Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva will coach the next season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. The announcement was made during a much-hyped edition of Fox Sports Live. Dana White was interviewed by Sonnen on a segment of Fox Sports Live in which White revealed that Sonnen and Silva would be the coaches for TUF Brazil. […]
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Jon Jones to face Glover Texeira Super Bowl Weekend
MMA Junkie reports that Jon Jones’ next opponent will be Glover Texeira. The two will likely meet Super Bowl weekend in February. The news is somewhat surprising considering the impressive performance put on by Alexander Gustaffson last week. However, Gustaffson will get a fight in Sweden instead of another shot at the title. Notably, Dana […]
Cigano signs with 9ine
MMA Fighting reports that UFC Heavyweight Junior dos Santos has signed on with 9ine. The Brazilian sports and entertainment company is headed by former soccer star Ronaldo and is backed by worldwide marketing communications firm WPP. You may recall that Anderson Silva signed on with 9ine in 2011. It also represents several soccer stars as […]
Riddle’s retirement comments draw White’s ire
MMA Junkie reports on the inauspicious retirement of Matthew Riddle. Fed up with the state of MMA, Riddle voiced his displeasure with Bellator and the UFC. According to Riddle he has made an average of $50,000 a year with the UFC. He was released from the UFC due to failing multiple drug tests. An injury […]
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Ep 2: 870,000 viewers
Television By Numbers reports that the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter on FS1 grabbed a viewer average of 870,000 for a 0.5 share. The Wednesday night rating is an increase from its debut last week. TUF featuring Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate received an all-time debut low for the series with 762,000 viewers in […]