Anderson Silva (33-6 MMA, 16-2 UFC), a former Strikeforce welterweight champion, and ex-UFC middleweight champion. Nick Diaz (26-9 MMA, 7-6 UFC), will meet in a 185 lb (middleweight) Superfight, which headlines UFC 183 this Saturday, 31st January at the Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Avenue.
UFC on DISH, Scott Patrick sat down with Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz, to discuss their much-anticipated middleweight bout. Anderson Silva is looking to come back from two losses, and a shocking leg injury against middleweight champ, Chris Weidman. Meanwhile Nick Diaz will be looking for his middleweight debut Win, against arguably the best MMA fighter of all time.
When I stopped fighting, I didn’t see me in the right fight. I just went ahead, quit fighting until that [Anderson Silva] came up. That was a big enough deal for me to come back and make a show.
Nick on his decision to agree to the fight with Anderson Silva:
We will see if it’s for the better. I could have not taken this fight. I’m here to fight.
Nick on bringing in Elite striking partners:
I have always had a lot of different kickboxer’s, Artem Levin [GLORY], being one of them. I have done more work with a lot more professional strikers than your average MMA Athletes, it was a great experience to train with them.
Nick on the outcome of the Anderson Silva fight:
I’m not in it to prove anything. I didn’t just wake up and say ‘I want to fight Anderson Silva’ it was just the kind of the way it was. I’m going to do, what I’m going to do. See how it goes. I just got to go out there and fight.
Nick on Training Full Stop:
It feels good to train for me. I have been doing it for so long [Triathlon’s], training or putting myself in some level of competition, I just really don’t feel right if I am not. To me I just have to do something.
After the news submerged that Bobby Green was out of his UFC fight with Jorge Masvidal on April 4th, after sustaining a Torn Quad, he is now on the road to recovery after having surgery for the injury, Friday just gone (January 23rd).
Below is a picture, but be warned the image is very graphic and not for those with a delicate nature.
Bobby Green Op Pic
Loving the smily face that has been drawn on Bobby’s leg 🙂
Wishing Bobby all the best in his road to recovery.
Benson Henderson got his wish granted, after losing a close split decision fight last weekend with Donald ‘ Cowboy’ Cerrone. The former lightweight champion stated he wanted to fight again soon and was willing to face anyone, anytime, anywhere.
An injury forced Bobby Green out of his scheduled bout with Jorge Masvidal after revealing he had torn his Quad, he will be out for around five months.
In steps Benson Henderson who will now be competing against Jorge Masvidal on the UFC Fight Night 63: Mendes vs Lamas card,
With an another line up revealed yesterday, Brit Luke Barnatt [8-2-0] has also been added to the card to face Clint Hester [7-4-0] along with female bout Liz Carmouche [9-5-0] vs Lauren Murphy [8-1-0].
This is shaping up to be one great fight card in Fairfax, Virginia that you do not want to miss.
UFC Fight Night 63: Mendes vs Lamas is on April 4th at Patriot Center, Fairfax, Virginia.
The UFC heads to the Tele2 Arena on Saturday for another huge stadium show in Stockholm, Sweden. Light heavyweight contenders Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson face off in the main event, with the winner on course for a title shot vs. Jon Jones. In the co-main event, MMA legend Dan Henderson returns to middleweight to face Gegard Mousasi, while Phil Davis and Ryan Bader engage in their own light heavyweight battle.
It was now time for the all important weigh-in’s to begin, all athlete’s, bar one made their scheduled contracted weight.
Stockholm, Sweden get ready for UFC on FOX 14.
Gus and Rumble Face Off
MAIN CARD
Alexander Gustafsson (205 lbs) vs. Anthony Johnson (204 lbs)
Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson Weigh in
Dan Henderson (185 lbs) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185 lbs)
Phil Davis (206 lbs) vs. Ryan Bader (205 lbs)
Akira Corassani (145 lbs) vs. Sam Sicilia (145 lbs)
PRELIM CARD
Nico Musoke (171 lbs) vs. Albert Tumenov (170 lbs)
Kenny Robertson (170 lbs) vs. Sultan Aliev (170 lbs)
Andy Ogle (146 lbs) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (145 lbs)
Andy Ogle Face Off
Nikita Krylov (205 lbs) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (205 lbs)
It was reported yesterday [Thursday], that Bobby ‘King’ Green is out injured for his bout with Jorge Masvidal at UFC Fight Night 63, which is due to take place in Fairfax, Virginia on April 4th with a torn quad, with over a 50% tear. He’ll be out for an estimated 5 months.
Bobby ‘King’ Green X-Ray
We wish Bobby Green a speedy recovery. I for one can not wait to see him return to action, fit and healthy.
Bellator’s British Invasion has seen a new opponent for newly signed British fighter Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley (35-13), as Welterweight Champion Douglas Lima has been forced out of his bout due to injury.
Daley took to his facebook account earlier stating this:
Paul Daley FB Statement
Nervous, Scared??…..I understand, preparing to fight me…. I would be. It’s ok…. guess you get to have a few more photo shoots with the belt…. My focus has shifted, same date, new opponent…. British Invasion at Bellator 134
The new opponent is Andre “Chatuba” Santos (37-9) . A veteran of the sport in his own right, the Rio De Janeiro fighter has two more wins than Daley in four fewer fights. Santos defeated James Terry at Bellator 129, in what was his first fight on American soil. He now has his sights set on Daley, with hopes to win his seventh straight fight.
Also injury has forced the delay of a heavily anticipated matchup between Bobby Lashley (12-2) and James Thompson (20-14) but Bellator MMA officials have announced a blockbuster fight to replace it in Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal (14-4) vs. Cheick Kongo (22-9-2).
Bellator: British Invasion, which takes place on Friday, February 27, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. Main card airs live on Spike TV, while preliminary bouts stream on Spike.com.
In the early hours of Tuesday 20th January 2015, UFC and Bellator MMA veteran Dave Herman [22-6] who most recently competed for Titan FC, was arrested for leading a police chase in Indiana.
Charges were filed by Dekalb County Sheriff Department and states Herman was ‘Speeding without his lights on and did not immediately pull over. Once he did stop, he approached the officers and forced them to use a taser’.
The charges Herman faces include resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, battery against law enforcement and neglect of a dependent.
Now this is where Herman’s wife [Madeleine] steps in, who filmed a good portion of what happened.
UFC light heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, who was found to have traces of the illegal drug cocaine in his system on December 4th last year, prior to his title fight against Daniel Cormier on January 3rd 2015, at UFC 181 in Las Vegas, Nevada has now done a ‘stint’ [one day] in rehab.
UFC fined Jones $25,000 for violating its code of conduct policy and will still to continue to support the champ.
Here is the one on one video interview that was aired as a special on FOXSPORTS 1 Monday night in the states.
Five Rounds with Emma 
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