On his video blog during a Q&A with troops at Fort Hood on Friday ahead of Saturday’s UFC Fight for the Troops 2 event, Dana White revealed that the superfight between Anderson Silva and GSP is now only contingent on the two champions making one more successful title defense in their respective divisions. “[If Anderson [...]
In a pre-fight video on UFC.com, Vitor Belfort talks about his UFC 126 headlining middleweight title fight with Anderson Silva. “My plan is to go in there to fight; I’m not going to be dancing around. With two champions in the ring, anything can happen…Anderson is an expert…with kicks and knees and elbows and I [...]
Oh man, did I take a beating for my picks at UFC 123. I went 5-6. That undercard hurt bad. To keep it real, I went 4-1 on the main card, which is pretty much all you guys care about anyway. Now my record is 118-91. Still respectable, but I have to do better. It [...]
I guess Georges St. Pierre has finally made it. Yes, he’s been the Welterweight Champion of the largest and most well known organization, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, for quite some time. Yes, he has endorsement deals with Under Armour and Gatorade. That’s all fine and dandy, but nothing says “I’ve made it” like an ESPN [...]
In a recent edition of “In the Clinch”, Sportsnickel writer R.K. Menn gave all the reasons why a “superfight” between Anderson Silva and Georges St-Pierre would be a letdown. While it was a very good read, and I encourage my audience to check it out, I’m of the opinion that a fight between the two [...]
Back in August, after UFC 117, UFC President Dana White was asked about a potential match-up between the UFC’s Welterweight Champion, Georges St. Pierre, and it’s Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva, who had just defended his title for a UFC record 7 times. White responded to the question like he always does, “They’ve got a couple [...]
1. GSP vs. Koscheck at UFC 124 in Canada: MMAFighting.com has confirmed with UFC President Dana White that Ultimate Fighter 12 coaches, Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck, will fight for the Welterweight Championship in St. Pierre’s hometown of Montreal, Quebec, Canada on December 11. So much for the neutral site. Koscheck wanted to fight [...]
1. King Mo out 9 months for surgery: Loretta Hunt from Sherdog.com reported yesterday that Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal will undergo knee surgery to replace both his anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee. The surgery could sideline the former Strikeforce Light-Heavyweight champion for nine months, according to his manager Ryan Parsons. “Mo [...]