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UFC Mark Munoz is out against Chael Sonnen

The UFC is reporting that middleweight Mark Munoz has sustained an injury and is out of the UFC of Fox 2 fight card. His replacement for the Jan. 28 f ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  25 days ago

UFC 142: Featherweight champion Jose Aldo was awesome

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (21-1, 3-0 UFC) has solidified himself as one of the top three, pound-for-pound fighters in the world, with Felipe Arantes won by unanimous decision over Antonio Carvalho.Mike Pyle won by TKO (Knee and Punches) over Ricardo Funch at 1:22 of the first round.& ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  28 days ago

UFC 141: Jimy Hettes a star in the making

Fighting for only the second time in the UFC, Pennsylvania native Jimy “The Kid” Hettes (10 wins, 0 losses) put on a ground-and-pound cl ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  December 31, 2011

UFC 141: Brock Lesnar loses, retires and it's probably for the best

At UFC 141, heavyweight Alistair Overeem (36-11, 1-0 UFC) defeated former UFC champion Brock Lesnar (5-3, 4-3 UFC) by technical knockout in the first ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  December 31, 2011

A new nickname chosen for Jon Jones?

What else can be written about UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones and the legacy he is creating in the sport of mixed mart ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  December 13, 2011

UFC 140: Jon Jones chokes out the competition

UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones (15-1, 9-1 UFC) successfully defended his title for the second time this year. He ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  December 11, 2011

TUF 14 finale: Mayhem Miller is bullied by Bisping

After watching the finale of the “The Ultimate Fighter 14” series, I have come to the conclusion that it should only be about the fighters ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  December 05, 2011

My UFC wish list for 2012

With the success of UFC of Fox and the heavyweight matchup between Cain Velasquez and the new champion Junior dos Santos, we should see even more ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  November 15, 2011

In a minute, Dos Santos is new UFC heavyweight champ

Ultimate Fighting Championship held its first live event on network television from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., Saturday night. The main ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  November 13, 2011

UFC president Dana White on witnessing history

Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White wrote this editorial to express the significance of the UFC showing a live sporting event on netwo ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  November 09, 2011

UFC 137: Diaz beats Penn convincingly

Former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz put on a dominating performance at UFC 137 Saturday night.He won a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-28) ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  October 30, 2011

UFC 137: GSP is out with knee injury

With this Twitter message from UFC president Dana White to his 1.6 million followers, the main event at UFC 137 has now become BJ Penn vs. Nick Diaz. ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  October 18, 2011

Can you smell what Chael is cooking?

UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen is the talk of the MMA world. Just moments after dominating Brian Stann at UFC 136, Sonnen seems to have transformed fro ...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  October 10, 2011

Baltimore's Dave Daniecki gets his kicks

Shogun Fights V is coming to 1st Mariner Arena on Saturday at 7 p.m. To preview the event, Baltimore Sun sports intern Chris Eckard caught up with Dave Daniecki, a Baltimore native who will fight Donald Crawford Jr.  He's a two-time state champion wrestler, a two-time All-America lacrosse defender and a former professional lacrosse player, but Dave Daniecki doesn't get his biggest...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  October 07, 2011

UFC Chael Sonnen comes clean about Anderson Silva

UFC middleweight fighter Chael Sonnen was quite honest and forthright with me recently on a conference call for UFC 136. MMA fans have heard Sonnen's opinion about the night he fought UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and how he beat him for four rounds, yet Silva walked out the cage with the belt. I was straight to the point with Sonnen and we had the following exchange...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  October 05, 2011

UFC Live 6: Cruz retains title

The UFC held its first live event in the nation’s capital at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., and a bantamweight title fight was the headliner for its UFC Live 6 card on Versus. In the main event, champion Dominick Cruz (19-1) and challenger Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson (14-2) squared off. Cruz had a huge reach and height advantage, but what the speedy Johnson...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  October 02, 2011

UFC's Demetrious Johnson wants to be top dog

The Ultimate Fighting Championship comes to the nation’s capital on Saturday at UFC on Versus 6 from Washington. In the main event, champion Dominick Cruz (18-1) takes on Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson (10-1) in a UFC bantamweight title fight. Many consider Cruz to be one of the top five pound-for-pound fighters in the world. He recently avenged his only career loss by...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  September 30, 2011

UFC champion Jon Jones dominates Rampage

UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones defended his title Saturday for the first time against Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 135 in Denver. Jones outfought Jackson for three rounds before he submitted him at 1:14 of the fourth round.  Jackson didn’t make any excuses for the loss. “I’m in the best shape of my life,” he said. “I thought he was all hype, but the kid...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  September 25, 2011

Jon Jones: Brotherly love

                                                                                                 Getty Images   Long before UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had dreams of winning a title belt or goals of becoming a mixed marital artist, his religion and his older brother Arthur...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  September 20, 2011

At UFC 134, Silva proved he’s the best ever

 UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva fought in front of his countrymen for the first time since coming to the UFC on Saturday night, and he was greeted by a standing ovation from Brazilian fans at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Silva's (31-4-0) opponent at UFC 134, Yushin Okami (26-6-0), was the last fighter to beat him more than 5 1/2 years ago by disqualification...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  August 28, 2011

Jimmy 'The Kid' Hettes showed he is the man

Making his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut, Pennsylvania's own Jimmy “The Kid” Hettes (9 wins, 0 losses) walked out to the octagon doing his familiar bounce side-to-side, as his signature song from Ini Kamoze's “Out in the Street They Call it Murder” blasted in the background   His opponent was The Ultimate Fighter alum Alex "Bruce Leroy” Caceres (5 wins, 4 losses...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  August 14, 2011

Rashad Evans dominated Tito Ortiz at UFC 133

(Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)   Former light heavyweight champion Rashad “Suga” Evans was all business when he walked to the cage at UFC 133 “Evans vs. Ortiz 2” at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Evans (16-1-1, 11-1-1 UFC) entered the cage on all fours, similar to what his former training partner Jon Jones does when he enters. Evans...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  August 07, 2011

MMA legend goes for his 100th win

On a warm summer night at a mixed martial arts school northwest of Baltimore, there stood the living legend Dan “The Beast” Severn, far from the huge arenas and UFC events he headlined in the ‘90s. He still sports his signature mustache and the barrel-chested physique of a 1960s-pro wrestler. He first entered the octagon at 37 in 1994, as one of the most intimidating fighters...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  July 18, 2011

MMA's next 'Phenom'

 If you look in the dictionary under the letter "P" you wouldn’t find the name of mixed martial artist Sergio Pettis. But what you would find is his nickname, "Phenom." A phenom is often a young prodigy -- a person or thing of outstanding abilities. This best describes this 17-year-old MMA fighter from the Southside of Milwaukee. Many fans also know him as the younger brother...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  July 04, 2011

Marquardt is last-minute withdrawal from UFC fight card

UFC fighter Nate Marquardt was suppose to be fighting in the main event on Sunday against Rick Story.   MMAjunkie.com is reporting that Marquardt is a late scratch from Sunday’s UFC on Versus 4 event, and his opponent Rick Story (13-3 MMA, 6-1 UFC) will now instead meet Charlie Brenneman (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on the evening’s main card.   UFC Heavyweights Pat Barry (6-2...
Via Baltimore Sun  |  June 25, 2011
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