Posted by thesportsjunky on May 15, 2016 · 1 Comment
A record crowd in Curitiba was having a great night but a silence fell over the sell-out crowd when one of their favourites sons fell in a major fight on the night.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The UFC has a knack for using anticipation to sell fights and at UFC 198 the anticipation of a title fight and a fighter debut will lead the headlines in a return to Brazil.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 14, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The UFC might not be growing the same extent as it was only a few years ago but that doesn’t mean they don’t continue to expand.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on June 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The heavyweight division has long been legendary in combat sports as the heavyweight fighters often represent the biggest and most exciting fighters.
Posted by thesportsjunky on October 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment
One of the best battles in the history of the Heavyweight Division in the UFC would go into its trilogy at Houston. The UFC is made up of great trilogies as it is one of the biggest parts of the fighting world. Trilogies are the be all and end all of rivalries in fighting as that third fight, more often than not, determines who the better fighter is. It is generally between two fighters that are at the top of their game or are fan favorites who people want to see fight.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on October 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Rivalries are the lifeblood of sports and in the UFC the rivalries can take on a whole new meaning. In team sports the rivalries form between two teams and players come and go that pick up this rivalry despite not being around for the catalyst that created the rivalry. In the UFC rivalries are different as they are much more personal. Rivalries in the UFC are about two fighters who have given everything they have in the octagon against each other.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 26, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Las Vegas has been the centre of UFC for years with most of their older fights taking place in the casinos on the strip. The UFC is also headquartered in Vegas and so the UFC looks to continue putting on good fights to reward the city that opened the door for them first.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Heavyweight division in the UFC has had plenty of changes over the last few years as it has changed hands six times since 2008. As if the talent in the UFC wasn’t already great the promotion has continued to add top contenders into the division. The influx of talent added to the talent that is already in the division has made the heavyweights one of the toughest groups in the UFC.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on December 30, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The heavyweight division has always been an interesting division in the UFC as the title has change hands multiple times. Since 2011 though, the heavyweight division had seemingly seen their dominant champion rise to earn the title. It was November 2011 when Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos faced off in one of the biggest fights in UFC history.
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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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