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Vitor Belfort Knocks Out Luke Rockhold Via a Spinning Hook Kick

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:38:26 +0000

Coming into their UFC on FX 8 bout, Vitor Belfort was known as the man who could take anyone out in the first round. On the flip side, Luke ...

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Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza Defeats Chris Camozzi by Arm Triangle Choke

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:15:07 +0000

Originally, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu superstar Ronald "Jacare" Souza was supposed to take on Costa Philippou at the UFC on FX 8. But as has been the case so many times ...

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UFC 159 Results - Big Country Knocks Out Cheick Kongo

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:34:55 +0000

Cheick Kongo hits like a truck and has good striking. That said, Roy "Big Country" Nelson not only hits hard, he also possesses outstanding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu skills. Wondering which fighter came out on top at UFC 159?

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UFC 159 Results - Phil Davis Defeats Vinny Magalhaes by Unanimous Decision

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 23:21:01 +0000

Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes. The bottom line is that there was a lot of pre-fight chatter before this one. Here's what happened when these two really threw down at UFC 159.

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UFC 159 Results - Rustam Khabilov Wins by Doctor's Stoppage TKO

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:42:53 +0000

Yancy Medeiros took on Russian Sambo sensation Rustam Khabilov at UFC 159. Would the man known for the suplex (Khabilov) continue to prove Combat Sambo's worth?

Keep reading to find out.

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UFC 159 Results- Ovince St. Preux Defeats Gian Villante by Majority Technical Decision

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:26:07 +0000

Matt Serra MMA product Gian Villante took on Ovince St. Preux in one of the preliminary fights at UFC 159. Would the former Tennessee football player (St. Preux) prove too athletic? Or would we once again find that athleticism was only a small part of the story in mixed martial arts?

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UFC 159 Results - Sara McMann Defeats Sheila Gaff by TKO

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:52:30 +0000

Olympic Silver Medalist Sara McMann took on Sheila Gaff in one of the preliminary bouts at UFC 159. Would her wrestling skills come through once again? Or would Gaff prove to be too much.

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UFC 159 - Phil Davis vs. Vinny Magalhaes Results

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:54:59 +0000

Coming into this fight between Phil Davis and Vinny Magalhaes, there was no shortage of talking either. We won't give you too much of the background here- follow the link for more- but rather will just tell you what Magalhaes had to say about Davis in a Bloody Elbow interview: "I'm not gonna disagree with him, that I'm being a troll on Twitter, because I got what I wanted, I got the fight. As far as how the fight is gonna go, I'm gonna get what I want there, too. It's gonna be a win for me. What is he gonna do? Outwrestle me? That's all he can do. His striking is horrible. His ground game is horrible. All the guys he's submitted don't have any ground game, so I don't know why he thinks that he can submit me.....(read more on fight night)"

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Matt Brown Proves His Toughness Once Again, Defeats Jordan Mein by TKO

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:37:40 +0000

Coming into his UFC on FX 8 bout against Jordan Mein, Matt Brown was on a nice four fight roll. But Mein was just the kind of striker who could derail that. Or was he?

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Deceased Boston Bombing Suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev Boxed for Lowell Boxing and at Wai Kru Gym

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:03:32 +0000

The world was stunned on Monday when two bombs were detonated during the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 150 people. The now infamous alleged perpetrators are identified as two brothers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, both of whom were reportedly born in Chechnya. On Thursday night after the siblings robbed a 7-11 in Cambridge, Mass., Tamerlan, the older brother, was shot during an intense fire fight with police and killed. Unfortunately, an MIT police officer was shot and killed and another officer was placed in critical condition during the fight.

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