BARUERI, Brazil — UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo wants more money.
Coming off an epic five-round title defense against Chad Mendes in the main event of UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro in October, Aldo host a Q&A before the official UFC Fight Night 58 weigh-ins in Barueri, Brazil, and once again asked for better salaries for MMA fighters.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Anderson Silva could be the latest UFC star to sign a sponsorship deal with Reebok, but he won’t do it just for the money.
The former UFC middleweight kingpin, who was sponsored by Nike in the past, told the media during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday that he’s in negotiations with Reebok, who recently signed a deal with the UFC.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Darren Elkins has won seven out of nine fights since cutting down to the featherweight division, but Hacran Dias is not a fan of his fighting style.
Elkins, who recently defeated Lucas Martins at UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 25, returns to Brazil on Dec. 20 to face Dias at UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Sao Paulo, and the Nova Uniao fighter expects Elkins to do what he always does.
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Sheymon Moraes had his first World Series of Fighting adversary shifted twice, however he does not care.
Moraes, a 6-0 bantamweight possibility from Team Nogueira in Rio de Janeiro, confronts Gabriel Solorio at Saturday night’s WSOF 16 in Sacramento, and his largest challenge was days prior to the particular fight.
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LAS VEGAS – Conor McGregor’s lover Q & A in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil the week of UFC 179 will long be remembered as a dynamic matter.
The supporters, followers of UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo, make McGregor understand they do not value McGregor’s caustic remarks towards both Aldo and the remaining office.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Renan Barao had the opportunity to recover his UFC title in August, but passed out while cutting weight because of his UFC 177 main event with T.J. Dillashaw. Four months after, the Nova Uniao combatant returns to the Octagon against Mitch Gagnon, and he is executing some shifts for his pre-fight routine.
The former UFC bantamweight champ — who was riding a 33-fight unbeaten run until losing his belt to the heavy underdog Dillashaw at UFC 173 — Barao has consistently fought to make 135 pounds dead in the funds for title fights. That is why he says he is determined to cut junk food from his menu.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Undefeated strawweight Claudia Gadelha improved to 12-0 in MMA having a unanimous decision over Tina Lahdemaki in her UFC introduction in July. Aside from the triumph, Gadelha’s abs were one of the very discussed issues that night.
Making her return against fellow undefeated possibility Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC on FOX 13 on Dec. 13, Gadelha says her abs will seem even better on weigh-ins.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — T.J. Dillashaw stopped Renan Barao’s reign as UFC bantamweight champion with a fifth-round TKO in May, and the Brazilian has not forgotten that loss.
Barao makes his come back to the Octagon against Mitch Gagnon at UFC Fight Night 58 in Barueri, Brazil, on Dec. 20, and he is excited to fight in Brazil for the first since signing with Zuffa.
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Gilbert Burns’ return to the jiujitsu mats did not go as he anticipated.
Fresh off a first-round submission triumph over Christos Giagos at UFC 179, the Brazilian lightweight returned to Copa Podio on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a entry-only, no-time limitation jiu jitsu match against fellow BJJ world champion Leandro Lo.
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Undefeated lightweight Gilbert Burns will take some time off MMA to get back to his jiu-jitsu roots.
Fresh off a submission victory over Christos Giagos at UFC 179 in Brazil, “Durinho” will put on the gi to meet fellow jiu-jitsu world champion Leandro Lo at Copa Podio on Nov. 22 in Rio de Janeiro. But there’s a catch.
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All 24 fighters who participated on Oct. 25’s UFC 179 card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were tested for steroids and drugs of abuse and passed the screenings, the Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) announced Friday.
The event, the only UFC pay-per-view card in Brazil in 2014, took place at Maracanazinho gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro.
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Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was hospitalized on Nov. 3 with lower back pain after a jiu-jitsu session at X-Gym in Rio de Janeiro, and he thought for a moment his career would be over.
“The Spider,” who is training to get back in action on Jan. 31 against Nick Diaz after shattering his left leg in a rematch with Chris Weidman in 2013, was afraid he wouldn’t be able to walk again.
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Anderson Silva was recently hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro, but his come back to the Octagon isn’t in danger.
Silva, who’s scheduled to meet former Strikeforce welterweight champ Nick Diaz on Jan. 31 in Las Vegas, was hurried to the hospital on Monday morning after a training session at X Gym in Rio.
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Paulo Filho was shot in the leg in a celebration in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the PRIDE expert eventually opened up about everything that occurred on Oct. 26.
It was reported on Oct. 29 that Filho had been hospitalized after being shot, but few details were available at that instant. Five days after, Filho talked to MMAFighting.com in regards to the event, and disclosed he must get another operation on Thursday.
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Paulo Filho was shot in the leg in a celebration Tuesday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The former WEC winner had a conversation using a guy in a party in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was shot in the leg by a guy when he left the house. Psicoticos por VT first reported the news, and sources near the situation, supported the report to MMAFighting.com.
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Welcome to episode 109 of The Promotional Malpractice Live Chat.
As I previously pointed out, the UFC 179 fight card was usually not great. But, the key event was nothing short of unbelievable. Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes gave fight fans the type of treat they have been searching for on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro. Conor McGregor gave people something, also, but it was a mixture of intrigue, over exposure, discouragement and real glee.
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UFC president Dana White, trainers Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen were quite critical of the production team of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 in 2014, as well as the UFC made a decision to shift several things for another season of the reality show.
During tryouts in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, UFC declared the filming of the fourth season will take place out of Brazil for the very first time. Like in the TUF: Latin America season, the filming will occur in Vegas.
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There was much to love about Saturday’s UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2. The main event was among the greatest fights of the entire year, maybe even the very best in the section’s history. Gilbert Burns took another turn as a developing possibility. The devotees in Rio de Janeiro were as amped to get a UFC event as ever.
Yet, there was also quite a bit to not adore. The card beyond the primary occasion left a lot to be desired, there was an officiating snafu and honored combatants endured possibly career-changing losses.
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Everybody needs a shot at Conor McGregor.
Yan Cabral, who made his successful 155-pound introduction having a second-round entry triumph over Naoyuki Kotani at Saturday night’s UFC 179 card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is considering fighting Irish star Conor McGregor.
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Anderson Silva had eight fights left on his UFC contract, including his return against Nick Diaz in January, but Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta seemingly needed more.
White and Fertitta had dinner together with the former middleweight champ last Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, and they consented to a fresh deal with all the MMA legend.
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