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 ...
UFC 114 Look Ahead: The Main Card
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
With UFC 113 barely behind us, it's already time to start looking ahead to UFC 114—Rampage vs Evans.
The event is May 29th, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
Though a notable name in Forrest Griffin has been taken off the card, the lineup is still exciting for most MMA fans.
Rashad Evans and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, will fight in the main event to find out who goes on to face Shogun Rua for his new Light Heavyweight Title.
Griffin and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira were slated to the co-main event, but now Griffin has been replaced by 18-2-1 Jason "The Hitman" Brilz.
In other main card action, there's Diego Sanchez vs. John ...
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 ...
UFC CONFIRMS LIDDELL VS FRANKLIN FOR VANCOUVER
Monday, April 12th, 2010
Speculation has been running rampant for several weeks over reports that Chuck Liddell would face Rich Franklin at UFC 115 instead of original opponent and opposing coach from the current season of "The Ultimate Fighter" Tito Ortiz.
MMAWeekly.com initially reported the rumored bout on March 13.
The UFC has on Monday confirmed those rumors announcing Liddell will indeed face Franklin on June 12 in Vancouver for the main event of UFC 115.
The story surfaced after Ortiz had suffered injuries during training that would prevent him from fighting in the bout against Liddell in June, and it was former middleweight champion Rich Franklin that would step in to replace him.
The UFC denied the initial reports and stood ...
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 ...