Fight Reviews

The Ultimate Fighter 11: Episode 10 Recap

The show opened with Dana White and Chuck Liddell discussing Tito Ortiz pulling out of the fight.

Liddell said that he didn’t want to do the show with Ortiz, but that the reward would be the fight with him.

White said that Liddell would still fight at the end of the show.

Ortiz explained his situation with his neck. Read more…

The Ultimate Figher Season 11: Episode 8 Recap

The show kicked off with Uscola receiving the news of his son being born.

Kris McCray admitted that he is the underdog in his wild card bout with Uscola.

Tito Ortiz said he is going to watch the fight from the bleachers and let them fight it out like men. Read more…

The Utimate Fighter: Episode 7 Recap

The show opened with a review of Nick Ring’s victory over Court McGee.

Tito Ortiz criticized Ring’s movement inside the cage.

Ring told the doctor that he has an issue with his knee. Read more…

WEC 48 Recap: Urijah Faber Effectively Chopped Down By Jose Aldo

World Extreme Cage-fighting featherweight champion Jose Aldo retained his WEC title tonight over top contender Urijah Faber with a masterful performance; which included precision kicks, solid ground skills, and cage fighting mastery.

The UFC owned fight promotion was making its premier foray into the lucrative waters of the pay-per-view business, and tonight’s performance from Aldo was a distinct example of an elite cage fighters domination over a former, now fading champion.

Although Aldo’s leg kicks on Faber were nothing short of spectacular, and excruciatingly painful to watch, the heart, guts, and sheer courage, from the former champion Faber was also however, something to behold. Read more…

The Ultimate Fighter 11 (Ep. 4): Recap

Show kicks off with highlights of the Hammortree/Tavares match. Team Ortiz team mates Nick Ring and Jamie Yager argue about cheerleading etiquette.

At the House:

Jamie Yager talks about his friendship with Brad Tavares, Kyle Noke, and Kris McCray. Yager has named the group “The Minority Report”. Bro-mance is in the air.

Nick Ring, Hammortree, Blanchard and Kyacey Uscola are talking about Yager’s recent behavior. Read more…

The Ultimate Fighter (Ep. 3) Recap

The show opens with the fighters at the gym waiting for Dana White’s announcement. The fighters suspect it isn’t going to be good news. Read more…

The Ultimate Fighter (Ep. 2) Recap

The show begins with the fighter cast running around the fighter house. Chris Camozzi and Clayton McKinney talk about the injuries they sustained in their first fights.

Picking Teams:

Dana White explains that after the first fight the winning fighter’s team picks the next fight. Tito Ortiz wins the coin toss and chooses to get the first pick, which leaves Chuck Liddell with the first fight pick. Read more…

UFC 111 Recap: Unlike Georges St. Pierre, Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy Will Never Surrender

There’s a catchy little tune by British-born pop star Dido that, in essence, goes something like this: “There will be no white flag above my door…I will go down with this ship, and I won’t put my hands up and surrender.”

Last night it seemed the clever songstress may have been serenading about her fellow countryman, Nottingham, England’s Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy.

Hardy, 27, was thoroughly—and not surprisingly—dominated over the course of five rounds last evening during his UFC 111 title run, by the fighter who is now arguably the greatest mixed martial arts welterweight to have ever entered the famed Octagon. Read more…