Yardbarker: Wanderlei Silva

Dana White to Make a Big Announcement Tomorrow Night

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:41:07 -0500

Tomorrow night during UFC 84 on Spike TV (9pm Eastern), UFC President Dana White will make a big announcement. Rear Naked News has the latest on what the announcement will be.

Top 10 MMA Staredowns

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:38:33 -0500

Check out the Top 10 MMA Staredowns.

Rampage arrested

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:27:54 -0500

As you all know by now, Rampage Jackson was arrested Tuesday afternoon in California on felony evading, hit-and-run and reckless driving charges. Jackson was possibly involved in up to three separate traffic collisions. Dana White reportedly traveled to California to post the $25,000 in bail for Jackson.

An early Christmas gift

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:11:51 -0500

Nothing has been made official yet, but the word is that UFC 90 will be held in Chicago in late October. UFC 89 is already set for October 18th in London and it is thought that the Chicago event could be held the following weekend, October 25th.

A new King in the UFC

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:45:30 -0500

When Dana White and the UFC created The Ultimate Fighter reality television series, they could only dream that one of the fighters that won the show would one day being a World Champion for the organization. Matt Serra fought on the show, won it and eventually won a title, but Forrest Griffin became the first true competitor from the show to achieve World Champion status.

Wanderlei Silva Vs Thiago Silva Possible for October.

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:27:33 -0500

Thiago Silva has been on a tear boasting a 13 fight win-streak and running through Houston Alexander. Wanderlei Silva is slated to fight on July 19th, he tore up Keith Jardine, and had a legendary fight with Chuck Liddell. I think this is going to be a good fight. If thiago gets Silva to the ground, i think Silva has good enough jiu jitsu skills to hang. we saw Thiago struggle in his last fight standing up so Wanderlei has the advantage and will win in my opinion.

All apologies to The Axe Murderer

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:53:21 -0500

Before his bout with Keith Jardine in May, I wrote that regardless of the outcome of the fight that Wanderlei Silva should drop down in weight from light-heavyweight to middleweight to best utilize his talents and capitalize on possibly becoming a champion in the UFC. Not only do I need to take back that statement, I need to send my deepest apologies to Wanderlei in hopes that he doesn't beat me down like he did to Jardine.

Anderson Silva vs James Irvin to Headline July 19th "UFC Fight Night 14"

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:54:49 -0500

MMA Rated has confirmed that UFC middleweight champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva will move up to the 205lb light heavyweight division to fight James Irvin on July 19th for a speacial UFC event dubbed "Ultimate Fight Night 14". The event will air on Spike TV opposite of Affliction's first foray into live events with its pay-per-view offering "Affliction: Banned" featuring a main event between top heavyweights Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia.

Also, lightweight contenders Hermes Franca and Frankie Edgar will battle it out, a fight originally scheduled for UFC 87 now has been added to the July 19th card. It was originally reported that a main event between Wanderlei Silva and Brandon Vera was possible, but MMA Junkie is reporting that Silva wasn't physically prepared for the bout. Brandon Vera will still fight on the card and take on UFC newcomer and former IFL vet Reese Andy.

Also scheduled for the event is a heavyweight showdown between Cain Velasquez and recently re-signed Jake O'Brien. Anthony Johnson, coming off an impressive knockout of Tommy Speer will take on Kevin Burns who recently won his UFC debut at UFC 85 against Roan Carneiro with a second round triangle choke.

The event will be held at The Palms Casino Resort and it is expected to be announced on The Ultimate Fighter tonight.

All I can say about this news is "Thank god for DVR"!

Top 10 MMA Fighters Ranked List

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:06:13 -0500

Listed Below are the Top 10 MMA Fighters currently in the sport today from the Muffin. In addition I am listing additional fighters that you could potentially argue should be in the top 10 due to being a fan favorite or having actual talent.

1. Anderson Silva
2. Urijah Faber
3. Georges St. Pierre
4. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
5. B.J. Penn
6. Miguel Torres
7. Antonoio Nogueria
8. John Fitch
9. Lyoto Machida
10. Takanori Gomi

Some additional fighters left off the list include:

Andrei Arlovski
Cung Lee
Diego Sanchez
Fedor Emelianenko
Joe Rogan
Randy Couture
Rich Clementi
Sean Sherk
Tim Sylvia
Wanderlei Silva

Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans is back on again

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:21:31 -0500

Chuck Liddell and Rashad Evans will face each other at UFC 88 in Atlanta, Georgia, in September. The two were originally scheduled to fight this past weekend in London, but injuries to both fighters caused the cancellation of the fight. Liddell, the former light-heavyweight champion will take on Evans, the winner of season two of The Ultimate Fighter.

Previewing UFC 84: Silva vs. Jardine

Sat, 24 May 2008 08:56:15 -0500

In the UFC's preview for the Wanderlei Silva-Keith Jardine fight, UFC President Dana White says that no one in the company is overlooking Jardine and he is at the top of everyone's radar. White is saying all the right things, but you have to wonder if anyone really believes it.

UFC 84: Ill Will Preview

Wed, 21 May 2008 20:58:45 -0500

UFC 84 features three big time fights, including one of the most anticipated fights in the history of the lightweight division, as well as Tito Ortiz's last fight in the UFC. Here's everything you need to know about UFC 84.

Wanderlei Silva Post Chuck Liddell Fight (Video)

Sun, 18 May 2008 23:21:27 -0500

I thought this was interesting: Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva drop by to give Wanderlei Silva props for a good fight. Dana White comes in later and gives him praise for fighting a good fight. I'm a huge Wanderlei fan and I agree with Dana White, even if he did lose he gained a lot of fans from that fight.

Wanderlei Silva gets ready for Keith Jardine (Video)

Sun, 18 May 2008 23:17:59 -0500

Wanderlei Silva is gearing up for a possible do or die to establish legitimacy in the UFC. He really needs to come away big to get back into title contention.

UFC Buys Pride Comic Book Picture Gallery

Sat, 10 May 2008 23:04:01 -0500

This is the picture gallery of the comic book that shows the events that lead up to the death of Pride.