Archive: Vitor Belfort

Ronda Rousey’s Striking Coach and TUF coaching assistant, Edmond Tarverdyan, fires back at Miesha Tate and her boyfriend.  Even offering up some money to have Miesha come to their gym to get her ‘ass kicked’. 

The long-awaited rematch between UFC Middleweight Champion Chris Weidman and former Middleweight king Anderson Silva is set for this Saturday, December 28th for UFC 168 in Las Vegas, NV.  and I for one can not wait!  However, there is one person who is awaiting to find out the outcome of this bout even more than...

UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey live on Sportscenter speaks on her intense dislike of MieshaTate and what to expect for her big rematch showdown this Saturday at UFC 168.  She also drops some cuss words and incites panic on set. 

Earlier today BJPENN.COM streamed the official UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva pre-fight press conference live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  If you missed our broadcast of the event click here for the full replay. 

This Saturday Anderson Silva gets his shot at redemption in the UFC 168 main event when he faces off with Chris Weidman for the UFC middleweight title in Las Vegas.  Today the two squared off for cameras at the official UFC 168 Press-Conference.  Miss the presser?  Watch the replay right here.  Rousey and Tate Staredown is HERE....

Saturday’s UFC 168 co-main event features an intriguing grudge match between TUF 18 coaching opposites, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate.  Today the two female fighters squared off for cameras at the official UFC 168 Press-Conference.  Miss the presser?  Watch the replay right here.  Other staredown photo’s from today press conference are HERE. 

Earlier today BJPENN.COM streamed the official UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva pre-fight press conference live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.  If you missed our broadcast of the event hit play above for the replay. 

“I think that Dana could let me tryout in taekwondo for the 2016 Olympic Games and let me fight Roy, but if he let me do that, he would need to let other fighters do their things, so he would lose control. [ Dana White] is a big dad, but we have our fights all the...

In anticipation of Saturday’s UFC 168 event UFC officials are putting together a pre-event media gathering to promote the year-end show.  Set to go down today from the MGM Grand Garden Hotel and Casino Resort in Last Vegas, today’s press-conference will stream live right here on BJPENN.COM.  Use the player below starting at 1:00 p.m....

Chris Weidman shocked the world when he knocked out then-champion Anderson Silva for the middleweight title at UFC 162.  While Weidman attempts to validate his first win, Silva looks to regain the respect he had before losing the belt.  Tate vs. Rousey: Browne vs. Barnett:

“He’s going to be like a Muhammad Ali.  He’s going to be a legend, simple as that.  To be competing alongside Anderson Silva for so long, and not get to fight him would be tragic.”  TUF winner, Michael Bisping, is a long-time contender in the UFC’s middleweight division.  More specifically, he’s been a long-time contender...

“I don’t care who will win on Saturday, because whoever wins will already be preparing to lose.  That belt belongs to me.  I conquered my space.  I wanted the opportunity to fight for the belt, and here I am.  The one thing the fans wanted to see is me getting the title shot.  Now I...

Paula Sack sits down for an incisive one on one interview with former middleweight champ Anderson Silva as he prepares for his highly anticipated rematch at UFC 168.  Catch the biggest event of the year: UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2, live on Pay-Per-View, Saturday, December 28, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. “ I...

Just in case anyone doubted that Vitor Belfort was interested in the winner of this weekend’s fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman, he made it clear on twitter that he believes that he deserves the next title shot. “ The Phenom” recently tweeted UFC president Dana White, saying “the fans and me are very...

After a week of votes, it appears as if 74% of fight fans believe that Anderson Silva will get his vengeance this weekend against Chris Weidman to win back his UFC middleweight title.  The two fighters face off this weekend in Las Vegas.  After more than 5,000 votes in our latest poll here are the...

“She really has to nitpick to try and find weaknesses in my game.  I mean, she has to tell herself something.  If you think about it, her best performance ever was against Marloes Coenen to win the Strikeforce belt.  Then I beat her very decisively and then she had an embarrassing and bad performance against...

“It’s just another fight, man.  The ring is still the same.  It doesn’t matter if it’s just the two of us in the gym or if the world is watching.  I’ve been doing this since I was a high school wrestler in Seattle and we’d get crowds for the meets.  It’s nice people are interested...

“On Saturday night, if Chris Weidman wins or Anderson Silva wins, the next massive, huge fight that everyone wants to see is Vitor Belfort.  That’s what everybody wants to see.  Vitor Belfort’s next.  Or – I don’t know.  You never know what happens here.  Anything could happen, but there’s nothing but big fights for Vitor.” 

By Evan Stoumbelis This year has been a great one for fight fans, and as it’s winding down with its final card next Saturday it only seems right to reflect on the year and wonder who the UFC will pick as fighter of the year.  In the meantime I have decided to take a look...

Gegard Mousasi will try his best to defeat the striking enigma that is Lyoto Machida at UFC Fight Night 36.  To train for the Karate master, Mousasi has began implementing Karate sparring in his training camp. “ I already know how Machida fights style-wise,” Mousasi told MMAFighting.com, “and I have a training partner that has fought...

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