All Entries Tagged With: "Brock Lesnar"
Everyone Wants a Piece; Who Deserves One?
It’s immediately obvious that the two loudest mouths calling out UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC, #2 IWMMAR) consist of more hype than substance. James Toney (0-0 MMA, 72-6-3-2 Boxing) and Mariusz Pudzianowski (1-0 MMA) aren’t in a position to talk about a shot at Brock, give that neither has even fought in the UFC yet. Of course, it’s traditional for newcomers getting even the littlest bit of hype should call out someone with a big name, and no one is bigger right now… (Full Story)
Undisputed 2010 at UFC 109
According to reports on the UFC Undisputed web site, the largest MMA promotion is set to unveil the second edition of their highly popular video game, Undisputed 2010, to viewers tomorrow night at the UFC 109 event. Just after news that UFC Undisputed 2009 video game sold more than 3.5 million copies, MMA fans will see exactly what THQ has been doing to make the popular game even better. According to different sources, THQ plans to build upon the platform with a larger roster of fighters,… (Full Story)
January 20th news roundup
It’s been a slow couple of weeks in the MMA world, but a few notable headlines have popped up lately. It looks like UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will get back to training and begin fighting again later this year. Lesnar appeared on ESPN today with Dana White to discuss his plans to start training after nearly dying of an intestinal disease late last year. According to Sherdog, Charles “Crazy Horse” Bennett was arrested earlier this week after assaulting a training partner at… (Full Story)
Brock Lesnar set to return in summer of 2010
Much to the delight of MMA fans (and to the dismay of all heavyweight fighters in the UFC), Brock Lesnar is set to return to the UFC this summer. During an interview with ESPN, Lesnar talks about his health, his return, and Canadian… (Full Story)
Brock Lesnar To Return To The UFC In July
I don’t know how true this is, but considering it was posted on Brock’s own Facebook page, I consider it pretty reliable. A message was posted about 45 minutes ago saying that Brock would be returning to the UFC in July. That’s all that was said and if something pops up anytime soon, I will post it here. If this is true, I would imagine the proposed bout between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin at UFC 111 in March, would be a No.1 contenders… (Full Story)
The UFC 108 rumor mill
This is what we have lined up for UFC 108 if the rumors are correct. Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Junior dos Santos Jim Miller vs. Tyson Griffin Carlos Condit vs. Paul Daley Martin Kampmann vs. Rory Markham Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout Mark Munoz vs. Ryan Jensen Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon Jake Ellenberger vs. Mike Pyle This would easily contend with the PPV buy rates for both UFC 100 and UFC 101 if… (Full Story)
Lesnar Out of UFC 106
UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC, #2 IWMMAR) has been forced to drop out of his title defense at UFC 106 due to illness. According to a report by Kevin Iole, Lesnar has been unable to train for three-and-a-half weeks. Title contender Shane Carwin (11-0 MMA, 3-0 MMA, #5 IWMMAR) expressed disappointment with Lesnar dropping off, and I’m sure fans will reciprocate, as Lesnar is the UFC’s largest draw and the event was supposed to be a huge title fight between two mammoth… (Full Story)
UFC 106 Fills Out
The UFC 106 event featuring the heavyweight title fight between giants Brock Lesnar (4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC, #2 IWMMAR) and Shane Carwin (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC, #7 IWMMAR) and the returning of former lightheavyweight champion Tito Ortiz (15-6-1 MMA, 14-6-1 UFC) as he takes on Forrest Griffin (16-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC, #6 IWMMAR) is starting to fill out. According to a recent report Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Ricardo Almeida (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) will make his welterweight debut taking on Jon Fitch (19-3-0-1… (Full Story)
Lesnar vs. Carwin for UFC 106
Well, this was a breaking report that woke me up a little bit, courtesy of Fighters Only Magazine. Apparently, UFC contender Shane Carwin (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC, #8 IWMMAR) has been pulled from his UFC 104 bout with Cain Velasquez (6-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) to fight for the UFC heavyweight title. The story from Fighters Only is that Carwin has been brought onto the UFC 106 card to take on Brock Lesnar (4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC, #2 IWMMAR), which is set to take place in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Event… (Full Story)
Rumor Mill: UFC to announce Fedor deal on Friday
According to Dave Meltzer over at F4WOnline, Dana White is set to announce the signing of Fedor Emelianenko at a press conference on Friday. Emelianenko would be given access to immediately fight Brock Lesnar for the UFC Heavyweight belt as soon as possible. The news come from a credible source outside of the UFC through Lance Pugmire of The Los Angeles Times. The UFC announced that they would be holding a press conference on Friday just a little earlier today. Apparently this isn’t even the… (Full Story)
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