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Alistair Overeem Signs With UFC, Set To Fight Brock Lesnar In December
Sports ♦ Posted 09/06/2011
Former Strikeforce Heavyweight champ, Alistair Overeem, has officially signed with the UFC ... and is set to fight Brock Lesnar on December 30. The deal was confirmed by ESPN on Tuesday (September 7), following much speculation over the signing. UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta confirmed an initial report by the Los Angeles Times, adding that the fight with be five rounds and a non-title headlining match... |
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UFC Announces Multi-Year Deal With FOX
Sports ♦ Posted 08/18/2011
Leading MMA promotion, the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), has reportedly landed a deal with TV network FOX, where fights will be aired live over the next seven years. According to FoxSpors.com, the UFC will air four live UFC fights a year on FOX, and 32 live fights on FX. 24 other fights will be aired, in conjunction with two seasons of the UFC's reality show... |
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UFC Formally Announces Strikeforce Purchase, But Say Details Are Not Done Yet
Sports ♦ Posted 03/15/2011
The MMA industry and its fans went crazy over the weekend, when sources leaked news of a deal in which UFC would acquire lone rival, Strikeforce. While there wasn't an official announcement, it was clear the deal was done. UFC President Dana White did confirm the news MMAFighting.com over the weekend, as well, but things were made official during a UFC press conference call on... |
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UFC Agrees To Deal For Purchase Of Strikeforce
Sports ♦ Posted 03/12/2011
The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) is further their dominance of the professional MMA world by agreeing to purchase their lone competitor, Strikeforce, sources revealed Saturday (March 12). According to ESPN.com, Zuffa LLC (owner and operator of the UFC), has agreed, in principle, to purchase Strikeforce, which entered MMA realm in 2006. UFC president, Dana White, confirmed reports, telling MMAFighting.com that Zuffa had... |
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UFC Announces Merger With World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)
Sports ♦ Posted 10/29/2010
World Extreme Cagefighting, an MMA promotion that previously rivaled the UFC, will be no more next year, because the two companies have announced a merger. UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) president Dana White announced Thursday (October 28) that the WEC will merge with the UFC in 2011, reports ESPN. "It's time," White said during a conference... |
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Cain Velasquez Upsets Brock Lesner With TKO Win At UFC 121
Sports ♦ Posted 10/24/2010
UFC 121 turned out to be a great evening of fights ... and one big upset for Brock Lesnar who was dethroned as the UFC's Heavyweight champ by the still-undefeated Cain Velasquez. Just three months after returning to the octagon and retaining the title, following a nearly career-ending illness, Lesnar was annihilated by 28-year-old Velasquez with a first-round TKO on Saturday (October 23) in Anaheim,... |
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Randy Couture Makes Quick Work of Boxer James Toney During Debut At UFC 118
Sports ♦ Posted 08/29/2010
In the co-headlining bout of UFC 118 on Saturday (August 28) in Boston, world champion boxer James Toney made MMA history by becoming the first professional boxer to make the transition to the UFC. However, like most expected, veteran Randy Couture exploited the boxer's lack of MMA skills to win by a tapout in the first round. Within the first 30 seconds of Round... |
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Brock Lesnar Shows the Heart of a Champion With Submission In Comeback Win At UFC 116
Sports ♦ Posted 07/04/2010
Brock Lesnar retained his undisputed heavyweight belt at UFC 116 in Las Vegas on Saturday night (July 3), taking a submission win over Shane Carwin. He also proved he's worthy of of the title too. The champ showed tremendous heart to comeback from both a serious illness earlier this year and to weather a barrage of blows from his opponent in the first... |
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UFC Cuts Kimbo Slice After Lopsided Loss
Sports ♦ Posted 05/10/2010
Another yet another disappointing lose over the weekend at the hands of newcomer Matt Mitrione at UFC 113 on Saturday (May 8), street fighting legend Kimbo Slice has been given his walking papers. After the lopsided fight, UFC president Dana White said its his last on a UFC fight... |
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Former Heavyweight Boxing Champ James Toney Inks Deal With The UFC
Sports ♦ Posted 03/04/2010
After a drawn out courtship, the UFC finally inked a deal to bring 41-year-old former heavyweight boxing champion James Toney to the MMA sport. UFC President Dana White confirmed the signing of Toney this week, but when asked when he would make his debut in the octagon, he said he had "no idea"... |
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UFC Star Brock Lesnar Returns, Expected To Fight In The Summer
Sports ♦ Posted 01/20/2010
MMA fighter and former WWE superstar, Brock Lesnar, has been out of commission for quite some time, due an ilness that forced him to pull out of UFC 106 in October 2009. On Wednesday (January 20), UFC president Dana White announced that Lesnar has miraculously... |
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Kimbo Slice Confirmed To Fight In 'The Ultimate Fighter' Finale
Sports ♦ Posted 11/25/2009
As previously rumored, "The Ultimate Fighter 10's" (TUF) biggest draw, Kimbo Slice, has been confirmed to return during the reality show's Finale in December, and will face fellow heavyweight Houston Alexander. The rumors of Kimbo's return have been circulating since his TUF debut in late September, in which he lost to MMA vet, Roy... |
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