Luigi Fioravanti dropped from the UFC welterweight division

Despite having garnered a reputation for being one of the toughest welterweight competitors in the UFC, Luigi Fioravanti will have to work his way back into the Octagon upon being released by the promotion shortly after his first round TKO defeat to Anthony Johnson at UFC Fight Night 17 this past Saturday. FiveOuncesOfPain.com was informed of the personnel move on Monday afternoon from a source speaking... [Read More...]

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UFN 18 fight between Johnson and Fioravanti promoted to Spike TV telecast

As one door closes another one inevitably opens up. In this case Amir Sadollah’s misfortune has turned into Anthony Johnson’s and Luigi Fiorvanti’s good fortune. With Sadollah once again forced to withdraw from a scheduled fight with UFC newcomer Nick Catone, the UFC has promoted a the welterweight clash between Johnson and Fioravanti to the main card of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night... [Read More...]

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Anthony Johnson to face Luigi Fioravanti at UFC Fight Night 17

Fresh off his stunning high kick knockout victory over Kevin Burns during the live finale for the eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter, Anthony Johnson is set to return to the Octagon on February 7 during UFC Fight Night 17 against Luigi Fioravanti. FiveOuncesOfPain.com learned of the news from Johnson’s agent, Ken Pavia, early Saturday afternoon with the story first being reported by MMAjunkie.com.... [Read More...]

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Amid UFC cutbacks, Luigi Fioravanti knows he’s in a must-win situation at UFN 16

Luigi Fioravanti is eager to get things back on track following his gutsy third round stoppage loss to Diego Sanchez back in June of this year. In the fight game, you’re only as good as your last fight and words never rang more true than in the UFC. The Sanchez defeat killed positive momentum that Fioravanti had generated following impressive back-to-back victories with his most recent coming... [Read More...]

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