The Official Rules and Regulations of the UFC
“Mixed martial arts” means unarmed combat involving the use, subject to any applicable limitations set forth in these Unified Rules and other regulations of the applicable Commission, of a combination of techniques from different disciplines of the martial arts, including, without limitation, grappling, submission holds, kicking and striking.
“Unarmed Combat” means any form of competition in which a blow is usually struck which may reasonably be expected to inflict injury.
“Unarmed Combatant” means any person who engages in unarmed combat.
“Commission” means the applicable athletic commission or regulatory body overseeing the bouts, exhibitions or competitions of mixed martial arts.
Why Junior Dos Santos lost at UFC 155
Written by Kevin Early
For all of you who tuned into UFC 155, you saw a good card including a fight of the year candidate, Lauzon vs Miller. What you also saw was Junior Dos Santos get dominated like never before. While most people probably came away impressed with Velasquezs' performance, I, on the other hand, was not blown away but was disappointed with how Dos Santos fought.
Junior Dos Santos made one critical mistake which cost him the fight; he kept his hands low. Now when I say low, I mean like near his waist low. He looked as though he was trying to pull an Anderson Silva, dodging the incoming attacks just by using head movement. Except one thing, he doesn't have that much head movement. We have seen him go to war with guys and use his exceptional boxing to pick apart their standup. But have you ever seen a boxer fight with his hands down? All of the haymakers that Cain through would have been deflected or absorbed.
UFC on Fox 5 Results - Henderson vs Diaz
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Main Card
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- Lightweight: Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz
Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-45, 50-45)
- Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson def. Mauricio Rua
Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Welterweight: Rory MacDonald def. BJ Penn
Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
- Welterweight: Matt Brown def. Mike Swick
KO (punches)
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Preliminary Card (FX)
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- Lightweight: Yves Edwards def. Jeremy Stephens
KO (punches & elbows)
- Bantamweight: Raphael Assunção def. Mike Easton
Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Lightweight: Ramsey Nijem def. Joe Proctor
UFC 154 Carlos Condit vs George St. Pierre Preview
Written by Kevin Early
As UFC 154 approaches, I am giddy with anticipation. I am, and will always be, a huge Carlos Condit fan. When it first came out that he would be fighting for the title, I thought Condit would finally be able to prove that he is the best in the division but fate would take his title shot as quickly as he received it. Nick Diaz suddenly took his place and the world, mainly me, said.... wtf?!? Fates hand would come down once again and set Condit back on the champion's path with a win over Diaz who promptly retired because he was not worthy. Now, Condit's destiny unfolds.
George St. Pierre is no pushover... duh. As my friend so eloquently said (although I disagree with his head) "My heart wants Condit but my head thinks St. Pierre." Obviously, he is secretly in love with Condit. The one question I have for this matchup is how much Condit will game-plan. Will he try to game-plan St. Pierre like he game-planned Diaz or will he do his usual and look to finish. He is "the natural born killer" after all.
UFC on Fuel TV 5 results
UFC on Fuel TV 5: Struve vs. Miocic took place today, Saturday, September 29th in Nottingham, England in the Capital FM arena.
Main Card
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Stefan Struve vs Stipe Miocic
-Stefan Struve defeated Stipe Miocic by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 3:50)
Dan Hardy vs Amir Sadollah
-Dan Hardy defeated Amir Sadollah by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Brad Pickett vs Yves Jabouin
-Brad Pickett defeated Yves Jabouin by KO (Punches, 1st Round, 3:40)
Matt Wiman vs Paul Sass
-Matt Wiman defeated Paul Sass by Submission (Armlock, Round 1, 3:48)
John Hathaway vs John Maguire
-John Hathaway defeated John Maguire by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Che Mills vs Duane Ludwig
-Che Mills Duane Ludwig by TKO (Injury, 1st Round, 2:28)
Preliminary Bouts
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Knockout Cancer for Candlelighters Kids Returns October 11th
MMA Event in Third Year Raises Funds for Children with Cancer
Now in its third year, Knockout Cancer for Candlelighters Kids is an annual MMA event that was created to help raise funds and awareness for Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada. The event will be held October 11 at The Pearl Theater.
Candlelighters provides necessary support and services for local families of children diagnosed with cancer, having helped several thousands of children in our community, since the organization was founded in 1978.
Candlelighters serves approximately 100 families monthly, and as many as 300 families throughout the year and funds raised by events such as Knockout Cancer, help the organization provide much needed funds to kids in need.
