Vitor Belfort was allowed to use Testosterone Replacement Therapy for UFC on FX 7 bout with Michael Bisping
UFC Middleweight Vitor Belfort was allowed to use testosterone replacement therapy by the authorities in charge of MMA in Brazil according to a tweet from USA TODAY’s John Morgan: Additionally, Vitor Belfort was on TRT for the fight. — John Morgan (@MMAjunkieJohn) February 6, 2013 Last week rumors had run rampant that Belfort had failed […]
Thiago Tavares fails UFC On FX 7 post fight drug test, suspended 9 months
Last week rumors abound that UFC On FX 7 headliner Vitor Belfort had failed his post fight drug test. Belfort had impressed in his fight against Michael Bisping with a second round knock out. However, shortly after the rumors began UFC president Dana White assured that, while someone had failed their test, it was not […]
Dana White: Someone failed a drug test after UFC on FX 7 but it wasn’t Vitor Belfort
Last week we posted on Michael Bisping’s response to rumors that his UFC on FX 7 opponent Vitor Befort had failed a drug test, letting you know that the results were not yet in. Now UFC president Dana White has come out and confirmed that Belfort did NOT fail his post-fight tests although there WAS […]
Michael Bisping talks rumors of Vitor Belfort failing drug test, Brazil commission says tests aren’t back yet
In the MMA world, as in most sports, rumors spread like wildfire. Especially when the rumor involves an athlete allegedly failing a drug test. This time, the rumor involves a main event fighter at UFC on FX 7 – Vitor Belfort. Belfort defeated Michael Bisping by TKO in their bout, and Bisping tweeted last night […]
UFC ready to set Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold
AT UFC On FX 7, Vitor Belfort upset the UFC’s plans for their next Middleweight contender. Prior to the event, UFC president Dana White promised Michael Bisping a shot at Anderson Silva if he could get past Belfort. That contendership promise did not extend to the Brazilian who’s now on a 3-fight win streak at […]
Dana White ‘doubts’ that ‘fantastic actor’ Pedro Nobre will be back in the UFC
One of the most controversial fights of UFC On FX 7 involved Bantamweights Pedro Nobre and Yuri Alcantara. Two minutes into the fight, Alcantara had Nobre back mounted. Yuri poured it on with ground and pound, but the action was stopped by referee Dan Miragliotta for blows to the back of the head. Despite the […]
UFC on FX 7 draws biggest audience of any UFC event on the network, prelims a success on Fuel
UFC on FX 7 was destined to do good ratings based simply on the main event and time of year. Michael Bisping is one of the most consistent big draws in the UFC, a solid example is when his fight with Jason Miller on the TUF 14 finale drew 3.4 million viewers during the fight. […]
UFC on FX 7 Results: Gracie Breakdown of Gonzaga’s arm-in guillotine choke of Ben Rothwell
Rener Gracie is back with a Gracie Breakdown of UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping and no he doesn’t have much to say about the main event, but he does want to talk about Gabriel Gonzaga’s arm-in guillotine choke of Ben Rothwell. Here’s the YouTube description of the video: In this special edition Gracie […]
UFC on FX 7: Belfort, Bisping and ducking into kicks
Vitor Belfort has always been pretty much a puncher with the single exception – his throwing of at least one left high kick a round seems to be pretty reliable since way back in his bout against Chuck Liddell. Every time he does so commentators speak about how he has rounded out his game, but […]
UFC on FX 7 results recap: Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping
In the main event of UFC on FX 7, Vitor Belfort picked up a big second-round TKO victory over Michael Bisping. After controlling most of the first round with some measured striking, Bisping ate a head kick from Belfort that hurt him. Bisping managed to survive and got out of the round without too much […]
UFC on FX 7 results: Fights to make for the main card fighters
Last night’s UFC on FX 7 event didn’t have a ton of fights that were important in terms of title chases. Obviously the main event was extremely important to the middleweight division, but it really was a one-fight show in terms of divisional relevance. Still though, these guys have to fight someone next so we […]
UFC on FX 7 Results: Kid Nate’s bathrobe review & post-fight analysis
In which I offer my post-fight review and analysis of UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping 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: Vitor Belfort def. Michael Bisping via TKO (Head […]
UFC on FX 7 Results: With Bisping out of title contention is it time for Rashad Evans to face Anderson Silva?
