Josh Koscheck will get his rematch with Paulo Thiago at UFC 109 in February, it was announced by the Ultimate Fighting championship today.For Koscheck, the rematch can not come fast enough. He was shocking KO’d by the Brazilian in one of the upsets of the year at UFC 95. Coming off a win over Anthony Johnson, Koscheck is determined to avenge that loss in...
The UFC has confirmed a number of bouts for UFC 109, including a headline clash between Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, two legends of the sport and former heavyweight champions now operating in the 205 division and looking to show the young pups they are still dangerous.Other matches announced for the card are: Josh Koscheck v Paulo Thiago IIAntonio Rogerio Nogueira...
Jon ‘Bones’ Jones has reflected on his disqualification loss to Matt Hamill at UFC 106, yet surprisingly the talented young light-heavyweight is not as down as one might expect. Speaking to Fighters Only in the aftermath of the loss (he was disqualified for illegal elbows after the first ever use of instant replay in the UFC0, Jones was...
Frankie Edgar has set his sights on a shot at the lightweight title currently held by BJ Penn, who is defending the belt against Diego Sanchez at UFC 107 this weekend. Having gone 6-1 in the UFC and unbeaten in his last three, Edgar feels like he must be near the top of the 155 pecking order.Asked by Fighters Only what is next for him after his win over Matt Veach at...
The New Year’s Eve K-1 Dynamite show will see seven fighters from the DREAM organisation facing off against seven fighters from the Sengoku organisation, K-1 president Sadaharu Tanigawa has said today.Tanigawa revealed the news via his Twitter account, confirming the plans he had projected in an online interview recently.He says three of the matches have...
Dan Henderson says that the UFC’s decision to apparently award Vitor Belfort a middleweight title shot ahead of him was a factor in his deciding to sign with Strikeforce. The veteran MMA legend completed the move at the weekend and it was confirmed in a Strikeforce press release yesterday. “Honestly, even if they had given the Silva fight to Nate...
Josh Koscheck will get his rematch with Paulo Thiago at UFC 109 in February, it was announced by the Ultimate Fighting championship today. For Koscheck, the rematch can not come fast enough. He was shocking KO’d by the Brazilian in one of the upsets of the year at UFC 95. Coming off a win over Anthony Johnson, Koscheck is determined to avenge that loss in...
Kimbo Slice admits he was “anxious” during his catchweight fight with Houston Alexander at the TUF 10 finale on Saturday night and says this made him more hesitant than usual. The first round in particular was a cautious one, with a minimal number of strikes exchanged as the two fighters circled each other endlessly. “The first round, I guess we...
Voting has now closed for the Fighters Only World MMA Awards, with fans around the world casting hundreds of thousands of votes for their favourite fighters, fights and industry figures. The votes are now being compiled and winners being determined. In some categories, first and second place are separated by the narrowest of margins which means every single vote...
THQ Inc. today announced that UFC® Undisputed 2010, the company’s much anticipated second videogame based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship, will make its worldwide debut at the upcoming 2009 Spike TV “Video Game Awards.” Set to air live from Los Angeles on Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT, the awards show will feature the...