Phil Baroni wins, Drew Fickett loses in weekend action
Last night there were two MMA events that featured some exciting fights as well as some competition involving well known names in MMA. In Hawaii, ICON Sport: Hard Times featured a fight involving the always extravagant Phil Baroni as well as a possible Fight of the Year candidate as Bao Quach took on Mark Oshiro. Rage in the Cage 113 in New Mexico also featured a couple of former UFC fighters in Alberto... [Read More...]
UFC Fight Night 14 Awards & Bonuses
MMA Mania has learned the recipients of the UFC Fight Night 14 bonuses for Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night, and Knockout of the Night. They are as follows: Frankie Edgar and Hermes Franca added an extra $25,000 to their payday for the Fight of the Night. Franca and Edgar fought a three round war that had Edgar controlling the fight but Franca not going away quietly and dropping bombs... [Read More...]
5 Oz. Exclusive: Rory Markhan signs with the UFC; could debut at UFN 14 vs. Brodie Farber
A source speaking on the condition of anonymity has confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com that the UFC has signed former IFL welterweight fighter Rory Markham. Terms of the contract were not disclosed and the UFC has yet to officially announce the signing. Markham, who trains out of Miletich Fighting Systems in Davenport, Iowa, is 14-4 according to Sherdog.com’s fight finder. One of the hardest... [Read More...]
MMAWeekly.com: Rory Markham out of IFL finals
MMAWeekly.com is reporting that welterweight Rory Markham will not be available for the Quad Cities Silverbacks when they face the New York Pitbulls during the IFL finals on September 20 in Hollywood, Fla. Markham injured his hand during his TKO victory over Chris Clements of the LA Anacondas during the semifinals on August 2 in East Rutherford, NJ. He had been slated to fight Delson Heleno at the... [Read More...]
