Does Brock Lesnar want out of the UFC? Dave Metzler of The Wrestling Observermade news this week with news that Lesnar may walk away from the UFC after his contract ends. The news took off that Lesnar was quitting MMA and going back to the WWE–which was not the case. Metzler needed to clarify the situation […]
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Velasquez out 6-8 months with shoulder injury
Bad news for the UFC as newly crowned Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez will be out 6-8 months due to what is being reported as a torn rotator cuff injury. Dana White confirmed the news (not of the torn rotator, but that Cain would be out) after the UFC 125 press conference held Wednesday. From MMA Fighting: “Yep, it’s true,” […]
Chuck Liddell retires
The big announcement Dana White promised at today’s press conference in lieu of the UFC 125 hype was the retirement of Chuck Liddell. As he ended his UFC fight career, he was given a new job. The Iceman was officially given the title of Executive VP of Business of Development. From the UFC press release: At today’s live […]
Ion television to show UFC 125 prelims
MMA Junkie reports that Ion television will host the UFC 125 prelims on January 1st. Earlier in the day, it was reported that there would be no UFC prelims on Spike TV or streamed online. Thus, many believed that the UFC would not air prelims this Saturday. Via MMA Junkie: Ion Television, which was launched in 1998 as […]
White, UFC fighters featured in Playboy
UFC fighters Ryan Bader, Jon Jones, Junior dos Santos, Vito Belfort and Stephan Bonnar join Dana White in a Playboy pictorial for its January 2011 issue. Via Fight! Magazine: The group took part in the “Stand Tough” fashion pictorial in which they modeled looks from Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss and Tommy Hilfiger among others. Belfort […]