UFC 109 Musings
February 8th, 2010
Better Late Than Never, as Couture Submits Coleman in UFC 109 Main
February 7th, 2010
Chael Storm Sonnen Earns Shot at The Belt
February 7th, 2010
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Chael Sonnen is the worst kind of fighter to be in the Octagon with. Not because he will knock you out in 30 seconds or submit you in the same amount of time. It's because he will punish you and make you miserable for 15 minutes, and that's precisely what he did to Nate Marquardt in the UFC 109 co-main event Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, pounding out a unanimous decision victory that earned him a shot at April's middleweight title fight between champion Anderson Silva and challenger Vitor Belfort.
Danzigs Back with A Win; Davis Impressive in Debut
February 7th, 2010
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - When the heat was on, Mac Danzig delivered, as The Ultimate Fighter season six winner broke a three fight losing streak Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center with an impressive unanimous decision win over Justin Buchholz in lightweight action on the UFC 109 card.
Official UFC 109 Weigh-In Results
February 6th, 2010
Click below for the official weigh-in results for Saturday's UFC 109 event. UFC 109, which is headlined by the light heavyweight bout between UFC Hall of Famers Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, and the middleweight title elimination bout between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen, airs live on pay-per-view from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas beginning at 10pm ET / 7pm PT. Fans can also tune in to Spike TV at 9pm ET / 6pm PT to see live UFC 109 preliminary bouts.
Hello Wisconsin! 43 States Now Regulate MMA
February 5th, 2010
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Home to the Packers, Brewers, and Bucks, Wisconsin will now welcome mixed martial arts to the fold after Governor Jim Doyle signed a bill into law Thursday that will now regulate MMA in this great sports state, which also doubles as the base for UFC fighters Eric Schafer (Fond Du Lac), Pat Barry (Milwaukee), Ben Rothwell (Kenosha), renowned trainer Duke Roufus, and WEC standouts Anthony Pettis (Milwaukee) and Jameel Massouh (Kenosha).
China next on Whites hit list; landmark deal with Sohu
February 5th, 2010
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The UK. Ireland. Canada. Germany. Australia. Abu Dhabi. China?
Well, if UFC President Dana White has his way, China will be one of the future stops on the UFC's ever expanding world tour, telling the media during the UFC 109 pre-fight press conference in Las Vegas that the Asian nation is "on our hit list right now."
The Thrills not gone for Randy Couture
February 5th, 2010
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Randy Couture is 46 years old. There's no getting around it and it is certainly the 800-pound gorilla in the room whenever the UFC Hall of Famer gets around the media. But I'll let you in on a little secret - he doesn't really care about what the date on his birth certificate says.
Mark Coleman Never Count The Hammer Out
February 5th, 2010
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Mark Coleman is living the impossible dream. Of course, he'd probably disagree with that assessment, considering he's spent the last 40 days of his life in Las Vegas, torturing his body in the gym while he misses his two daughters back in Ohio.
Matt Serra Still at Home on the Front Lines
February 4th, 2010
Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Matt Serra had been here before, most notably against Karo Parisyan and in his first fight with Georges St-Pierre. He had just hurt rival Matt Hughes in their UFC 98 grudge match last May, and was about to put an emphatic finish on their long running feud.