Joe Lauzon eyeing summer return after taking care of scar tissue
In the co-main event of UFC 155, Lightweight Joe Lauzon put on his second Fight of the Year contender in 2012. Unfortunately for Lauzon he came up short and lost the unanimous decision to Jim Miller. Miller cut Joe open in the first round and it looked like he may get the early finish. Instead, […]
UFC’s Mike Goldberg: Illness, not drug problem, caused UFC 155 absence
The ugly rumors flew all over the internet when UFC announcer Mike Goldberg had to sit out UFC 155. Ariel Helwani was able to get the real story a few days after the event by talking to Goldberg’s near and dear: a nasty combination of illness and the interactions of his asthma medication with the […]
UFC 155 ‘personal issues’: Junior dos Santos ended 10 year marriage just prior to fight per reporter
We posted a few days back that former UFC Heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos was struggling with both kidney troubles and “personal issues” heading into his UFC 155 bout with Cain Velasquez. Now we’ve got more at Tatame’s Guilherme Cruz has tweeted that dos Santos’ 10-year marriage is collapsing: If you were wondering what JDS […]
UFC on FX 7: Dana White video blog, part 2
UFC president Dana White is back with another video blog, this being the second part of his UFC on FX 7 series. I don’t even know why they’re labeled by a particular event, considering they almost always look at the last event anyway. In this case, there’s a bunch more UFC 155 footage. The blog […]
UFC 155 pulls live gate of almost $3.3M and attendance of 13,561
The UFC closed out 2012 with their annual New Year’s weekend pay-per-view. The UFC 155 main event featured Cain Velaquez taking 25 minutes to win back the Heavyweight title from Junior Dos Santos in destructive fashion. Before that, Lightweights Jim Miller and Joe Lauzon put on a Fight of the Night performance where Lauzon spent […]
UFC on FX 7: Dana White video blog, part 1
UFC president Dana White is back with another video blog, this time for UFC on FX 7. He says at the start of it that he’s off to LA to have his Meniere’s Disease surgery, and that he’s going to pump out a second vlog this week as well. After running down the card, he […]
UFC 155: Frank Mir talks Cain vs. JDS, rips dos Santos’ ground game
Former UFC Heavyweight champ Frank Mir spoke to Studio MMA at the 2012 World MMA Awards and got him to open up about the Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos rematch from UFC 155. MMA Mania transcribed the interview and got some choice quotes: “Everybody says Junior has submissions on the ground, I think after […]
Junior dos Santos blames personal problems, kidney issues for UFC 155 loss to Cain Velasquez
Junior dos Santos lost his UFC Heavyweight title to Cain Velasquez at UFC 155 just over a year after taking the belt from Velasquez at UFC on Fox 1. He sat down for an interview with Brazil’s Esporte (translation via MMA.tv): JC: And what happened? Why did you have this performance? JDS: Really was my […]
Mike Goldberg denies rehab rumors, hopes to return for UFC On Fox 6
Just a day before UFC 155, veteran commentator Mike Goldberg was forced from contributing to the event. Initial reports cited “illness” which was followed by a correction from Dana White that Goldie was “taking some time off.” Even days after the event, White responded to questions about Goldberg with a concise “Goldie’s out for a […]
All UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 fighters pass post-fight drug tests
After a slow start to the pay-per-view, UFC 155 delivered two of the most dramatic fights in recent memory. In the co-main event Lightweight Joe Lauzon poured blood out of his forehead for 13 minutes of his 3 round decision loss to Jim Miller. Then, to cap off the show, Junior Dos Santos gave up […]
Michael Bisping: ‘Back to the undercard, sunshine’ for ‘simpleton’ Alan Belcher
Over the last few months (and really most of his UFC career) Middleweight Michael Bisping hasn’t shied away from letting his fellow 185 pounders know what he thinks about them. It’s no different now in the wake of UFC 155. Prior to the event, he and Alan Belcher had exchanged barbs in interviews. Following Belcher’s […]
UFC 155 preliminaries earn strong ratings on FX
Dave Meltzer is reporting that 1.4 million viewers tuned to FX to watch the UFC 155 preliminary card on Saturday, December 29. The FX card featured four fights: Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland, Erik Perez vs. Byron Bloodworth, Jamie Varner vs. Melvin Guillard and Myles Jury vs. Michael J0hnson. Meltzer comments at MMA Fighting: That […]
UFC 155 results: Jim Miller looks back at war with Joe Lauzon
UFC Lightweights Jim Miller and Joe Lauzon put on an epic Fight of the Night bout at UFC 155. Miller spoke to Bloody Elbow alum Duane Finley about the fight and his opponent: “It played out pretty good for me in the first round. I came out and wanted to set the pace. I have […]
UFC 155’s Joe Lauzon: ‘I don’t want to have wars if that means I’m going to forget my own name’
Years and years of defending the sport of mixed martial arts from the “human cockfighting” crowd have seemed to lower the realization by many that this is still a violent sport, and violent sports carry some serious risks. But many fighters have not forgotten the risks involved with a sport that involves pretty consistent trauma […]
Chris Leben blames ‘ring rust’ for UFC 155 loss to ‘boring’ Derek Brunson
After a year long suspension following a failed drug test at UFC 138, TUF 1 veteran Chris Leben returned to action at UFC 155. Unfortunately for Leben, his return against Derek Brunson didn’t go as well as he’d planned. An early Brunson takedown set the tone for how the fight would play out. While Leben’s […]
