Maiquel Falcao in intensive care after suffering heart attack in Brazil

This past Sunday Brazilian middleweight Maiquel Falcao found himself in a fight with stakes far exceeding any he?d faced before after having a heart attack that nearly cost him his life. Fortunately, Falcao was home with his wife who was able to rush him to the hospital where doctors were able to provide him with [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/23/maiquel-falcao-in-intensive-care-after-suffering-heart-attack-in-brazil

José Aldo  John Alessio  Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida 

America wants ?Mayhem? Miller to punch Michael Bisping in the face

The fine folks at Ranger Up created a short film expressing a desire that is present in so many proud Americans: the wish to see Michael Bisping punched in the face.

Over the course of this season of "The Ultimate Fighter," Bisping has endeared himself to few people. His "pranks," dislike of Miller's dog, and use of a mole to try to find out inside information on his opponent add on to to tarnish the image of a man who isn't exactly loved in the U.S. as is.

Miller will get the chance to make America happy on Saturday at "The Ultimate Fighter" finale. It's been more than a year since he last fought, with his last bout a submission of Kazushi Sakuraba. Bisping's last fight was a TKO of Jorge Rivera, most remembered for how Bisping spit at Rivera's cornermen after the win. Will Miller take the win, or will the British fighter? Speak your mind in the comments or on Facebook.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/America-wants-Mayhem-Miller-to-punch-Michael-B?urn=mma-wp9965

Jason Ellis Aleksander Emelianenko Fedor Emelianenko Yasubey Enomoto

KICKBOXING

The science of stand-up with kicks and strikes, kickboxing differs from Muay Thai in the lack of knees/elbows but misses none of the violence with knockouts a frequent occurrence in matches. Kickboxing is also often used as a means of self-defense and on a non-contact level related to fitness training. Japanese kickboxing originates in the [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/23/kickboxing

Tiki Ghosn Dennis George Kultar Gill Allan Goes

Wanderlei Silva returns to win column over Cung Le at UFC 139

Wanderlei Silva returns to win column over Cung Le at UFC 139

Wanderlei Silva survived big kicks from Cung Le to get a second-round TKO win at UFC 139 in San Jose on Saturday.

In the first round, Silva became aggressive first, throwing a series of punches then moving back to create distance again. Le stuck with his trademark kicks, wobbling Silva with a kick and then a spinning backfist. He threw plenty of 360 kicks, but Silva still came in when he could and opened a cut on Le's face. He followed up with some kicks of his own, wobbling Le.

This same back and forth continued in the second round. Le threw every kind of kick that can be imagined, including an axe kick and a wheel kick. Silva took over in the final minute, wobbling Silva with a head kick and a right hand. Then Silva grabbed Le in a headlock, and landed several knees to Le's face. He then followed Le to the ground, and finished with ground and pound at 4:49 in the second round.

UFC commentator Joe Rogan disagreed with the stoppage, saying that Le was hurt but going for a takedown when on the ground. Le's face showed plenty of damage after the bout, as his nose was disfigured and his face was bloody and swollen.

Silva was emotional in the win. He said this past year was tough, but he had to return to hard work with his team to get back to his vintage form.

This was a landmark fight for both men. Silva, who has a long career that spans Pride and the UFC, appeared to be on the edge of retirement after a punishing loss to Chris Leben. For Le, it was his first bout in the UFC after being a pioneer fighter for Strikeforce.

Now, Silva appears rejuvenated. Le was impressive for much of the fight, but clearly has work to do.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Wanderlei-Silva-returns-to-win-column-over-Cung-?urn=mma-wp9734

Tony Bonello Stephan Bonnar Lorenzo Borgomeo  Kyle Bradley 

The Mayhem Miller Primer

The finale for the fourteenth season of the Ultimate Fighter is set to grace our television sets on Saturday night, and with that grand SpikeTV exit (no more TUF on SpikeTV!) comes a marquee matchup between TUF 14 coaches extraordinaire Michael Bisping and Jason ?Mayhem? Miller. Now, everyone in the TUF Generation knows ?The Count? [...]

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He Peng David Heath Delson Heleno Dan Henderson

The UFC 139 Round-Up (HEADLINERS)

Yesterday I took a look at three fights on the UFC 139 main card. Today I’m back with a breakdown of the co-headlining clashes featuring Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le and Dan Henderson vs. Mauricio Rua. Without question both were extremely entertaining affairs, an opinion supported by the company awarding dual “Fight of the Night” [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/22/the-ufc-139-round-up-headliners

Tadhg Steamfist Dixon Joe Doerksen  Chris Dolman Edson Drago 

Paulo Thiago to face Mike Pyle at UFC 142 in Brazil

Former welterweight contender Paulo Thiago appears set to fight Mike Pyle at UFC 142, a show confirmed to go ahead in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 14, 2012. Though not confirmed by UFC officials, if the bout takes place as expected it would mark his second consecutive clash in Brazil after beating David Mitchell [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/11/23/paulo-thiago-to-face-mike-pyle-at-ufc-142-in-brazil

Mac Danzig  Karen Darabedyan Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis