After the on UFC on Fuel TV 4 fight card on Wednesday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, one thing is absolutely clear: Chris Weidman is a contender. Less clear, however, is another question: is he the No. 1 contender?
Read full storyLess than a week after the UFC held its most anticipated event of the year - the UFC 148 fight card in Las Vegas, Nevada - the Octagon is in San Jose, as 22 mixed martial artists are set to do battle at UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman.
Read full storyJust days after defeating Chael Sonnen to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship, Anderson Silva may learn the identity of his next challenge on Wednesday night, when Mark Muñoz battles Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 4, set for 8 p.m. ET at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
Read full storyA little more than a month before she defends her Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Championship for the first time, Ronda Rousey made news when ESPN: The Magazine released its annual "Body Issue." The 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in judo posed for the magazine's famous artistic nude photos - joining the likes of New York Rangers center Brad Richards, New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista - and was one of six athletes picked for one of t...
Read full storyUFC fans have a new dream matchup to wonder about. In the wake of Anderson Silva's decisive win over Chael Sonnen at UFC 148 on Saturday night, the UFC brass are looking more and more open to the idea of a cross-divisional superfight between Silva and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones.
Read full storyThe salary list for UFC 148 was released on Monday, and one number that jumped out was the $50,000 paid to Chael Sonnen, who faced Anderson Silva in the main event for the UFC Middleweight Championship.
Read full storyGlover Teixeira made news earlier this summer when word circulated that Mauricio "Shogun" Rua turned down the opportunity to fight him after his planned UFC 149 fight with Thiago Silva fell apart. As it turns out, Teixeira will get a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion regardless.
Read full storyIt's been said that you have to be good to be lucky and lucky to be good. Anderson Silva is living, breathing proof. There's no question, of course, that the UFC Middleweight Champion is as great a mixed martial artist as the UFC has ever seen, and he showed that on Saturday night at UFC 148 when he successfully defended his UFC middleweight championship against Chael Sonnen. In that same fight, however, "The Spider" was also extremely lucky.
Read full storyAfter two years, the Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rivalry is officially over. Now, the question is, "What's next?"
Read full storyNearly two years after Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen first stepped into the Octagon in Oakland to battle for the UFC Middleweight Championship, they'll do it again on Saturday night in Las Vegas, as the UFC 148 fight card is mere hours away. Sports World Report has your preview, so here's what to expect on Saturday night.
Read full storyIn case you hadn't heard, film star Steven Seagal is back in the news ahead of Saturday night's UFC 148 fight card in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Read full storyLost in the hype for this weekend's UFC 148 fight card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas - which is understandable, as the Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen rematch may be the most anticipated fight in UFC history - was the Tuesday night announcement that the Octagon is headed to China.
Read full storyFor Chael Sonnen, July 7 may wind up being one of the best days of his life. To get there, however, it sounds like he'll have to endure one of his worst.
Read full storyAny questions about how serious Chael Sonnen is when he makes his inflammatory remarks should be answered in a YouTube clip posted on Wednesday by the UFC. Titled "The American Gangster," Sonnen describes his upbringing in West Linn, Oregon, challenging those who quibble with his comment made to Anderson Silva: "You are an immigrant from Brazil. I am a gangster from America."
Read full storyWhat was already a highly-anticipated main event for the UFC 148 fight card got even more intense on Tuesday, as UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva and challenger Chael Sonnen exchanged pointed words, and then had to be physically separated during the photo-op portion of the program. Just in case there wasn't enough anticipation building for that fight after their epic confrontation two years ago and Silva's stunning change in demeanor during last week's conference call, Tuesday's Sonn...
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