Knockout Cancer continues to build on its efforts to raise more money and help more children. So far, we’ve raised nearly $30,000 in only two years. With help of our sponsors, the event returns this October 11 at The Pearl Theater at The Palms.
Top 100 UFC Fights
Written by Kevin Early
This comes straight from a poll the UFC did to release their UFC ultimate 100 greatest fights. Check out all the fights you need to see.
100. Paul Kelly vs. Paul Taylor (UFC 80)
99. Pat Miletich vs. Carlos Newton (UFC 31)
98. Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon (UFN 13)
97. Rashad Evans vs. Sean Salmon (UFN 8)
96. Royce Gracie vs. Matt Hughes (UFC 60)
95. Tyson Griffin vs. Sean Sherk (UFC 90)
94. B.J. Penn vs. Din Thomas (UFC 32)
93. Thiago Alves vs. Chris Lytle (UFC 78)
92. B.J. Penn vs. Matt Serra (UFC 39)
91. Rich Franklin vs. Ken Shamrock (TUF 1 Finale)
90. B.J. Penn vs. Caol Uno, Part II (UFC 41)
89. Forrest Griffin vs. Keith Jardine (UFC 66)
88. Frankie Edgar vs. Tyson Griffin (UFC 67)
87. Jeremy Horn vs. Chuck Liddell (UFC 54)
86. Phil Baroni vs. Evan Tanner (UFC 45)
Junior Dos Santos continues to talk Overeem while Velasquez approaches
Written by Kevin Early
UFC 155 is getting closer and closer and as Junior Dos Santos has been talking about his opponent Cain Velasquez Alistair Overeem. He had this to say:
"I'd gladly shut him [Overeem] up because he's been saying a lot of crap, he's been learning from Chael Sonnen," according to an interview with Tatame.com. "I'm tired of these guys who think they're so big, so strong, so bad and that people will get frightened by them because they look bad. … I really told Dana White I'd love to fight Overeem. Beating Overeem, actually that's what's going to happen when this bout actually happens. It would be a pleasure. … Overeem deserves a beating and I'm going to arrange that."
Both men have been going back and forth for a bit now but what surprises me is Dos Santos' emotionality. He really hasn't showed this type of emotion until now. Overeem has definitely gotten into Dos Santos' head but I could care less about that. I think Dos Santos will wipe the floor with Overeem… well maybe not that bad but his toughest test is only a short time away and that is Cain Velasquez.
Brian Stann is ready to take on Michael Bisping at UFC 152
With Stann's match right around the corner, the decorated marine is exuding nothing but confidence.
“To get the call that this was the fight that I was gonna get – a guy who is ranked higher, who is one of the biggest stars in the UFC, who is on the cusp of a title-shot – that’s a situation I’m always looking for. I want to the fight the best guys,”
"I don’t think there’s an opponent out there that would have gotten me more excited to fight him. He’s a guy who settles into the fight quickly and he executes his gameplan well. I absolutely want to test his chin. Everybody I fight, anybody who has stood with me…the fight doesn’t last long,”
Bisping vs Stann looks to be a barn burner. Both Bisping and Stann are great strikers and are in the hunt for a title. Stann packs the stronger punch and his boxing is more technical. That does not mean Bisping is a pushover, with his 12-4 record, Bisping has been in the middleweight top 10 for a while now. Coming of a loss to Chael Sonnen, the former Ultimate Fighter winner is looking to make a come back against the UFC poster boy Brian Stann.
UFC plans four Japanese-only events for 2013
According to NikkanSports, the UFC is planning on having four Japan only fights throughout 2013.
The UFC plans for these events to be smaller, with an attendance goal of about 5,000 people, and feature mainly Japanese fighters. The Japanese cards will not count towards the numbered events the UFC has been holding. Ex. UFC 152…
No information has come out for the broadcasting plans for the events. Japan has always been a great place for MMA and I bet these events will be great for the promotion. We will bring you more information as it becomes available.
Why Junior Dos Santos lost at UFC 155
Written by Kevin Early
For all of you who tuned into UFC 155, you saw a good card including a fight of the year candidate, Lauzon vs Miller. What you also saw was Junior Dos Santos get dominated like never before. While most people probably came away impressed with Velasquezs' performance, I, on the other hand, was not blown away but was disappointed with how Dos Santos fought.
