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UFC on FUEL TV 9 Post-Fight Presser and Bonus Recap

RSS — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:24:07 +0000

Six fighters joined UFC® President Dana White at the UFC® on FUEL TV 9 post-fight press conference – Gegard Mousasi, Ilir Latifi, Conor McGregor, Brad Pickett, Tor Troeng, and Reza Madadi. Madadi took home Submission of the Night for his third-round tapout of TUF alum Michael Johnson. After surviving a vicious Johnson head kick at [...]

Sledgehammered: Mousasi Punishes Game Latifi – UFC on FUEL TV 9 Main Card Results

RSS — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:24:07 +0000

After Alexander Gustafsson was forced out of Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 9 main event against Gegard Mousasi due to a cut, the stage was set for late replacement Ilir “The Sledgehammer” Latifi of Malmo, Sweden to pull off a monumental upset at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. But Mousasi, the former Strikeforce light [...]

Mad Dog Unleashed, Submits The Menace – UFC on FUEL TV 9 Prelim Results

RSS — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:24:07 +0000

The bad blood between lightweights Reza Madadi and Michael Johnson was flowing freely in the days leading up to their UFC on FUEL TV 9 preliminary bout at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, but on fight day Saturday, it was Sweden’s own Madadi surviving a near knockout in the first round to submit Johnson in [...]

Natal Replaces Ferreira vs. Camozzi

RSS — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:24:07 +0000

After losing his original opponent due to injury, TUF Brasil winner Cezar “Mutante” Ferreira has suffered an injury of his own, forcing him out of his May 18 bout with Chris Camozzi. Replacing Ferreira is Rafael Natal, who most recently submitted Sean Spencer at UFC on FOX in January. Camozzi in for Injured CB updated [...]

Ilir Latifi: Poised to Become MMA’s Rocky

RSS — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:10:18 +0000

The old adage is that luck is when talent meets opportunity. Malmo, Sweden’s Ilir Latifi has proven over the course of an 11 fight mixed martial arts career that he has talent. On April 2, he got his opportunity. On Saturday night, the light heavyweight gets to see if his luck is good or bad. [...]

FUEL TV 9 By the Numbers

RSS — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 07:10:18 +0000

9:34Average length of a UFC fight 6:55Average length of headliner Gegard Mousasi‘s last 14 fights 1Number of no contests on headliner Ilir Latifi‘s record due to a cage breaking 75Percent of Latifi’s eight career wins that have come via finish 88Percent of Mousasi’s 33 career victories that have 6Age at which Latifi started wrestling 8Age [...]

Ross Pearson: Enjoying Life as a Lightweight Again

RSS — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:09:15 +0000

Ross Pearson has been in the fight game long enough to know that at this level of the sport, wins and losses are part of the gig. But entering his December bout with his Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes coaching rival George Sotiropoulos, Pearson knew one thing: he could lose a hundred fights, but he couldn’t [...]

Brad Pickett: Winning is the Only Option

RSS — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:04:19 +0000

When Brad Pickett lived up to his nickname of “One Punch” and dispatched Yves Jabouin last September, it was his first knockout win since 2008, and it got people talking. Where did all this power come from all of a sudden? Had he changed striking coaches or his training routine? Well, I’ve got a different [...]

Marcus Brimage and the Quest for Respect

RSS — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:04:19 +0000

Comic legend Rodney Dangerfield died three years before Marcus Brimage turned pro as a mixed martial artist in 2007, yet the UFC featherweight certainly knows something about being the guy who gets no respect. “I’m still at the bottom of the barrel,” said Brimage. “I’m one of the underrated fighters and nobody respects me at [...]

Guillard vs. Danzig Added to Seattle Event

RSS — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:04:19 +0000

The UFC will return to Seattle’s KeyArena on July 27, and the event already has its first bout. Hard-hitting lightweight Melvin “The Young Assassin” Guillard will look to get back on track when he faces TUF 6 winner Mac Danzig. More information on the card, including a main event and ticket information, will be announced [...]