MMA Junkie News
May 12,2012
Video highlights: Bellator 68 with Straus-Sandro, Galvao-Marx, Zaromskis-Spiritwolf
Bellator 68 is in the books, and the organization has released video highlights from Friday's event.
They include all four MTV2-televised main-card bouts.
Among them was the season-six featherweight-tournament finale of Daniel Straus vs. Marlon Sandro, as well as a bantamweight-tourney semifinal of Marcos Galvao vs. Travis Marx.
May 12,2012
UFC 149 in Calgary officially sold out
Those Canadians sure love 'em some MMA.
UFC officials today announced that "UFC 149: Aldo vs. Koch" has officially sold out of tickets.
The event takes place July 21 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. UFC featherweight titeholder Jose Aldo meets Erik Koch in the pay-per-view headliner.
May 12,2012
Video: ‘UFC 146 Primetime: Dos Santos vs. Mir’ episode No. 1
The three-part "UFC Primetime: Dos Santos vs. Mir" series kicked off Friday on FX with the debut episode.
The weekly half-hour show previews this month's UFC 146 event and the championship headliner between heavyweight titleholder Junior Dos Santos and challenger Frank Mir.
Check out episode No. 1, which focuses on Dos Santos' life in Brazil and Mir's in Las Vegas, in its entirety after the jump.
May 12,2012
Guilherme Bertholdo may eventually follow in Uncle Anderson Silva’s MMA footsteps
LAS VEGAS - While his name isn't the same as his world famous uncle, there's still some pressure if you're getting into the fight game and related to pound-for-pound MMA king Anderson Silva.
But 19-year-old Guilherme Bertholdo shrugs off his famous lineage and told MMAjunkie.com he's trying to forge his own fighting path, which right now is strictly muay Thai.
"No, I don't feel any pressure," said the soft-spoken Bertholdo, who faces 24-year-old Chris Lazaro tonight at Lion Fight Muay Thai VI. "I'm just trying to do my own thing."
May 12,2012
‘Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale’ weigh-ins take place Friday in San Jose
Official fighter weigh-ins for "Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finale" take place Friday.
HP Pavilion's main concourse in San Jose, Calif., plays host to the festivities, which are free and open to the public.
Among those weighing in are headliners and heavyweight-grand-prix finalists Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier.
May 12,2012
Legacy FC 11 results: Patino crowned champ, Harris wins at welterweight
Jorge Patino staked claimed to the Legacy Fighting Championship lightweight title with a stunning first-round knockout of Clay Hantz.
The bout served as the featured contest of Friday's Legacy FC 11 event, which took place at Houston's Arena Theater. The night's main card aired on HDNet.
"Macaco" needed a mere 64 seconds to claim the vacant belt.
May 12,2012
The Sunday Junkie deadline reminder, win a free ‘Fighters Only’ subscription!
As a reminder, submissions for the upcoming edition of "The Sunday Junkie" are due Sunday at 10 a.m. ET.
All topics - including Bellator 68 and the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 3 and Strikeforce events - are open for discussion. The person who sends in the submission we deem the best (based on timeliness of subject, clarity and overall persuasiveness) is the winner.
Each winner receives a free year's subscription to "Fighters Only," the world's leading MMA and lifestyle magazine.
May 12,2012
Episode No. 10 recap: ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Live’
Welcome to MMAjunkie.com's recap of episode No. 10 of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live."
The first-ever FX-broadcast season of the reality show airs each Friday. UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and former WEC champ Urijah Faber are coaches as the cast is reduced from the initial 32 to one eventual winner.
Check out MMAjunkie.com's Episode No. 10 recap, which features the season's first two quarterfinal fights, as well as the announcement of the matchups for the remaining two round-of-eight contests.
May 12,2012
Bellator 68 results: Straus downs Sandro, Galvao edges Marx
Daniel Straus is set to meet the winner of an upcoming title fight
between featherweight champ Pat Curran and Patricky "Pitbull" Freire.
Straus overpowered favorite Marlon Sandro to earn a unanimous decision and win the season-six featherweight tournament at Bellator 68, which took place Friday at Palladium Ballroom in Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, N.J.
Additionally, Marcos Galvao powered his way to a decision to earn a spot in the finals of the season-six bantamweight tourney.
They include all four MTV2-televised main-card bouts.
Among them was the season-six featherweight-tournament finale of Daniel Straus vs. Marlon Sandro, as well as a bantamweight-tourney semifinal of Marcos Galvao vs. Travis Marx.
UFC officials today announced that "UFC 149: Aldo vs. Koch" has officially sold out of tickets.
The event takes place July 21 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. UFC featherweight titeholder Jose Aldo meets Erik Koch in the pay-per-view headliner.
The weekly half-hour show previews this month's UFC 146 event and the championship headliner between heavyweight titleholder Junior Dos Santos and challenger Frank Mir.
Check out episode No. 1, which focuses on Dos Santos' life in Brazil and Mir's in Las Vegas, in its entirety after the jump.
But 19-year-old Guilherme Bertholdo shrugs off his famous lineage and told MMAjunkie.com he's trying to forge his own fighting path, which right now is strictly muay Thai.
"No, I don't feel any pressure," said the soft-spoken Bertholdo, who faces 24-year-old Chris Lazaro tonight at Lion Fight Muay Thai VI. "I'm just trying to do my own thing."
HP Pavilion's main concourse in San Jose, Calif., plays host to the festivities, which are free and open to the public.
Among those weighing in are headliners and heavyweight-grand-prix finalists Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier.
The bout served as the featured contest of Friday's Legacy FC 11 event, which took place at Houston's Arena Theater. The night's main card aired on HDNet.
"Macaco" needed a mere 64 seconds to claim the vacant belt.
All topics - including Bellator 68 and the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 3 and Strikeforce events - are open for discussion. The person who sends in the submission we deem the best (based on timeliness of subject, clarity and overall persuasiveness) is the winner.
Each winner receives a free year's subscription to "Fighters Only," the world's leading MMA and lifestyle magazine.
The first-ever FX-broadcast season of the reality show airs each Friday. UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and former WEC champ Urijah Faber are coaches as the cast is reduced from the initial 32 to one eventual winner.
Check out MMAjunkie.com's Episode No. 10 recap, which features the season's first two quarterfinal fights, as well as the announcement of the matchups for the remaining two round-of-eight contests.
Straus overpowered favorite Marlon Sandro to earn a unanimous decision and win the season-six featherweight tournament at Bellator 68, which took place Friday at Palladium Ballroom in Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, N.J.
Additionally, Marcos Galvao powered his way to a decision to earn a spot in the finals of the season-six bantamweight tourney.