UFC on Fox 5 Results - Henderson vs Diaz
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Main Card
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- Lightweight: Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz
Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-45, 50-45)
- Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson def. Mauricio Rua
Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Welterweight:…
UFC 153 Fight Card
What: UFC 153
When: October 13, 2012
Where: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Main Card (pay-per-view)
- Champ Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch (Featherweight Title Match)
- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira
- Jon Fitch vs. Erick Silva
- Phil Davis vs. Wagner Prado
- Demian Maia vs. Rick Story
Preliminary Card
- Rony "Jason" Mariano Bezerra vs. Sam Sicilia
- Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Geronimo Dos Santos
- Diego Brandao vs. Joey Gambino
- Gleison Tibau vs. Francisco Trinaldo
- Renee Forte vs. Sergio Moraes
- Chris Camozzi vs. Luiz Cane
- Reza Madadi vs. Cristiano Marcello
Why Junior Dos Santos lost at UFC 155
Written by Kevin Early
For all of you who tuned into UFC 155, you saw a good card including a fight of the year candidate, Lauzon vs Miller. What you also saw was Junior Dos Santos get dominated like never before. While most people probably came away impressed with Velasquezs' performance, I, on the other hand, was not blown away but was disappointed with how Dos Santos fought.
UFC on Fox 5 Results - Henderson vs Diaz
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Main Card
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- Lightweight: Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz
Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-45, 50-45)
- Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson def. Mauricio Rua
Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Welterweight:…
UFC preview: Jon Jones vs Dan Henderson
Written by: Kevin Early
Jon Jones has proven, yet again, why he is the rising star in the UFC. His haters were wrong once more. Rashad Evans took Jones five rounds but never put the champ in real danger. Jones seemed to play it safe, probably due to respect for Evans' abilities, and dismantled him. Now Dana White announced that "Bones'" next task will be Dan Henderson.
Henderson was promised the winner of this fight after he beat Mauricio Rua in one of the best matches of the year. Jones has entered the realm of "The Spider" and all of his matchups seem more like mismatches. Henderson will have to catch Jones with a bomb to pull off the upset, but Jones will know this and keep that left hand up. Here are some of Jones' advantages over Henderson:
- 5 inch height advantage
- 13.5 inch reach advantage
- is a bigger LHW than Henderson (although exact numbers are not available)
- has the submission advantage with 5 of his 16 wins being by submission where as Henderson has 2 of his 29 wins by submission.
- has the striking advantage with a longer reach, and more varied strikes although Henderson does have the H-Bomb
- has the takedown advantage with his 100% takedown defense
- has the endurance advantage as seen from the Hendo-Shogun fight
One thing I will never question is Dan Henderson's drive. Henderson has been a fighter I have always liked. My colleague met him and said he was super nice which only made me grow more fond of him. He will give the fight all he has but will that be enough? I think not. Looking at Henderson's past fights, he has losses to Jake Shields, Quinton Jackson, and had a tough time with Mauricio Rua. Two of those fighters Jones has dominated and the other isn't even in the same category (yeah I am talking about you Jake Shields).
Although I will never completely rule out a fighter because an upset can always happen, (that is the nature of the sport) Dan Henderson is as far from an upset as you can get.
UFC 154 Adds Mark Bocek vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Written by Kevin Early
Ultimate Fighting Championship officially added Mark Bocek vs. Rafael dos Anjos to the UFC 154 fight card slated for Nov. 17 in Montreal.
Bocek (11-4) is coming off of victories over John Alessio and Nik Lentz in his last two bouts. Bocek is determined to get back into the mix for a shot at the 155-pound championship and hopes to use Dos Anjos as a stepping stone in his path towards the belt.
Dos Anjos (17-6) is also on a two fight winning streak and has the same apparitions of title contention. He stumbled, losing a split decision to Gleison Tibau late last year, but rebounded with wins over Kamal Shalorus and Anthony Njokuani.
UFC 154's main event will feature Georges St Pierre taking on "The Natural Born Killer" Carlos Condit to unify the welterweight champion and Interim champion belts.
