Taking his second fight within a month, Brian Kelleher will return at UFC 250 to face Cody Stamann. First reported by Cole Shelton of BJPenn.com, the matchup will join the championship-headlined card that is set to take place on June 6th at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. In mid-May, Kelleher took his … Continue reading Bout Between Brian Kelleher and Cody Stamann Added To UFC 250
Kevin Holland Out of May 30th Bout Against Daniel Rodriguez, Replaced By Gabriel Green
UPDATE 5:02PM EDT: Updated article with the news that Gabriel Green had replaced Kevin Holland. Saturday's UFC event has been taken from 12 to 11 bouts, at least for now, as Daniel Rodriguez lost his opponent in Kevin Holland. Per a report from Nolan King of MMA Junkie, an injury forced Holland out of competition. … Continue reading Kevin Holland Out of May 30th Bout Against Daniel Rodriguez, Replaced By Gabriel Green
UFC Vacates Bantamweight Belt Formerly Held By Henry Cejudo
After Henry Cejudo announced his retirement at UFC 249, the UFC officially vacated his bantamweight championship on Monday. The change was revealed on Monday, as the updated UFC rankings were unveiled on UFC.com. Cejudo, the former champion, made the first defence of his belt at UFC 250, stopping former champion Dominick Cruz. He earned the … Continue reading UFC Vacates Bantamweight Belt Formerly Held By Henry Cejudo
Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Heading to the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA, UFC held an event on May 4th, 2001, titled "Locked and Loaded." The card had two championship bouts, with newly crowned heavyweight champion Randy Couture headlining the card against Pedro Rizzo. Changes To The UFC Some small changes happened at UFC 31. For … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded
Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Play-by-Play
Here's play-by-play of UFC 31: Locked and Loaded, which first happened on May 4th, 2001. A formal report of the event can be viewed here. Quick Results: Bout 1: Tony DeSouza def. Steve Berger via Decision, Unanimous Bout 2: BJ Penn def. Joey Gilbert via KO, Punches (RD 1, 4:57) Bout 3: Matt Lindland def. … Continue reading Flashback Friday: UFC 31: Locked and Loaded Play-by-Play
Flashback Friday: Pride 13: Collision Course
The year is 2001, and Pride FC is back for another year of events. Starting their six-event year was "Collision Course." The event was the promotion's second appearance at the recently built Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and featured some of the big names in the promotion. The English broadcast featured commentary from Steven … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Pride 13: Collision Course
Flashback Friday: Pride 13: Collision Course Play-by-Play
Kicking off their 2001 schedule, Pride FC returned to Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan for the second time, this time presenting Pride 13: Collision Course. The event included lots of the big names in the promotion at the time. Of all of them, the most important one was still clearly Kazushi Sakuraba, who was … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Pride 13: Collision Course Play-by-Play
UFC’s May 30th Event Sees Numerous Bookings
An upcoming UFC event targeted for May 30th at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA has seen numerous announced matchups as of late. The biggest of all is the main event, which features Gilbert Burns versus former UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley. "Bout agreement is signed," said Burns on Twitter on Tuesday, confirming … Continue reading UFC’s May 30th Event Sees Numerous Bookings
‘Joe Rogan Experience’ To Move To Spotify Exclusively In The Fall
UFC commentator and personality Joe Rogan announced on Tuesday that his podcast "The Joe Rogan Experience" will move exclusively to music platform Spotify at the start of September. Reported first by Anne Steele of The Wall Street Journal, the multi-year deal with Spotify was worth more than $100 million. "It will be the exact same … Continue reading ‘Joe Rogan Experience’ To Move To Spotify Exclusively In The Fall
UFC Jacksonville: Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris Play-by-Play
Main eventing a Saturday night card, heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Walt Harris clashed. Here's the highlights of the fight, which was scheduled for five rounds. Live coverage of the entire card can be seen here. Bout 11: Alistair Overeem (45-18) vs. Walt Harris (13-7) (Heavyweight) After a slow minute or so, a combination of hooks … Continue reading UFC Jacksonville: Alistair Overeem vs. Walt Harris Play-by-Play
