Posted by thesportsjunky on September 23, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The UFC needed a replacement after Mauricio Rua dropped out and Yushin Okami stepped up with a chance to make an impression in his return to the UFC but came up short.
Posted by thesportsjunky on September 21, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The UFC heads to Japan still looking for that star from the homeland of the sport and with some new prospects and and old veteran getting a second chance this might be the card where they find one.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The UFC is the largest fighting promotion in the world but they have been a promotion that lacks some major talent in certain places.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The UFC will travel back to Japan this week with a big heavyweight fight leading the way at UFC Fight Night 75.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on September 18, 2014 · Leave a Comment
The UFC will continue to showcase one of the most exciting divisions in the sport as two more heavyweights face-off in the octagon. Las weekend Andrei Arlovski announced his return to the division in beating Antonio Silva. For the win Arlovski moved up the rankings to #7 as he is ready to come for the title. He will have plenty to go through to get there though including the two heavyweights that will headline UFC Fight Night 52. Roy Nelson, ranked #8, and Mark Hunt, ranked #6, have been working their way up the rankings for a while now.
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