May 19, 2013

UFC / MMA: Georges St-Pierre thrashes Nick Diaz in big win at UFC 158

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(Georges St.Pierre (red) throws punches at Nick Diaz (blue) during their Welterweight title bout at UFC 158 at the Bell Centre. Eric Bolte, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Georges St-Pierre wins by unanimous decision; all three judges score 50-45 St-Pierre’s intensity was evident from the moment he stepped into the cage A frustrated Diaz at [...]

UFC / MMA: Renan Barao reigns again at UFC on FUEL TV 7

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Renan Barao celebrates defeating Urijah Faber (not pictured) in the interim bantamweight title bout of UFC 149 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.(Photo: Anne-Marie Sorvin, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Renan Barao extended his unbeaten streak to 30 fights by defeating Michael McDonald Barao retained the interim bantamweight title with an arm-triangle choke After the fight, Barao [...]

UFC / MMA: Jose Aldo beats Frankie Edgar to retain featherweight title

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Jose Aldo celebrates his unanimous-decision victory over Frankie Edgar.(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez, USA TODAY Sports) Story Highlights Aldo scored a unanimous decision to remain undefeated in UFC and win his 15th straight fight Edgar suffered his third straight loss, all of which have been close decisions Aldo scored early heavy leg kicks that helped him [...]

UFC / MMA: Strikeforce results – Tarec Saffiedine out duels Nate Marquardt

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — In a fitting narrative to the end of Strikeforce, a fighter who worked his way up from the ranks of the Challenger shows managed to become the welterweight champion in the final event in the organization’s existence. in the main event of Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine, underdog Tarec Saffiedine battered Nate [...]

UFC / MMA: St-Pierre unifies UFC welterweight title in return

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — Welcome back, GSP. How about a five-round war? UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returned on Saturday after 19 months away and won a bloody battle against interim titleholder Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC 154. St-Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) got the win over Condit (28-6, 5-2 UFC) in [...]

UFC on FX 3 Results: Demetrious Johnson Tops Ian McCall, Earns Flyweight Title Shot

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Ian McCall of the USA falls to the ground at the end of his fight during the UFC On FX flyweight bout between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall at Allphones Arena on March 3, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (March 2, 2012 – Source: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images AsiaPac) (PhatzRadio / FoxSports) — Jun 8, 2012 – [...]

UFC / MMA: UFC 146 wins in hand, Dos Santos-Velasquez II on tap

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — LAS VEGAS – After a pair of impressive performances at Saturday night’s UFC 146 event, Junior Dos Santos (15-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and Cain Velasquez (10-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC) will meet for a second time. UFC president Dana White confirmed at the evening’s post-event press conference that heavyweight champ Dos Santos [...]

UFC / MMA: Curran pummels Warren to win Bellator belt

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — Pat Curran took advantage of the holes in Joe Warren’s game to capture Bellator Fighting Championships’ featherweight title Friday. Curran dealt a sustained beating to Warren that culminatd with a knockout 1:25 into the third round of the main event at Bellator 60 in the Chicago suburb of Hammond, Ind. The [...]

UFC / MMA: Kaufman edges past Davis for Strikeforce title shot

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sarah Kaufman survived a game and unusually aggressive Alexis Davis on Saturday to make her case for another chance at a Strikeforce belt. Kaufman won a majority decision in the main event of Strikeforce’s preliminary card in Columbus, Ohio. Two judges scored the fight 29-28 for Kaufman; one [...]

Jones chokes out Machida to retain UFC belt

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — TORONTO — Jon Jones kept his Ultimate Fighting Championship title by putting Lyoto Machida to sleep. Jones choked Machida unconscious 4:26 into the second round of UFC 140′s main event in Toronto. Machida did not tap before going limp in Jones’ modified guillotine choke. Other than a disqualification loss, Jones remains [...]