Matt Hamill wasn’t the first choice to fight Quinton ‘Rampage‘ Jackson May 28 in the light heavyweight division at UFC 130. Original opponent Thiago Silva was removed from the card after reportedly failing a drug test. Hamill was selected as the replacement, despite Jackson’s objections. Jackson preferred a rematch against Rashad Evans. Online free sports [...]
After defeating Johny Hendricks in December 2010, Rick Story boldly asked for a step up in competition: he wanted to fight Thiago Alves, the third ranked welterweight in the world. At UFC 130 in Las Vegas May 28, Story will get his wish. Alves is a -210 favorite and Story is a +165 underdog in [...]
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will defend his title against Jake Shields at UFC 129 in Toronto on Saturday. St-Pierre is a -360 favorite and Shields is a +280 underdog in UFC Betting Odds. St-Pierre, a native Canadian who is headlining the first UFC event in Toronto, is known as one of the most complete [...]
Without an uncertainty, Nick Diaz is one of the preeminent welterweight mixed martial artists in the world. Some have started considering him as one of the finest strikers in MMA, based on his most recent fights. His fight against Paul Daley a few weeks ago was the supreme display of his striking competence to date. [...]
Urijah Faber and Eddie Wineland will fight at the UFC event scheduled to take place on the 19th of March. The event will be UFC 128 and will be held in Newark, New Jersey. These two fighters should provide one of the best battles of the night. Faber is a -550 favorite in UFC Odds [...]
Strikeforce will soon witness the bout between Dan Henderson and Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio to keep the impetus going in spite of a long delay before the next Grand Prix fight. In this battle, Rafael “Feijao” Calvacante, who hails from Sao Paulo, Brazil, brings his 10-2 record [...]
On February 26th, Jared Rosholt, the younger brother of ex-UFC middleweight Jake Rosholt, will make his professional MMA debut. He will face Dee Burchfield at “Cage Fight Champions presents: Art of War Cage Fights.” The event takes place at Hutchins Memorial Auditorium in Ponca City, Okla. Jared Rosholt, a runner-up in the 2010 NCAA Championships, [...]
Jake Ellenberger and Carlos Eduardo Rocha will square off very soon in a MMA fight at UFC 126. Jon Fitch was originally scheduled to fight, but Rocha took his place. Ellenberger is a -325 moneyline favorite in UFC odds. These two fighters are at very different points in their respective careers. Ellenberger is a seasoned [...]
After two years of fighting, the UFC continued to move forward in 1995. The UF C was gradually growing in popularity. This year would feature three UFC Events and new features within the events. Prior to UFC 5, the event featured a “Superfight.” This fight would have two of the most famous fighters of that [...]
Rumors of a potential fight with Former UFC Heavyweight Todd Duffee has surfaced, after the proposed bout between Alistair Overeem and Bobby Lashley now dead and buried, left “The Reem” in search for an opponent. With both sides locked in tense negotiations, reports were quick to surface that an agreement was possible and it looks [...]