Knuckle Up 489: Eugene S. Robinson & Leopoldo Serao talk UFC 155 plus Eugene rolls with Cain Velasquez
EUGENE S. ROBINSON, host of KNUCKLE UP and a habitué of a place called “HOW D’YOU LIKE HIM NOW?”, sets phasers on GLOAT as his sage pick of Friend of Knuckle Up [FOK-U] CAIN VELASQUEZ at UFC 155 over an over-matched JUNIOR DOS SANTOS is the stuff of which LEGEND is made! Especially if by […]
Dana White doesn’t know when Mike Goldberg will return
Just before the UFC 155 weigh-ins, MMA fans got a big surprise when it was announced that Mike Goldberg would not be doing commentary for the event. It was originally reported that illness kept Goldberg from the booth for Saturday’s event, but moments later it was revealed he was “taking some time off”. Three days […]
UFC 155 Judo Chop: Melvin Guillard’s Last Minute Submission Attack
Many point to UFC Lightweight Melvin Guillard’s grappling as a key weakness, but against Jamie Varner at UFC 155 when Guillard found himself down on the cards he began a grappling offensive. So we are going to take a quick look at the opportunistic attacks by Guillard. Here is a quick run down of the […]
Joe Lauzon 3 days after sating Jim Miller’s bloodlust at UFC 155
In the UFC 155 co-main event, Jim Miller beat Joe Lauzon’s face to a bloody pulp in a Fight of the Night winning decision. Miller opened up Lauzon’s forehead with a series of elbows in the first round and Lauzon continued to pour blood for the rest of the Lightweight fight. By the end both […]
UFC 155 payouts and salaries: Ex-champ Junior dos Santos tops payroll at double what Cain Velasquez got for beating him
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official payouts, salaries and disclosed bonuses for UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. Cain Velasquez: $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)Junior dos Santos: $400,000 Jim Miller: $82,000 ($41,000 to show, $41,000 to win)Joe Lauzon: $27,000 Constantinos Philippou: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)Tim Boetsch: […]
UFC 155: Dana White says he made a mistake putting Chris Leben vs. Derek Brunson on main card
Chris Leben returned to the UFC following a year-long drugs suspension stemming from his UFC 138 loss to Mark Munoz. Unfortunately, he opened UFC 155’s main card against short-notice replacement Derek Brunson, and the two combined for a horrible fight which Brunson took via unanimous decision. It marked the 3rd loss in 4 fights for […]
UFC 155: How Cain Killed the King
Variety is truly the spice of life and Cain Velasquez served up a vindaloo of strategic punishment to Junior dos Santos in all areas of the fight at UFC 155. In his successful attempt to recapture the UFC heavyweight strap, Cain Velasquez overwhelmed Junior dos Santos on the feet, in the clinch and on the […]
Dana White upset with awful UFC 155 judging, but NSAC unlikely to ever take action
It appeared to seemingly anyone with a functioning set of eyes that Jamie Varner had beaten Melvin Guillard when the three rounds of their UFC 155 bout ended. But somehow Adelaide Byrd saw the fight as a clean sweep for Guillard. It was something that set Dana White off during the post fight press conference […]
UFC 155 results recap: Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez
UFC capped off 2012 with a title change as Cain Velasquez took the Heavyweight title from Junior dos Santos. Velasquez won the belt with a dominating unanimous decision victory, 50-45, 50-44, 50-43. Cain is now a two time Heavyweight champion with an 11-1 record. Cigano suffers his first UFC loss and is now 15-2. After […]
UFC 155 Results: Kid Nate’s bathrobe review & post-fight analysis
In which I offer my post-fight review and analysis of UFC 155 from top to bottom. If you like this sort of thing, subscribe to MMA Nation on YouTube and get all of my videos as soon as they’re uploaded. Quick results: Cain Velasquez def. Junior Dos Santos via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-43, 50-44).Jim Miller […]
UFC 155 results recaps
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UFC 155 results: Cain Velasquez proves he never stopped being the best heavyweight in the UFC
Cain Velasquez’s destruction of Junior dos Santos at UFC 155 really cemented for me that he never really stopped being the best heavyweight on the planet just because Junior caught him in November of last year. That’s the thing about a quick KO in a sport like MMA or boxing, it’s a completely legitimate win, […]
UFC 155: Controversial scorecards mar several fights throughout the card
MMA judging is frequently ridiculed, scrutinized, and discussed among fans and commentators alike. Last night at UFC 155 in Las Vegas was exactly why judges in this sport get this kind of treatment. There were 8 decisions out of 12 fights and there were several scorecards ranging from iffy to downright horrible. Here are the […]
UFC 155 post-fight interviews with Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, Dana White, Jim Miller
Zombie Prophet has compiled a comprehensive video playlist of post-fight interviews from MMA Fighting, Fuel TV, UFC.com and ESPN following UFC 155. Subscribe to MMA Nation on YouTube to keep up with all of the Zombie’s finds. It’s a video playlist so just hit play on the video above and use the FF button to […]
UFC 155 results: What’s next for the main card fighters
UFC 155 is in the books, and it was a fitting finale for 2012. The event, like the year, definitely had its ups and downs. I still haven’t managed to catch the entire event as I’m on vacation, but it’s pretty obvious that the middleweight division as a whole took a huge hit in Vegas […]