Top 25 UFC fighters
Written by Kevin Early
Here are the top 25 fighters currently in the UFC in order
1. Anderson Silva - Middleweight Title
2. George St. Pierre - Welterweight Title
3. Jon Jones - Light-Heavyweight Title
4. Jose Aldo - Featherweight Title
5. Dominick Cruz - Bantamweight Title
6. Junior Dos Santos - Heavyweight Title
7. Renan Barao - Bantamweight Interim Title
8. Carlos Condit - Welterweight Interim Title
9. Benson Henderson - Lightweight Title
10. Joseph Benavidez
11. Cain Velasquez
12. Rashad Evans
13. Dan Henderson
14. Frankie Edgar
15. Urijah Faber
16. Lyoto Machida
17. Johny Hendricks
18. Martin Kampmann
19. Shogun Rua
20. Alistair Overeem
21. Vitor Belfort
22. Jake Ellenberger
23. Nick Diaz *Retired*
24. Michael Bisping
25. Frank Mir
Why Junior Dos Santos lost at UFC 155
Written by Kevin Early
For all of you who tuned into UFC 155, you saw a good card including a fight of the year candidate, Lauzon vs Miller. What you also saw was Junior Dos Santos get dominated like never before. While most people probably came away impressed with Velasquezs' performance, I, on the other hand, was not blown away but was disappointed with how Dos Santos fought.
UFC on Fox 5 Results - Henderson vs Diaz
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Main Card
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- Lightweight: Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz
Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-45, 50-45)
- Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson def. Mauricio Rua
Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Welterweight:…
STRIKEFORCE: ROUSEY VS. KAUFMAN RESULTS
Main card (Showtime)
- Bantamweight Championship bout: Ronda Rousey vs. Sarah Kaufman
Rousey defeated Kaufman via submission (armbar) at 0:54 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Ronaldo Souza vs. Derek Brunson
Souza defeated Brunson via KO (punches) at 0:41 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine vs. Roger Bowling
Saffiedine defeated Bowling via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Middleweight bout: Lumumba Sayers vs. Anthony Smith
Smith defeated Sayers via submission (triangle choke) at 3:52 of round 1.
- Light Heavyweight bout: Ovince St. Preux vs. T.J. Cook
St. Preux defeated Cook via KO (punch) at 0:20 of round 3.
Preliminary card (Showtime Extreme)
- Bantamweight bout: Miesha Tate vs. Julie Kedzie
Tate defeated Kedzie via submission (armbar) at 3:28 of round 3.
- Middleweight bout: Adlan Amagov vs. Keith Berry
Amagov defeated Berry via TKO (kick to the knee & punches) at 0:48 of round 1.
- Featherweight bout: Hiroko Yamanaka vs. Germaine de Randamie
de Randamie defeated Yamanaka via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
- Lightweight bout: Bobby Green vs. Matt Ricehouse
Green defeated Ricehouse via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Why Junior Dos Santos lost at UFC 155
Written by Kevin Early
For all of you who tuned into UFC 155, you saw a good card including a fight of the year candidate, Lauzon vs Miller. What you also saw was Junior Dos Santos get dominated like never before. While most people probably came away impressed with Velasquezs' performance, I, on the other hand, was not blown away but was disappointed with how Dos Santos fought.
UFC on Fox 5 Results - Henderson vs Diaz
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Main Card
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- Lightweight: Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz
Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-45, 50-45)
- Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson def. Mauricio Rua
Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Welterweight:…
Jon Jones not interested in fighting Lyoto Machida
Written by: Kevin Early
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones told ESPN.com on Friday that he does not want to have a rematch with Lyoto Machida.
Lyoto Machida earned a second title shot by defeating Ryan Bader with a one shot knockout at UFC on Fox 4. Dana White confirmed, after the match, that Machida had the more impressive performance instead of Mauricio Rua and would take on Jon Jones once again.
"I don't want to fight Lyoto Machida," Jones said. "He was my lowest pay-per-view draw of last year.
"No one wants to see me fight Lyoto Machida. I don't want to fight Lyoto again. Lyoto is high risk and low reward.
"He's a tough fighter, but no one wants to buy that fight."
"Between (Mauricio) Shogun (Rua), (Quinton) Rampage (Jackson) and Rashad (Evans), Lyoto was my lowest draw. Why would I want to fight someone where it's a lose-lose situation? "I won't make money on it. And he's a tricky fighter."
Anderson Silva to take break, ponder St. Pierre superfight
Written by: Kevin Early
As reported by ESPN, Anderson Silva has told Dana White that he does not want to fight again for the rest of the year. Silva (32-4) is the current record-holder for most UFC title defenses at 10 and has a perfect 15-0 record since joining the promotion in 2006. This will be Silva’s first time fighting only once in a calendar year.
"Anderson said he wants to take some time off until after the end of this year, then we'll start talking to him," White said.
