Rafael dos Anjos vs. Gleison Tibau set for UFC 139
Two Brazilian lightweights on the rise are scheduled to do battle in San Jose later this year. Rafael dos Anjos and Gleison Tibau have agreed to trade leather and submissions at UFC 139 in November. UFC officials have confirmed the bout. Fresh off a stunning KO victory over George Sotiropoulos at UFC 132, dos Anjos is looking to make it two wins in a row and five wins in six tries. After back to back... [Read More...]
Rafaello Oliveira steps in for injured Bart Palaszewski at UFC 130
The injury bug has once again bitten one of the fighters scheduled to see cage-time next weekend at UFC 130 forcing yet another change to the card. According to an official statement from Dana White, WEC veteran Bart Palaszewski has been scratched from the Memorial Day Weekend bout against Gleison Tibau due to an undisclosed injury and will be replaced by the returning Rafaello Oliveira. Oliveira... [Read More...]
Gleison Tibau steps in for injured Cody McKenzie at UFC 130
It looks like fans of charismatic submission specialist Cody McKenzie will have to wait awhile to see him attempt another of his patented Guillotine Chokes as the scruffy 23-year old Alaskan has been scrapped from an upcoming bout at UFC 130 with seasoned veteran Bart Palaszewski due to an undisclosed injury. However, while the event is less than a month away the UFC has still managed to find a replacement... [Read More...]
Sherk out, Josh Neer in to face Gleison Tibau at UFC 104
It’s been reported that Josh Neer will be replacing Sean Sherk in a lightweight bout against Gleison Tibau at UFC 104 on October 24 from Los Angeles. Sherk suffered a shoulder injury while training that will keep him out of action for a few weeks according to a recent report by Sherdog.com. Sherk was looking to get back into the win column after a unanimous decision loss to Frankie Edgar, back at... [Read More...]
Report: Tibau injured, Aurelio steps in to face Franca at UFC 90
Sherdog is reporting that Gleison Tibau has had to pull out of his scheduled fight with Hermes Franca at UFC 90 due to a shoulder injury. Stepping in for the injured Tibau is his American Top Team teammate, Marcus Aurelio. Aurelio is most recently coming off a defeat to lightweight title contender Tyson Griffin at UFC 86 and is currently 2-2 in the UFC after a very successful careeer in the PRIDE organization.... [Read More...]
Report: Franca vs. Tibau could happen at UFC 90
A clash between lightweight submission standouts Hermes Franca and Gleison Tibau could be on the docket for UFC 90 on Oct. 25, according to a report by Sherdog.com. The story quotes Franca as the source for the story. The UFC and Tibau’s camp at American Top Team have yet to officially comment. If the matchup becomes official, it should be interesting as Franca is a former member of ATT’s... [Read More...]
Report: Razak Al-Hussan to step in for Tomasz Drwal at UFC 87
MMA Junkie is reporting that UFC newcomer Razak Al-Hussan is expected to step in to replace Tomasz Drwal in a bout against former IFL fighter Andre Gusmao at UFC 87 on August 9th. Both Gusmao and Al-Hussan will be making their UFC debuts. According to the report, no reason was immediately given for Drwal’s absence from the card. This would be the second time in a row now that Drwal has had to... [Read More...]
Andre Gusmao vs. Tomasz Drwal at UFC 87
Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Andre Gusmao will make his UFC debut at UFC 87 on August 9 in a match against Tomasz Drwal, according to UFC.com. Gusmao, 5-0, previously fought in the IFL, where he holds two career wins over Mike Ciesnolevicz. The 31-year old Brazilian native is known for his strong submission work on the ground, as well as some dynamic striking that he began to display towards... [Read More...]
Drwal vs. Heath Dropped From UFC 81
UFC.com is reporting that Tomasz Drwal will not be part of UFC 81 due to injury: A knee injury has forced light heavyweight Tomasz Drwal to withdraw from his February 2nd bout with David Heath on the UFC 81 card in Las Vegas. No replacement will be made for this fight, and UFC 81, which is headlined by the interim UFC heavyweight title fight between Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’... [Read More...]
