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Franklin Wants Title Shot - Jun 25, 2012 - 3545 Views - 2 Comment(s)

By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Former UFC Middleweight Champion Rich Franklin is hoping to stake claim at one more title shot before he hangs up the 4 oz. gloves. Franklin talked about his desire for one more shot following More>>

Werdum Eying Title - Jun 25, 2012 - 1193 Views - 0 Comment(s)

By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum picked up an impressive first round stoppage of Mike Russow this past weekend at UFC 147 and following the event he spoke to the media about the heavyweight div More>>

UFC 147 Bonuses - Jun 25, 2012 - 2657 Views - 2 Comment(s)

By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer - The following $65,000 bonuses were announced following the UFC 147 event. * KO of the Night: Marcos "Vina" Vinicius * SUB of the Night: Rodrigo Damm * FIGHT of the Night: Rich Franklin v More>>

UFC 147 Results - Jun 24, 2012 - 4557 Views - 1 Comment(s)

By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer UFC 147 took place from Brazil this evening and we have complete results from the event below: Main Card (Live on Pay-Per-View, 10:00 PM ET) -Rich Franklin defeated Wanderlei Silva by Unan More>>

UFC 147 Weigh In Results - Jun 22, 2012 - 2234 Views - 1 Comment(s)

By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer UFC 147 is set to go live from Brazil this weekend and will feature the finals of TUF: Brazil as well as a main event that will pit Rich Franklin and Wanderlei Silva against each other for a second More>>

Silva On Belfort - Jun 21, 2012 - 3045 Views - 1 Comment(s)

By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Wanderlei Silva will face Rich Franklin this weekend at UFC 147 but that wasn't the match up he was originally training for. Silva had been preparing for Vitor Belfort, a match up he had been h More>>

Werdum Talks Russow, UFC 147 - Jun 21, 2012 - 953 Views - 2 Comment(s)

By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Fabricio Werdum will look to impress the UFC brass this week in Brazil when he faces Mike Russow at UFC 147 and in the process he'd also like to make a case as a viable contender for the UFC Hea More>>

Belfort Out Of UFC 147 - May 28, 2012 - 3552 Views - 3 Comment(s)

By Chris Howie MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer Vitor Belfort has been forced out of the UFC 147 main event against Wanderlei Silva after breaking his hand in training last week. Silva will still be fighting on the card as the UFC is searchi More>>

UFC 147 Location - May 11, 2012 - 1162 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>>

Can Sonnen Beat Silva? - Apr 26, 2012 - 12648 Views - 9 Comment(s)

By MATT MOLGAARD MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer With the recent Silva/Sonnen rematch shift from UFC 147 to UFC 148, I got to contemplating the bout, and asking myself one simple question: Can Chael Sonnen truly topple the longtime champion? What More>>