Who’s next for UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva? Going into UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping fans knew that Michael Bisping had been promised a title shot with a win. Vitor Belfort’s brutal dismantling of Bisping put shut to that idea. As for Belfort, memories of his UFC 126 one-kick KO loss to Anderson […]
UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping post-fight interviews, press conference and highlights
Zombie Prophet has compiled a comprehensive video playlist of post-fight interviews from Fuel TV and UFC.com following UFC on FX 7: Belfort vs. Bisping. 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 […]
UFC on FX 7 Results: Sunday Perspective
The UFC finally held a show in Sao Paulo, a city that has been in the UFC’s sights since before their failed attempted to host Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen II there. All in all the card was entertaining, despite a slow stretch in the prelims and some horrific refereeing. And Vitor Belfort’s head kick […]
UFC on FX 7 results: Winners and losers
UFC on FX 7 is in the books and all I can say is – thanks the heavens for the main card. All four of the FX fights helped to erase the memory of the Fuel undercard, which was pretty horrid. While Nik Lentz and Ronny Markes did their jobs and took home wins on […]
UFC On FX 7 results: Yuri Alcantara gets win bonus after controversial NC against Pedro Nobre
Despite delivering exciting and impressive action on the main card, UFC On FX 7 was not without it’s share of controversy. Specifically, referee Dan Miragliotta flubbed more than one call on the fights he was chosen to officiate. The biggest faux pas happened early in the night when Bantamweight Yuri Alcantara went to finish Pedro […]
UFC On FX 7 results: Vitor Belfort vs. Michael Bisping full fight video highlights
Saturday night at UFC On FX 7, the “old lion” Vitor Belfort gave an impressive performance against would-be contender Michael Bisping. The fight started out slow as Belfort maintained distance in the early minutes as he calculated the timing needed to take out Bisping. The fight looked like it might end in the first when […]
Chris Weidman ready for Anderson Silva in the summer following UFC On FX 7
Back at UFC On Fuel 4, Middleweight Chris Weidman beat down Mark Munoz in one of the most dominating victories of the year. The win marked Weidman’s second consecutive top-10 win and gave him one of the strongest cases for a title shot in the division. However, Chris got hamstrung by appearing on a card […]
UFC On FX 7 results: Chael Sonnen responds to challenge from Vitor Belfort
For the third time Michael Bisping fell short of capturing his Middleweight title shot. At UFC On FX 7, Vitor Belfort put Bisping down in the second round with a left head kick. The win gave Belfort his first ever UFC victory to come outside the first round. In his post fight victory speech, Vitor […]
UFC On FX 7 results: Vitor Belfort, Ildemar Alcantara, Daniel Sarafian, and C.B. Dolloway pick up $50K
Despite a slow start on the prelims, the UFC On FX 7 main card delivered with 3 finishes and an exciting Middleweight fight. In the headliner, Vitor Belfort upset Michael Bisping’s third chance at a title shot. Early in the second round, Belfort blasted Bisping with a left high kick that sent Mike to the […]
UFC on FX 7 results: Vitor Belfort stops Michael Bisping with second round TKO
Many pundits thought that if Michael Bisping could get his UFC on FX 7 bout with Vitor Belfort into the later rounds, he’d have a better chance of winning. Unfortunately for him, he wasn’t able to do it. After getting hurt at the end of the first round but surviving, Bisping was dropped by a […]
UFC on FX 7 results: C.B. Dollaway takes razor-thin split decision over Daniel Sarafian
C.B. Dollaway didn’t get off to the best start in his UFC on FX 7 co-main event bout with TUF Brazil’s Daniel Sarafian, but he rebounded very well in the second half of the fight. The bout ended up being extremely close, but it was Dollaway that won a split decision. The judges had it […]
Dana White blasts Dan Miragliotta’s reffing at UFC On FX 7
While the majority of the early fights from UFC On FX 7 didn’t light the world on fire, a couple certainly got a reaction from UFC president Dana White. And both instances involved referee Dan Miragliotta. First, Miragliotta stopped the action in Yuri Alcantara vs. Pedro Nobre because of a perceived blow to the back […]
UFC on FX 7 results: Gabriel Gonzaga submits Ben Rothwell with guillotine
Gabriel Gonzaga didn’t look amazing in his UFC on FX 7 bout with Ben Rothwell tonight, but he got the job done. After a tepid first round, Napao took advantage of a Rothwell mistake early in the second and latched on a guillotine that forced Rothwell to submit. The finish came at the 1:01 of […]
UFC on FX 7 results: Khabib Nurmagomedov knocks out Thiago Tavares
It appears that Khabib Nurmagomedov is for real. The Russian fighter picked up his third straight win in the UFC with a first-round knockout of Thiago Tavares in the first UFC on FX 7 main card fight. He also improved his record to 19-0 in the process. After a tepid start, Nurmagomedov connected with a […]
UFC on FX 7 prelims results: Markes, Lentz take lackluster wins, Pepey steals decision
The second half of the UFC on FX prelims were…well, not very good. Two of the bouts were uninspiring to say the least, and while there was a nice knockout and some good grappling in the other two bouts, it was hard to care. Basically, it was a pretty weak preliminary card overall. Edson Barboza […]
UFC on FX 7 prelims results: Trinaldo, I. Alcantara win, Nobre acts his way to no-contest
The UFC on FX 7 prelims have been okay so far. The first bout of the night, a lightweight tussle between C.J. Keith and Francisco Trinaldo, went as expected with Trinaldo getting a second-round submission victory via arm-triangle choke. Things got a little weird after that though. In the second bout, Ildemar Alcantara made his […]
UFC on FX 7 fight card primer: Michael Bisping vs. Vitor Belfort
The main event at UFC on FX 7 sees an interesting Middleweight battle with possible title implications. Former #1 contender Vitor Belfort (21-10 MMA; 10-6 UFC) takes on Michael Bisping (23-4 MMA; 13-4 UFC). This is the last of four fights on the main card, and is scheduled for five rounds. UFC on FX 7 […]
UFC on FX 7 fight card primer: Preliminary card fights
The first UFC show of 2013 is in Brazil, and shockingly this UFC on FX 7 preliminary card is filled with Brazilians. There are 7 fights ranging from bantamweight all the way up to light-heavyweight. You can catch 6 of these fights on FUEL TV starting at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT. Francisco Trinaldo and […]