Posted by thesportsjunky on September 3, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Stefan Struve made his return to the octagon after a year off but things didn’t quite go according to plan as he wasn’t able to keep up his recent success against a rising heavyweight prospect.
Posted by thesportsjunky on August 31, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The UFC returns to the Netherlands with a heavyweight fight that could be coming at just the right time for both main event fighters looking to make some noise in a now rising division in the UFC.
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The UFC travelled to the Netherlands for the first time as two Dutch fighters were in complete display showing why their country is a centre for combat sports.
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The UFC will make their trip to the Netherlands where two Dutch stars take the spotlight in a country that has loved combat sports for years.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on March 3, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC would head to Japan for the first time in 2013 and the second time in as many years with one main purpose. They would return to Japan to bring back the glory of Japanese MMA when it was at it’ height. The UFC would bring back the Pride Fighting Championship to Japan by bringing back some of the brightest Pride stars.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The UFC has built its reputation on the every expanding world that it has created and helped for the sport of MMA. They have expanded from fighting in only Las Vegas once a month to holding three and sometimes four fights a month all over the world. One of the more recent places that the UFC has set up home is Japan but it is not a place that is unfamiliar with combat sports.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The UFC have had more free events this year than ever and the majority of them have been better than the Pay-per-Views. This week the UFC went back to their free fight as they continued to look for recovery after cancelling UFC 151.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 27, 2012 · 1 Comment
The UFC will be back at it again this weekend when they host another free fight after the big UFC 152. UFC 152 was an event to save the promotion from starting a downward slide after cancelling their first event ever. It was a milestone that was supposed to keep everyone excited and make everyone forget about the cancelled event.
Posted by thesportsjunky on May 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment
UFC 146 was a night of heavyweights as it seemed that the entire division was in action throughout the main card. With so many big fighters in the octagon many expected fireworks and that is exactly what they got. A total of 5 heavyweight fights made the night a special one as fans got to see all levels of the division.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on February 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
After months of uncertainty in the welterweight division the UFC finally found some stability last week with Carlos Condit taking control at the top and waiting to untie the belts. With this stability at the top of the division the rest of the division begins to work themselves out. This included a key fight between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger.
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