UFC 162 fight card update: Two rising lightweights, Norman Parke and Kazuki Tokudome, will look to extend their respective win streaks at UFC 162, which takes place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 6, 2013.
The UFC has announced two new fights. Norman Parke vs. Kazuki Tokudome for UFC 162 on July 8, and Ed Herman vs. Trevor Smith for UFC on Fox 8 on July 27.
Monday's episode features interviews with Tito Ortiz, Rich Franklin, Alexander Gustafsson, Bruce Buffer, Greg Jackson, Norman Parke and Mike Chiappetta. The show is live now.
Jon Tuck has been hurt and with no time left to find a suitable replacement, promotion officials have opted to scrap his upcoming fight against Norman Parke at this weekend's UFC on FOX 7 event in San Jose.
Between the startling rise of Kelvin Gastelum and the fact that Urijah Faber is probably going to get another title shot at some point here soon, this past weekend gave us plenty of storylines. But then the women went and stole the show once again.
After TUF "Smashes" star Colin Fletcher came up short against Norman Parke -- and then against Mike Ricci -- UFC officials decided they had seen enough of the "Freakshow" and relieved him of his Octagon duties.
Check out a detailed preview and prediction for the UFC 158 lightweight main card bout between Mike Ricci vs. Colin Fletcher, which will take place tonight (March 16, 2013) from Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, airing live on pay-per-view (PPV).
Colin "Freak Show" Fletcher and Mike Ricci, both within hours lost in the finals of their respective Ultimate Fighter shows in December. But the two men, who are far more opposites, square off Saturday at UFC 158.
MMAmania's Brian Hemminger takes a closer look at Saturday night's UFC 158 main card bout between Mike Ricci and Colin Fletcher. What's the key to victory for both Ultimate Fighter finalists? Find out inside.
Updated fight card and rumors for UFC 162: "Silva vs. Weidman," set to go down on July 6, 2013, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. See the full television line up and bout order for the Fourth of July Weekend extravaganza, inside.
Norman Parke will travel stateside for his first fight since winning The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) reality show when he takes on undefeated Jon Tuck at UFC on FOX 7: "Henderson vs. Melendez" at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on April 20, 2013.
Anderson Silva's manager recounts a recent run-in he had with Chris Weidman and Vegas oddsmakers pin Dan Henderson as high as a 2-to-1 underdog against Lyoto Machida on today's edition of the Morning Report.
Several lightweight fights are now set for UFC on FOX 7 in San Jose on April 20th, including an early FOTN candidate between Tim Means and Jorge Masvidal.
After campaigning for weeks to get a spot on UFC 158 in his hometown of Montreal, the UFC obliged and booked Mike Ricci vs. Colin Fletcher on the March 16 card.
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