A rematch more than three years in the making moved one step closer to being realized, as former UFC light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin tipped the scales.
Sporting a black right eye, Ortiz checked in at 204 pounds for his showdown with Griffin (205) ... Read More
The ultimate fighter at 25 has a body with a good temperament for training. He can take repeated abuse and repair himself. He can fight four times a year -- or five, or seven -- if he wishes. ... Read More
Rich Franklin hears the sand running through the hour glass. The window of opportunity remains cracked for the soon-to-be 35-year-old former UFC middleweight champion ... Read More
It does not appear Yushin Okami will get his rematch with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva anytime soon.
The world’s top Japanese middleweight will square off with Team Quest veteran Chael Sonnen at UFC 104 on Oct. 24 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The matchup was announced on the UFC Japan Web site.
The 28-year-old Okami (23-4) has posted seven wins in eight appearances inside the Octagon, losing only to former middleweight champion Rich Franklin. ... Read More
Phil Baroni is impressed with Michael Bisping. Photo by Terry Goodlad.
LAS VEGAS -- When you think of team players, does Phil Baroni’s name come to mind? Well, it should.
Hearing that Michael Bisping’s training camp was forming in Las Vegas in anticipation of his featured middleweight bout with Dan Henderson at UFC 100, the outspoken “New York Bad Ass” requested a spot on the squad.
The first one laced and padded up, Baroni was a constant man in motion Monday night at the Tapout gym, where the team congregated for its evening session. Baroni, Josh Hall, Mario Neto and Zach Light all rotated in on Bisping with sparring for five-minute intervals to keep the Brit on his toes. ... Read More
Off the radar for almost a year, “The Ultimate Fighter 7” middleweight winner Amir Sadollah will make his anticipated debut at 170 pounds against Johny Hendricks at UFC 101 on Aug. 8 ... Read More
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