UFC Primetime presents UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II Countdown Show

In advance of their highly anticipated rematch the UFC has made Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (31-4 MMA, 14-0 UFC) and contender Chael Sonnen (27-11-1 MMA, 6-4 UFC) the focus of a special edition of “UFC Primetime.”Silva, for all his accomplishments and being a world champion comes across as still being humble. Like other celebrities, he cannot go out in public without being mobbed by his fans. In an opening interview he states how he grew up: “watching sports heroes like Muhhamed Ali and Michael

It’s Showtime: Peter Aerts defeated by Tyrone Spong

It’s Showtime held editions 57 and 58 in Brussels, Belgium today, featuring the farewell bout of Peter “The Dutch Lumberjack” Aerts. It was an extremely thrilling card, with some upsets like Robin van Roosmalen’s loss due to TKO as a result of a cut over his eye and amazing knockouts like Andy Ristie’s devastating KO of Samir Djabba at 20 seconds into their first round on the second card.Tyrone Spong defeated the legendary, Peter Aerts, by TKO in Round Three of the Dutch Lumberjack’s farewell bout. To his

Excluded from UFC Hall of Fame, Frank Shamrock speaks out against Dana White

After the recent announcement that Tito Ortiz will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame prior to UFC 148, former champion Frank Shamrock recently spoke to Spike TV’s “MMA Uncensored” regarding his apparent snub from the hall. It has been no secret that Shamrock and UFC President Dana White have some bad blood between them. Shamrock spoke the following words on his Hall of Fame snub:
“I don’t care. I think it’s awesome that Tito’s in. He deserves to be in there. I believe I should be in the

The Korean Zombie speaks: I want Jose Aldo, I will end his reign as a Champion

Chan Sung Jung aka “The Korean Zombie” called out UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo today on Twitter. “I want Jose Aldo. I will end his reign as a champion.” A bold statement, to be sure. Jung most recently competed at UFC on FUEL TV 3 where he defeated Dustin Poirier via D’arce choke in perhaps one of the best fights of the year at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. UFC President Dana

It’s Showtime: Aerts vs. Spong Weigh-In Video

It’s Showtime is airing a 12-fight card from Belgium tomorrow, so big that the promotion is breaking it into two parts and officially calling it It’s Showtime 57 & 58. Weigh-ins were held today in Brussels, Belgium and results will be posted shortly.The main event is a farewell fight between 3 time K-1 Grand Prix champion Peter “The Dutch Lumberjack” Aerts and Tyrone Spong. The Dutch Lumberjack could have taken an easier fight on his way out, but h

Anderson Silva: If my rib wasn’t broken, I’d have finished Chael Sonnen in the first round

Hot on the heels of his heated words from the UFC 148 media conference call, UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva shows a rarely seen side of himself in a video from FoxSports.com. Stating that he is ready to go for a big war, he believes that he would have finished Chael Sonnen in the first round at UFC 117 were it not for his broken rib. We have seen endless trash talk from Sonnen leading up to this fight, now we are starting to see more and more from the usually calm and reserved Brazilian champion.