Archive for July 1st, 2010

Dana White has no interest in Fedor, will release Chuck Liddell if he wants to continue career

The UFC held its pre-fight press conference for this weekend’s heavyweight title fight inside the MGM Grand Hotel Thursday. After press conferences, White is known for sticking around and answering any questions the media have leading up to a fight

Matt Brown Seeks Revenge on Chris Lytle at UFC 116

It will have been nearly three years since Matt “The Immortal” Brown first squared off against the veteran Chris “Lights Out” Lytle under the United Fight League banner.  The two will meet again on Saturday night during the main televised portion of UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. In Lytle, Brown faces a familiar opponent, yet the circumstances …

It’s Sexy Time: Yoshihiro Akiyama Returns at UFC 116

Yoshihiro Akiyama will once again travel the Pacific Ocean and descend into the United States to make his second journey inside the octagon under the UFC banner for Saturday’s UFC 116 event.

Arum: Mayweather has until mid-July to accept the deal

source: Rick Reeno | boxingscene.com Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions have reached an agreement on the terms for a welterweight super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Vuvuzelas banned from event, UFC president says

LAS VEGAS — If fans are thinking about bringing the spirit of the World Cup to the Ultimate Fighting Championship in the form of a vuvuzela, forget about it. UFC president Dana White said Wednesday that vuvuzelas — the beehive-sounding noisemakers that have become famous during soccer’s biggest event — are being banned at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday