Thiago Silva Replaces Nogueira in UFC on Fuel TV 2 Headliner - MMA Combat
UFC officials announced Tuesday that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has suffered a knee injury while training and will be forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC on Fuel TV 2 headliner against Alexander Gustafsson. It did not take long for the promotion to find a replacement however, as fellow Brazilian Thiago Silva has stepped into Nogueira's place to fill the void. The event will mark the UFC's first trip to Swedish soil as they'll go live from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, April 14, 2012.
Silva (14-2-0) has finished eleven bouts by [T]KO in his professional career and his posted a 5-2-1 record inside the octagon since 2007. His most recent appearance left a black-mark on the American Top Team product's resume, as the uber-aggressive light heavyweight beat down Brandon Vera over three rounds at UFC 125 - Resolution, January 1, 2011, before having his urine sample test positive for a banned substance, resutling in a fine and a twelve month suspension from commission officials.
A highly technical Gustafsson (13-1-0) utilizes a slightly different approach inside the cage, relying on crisp combinations with his above average boxing to break down his opposition from the outside. Equally efficient in finishing fights, "The Mauler" has stopped twelve opponents inside the distance with nine [T]KOs on record and most recently defeated Vladimir Matyushenko via first round TKO at UFC 141 - Lesnar vs. Overeem this past December.
The updated UFC on Fuel TV 2 card is below:
MAIN CARD (FUEL TV)
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Stann
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago
DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Damacio Page vs. Brad Pickett
Diego Nunes vs. Dennis Siver
Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely
Papy Abedi vs. James Head
Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth
Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad
Simeon Thoresen vs. Besam Yousef
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Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey, Payouts - MMA Combat
Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey, Payouts - MMA Combat
Top-earner was former middleweight champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza who netted $92 000....
Top-earner was former middleweight champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza who netted $92 000....
Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey - Results - MMA Combat
Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey - Results - MMA Combat
Saturday, March 3, 2012, Strikeforce went live from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, for Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey, which featured....
Saturday, March 3, 2012, Strikeforce went live from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, for Strikeforce - Tate vs. Rousey, which featured....
Saturday, 3 March 2012
UFC on FX 2 - Alves vs. Kampmann, Results and Bonuses - MMA Combat
UFC on FX 2 - Alves vs. Kampmann, Results and Bonuses - MMA Combat
Saturday, March 3, 2012, the Ultimate Fighting Championship went live from Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia, for UFC on FX 2 - Alves vs. Kampmann, which featured...
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung Added to UFC on Fuel 3 - MMA Combat
Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung Added to UFC on Fuel 3 - MMA Combat
UFC officials revealed Thursday, March 1, that a previously announced bout between Dustin "The Diamond" Poirer (12-1-0) and Chan Sung Jung aka "The Korean Zombie" (12-3-0) will take place Tuesday, May 15, as a five round main-event for UFC on Fuel 3. The winner of the contest will earn the #1 contender spot in the featherweight division and the right to face reigning champion, Jose Aldo Jr., likely in the summer of 2012.
Dustin Poirier, who makes his camp at Gladiators Training Academy, has finished ten of thirteen career opponents to-date inside the distance with five of those wins coming by way of knockout and another five by submission. Now 4-0 inside the octagon, Poirier last appeared at UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit where he submitted Max Holloway in the first round via arm-bar. The lone loss on the Louisiana native's record came in August of 2010 when he was edged by Danny Castillo in a close decision.
"The Korean Zombie" has become a fan favorite inside the promotion with his caution-to-the-wind style that has seen him finish ten career opponents as well. Jung owns seven victories by way of submission and has posted consecutive wins since making his UFC debut against Leonard Garcia in March of last year. He most recently appeared at UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida, where he upset one-time title challenger Mark Hominick, TKOing the Canadian stand up specialist just seven seconds into the fight.
The fight will likely round out the card, which is updated below:
UFC on Fuel TV 3 - Poirier vs. Jung
Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens
Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin
Igor Pokrajac vs. Thiago Silva
Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah
T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater
Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Riley
Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang
Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo
Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus
Azamat Gashimov vs. Alex Soto
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UFC officials revealed Thursday, March 1, that a previously announced bout between Dustin "The Diamond" Poirer (12-1-0) and Chan Sung Jung aka "The Korean Zombie" (12-3-0) will take place Tuesday, May 15, as a five round main-event for UFC on Fuel 3. The winner of the contest will earn the #1 contender spot in the featherweight division and the right to face reigning champion, Jose Aldo Jr., likely in the summer of 2012.
