James Head looking to finish Papy Abedi quickly at UFC on Fuel TV 2

This Saturday’s UFC on Fuel TV 2 card in Sweden will feature a Middleweight bout between James Head and Papy Abedi.  Head is confident about his chances heading into his fight against Papy Abedi, stating the following in an interview on fightline.com:
“Right now I am training in Oklahoma City with a strong group of fighters at Lovato Jiu-Jitsu, I have Bellator Fighter Jared Hess, World Jiu_Jitsu Champion Rafael Lovato Jr., Matt Grice as well as some local guys who are solid. I’m not worried about

Injuries create changeup to UFC on FX 4

The UFC announced today that Brock Jardine (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will replace Papy Abedi (8-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) in a welterweight match against Rick Story (13-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) on next month’s UFC on FX 4. The irony is that Abedi was a replacement for Rich Attonito (10-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who was previously dropped from the card due to injury.
Jardine is making his UFC debut on the strength of a three-fight win streak. Jardine, whose sole career loss came at the hands of “The Ultimate Fighter 14” champion Tony

UFC on Fuel TV 2 Prelims Recap: Head, Carmont win in Stockholm, Sweden

The preliminary card for UFC on Fuel TV from Stockholm, Sweden has come to a close, and was full of exciting bouts. James Head and Papy Abedi put on a back-and-forth show with the local favorite Abedi scoring some success with top position before being rocked by Head and subsequently submitted via rear-naked choke. While it was not the result the fans were looking for, it was a great fight to watch as the preliminaries in Sweden came to a close.
In other action, Francis Carmont fought a war against

Thiago Alves: I’m going to try and break Martin Kampmann

Thiago Alves will meet Martin Kampmann in the main event of the UFC on FX 2 card, which is set to take place this Saturday in Sydney, Australia. 
Alves is coming off a victory in his last bout, handing UFC newcomer Papy Abedi the first loss of his nine fight MMA career. For his part, Kampmann will also enter the fight coming off a victory, taking a decision over Rick Story at UFC 139.
Before defeating Abedi, Alves had gone 1-3 in his four previous fights, but despite that losing record he will enter