You know that morning after barrage of twitter activity regarding the rates from last night’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter we all so look forward too? Well prepare to be hit over the head with tweets of the sky falling and horrible ratings starting next week when The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia gets rolling on FOX Sports 1.
UFC cards are as rare in Georgia as snow, yet Dana and the boys have brought an impressive UFC Fight Night 35 card to fill out our Wednesday night. Our main event features two top-tier Middleweights looking to get another one in the win column, as Luke Rockhold takes on Costa Philippou.
The first Fighter Rankings of the New Year look rather different from a year ago. Several title changed hands last year and few were even vacated. The 2014 fighter rankings are a culmination of the past 12 months in Mixed Martial Arts and a springboard into the unknown of what 2014 will bring.
The UFC Fight Pass hosted its first live event early this morning with UFC Fight Night 34 from inside the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore. The card was built for the Asian market and thus was very heavy with names unfamiliar to fans in the states.
Fluke. Luck. Accident. All words critics and Anderson Silva apologists have used to describe the UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman. This is still after Weidman has beaten Silva not once but twice. With both of his victories over the former pound-for-pound king coming in bizarre fashion, it is easy for one to call into the question the legitimacy of his current crown.
This past year was yet another really good one for the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. The UFC introduced the women’s bantamweight division, Champions fell while stars began to rise and promotions like, Bellator, Invicta FC, WSOF and the XFC continued to grow.
No fighter should have their career ended by an injury, especially not the greatest Mixed Martial Artist of all time Anderson Silva. The events that unfolded in the UFC 168 main event were not for the faint of heart as Anderson Silva’s career was possibly ended by a checked leg kick.
Lightweight contender Jim Miller surprised everyone with his slick submission over the 3rd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Fabricio Camoes. His first round submission ended up being the first of just two submission victories on the UFC 168 fight card.
UFC on FOX 9 Weigh in Photo Gallery
Photo gallery from the UFC on FOX 9 weigh-ins featuring the UFC flyweight championship bout between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez. Also on the card are local favorites Urijah Faber, Chad Mendes, Danny Castillo and Roger Bowling.
Bellator 100 Weigh-in Pictures
Last night the fighters for tonight’s Bellator 100 stepped onto the scales with all 24 fighters making weight. The historic 100th event for Bellator takes places tonight from the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona and features an all welterweight main card on Spike TV.
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Weigh-in Pictures
Due to a previously scheduled Arena Football game at the HP Pavilion, today’s UFC on FOX 7 weigh-ins were held less than a mile away at the California Theater. The small theater was completely filled with cheering fans and all the fighters they came to see made weight.
The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale Weigh-in Pictures
Amidst everything else going on, the UFC has themselves a busy day today with the UFC on FX 6 taking place in Australia and The Ultimate Fighter 16 finale weigh-ins. All 24 fighters made weight today for tomorrow’s event that will crown The Ultimate Fighter 16 welterweight winner.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 Weigh-in Results and Photos
SAN JOSE, Cal. – Still recovering from Saturday’s UFC 148, MMAValor.com was inside the HP Pavilion for today’s UFC on FUEL TV 4 weigh-ins. A few of the fighters would need to step onto the scale behind a towel but all 22 fighters on the UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card made weight.
