Yushin Okami vs. Luiz Cane confirmed for UFC 150
The UFC will return to the birthplace of the Octagon, heading to Denver on August 11 to put on UFC 150 from Denver’s Pepsi Center. UFC 1 and UFC 2 were both held in the Mile High City with the organization most recently returning last September for Jon Jones‘ successful title-defense against Quinton Jackson. In addition to the card being confirmed, a pair of bouts were made official for... [Read More...]
Thiago Tavares replaces injured Dennis Hallman, faces Tony Ferguson at UFC on FOX 3
Instead of facing a third consecutive opponent with vastly superior experience it looks like Ultimate Fighter 13 winner Tony Ferguson has finally drawn someone with similar seasoning. According to multiple reports, 60+ fight veteran Dennis Hallman has withdrawn from a bout with Ferguson for health-related reasons and will be replaced by Brazilian Thiago Tavares. Though the bout’s make-up has been... [Read More...]
UFC 142 grows with addition of Sam Stout vs. Thiago Tavares
Still months away, the UFC has already started putting together a solid lineup thus far for the company’s upcoming return to Brazil including appearances from a number of regional favorites including Jose Aldo and Vitor Belfort. Now another product of the South American hub has signed on to join UFC 142 in the form of Thiago Tavares, a 16-4-1 lightweight coming off a knockout win over Spencer Fisher... [Read More...]
UFC Rio grows with addition of Cane vs. Nedkov, Tavares vs. Fisher
Light heavyweight Luiz Cane and lightweight Thiago Tavares have been named as the latest Brazilians being given an opportunity to impress their countrymen in Rio de Janeiro when the UFC returns to the birthplace of BJJ on August 27 after more than a decade away. According to an official statement on the UFC’s website, 11-3 Cane will look to build on the momentum from a first round TKO over Eliot... [Read More...]
Report: Thiago Tavares vs. Melvin Guillard expected to be finalized for UFC 101
The card for UFC 101 continues to take shape with a reported lightweight bout between Thiago Tavares and Melvin Guillard the latest matchup to be made public. MMAWeekly.com was first to report news of the Tavares vs. Guillard matchup with the site going on record to state that bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly. The yet-to-be announced UFC 101 is expected to take place on August 8... [Read More...]
UFC 88: White guarantees Evans a title shot vs. Griffin; awards $60,000 bonuses to Evans, MacDonald, Pellegrino and Tavares
Several sites, including MMAjunkie.com, are reporting that UFC President Dana White announced to members of the media last night that with his upset win over Chuck Liddell at UFC 88 last night, Rashad Evans has earned himself an immediate title shot at current champion Forrest Griffin. “(UFC CEO) Lorenzo (Fertitta), (UFC V.P. of Talent Relations) Joe (Silva) and I got together and thought yeah,... [Read More...]
Nick Diaz off the “Brawl for It All” card; Reports of replacement vary
A recent post on GracieFighter.com reports that Nick Diaz will not be a part of No Limit Fighting’s “Brawl for It All” October 20 card at the San Francisco Cow Palace. Instead, Alex Serdyukov, a training partner for Jake Shields and Gilbert Melendez, will fill in for Diaz and face Mark Moreno. According to Cesar Gracie, there had been ”a lot of confusion about this event, whether... [Read More...]