Dustin Poirier, who makes his camp at Gladiators Training Academy, has finished ten of thirteen career opponents to-date inside the distance with five of those wins coming by way of knockout and another five by submission. Now 4-0 inside the octagon, Poirier last appeared at UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit where he submitted Max Holloway in the first round via arm-bar. The lone loss on the Louisiana native's record came in August of 2010 when he was edged by Danny Castillo in a close decision.
"The Korean Zombie" has become a fan favorite inside the promotion with his caution-to-the-wind style that has seen him finish ten career opponents as well. Jung owns seven victories by way of submission and has posted consecutive wins since making his UFC debut against Leonard Garcia in March of last year. He most recently appeared at UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida, where he upset one-time title challenger Mark Hominick, TKOing the Canadian stand up specialist just seven seconds into the fight.
The fight will likely round out the card, which is updated below:
UFC on Fuel TV 3 - Poirier vs. Jung
Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens
Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin
Igor Pokrajac vs. Thiago Silva
Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah
T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater
Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Riley
Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang
Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo
Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus
Azamat Gashimov vs. Alex Soto
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Edgar Pushes for Rematch With Henderson - MMA Combat
Edgar Pushes for Rematch With Henderson - MMA Combat
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will not go quietly into the night, or down to 145lbs in this case as is encouraged by so many influences around him, fans and UFC brass alike.
Jose Aldo, a dominate and marketable champion in his own right, finds himself reigning over a division not unlike that of the middleweights (at times over the years); one without a clear #1 contender to the King's throne, a fight that would be compelling for the fans. Edgar would put people in the seats, and the bout could potentially become the most anticipated featherweight contest in the sport's history.
But Edgar wants to make that move on his terms, and in "The Answer's" mind, he's still the rightful owner of the promotion gold he lost not one week ago. Normally soft-spoken, Edgar intended to have his message heard while on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, and he made it clear he has no intentions of making the drop to featherweight at this time.
"I'm saying it, and I'm saying it loud: I want my rematch," Edgar said on MMAFighting's MMA Hour. "I'm not going to have these antics or play these games. I'm telling you want I want. This is what I want. I think it's fair. I think the fans want to see it. It was fight of the night.... "I think the rematch makes sense on several levels," he said. "Not only can the UFC be good guys, I think I earned it. Economically, they’ve been investing money in me. I've been at the helm of this weight class for two years now. I think it just makes sense for them and obviously for me. Let’s do it."
Edgar naturally has echoed the thoughts of many who took the fight in that night, including myself and UFC president Dana White; feeling that he should have walked away with the decision in Saitama, Japan, or at very least, a draw. Tasting defeat for only the second time in his professional career, and the first time in nearly four years, it's tough to tell the fiery competitor that he doesn't belong in the division or his career would be better served elsewhere. At this point, the man has earned the right to determine his own direction and whether he gets the rematch he's calling for or not, he's not going anywhere anytime soon.
"I’m staying at 155," he said. "This is where I’m at right now. I still feel like I got a run left. I still want that title back."
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Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will not go quietly into the night, or down to 145lbs in this case as is encouraged by so many influences around him, fans and UFC brass alike.
Jose Aldo, a dominate and marketable champion in his own right, finds himself reigning over a division not unlike that of the middleweights (at times over the years); one without a clear #1 contender to the King's throne, a fight that would be compelling for the fans. Edgar would put people in the seats, and the bout could potentially become the most anticipated featherweight contest in the sport's history.
But Edgar wants to make that move on his terms, and in "The Answer's" mind, he's still the rightful owner of the promotion gold he lost not one week ago. Normally soft-spoken, Edgar intended to have his message heard while on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, and he made it clear he has no intentions of making the drop to featherweight at this time.
"I'm saying it, and I'm saying it loud: I want my rematch," Edgar said on MMAFighting's MMA Hour. "I'm not going to have these antics or play these games. I'm telling you want I want. This is what I want. I think it's fair. I think the fans want to see it. It was fight of the night.... "I think the rematch makes sense on several levels," he said. "Not only can the UFC be good guys, I think I earned it. Economically, they’ve been investing money in me. I've been at the helm of this weight class for two years now. I think it just makes sense for them and obviously for me. Let’s do it."
Edgar naturally has echoed the thoughts of many who took the fight in that night, including myself and UFC president Dana White; feeling that he should have walked away with the decision in Saitama, Japan, or at very least, a draw. Tasting defeat for only the second time in his professional career, and the first time in nearly four years, it's tough to tell the fiery competitor that he doesn't belong in the division or his career would be better served elsewhere. At this point, the man has earned the right to determine his own direction and whether he gets the rematch he's calling for or not, he's not going anywhere anytime soon.
"I’m staying at 155," he said. "This is where I’m at right now. I still feel like I got a run left. I still want that title back."
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