Quinton Jackson: ‘Rashad Evans Was on The Ultimate Fighter by Default’
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Although bitter rivals Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans fulfilled their coaching duties on The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights a while back, Rampage recently voiced his displeasure with having to deal with Evans during filming.
“I would’ve preferred to have did The Ultimate Fighter against [Lyoto] Machida—to fix the problem back in the day from square one,” Jackson told Fighters Only.
Jackson ...
Dana White Says Tito Ortiz Could Face Axe Following Domestic Assault Arrest
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
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TMZ is reporting Dana White is considering a move to release the embattled former UFC light-heavyweight champion from the promotion. White told TMZ, "We're going to be fair but we could cut him."
Details are still murky regarding what brought the police to the Ortiz-Jameson residence at 9:53 this morning. However, the early signs indicate a domestic row with ...
Full Card and Bout Order Announced for UFC 114
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
With just days to go before this weekend's UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi, UFC staffers are still busy preparing for future events as well. This evening, the UFC confirmed the full card and bout order for May 29th's UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans, in Las Vegas:
Main Card:
- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Rashad Evans
- Forrest Griffin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
- Michael Bisping vs. Dan Miller
- Todd Duffee vs. Mike Russow
- Diego Sanchez vs. John Hathaway
Prelims:
- Amir Sadollah vs. Dong-Hyun Kim
- Efrain Escudero vs. Dan Lauzon
- Melvin Guillard vs. Thiago Tavares
- Luiz Cane vs. Cyrille Diabate
- Aaron Riley vs. Joe Brammer
- Jesse Forbes vs. Ryan Jensen
Russow, Duffee, and Hathaway will ...
MMA 101: what do MMA terms mean? Part 1
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
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I’ve been told by many newcomers to MMA that, trying to watch their first match, they feel like the commentators’ are hitting them with a barrage of terms they don’t understand. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin has gone on the record saying that they key to watching fight footage is to turn the commentators off and listen to Nine Inch Nails.*
However, many new fans use commentators to connect with what is going on in the fight. And, in spite of complaints that commentators ...
Forrest Griffin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the works for UFC 113
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin will try to derail the title aspirations of Antonio Rogerio Nogueria if and when the two meet at the upcoming UFC 113 event from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on May 1, according to Tatame.com.
From Lil' Nog:
"It’s almost set, we’re negotiating, but it’s not 100% yet. It’s not confirmed by the UFC yet."
Griffin rebounded from an embarrassing knockout loss at the hands of Anderson Silva to avenge a 2006 defeat to Tito Ortiz, outpointing "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" en route to a split decision victory in the main event of UFC 106 last November.
The win snapped a two-fight ...