UFC 147 Location  -  May 11, 2012  -  941 Views  -  3 Comment(s) By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The UFC has announced that UFC 147 will take place at "Mineirinho" (Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond) in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The venue can accommodate approximately 25,000 fans. U More>>

UFC 147 Update  -  Apr 24, 2012  -  3727 Views  -  5 Comment(s) By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The UFC held a press conference today in Brazil to announce that the main event of UFC 147 has been switched from Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen 2 to Wanderlei Silva vs. Vitor Belfort. Silva v More>>

Wand On Belfort  -  Apr 3, 2012  -  2402 Views  -  2 Comment(s) By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Wanderlei Silva has had an itch to get back in the cage with Vitor Belfort ever since Belfort embarrassed him at UFC: Brazil way back in 1998. Belfort needed only 44 seconds before he blasted his fe More>>

UFC: Rematch Happy?  -  Mar 21, 2012  -  11420 Views  -  1 Comment(s) By MATT MOLGAARD MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer I’m all for a highly anticipated rematch. Second duels (and sometimes third) between familiar foes tend to boast big intrigue, and often manifest a new level of motivation for fighters. What could More>>

UFC Rio: The Aftershock  -  Jan 15, 2012  -  8076 Views  -  3 Comment(s) By MATT MOLGAARD MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The Ultimate Fighting Championships put forth another awe inspiring event tonight as the promotion headed back to Brazil to showcase the world’s finest product to the South American audience. It w More>>

UFC 142 Weigh In Results  -  Jan 14, 2012  -  2799 Views  -  4 Comment(s) By MATT BOONE MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The following are results from the official UFC 142: "Aldo vs. Mendes" weigh-ins for Saturday night's event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Pay-Per-View Fights: -Jose Aldo (145 lbs.) vs. Ch More>>

UFC 142 Card  -  Jan 5, 2012  -  4198 Views  -  9 Comment(s) By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer UFC 142 is set to go down on January 14th when the UFC returns to Brazil at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. Jose Aldo will defend the UFC Featherweight title against challenger Chad Mendes in More>>

Johnson Vs. Belfort  -  Nov 2, 2011  -  1959 Views  -  6 Comment(s) By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer The UFC 142 card is beginning to gain steam as another fight has been added to the January 14th 2012 event. Anthony "Rumble" Johnson and Vitor Belfort have verbally agreed to fight on the card More>>

Belfort Talks Silva, Sonnen  -  Oct 6, 2011  -  10778 Views  -  49 Comment(s) By MATT MOLGAARD MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Despite being handily dismantled by Anderson Silva back at UFC 126, Vitor Belfort still believes he’s capable of dethroning the champion, and he’s not afraid to make that known. In a recent More>>

Cung Le Vs. Wanderlei Silva  -  Sep 22, 2011  -  2411 Views  -  32 Comment(s) By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer An injury has forced Vitor Belfort out of a scheduled middleweight bout against Cung Le at UFC 139 in November. UFC President Dana White announced that the fight had been called off due to the More>>