Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Assuerio Silva was hospitalized earlier this week after getting gunned down outside his gym in Curitiba, Brazil. The alleged shooter, identified as Robson Freitas, is reportedly a former associate.
Bloody Elbow takes a look at the status of next week's UFC 153 fight card in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is headlined by a three-round fight between Anderson Silva and Stephan Bonnar and it will be contested at 205 lbs.
Geronimo Dos Santos, who was set to make his Octagon debut next week at UFC 153, has reportedly withdrawn from his bout, leaving Gabriel Gonzaga without an opponent just one week from the event at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Bloody Elbow looks at the drastically changed card that is UFC 153 in Brazil, now headlined by a 205 lbs matchup between Anderson Silva and Stephan Bonnar.
Complete results and live blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of all the UFC 153 action, from the first fight of the evening on Oct. 13, 2012, all the way to the Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar featherweight title bout main event.
Complete play-by-play results, live blog and updates for UFC 153: "Silva vs. Bonnar" pay-per-view (PPV) event scheduled for Oct. 13, 2012, at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Anderson Silva's team gets closer to picking his next fight and wrestling and MMA star Joe Warren contrasts fighting with sport on today's edition of the Morning Report.
The loaded UFC 153 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil just got even deeper with the announcement of a very interesting heavyweight match-up. Find out more inside.
The UFC 153: "Silva vs. Bonnar" pay-per-view (PPV), which emanates from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, is just days away. Here's a look at the finalized fight card and line-up.
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