The game plan designed for Rashad Evans was executed flawlessly for two rounds.
A brief lapse in the third, however, nearly cost him the fight in the main event of UFC 108 at the MGM Grand on Saturday night.
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They weren’t great odds for a fair fight. It was always 2-on-1. It was always two brothers ganging up on another. The matchup wasn’t always the same, though. It sort of depended on the day.
What has happened to the lineup of the Ultimate Fighting Championship card at the MGM Grand tonight, however, is downright bizarre. … No less than 10 potential or scheduled bouts were altered or canceled for various reasons, leaving a matchup of light heavyweight contenders as the main event for what traditionally has become one of the organization’s signature shows, New Year’s weekend in Las Vegas. … Thiago Silva will meet Rashad Evans in a pairing of two one-loss fighters atop the UFC 108 card that has been labeled by many with the dreaded term of cursed.
It took being mocked by an 8-year-old to snap former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans out of his depression.
Paul Daley finally got his big break in the Ultimate Fighting Championship when he stepped in at UFC 103 for an injured Mike Swick to face Martin Kampmann.
Mixed martial arts has fought for years to gain mainstream acceptance.
Donald Cerrone has hit the couch to try to get past a problem that has plagued his last few fights.
Chris Horodecki looks more like a freshman at college orientation than a 14-fight mixed martial arts veteran getting ready to make his World Extreme Cagefighting debut.
Count Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White among those who are not excited about the finalists for the UNLV athletic director position.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — BJ Penn retained his Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight championship Saturday night with a fifth-round technical knockout of Diego Sanchez in the main event of UFC 107.
Frank Mir is known mostly for his ground game, but he has pulled no punches when discussing the ability of his next opponent.
Diego Sanchez has been preparing for this opportunity his entire career.
The use of instant replay passed by the Nevada Athletic Commission in August is extremely limited in scope.
Kimbo Slice came away from Saturday night’s Ultimate Fighting Championship card at the Palms with a win in his first official bout in the organization.
Roy Nelson found it easy to shrug off. The task was not quite as simple for his wife.
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