Tag: Weight

Strikeforce: All Main Card Fighters Come in on Weight

All of the main card fighters for Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale have made weight, as reported by MMAjunkie.com, who was present at tonight’s weigh-ins.  All but one of the preliminary fighters made weight. James Terry, who is se…

All of the main card fighters for Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale have made weight, as reported by MMAjunkie.com, who was present at tonight’s weigh-ins.  All but one of the preliminary fighters made weight. James Terry, who is set to face Bobby Green in a lightweight bout on the event’s very first fight, initially weighed […]

The 5 Greatest Fighters of All-Time in Each Weight Division

In the past few years, some of MMA‘s greatest fighters have retired from the sport. Although the likes of Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture and Mirko Filipovic were part of what was only the first significant generation of MMA fighters, they left behi…

In the past few years, some of MMA‘s greatest fighters have retired from the sport. Although the likes of Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture and Mirko Filipovic were part of what was only the first significant generation of MMA fighters, they left behind a legacy that will last forever in the sport’s history books. After his […]

UFC 146: Main Card Packs Plenty of Weight, but How Good Will the Fights Be?

For the first time ever the UFC has filled an entire main card with heavyweights. It might help with pay-per-view sales, but perhaps one issue Dana and Co. haven’t considered is that heavyweight fights are not always entertaining. The flyweights …

For the first time ever the UFC has filled an entire main card with heavyweights. It might help with pay-per-view sales, but perhaps one issue Dana and Co. haven’t considered is that heavyweight fights are not always entertaining. The flyweights fought at a fantastic pace in Sydney recently and really showed why the introduction of […]

UFC: Demian Maia Wanted to Fight on This Card, Chris Weidman Says Weight Is Good

If you would have asked Demian Maia a week ago who he was facing at UFC on FOX 2, you would have gotten Michael Bisping. As the nature goes in the fight business, you have to be ready at all times to face another fighter because injuries do happen. Mar…

If you would have asked Demian Maia a week ago who he was facing at UFC on FOX 2, you would have gotten Michael Bisping. As the nature goes in the fight business, you have to be ready at all times to face another fighter because injuries do happen. Mark Munoz suffered an elbow injury, […]

UFC 142 Results: Anthony Johnson Released After Missing Weight a Third Time

A day after missing weight by an astounding 12 pounds for his UFC 142 bout against Vitor Belfort, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was finally cut by the UFC.  According to MMAJunkie.com, Johnson was handed his walking papers after a disappoin…

A day after missing weight by an astounding 12 pounds for his UFC 142 bout against Vitor Belfort, Anthony “Rumble” Johnson was finally cut by the UFC.  According to MMAJunkie.com, Johnson was handed his walking papers after a disappointing performance in which he was submitted by the former middleweight No. 1 contender in less than […]

UFC 142: Dana White “Beyond Pissed” at Anthony Johnson for Weight Limit Breach

UFC President Dana White told MMA Junkie he was “beyond pissed” at Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for weighing 197 pounds for a middleweight UFC 142 co-main event bout against Vitor Belfort. White said Johnson came within a pound-and-…

UFC President Dana White told MMA Junkie he was “beyond pissed” at Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for weighing 197 pounds for a middleweight UFC 142 co-main event bout against Vitor Belfort. White said Johnson came within a pound-and-a-half of the 186-pound limit allowed for non-title middleweight fights, but was forced by a doctor to rehydrate because […]