
Mark Pavelich is the owner of the Maximum Fighting Championship, not the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and it’s time to recognize. Pavelich (Twitter: @MarkPavelich) and his crew have been building the MFC for over a decade and have continuously improved over the years. From a regional show in Western Canada to now being on the brink Read More »

UFC on FOX 2 takes place this Saturday at the United Center in Chicago, Ill., and features a main event between “Suga” Rashad Evans and Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis. The UFC will be bringing in two new combatants to make their debut; both may be new to the UFC, but have over 20 years of Read More »

Move over Blackzilians, Joey Beltran and his compadres have formed their own crew. Beltran (Twitter: @mexicutioner760), a UFC heavyweight with charisma larger than himself, is set to do battle on short notice at UFC on Fox 2. “The Mexicutioner” will meet former Strikeforce fighter Lavar Johnson on Saturday at the United Center in Chicago. Beltran Read More »

When “Big Sexy” Sean McCorkle (Twitter: @BigSexyMcCorkle) inks a fight contract nowadays, he sees dollar signs rather than a chance to go the distance. It’s just the way of the world, the former UFC fighter revealed in a Tuesday interview on MMA Beatdown on the MMA Diehards Radio Network. First entering the big leagues in 2010, Read More »

Michael Johnson is looking to put Spike TV, Facebook, Versus, Fox and Fuel behind him. Johnson (Twitter: @FollowTheMenace) is set to enter the Octagon for the fourth time in his career on Saturday at UFC on Fox 2. The Ultimate Fighter 12 finalist will square off with WEC veteran Shane Roller at the United Center Read More »
January 27, 2012 5:35:10 PM
Weigh-in results for UFC on FOX 2, which took place Friday at the Chicago Theater in Chicago, Ill.
FOX Bouts
FUEL TV Preliminary Bouts
Facebook Preliminary Bout
January 27, 2012 1:35:18 AM
The UFC is targeting a return to Fairfax, Va.'s Patriot Center on May 15.
Although not finalized, the event could be named UFC on FX 3.
Additionally, a matchup between middleweights Jason MacDonald (25-15) and Tom Lawlor (7-4) is expected for the fight card.
It's the UFC's second trip to the Patriot Center following UFC Fight Night 20, which took place Jan. 11, 2010 and featured a lightweight headliner between Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz. The event was a reported sellout with a $730,000 live gate and 8,500 in attendance.
In his most recent appearance, MacDonald welcomed Alan Belcher back to the octagon at UFC Fight Night 25 and was stopped by strikes inside the first round. That soured a triumphant submission win over Ryan Jensen at the record-breaking UFC 129 that undoubtedly put more wind in his sails.
Lawlor's position might not be much safer. The veteran of "The Ultimate Fighter 8" is 1-3 in his past four appearances and stands at 3-3 in his octagon career. Most recently, he was choked out cold at UFC 139 by up-and-comer Chris Weidman, which reversed a unanimous decision over onetime middleweight contender Patrick Cote at UFC 121.
January 27, 2012 1:18:01 AM
Maximum Fighting Championship officials confirmed that MFC lightweight champion Antonio McKee has been stripped of his belt and will be released from his contract following Friday night’s fight.
McKee came in seven pounds over weight at Thursday’s MFC 32 weigh-ins.
The fight will still go on, but the report also noted that McKee was immediately stripped of the belt and would be released shortly after his fight against Brian Cobb, which is now a three-rounder.
McKee has undergone a tumultuous year with the MFC, taking off briefly for the UFC, but then returning after a one-fight stint in the Octagon.
He was expected to defend his lightweight belt against Drew Fickett upon returning, but couldn’t due to a knee injury. McKee was then either stripped of the belt or vacated – depending upon whose side of the argument you land on – but then was reinstated after a suitable belt for the vacant title never came together.
MFC 32 takes place Friday Jan. 27 at the Mayfield Convention Centre in Edmonton, Alta., Canada.
January 27, 2012 12:21:51 AM
UFC officials announced today that Canadian Mitch Gagnon (8-1) is unable to cross into the U.S. for a fight with Johnny Bedford (18-9-1), forcing the promotion to scrap the booking at UFC on FOX 2.
A heavyweight bout between Joey Beltran (13-6) and newcomer Lavar Johnson (15-5) has subsequently been added to the event's six-bout preliminary card broadcast, which airs on FUEL TV.
Gagnon, who hails from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, was a replacement for Eddie Wineland (18-8-1), who was forced to withdraw from the event with a knee injury. Wineland was initially slated to face onetime bantamweight title challenger Demetrious Johnson before the UFC announced a championship flyweight tournament set for UFC on FX 2 in Australia.
Bedford, who was knocked out of the "TUF 14" bantamweight semifinals by eventual show winner John Dodson, returned earlier this month on the undercard of the show's live finale, where he scored a vicious third-round TKO beatdown of fellow cast member Louis Gaudinot. The onetime Bellator fighter is now 7-1 over his past eight pro fights, and five of the wins came via stoppage.
UFC on FOX 2 takes place Saturday at Chicago's United Center.
January 27, 2012 12:13:07 AM
The main card is set for Cage Warriors Fight Night 3, which features UFC vets such as Kyle Watson and Tommy Speer.
The show, which kicks off the organization's 2012 schedule, also features two opening-round matchups from the organization's eight-man middleweight tournament.
Headlining the event is a lightweight bout between Watson (13-7-1) and Juha-Pekka Vainikainen (18-5-1). Watson, a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter 12," defeated Sako Chivitchyan at the show's live finale, but the UFC released him following a UFC 129 loss to John Makdessi. Vainikainen, a Finnish fighter, enters the fight undefeated (7-0-1) in his past eight fights.
Speer (19-5) was was released from the UFC following a runner-up finish to Mac Danzig and a subsequent defeat to Anthony Johnson. But he's since rebounded with an 8-2 run that he'll bring into his middleweight fight with Mats Nilsson (7-1-1), a Swedish competitor and promotional newcomer who's riding a three fight win streak.
Also slated for the card are tourney bouts of Victor Cheng (7-2) vs. Matt Gabel (7-2) and Gareth Joseph (9-4) vs. Faycal Hussin (6-2). The winners advance to the semifinals on April 12.
Rounding out the main card are welterweights Ben Alloway (10-3) vs. Mauro Chimento (14-8), featherweights Matteus Lahdesmaki (11-7-3) vs. Graham Turner (18-6), and welterweights John Donnelly (7-4) vs. Domingos Mestre (8-4).
Cage Warriors Fight Night 3 takes place Feb. 11 in Beirut, Lebanon.
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