Johny Hendricks put the blame squarely on himself for losing his welterweight title to Robbie Lawler on Saturday in UFC 181 at Mandalay Bay. “I didn’t fight. Look at the fourth and fifth round. I just didn’t fight,” Hendricks said.
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One champion retained his belt with a virtuoso performance while another was crowned by the narrowest of margins in what was a memorable Ultimate Fighting Championship card at Mandalay Bay on Saturday night.
Robbie Lawler felt he let an opportunity get away when he slowed down late in the fight and dropped the fifth and final round of an Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title bout to Johny Hendricks in March. He wasn’t going to let it happen again.
The UFC has signed professional wrestler C.M. Punk, and he intends to make his mixed martial arts debut in 2015. President Dana White announced the deal during the UFC 181 pay-per-view show Saturday night.
Gilbert Melendez and Robbie Lawler have come about as close as possible to winning the ultimate prize in mixed martial arts without strapping an Ultimate Fighting Championship belt around their waists. Both fighters will get a shot at redemption at UFC 181 tonight at Mandalay Bay.
A breakdown of the fights on the main card of UFC 181 today at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
One of the traits Anthony Pettis took from his late father is a keen fashion sense. Pettis’ father also got him started in martial arts, but never saw how successful his son would become.
There are several reasons Todd Duffee has yet to live up to the immense potential he has flashed since making his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut with a seven-second knockout of Tim Hague in 2009.
Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed a major partnership deal with sports clothing retailer Reebok to exclusively outfit all UFC fighters in Reebok gear in the octagon and at fight-related events.
Johny Hendricks makes his first title defense on Saturday against Robbie Lawler in UFC 181 at Mandalay Bay. Hendricks stays sharp by making sure he has people around him who won’t treat him any differently than in the past.