Archive for July 2009

Michael DiSanto, UFC – On Saturday, August 8, 2009, BJ Penn returns to the Octagon to defend his lightweight championship against former title challenger and universally regarded top contender Kenny Florian. Anytime the sport pits one of its champions against the undisputed No. 1 contender it is a must-see event. When that champion is attempting [...]

One-of-a-kind UFC® auction packages are now available online through WeAreLV.com, which is working in coordination with ESPN Radio 1100′s “24-Hour Talk Show” to benefit The Caring Place and honor UFC® President Dana White as "Sportsman of the Year". The 24-Hour Talk show will begin on Friday, July 24th, 2009 at 6am with a reception honoring [...]

Boxer Arturo Gatti's body was exhumed Friday to allow the Quebec coroner's office to perform a new autopsy at his family's request. The development comes a day after Brazilian police classified Gatti's death as a suicide. Until Thursday, police in the northeastern Brazil city of Recife considered it a homicide, with his wife as the [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – It was said that the bad blood between UFC President Dana White and former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz ran so deep that reconciliation wasn’t even a remote possibility. But after a twitter exchange between the two surfaced recently, fans began speculating that a return to the Octagon wouldn’t be [...]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – It’s a staple on the list of most longtime UFC fans’ favorite images – Vitor Belfort, just 20 years old, blasting through his opponents with blistering hand speed and power. These displays rightfully earned him the nickname of ‘The Phenom’, and even as he matured into a man who eventually held [...]

London, England – ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, is the new home of the UFC(R) in the UK and Ireland, the Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) organisation and ESPN announced today. News Source: UFC.com. Read full story HERE .

Timothy Bradley's 140-pound WBC title belt will be at stake Saturday night in the high California desert. It just won't be Bradley who's fighting for it. That's because Bradley made the gutsy decision to give up his title so he could risk his unbeaten record against Nate Campbell, the motormouthed former lightweight champ, instead of [...]

Former heavyweight champion Sultan Ibragimov has decided to retire, more than a year after losing his title in a one-sided decision to Wladimir Klitschko. His promoter Leon Margules of Seminole Warriors Boxing confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the former WBO titleholder will no longer fight, after a short professional career in which [...]

Tim Bradley is going to fight the best matches that can be made, WBC belt or no. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story HERE .

Boxer Arturo Gatti's death was ruled a suicide by police Thursday and his wife, once suspected of killing the former champion, was released from jail. Investigator Paulo Alberes told The Associated Press authorities decided Gatti killed himself on July 11 while at a seaside resort in northeastern Brazil. News Source: Yahoo Sports. Read full story [...]

Arturo Gatti drew a capacity crowd in his final show Thursday as former fighters and area tough guys filled a northern New Jersey church to pay homage to the fallen boxer. The crowd was sprinkled with heavily muscled men sporting tattoos and close cropped haircuts that included Academy Award-nominated actor Mickey Rourke and former champs [...]

Video released Thursday captures the apparent robbery of former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, who was shot and killed a short time later, and Atlanta police hope the footage leads them to as many as four suspects. Lt. Keith Meadows said police believe at least three and possibly four people were involved in Saturday night's robbery [...]

Debbie Lee, UFC – Just when did Kendall Grove become so mature? One minute he’s a tatted-up punk known for hard partying, reality show antics, and a brazen, if not cringe-inducing, victory dance; the next, he’s a humble, sensitive guy who fights for his family’s welfare and the honor of his native Hawaii. News Source: [...]

Elias Cepeda, UFC – On March 7th, Shane Nelson was living the dream. The 25 year old protégé of lightweight champion BJ Penn had just improved his UFC record to 2-0 by stopping top veteran Aaron Riley via TKO in just 44 seconds and was on cloud nine. News Source: UFC.com. Read full story HERE [...]

A funeral is scheduled Monday for former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, who was killed in an attempted robbery over the weekend. Forrest's manager, Charles Watson, says the service will be at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, just east of Atlanta. It will be open to the public. Watson says notables, including boxers Oscar [...]