It was far from the result Chris Weidman was hoping for, but the UFC middleweight champion retained his belt in the main event of UFC 168 on Saturday night at the MGM Grand.
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Since she last fought in a cage as part of the first female match in Ultimate Fighting Championship history in February, Ronda Rousey has filmed a reality show and two movies, granted countless interviews and appeared on so many magazine covers she says she doesn’t even get excited about them anymore.
It’s no big deal for women gladiators to climb into the mixed martial arts cage anymore. Now they’re headlining the fight cards as main events for Las Vegas-based fight organizations such as juggernaut Ultimate Fighting Championship and Lion Fight Promotions.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 168 today at the MGM Grand Garden:
During his rise through the ranks of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight division, Chris Weidman often dreamed of beating the seemingly invincible Anderson Silva. Even in those visions, Weidman always knew doing it once wouldn’t be enough.
There were two important lessons Miesha Tate learned from her first fight against rival Ronda Rousey in March 2012 that she believes will help her emerge victorious in the rematch Saturday night.
When former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was asked last week whether losing the belt he held for seven years had reinvigorated his passion for the sport, he didn’t think very long before answering.
A submission win in front of a raucous hometown crowd should help create a pleasant holiday atmosphere for UFC star Urijah Faber.
The party atmosphere that was building inside Sleep Train Arena on Saturday night never got a chance to reach its crescendo.
When fights end in a draw, social media typically turns angry with every fan who’s ever signed up for Twitter or Facebook using the platforms to bash whichever guy they think lost, the judges and the entire system.
When the Ultimate Fighting Championship first put on an event in Sacramento, Calif., a 22-year-old Joseph Benavidez was watching with friends from the cheap seats.
UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre announced Friday that he is vacating his title and will take an indefinite leave from fighting.
It would be easy to view Urijah Faber’s fight against Michael McDonald as a classic matchup of the grizzled veteran who has seen it all trying to hold off the hard-charging, young up-and-comer hoping to follow his path.
Heavyweights Mark Hunt and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva fought to a majority draw after five rounds Friday in the main event of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card in Brisbane, Australia.
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight contender Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will fight Mark Hunt in the main event of UFC Fight Night 33 in Brisbane, Australia, which will air live tonight on Fox Sports 1 (Cable 329).
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