Archives for February, 2012
American mixed martial arts fighter Demetrious Johnson is going to compete in the semifinals of the UFC Flyweight Tournament. After suffering his second career loss in his previous bout, he will face former TPF champ Ian McCall who won his last four matches.
American MMA fighter Joseph Benavidez is going to fight in the semifinals of the UFC Flyweight Tournament. With five wins in his last six bouts, he will face former Shooto champ Yasuhiro Urushitani who won his last five matches.
Brazilian mixed martial artist Thiago Alves is coming off a very impressive victory in his previous bout. Now, he will face Martin Kampmann who won three of his last five matches.
The main event of this February’s Strikeforce mixed martial arts event features Miesha “Takedown” Tate as she defends her Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight championship title against Ronda “Rowdy” Rousey. The former is on a six-bout win streak while the latter is currently undefeated.
This will be the second event that the Strikeforce has hosted in the state of Ohio and will coincide with the Arnold Sports Festival, which annually draws up to 150,000 sports fans. This event was expected to host the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finals match between Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier, however, the bout didn’t [...]
The main event of the UFC on FX 2 mixed martial arts event features Thiago “Pitbull” Alves as he faces Martin “Hitman” Kampmann in a UFC welterweight match. The former won two of his last three bouts while the latter won three of his last five matches.
This will be the third event that the UFC has hosted in Australia. The previous one was UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch last February 2011. In this event, the semifinals of the UFC’s Flyweight tournament will be held, which will eventually crown the first ever UFC Flyweight Champion. The UFC on FX 2: Alves vs [...]
Kevin Durant displayed his scoring skills at the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. After helping the West team win the game last year, he put an MVP performance this year to lead the Western Conference squad to victory at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.
