard, an 11-bout card from the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.
When: Wednesday, September 16 at 8 p.m. ET on Spike TV. ... Read More
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