UFC Confirms Mirko “Cro Cop” vs. Frank Mir for UFC 119
Yesterday we passed along news that Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira would reportedly not fight Frank Mir as scheduled September 25th, due to a rib injury, and that Mirko “Cro Cop” had agreed to step in as Nog’s replacement. Injuries happen, so that’s not too surprising, but we probably weren’t the only ones who had their eyebrows [...]
Report: Mirko “Cro Cop” to Replace Injured “Minotauro” Nogueira vs. Frank Mir
If you’re a huge “Minotauro” Nogueira fan and have had September 25th marked down on your calendar, in anticipation of your boy getting another shot at Frank Mir, well, you may want to put the coffee down (or any other object that could be thrown courtesy a temper tantrum). According to a report from Fighters Only [...]
Rogerio Noguiera Says Anderson Silva is Going to Kick Chael Sonnen’s “Ass”
It kind of seems like it’s been a little quieter on the Chael Sonnen front lately (or other matters are grabbing headlines) which may or may not have anything to do with the outspoken wrestler’s recent on and off again relationship with a certain Twitter account. Now, all that said, it wasn’t too long ago [...]
Lyoto Machida Says It Wasn’t “Minotauro” Noguiera’s Day
When your buddy, training partner and MMA legend gets throttled in front of millions of fans, casting widespread doubts as to whether or not his time as a contender is over, what do you attribute it to? A bad day of course; we all have them, except usually our off days consist of running out [...]
Dana White Confident Cain Velasquez Ready to Face Elite Competition
When the UFC announced that Cain Velasquez would fight former UFC interim champ Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira, there weren’t many people out there saying WTF? Although Nog has fought nearly 30 times more than Velasquez, has faced way more notable fighters, and is coming off a dominant UD win over Randy Couture, Velasquez is far from [...]
Cain Velasquez and Jon Fitch Debate the Guard’s Mortality
In an interesting story posted on MMA Junkie today, American Kickboxing Academy teammates Jon Fitch and Cain Velasquez apparently disagree as to whether or not jiu-jitsu’s hallowed closed guard, is an effective position any longer to end a fight in modern MMA. Fitch told Fox Fight Game recently (and we’re paraphrasing here in our own [...]
Nog’s Trainer Questions Lesnar’s Cardio
Since Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s impressive UD win over Randy Couture, at UFC 102 in August, the legendary fighter has continued to call for a shot at heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar. Although we’d love to see it, Nog might need another win before getting a crack at Lesnar, as, injured or not, his starching at the [...]
Couture vs. Vera Rumored for UFC 105
Sometimes MMA rumors that get floated around sound about as absurd as, well, a Bob Arum interview regarding MMA (see below), but a report today from Bloody Elbow’s Michael Rome stating that Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera is “strongly rumored” for UFC 105, seems pretty plausible.
With UFC 105, which will take place November 14th in Manchester, [...]
Nogueira Talks Strategy for Lesnar
With Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s impressive victory over Randy Couture Saturday night at UFC 102, much of the internet buzz yesterday and today is focused on a possible bout between the Brazilian and current champ Brock Lesnar. (Although news that Disney has bout Marvel for 4 billion is likely eating up a lot of bandwidth, with [...]
Report: Winner of Velasquez / Rothwell to Get Title Shot
Only days removed from Saturday night’s memorable bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture, the winner “Minotauro” and UFC Prez Dana White have already fielded questions about the possibility of a Nogueira / Brock Lesnar fight. What that line of questioning leaves out of the equation; however, is a certain Mr. Shane “This Doorway’s [...]
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