Published by Stephen Rhodes

In addition to a main event bout between B.J. Penn and Georges St. Pierre, UFC 94 has added several other bouts to the fight card as well; below is the current fight card for UFC 94, scheduled to take place on January 31 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas:

B.J. Penn vs. Georges St. Pierre
Manny [...]

Post a comment . Dec 02, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, B.J. Penn, Christian Wellisch, Dan Cramer, Georges St. Pierre, Jake O'Brien, Jon Jones, Lyoto Machida, Manny Gamburyan, Matt Arroyo, Stephen Bonnar, Thiago Silva, Thiago Tavares, UFC 94

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Although the indicators lean towards a Rashad Evans-Forrest Griffin bout, Lyoto Machida begs to differ, as according to Tatame.com, Machida is asking for a contenders match between him and Evans to determine who faces Griffin.  Machida’s take?
“I’m waiting for any situation, or face him, if he gets better, or having another opponent. I would like [...]

Post a comment . Sep 22, 2008
Filed under: Commentary, Octagon Buzz, Forrest Griffin, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans, Thiago Silva

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Because of an injury to his opponent, Thiago Silva, Lyoto Machida, according to the UFC’s website, has been removed off the UFC 89 fight card, which is set to take place on October 18 and will be televised on Spike TV.  Because of this development, it is expected that Machida will fight at another UFC [...]

Post a comment . Sep 10, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Akihiro Gono, Brandon Vera, Chris Leben, Chris Lytle, Dan Hardy, David Baron, David Bielkheden, Jess Liaudin, Jim Miller, Keith Jardine, Luiz Cane, Lyoto Machida, Marcus Davis, Michael Bisping, Neil Wain, Paul Kelly, Paul Taylor, Per Eklund, Rameau Thierry Soukoudjou, Sam Stout, Samy Schiavo, Shane Carwin, Spike TV, Terry Etim, Thiago Silva, UFC 89

Published by Stephen Rhodes

One would think that Tito Ortiz - who has not fought since his loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 84 - would have found a MMA promotion that would have secured his services by now; unfortunately, that is not the case as Sherdog reports that Ortiz is still a MMA free agent and is in [...]

Post a comment . Aug 30, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Affliction, Dana White, EliteXC, Lyoto Machida, Tito Ortiz, UFC, UFC 84

Published by Stephen Rhodes

Two recent signees to the UFC will make their promotional debut at UFC 89 when Jim Miller takes on David Baron at the event, set to take place on October 18 in Birmingham, England and will be televised on Spike TV.  Miller, a recent acquisition from the now defunct IFL, has an 11-1 record, with [...]

Post a comment . Aug 12, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Akihiro Gono, Brandon Vera, Chris Leben, Chris Lytle, Dan Hardy, David Bielkheden, Jess Liaudin, Keith Jardine, Luiz Cane, Lyoto Machida, Marcus Davis, Michael Bisping, Neil Wain, Paul Kelly, Paul Taylor, Per Eklund, Rameau Thierry Soukoudjou, Sam Stout, Sammy Schiavo, Shane Carwin, Terry Etim, Thiago Silva

Published by Stephen Rhodes

I suppose it was a poorly kept secret, but the rumor about UFC president Dana White’s announcement of the UFC 89 event being televised on Spike TV on October 18th is no longer a rumor; White, during the UFC 84 replay Saturday on Spike TV, announced that the UFC 89 card will be televised on [...]

Post a comment . Jul 27, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Octagon Buzz, Akihiro Gono, Brandon Vera, Chris Leben, Chris Lytle, Dan Hardy, Dana White, David Baron, David Bielkheden, Jess Liaudin, Keith Jardine, Luiz Cane, Lyoto Machida, Marcus Davis, Michael Bisping, Neil Wain, Paul Kelly, Paul Taylor, Per Eklund, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Sam Stout, Sammy Schiavo, Shane Carwin, Terry Etim, Thiago Silva, UFC, UFC 84, UFC 89

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Below are the Octagon Buzz MMA rankings for the light heavyweight division:

Forrest Griffin
Mauricio Rua
Lyoto Machida
Quinton Jackson
Chuck Liddell
Wanderlei Silva
Rashad Evans
Thiago Silva
Rameau Thierry Soukoudjou
Keith Jardine

Post a comment . Jul 23, 2008
Filed under: Rankings, Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin, Keith Jardine, Lyoto Machida, Mauricio Rua, Quinton Jackson, Rameau Thierry Soukoudjou, Rashad Evans, Thiago Silva, Wanderlei Silva

Published by Stephen Rhodes

 
It sure looked like for certain that Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez would meet in the octagon at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England on October 18; however, according to Damon Martin of MMAWeekly, the pair have been moved to UFC 90, which was announced by the UFC to take place on October 25 in Chicago, [...]

Post a comment . Jul 21, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Chris Leben, Diego Sanchez, Lyoto Machida, Michael Bisping, Thiago Alves, Thiago Silva, UFC 89, UFC 90

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Yet another fight has been added to an already impressive card at UFC 89, according to Thomas Gerbasi of UFC.com; according to the UFC website,
“Unbeaten light heavyweight sensation Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida will look to keep the momentum going from his May victory over Tito Ortiz when he returns to the Octagon to face fellow [...]

Post a comment . Jul 16, 2008
Filed under: Octagon Buzz, Lyoto Machida, Thiago Silva, UFC, UFC 89

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Below is the full slate of UFC prgramming for the week of July 21-27:
UFC The Final Chapter: Tito Ortiz vs. Ken Shamrock
Wednesday, July 23, 9:00-11:00 PM (ET/PT)
On October 10, the most bitter rivalry in mixed martial arts history came to a close as Tito Ortiz faced Ken Shamrock at the Seminole Hard Rock Live Arena [...]

Post a comment . Jul 16, 2008
Filed under: MMA Calendar, Anderson Silva, B.J. Penn, Clay Guida, Forrest Griffin, Georges St. Pierre, James Irvin, Josh Haynes, Keith Jardine, Ken Shamrock, Lyoto Machida, Rich Franklin, Rory Singer, Sean Sherk, Stephan Bonnar, Tito Ortiz, Tyson Griffin, UFC, Wanderlei Silva