This means that number one contender Chris Weidman will have to take another fight or wait for “The Spider” to return. Silva’s camp has expressed more interest in fighting current welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre.
"I guess (St. Pierre) says he wants to fight (Silva), too," White said. "Could be."
St. Pierre is set to face the Interim title holder Carlos Condit at UFC 154. Condit beat sent Nick Diaz “into retirement” by defeating him with a five round decision. As you might know I am a big Condit fan and have predicted the upset victory for Condit.
UFC 150 results
Written by: Kevin Early
Main Event
Ben Henderson def. Frankie Edgar (for UFC lightweight title) via split decision
Main Card
Donald Cerrone def. Melvin Guillard via knockout at 1:16 of round one
Jake Shields def. Ed Herman via unanimous decision
Yushin Okami def. Buddy Roberts via TKO at 3:05 of round two
Max Holloway def. Justin Lawrence via TKO (liver punch) at 4:49 of round two
Prelims on FX
Dennis Bermudez def. Tom Hayden via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:43 of round one
Michael Kuiper def. Jared Hamman via TKO at 2:15 of round two
Ken Stone vs. Erik Perez def. Ken Stone via TKO at 0:17 of round one
Chico Camus def. Dustin Pague via unanimous decision
Prelims on Facebook
Nik Lentz def. Eiji Mitsuoka via TKO at 3:45 of round one
Why Junior Dos Santos lost at UFC 155
Written by Kevin Early
For all of you who tuned into UFC 155, you saw a good card including a fight of the year candidate, Lauzon vs Miller. What you also saw was Junior Dos Santos get dominated like never before. While most people probably came away impressed with Velasquezs' performance, I, on the other hand, was not blown away but was disappointed with how Dos Santos fought.
UFC on Fox 5 Results - Henderson vs Diaz
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Main Card
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- Lightweight: Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz
Decision (unanimous) (50-43, 50-45, 50-45)
- Light Heavyweight: Alexander Gustafsson def. Mauricio Rua
Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
- Welterweight:…
Top 50 UFC fighters - 2012
Written by: Kevin Early
1. Anderson Silva
2. George St. Pierre
3. Jon Jones
4. Jose Aldo
5. Dominick Cruz
6. Junior Dos Santos
7. Renan Barao
8. Carlos Condit
9. Benson Henderson
10. Joseph Benavidez
11. Cain Velasquez
12. Rashad Evans
13. Dan Henderson
14. Frankie Edgar
15. Urijah Faber
16. Frank Mir
17. Lyoto Machida
18. Johny Hendricks
19. Martin Kampmann
20. Shogun Rua
21. Alistair Overeem
22. Vitor Belfort
23. Jake Ellenberger
24. Nick Diaz
25. Michael Bisping
26. Dustin Poirier
27. Eddie Alvarez
28. Fabricio Werdum
29. Michael McDonald
30. Pat Curran
31. Jon Fitch
32. Demetrious Johnson
33. Alexander Gustafsson
34. Ian McCall
35. Chael Sonnen
36. Gray Maynard
37. Rory MacDonald
38. Josh Barnett
39. Jim Miller
40. Nate Diaz
41. The Korean Zombie
42. Michael Chandler
43. Chad Mendes
44. Eduardo Dantas
45. Daniel Cormier
46. Erik Koch
47. Hatsu Hioki
48. Josh Koscheck
49. Chris Weidman
50. Roy Nelson
Frank Mir moves to Strikeforce to face Daniel Cormier
Written by: Kevin Early
It has been reported that Frank Mir will temporarily move over to Strikeforce to fight Daniel Cormier in the promotions last event.
In an interview with USA Today, UFC President Dana White confirmed the move: “There has been a lot of speculation as to who Cormier would fight next, and this is the fight that makes the most sense. The reality is, Cormier is one of the best heavyweights in the world. He just won the Grand Prix and beat Josh Barnett. He needs to fight opponents of that caliber, and Frank Mir is that guy.”
Cormier had this to say: "This, to me, is bigger than just this fight. It shows that the executives at Zuffa – Dana (White), Lorenzo (Fertitta), Sean Shelby and Joe Silva – are able to work in a way with Showtime where they can start to make these types of fights. It's not my job to choose who I'm going to fight. I'll fight whoever they put out there. It's going to be three years (I've been fighting professionally) in August, so I can't pick and choose. I've just got to get in where I can fit in."
