Matt Hughes vs. Renzo Gracie to fight in Abu Dhabi UFC event
After the UFC 107 press conference held Thursday, UFC president Dana White hinted at a possible match-up between Matt Hughes and Renzo Gracie, coming soon. Shortly thereafter, Hughes confirmed on his website that the fight would happen. He posted: I didn’t know if I could say anything about my next fight, but I see that Dana has let the cat out of the bag. So I can tell you what I know, on April... [Read More...]
The Gracies Are Back: Renzo Gracie signs with the UFC
Renzo Gracie will mark the first member of the Gracie family to compete in the UFC since Royce was thoroughly embarrassed by former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes back in May of 2007 during UFC 60. The news comes courtesy of a recent report from Brazilian mixed martial arts journalist Paula Sack in a recent video interview. At forty-two years of age Renzo will be joining a club of MMA legends... [Read More...]
Trailer for upcoming Renzo Gracie documentary
Earlier this week we told you about a brand new documentary titled “Renzo Gracie: Legacy” that will be making its global premiere at the first-annual U.S. Sports Film Festival in Philadelphia from Oct. 23-26. The documentary, directed by Gethin Aldous, was filmed over a 10-year period and chronicles the life of jiu-jitsu and MMA living legend Renzo Gracie. The film follows Gracie from his... [Read More...]
New Renzo Gracie documentary to debut during film festival
A new documentary that chronicles the life of legendary Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner and trainer Renzo Gracie is scheduled to debut in October. “Renzo Gracie: Legacy” will premiere at the first-ever U.S. Sports Film Festival in Philadelphia from Oct. 23-26. “Philadelphia is a city whose fans and teams are always battling for recognition, we felt that the city that gave us ‘Rocky’... [Read More...]
TUF alum Sam Morgan to fight Paul Daley on next ShoXC
In an official press release sent out Tuesday afternoon to formally announce the signing of former BodogFIGHT champion Eddie Alvarez, EliteXC also confirmed that Sam Morgan, season two veteran of The Ultimate Fighter, will fight Paul Daley in a co-feature bout to be televised on Showtime during the next ShoXC telecast scheduled for January 25 in Atlantic City, NJ. Alvarez’s opponent was confirmed... [Read More...]
Cung Le to face Sam Morgan in November
MMAjunkie.com is reporting that Cung Le (4-0) will be taking on former Ultimate Fighter 2 cast member, and former UFC welterweight fighter, Sam Morgan (18-8) on the Nov.16 Strikeforce card. This will fight will add to an historical card that will also feature the first 4-man tournament sanctioned by the California State Athletic Commission and Paul Buentello vs. Alistair Overeem for the Strikeforce... [Read More...]
