The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today the first quarter winners of the Twitter bonuses for the months of June, July and August. The UFC / ZUFFA introduced the Twitter Bonus program during their Fighter Summit in May.
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A Broken Hand removes Diego Sanchez from UFC 135 Co-Main Event [Updated]
The hits just keep on coming on the injury front as today UFC 135 lost one half of its co-main event. Diego Sanchez has been forced to withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight bout with Matt Hughes due to a broken hand.
UFC Rio: Silva vs. Okami Preliminary Results
The appetizers to tonight’s UFC 134 main event from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro were the preliminary card on Facebook and Spike TV. Featuring nine Brazilian born fighters, it was a perfect lead a PPV main card filled with five more Brazilians.
UFC 134: Brazilians Looking to Dominate on Home Turf
Home field advantage, in any sport, can have a huge psychological impact on a team’s performance. When you hear that crowd cheering for you and encouraging you, it gives you a little boost and you can push a little harder, dig a little deeper and give more than your all to come out on top. In many sports, the home crowd is viewed as an extra player in the game and can help swing the momentum in pivotal moments of the game.
UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami Bold Predictions
Nearly 13 years ago at UFC 17.5: Ultimate Brazil, the Ultimate Fighting Championship held it’s first ever event in Brazil. This Saturday, August 27th the promotion makes its long-awaited returns to Brazil with UFC 134 Silva vs. Okami from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
UFC 134 Under the Radar
Everyone knows the big fights at UFC 134. Anderson Silva will be defending his Middleweight title against Yushin Okami, Big Nog will try to get his groove back against Brendan Schaub and Forrest Griffin and Shogun Rua are going to run it back in a rematch of their UFC 76 classic. However, there are a few other fights on the card that will definitely be entertaining. Let’s take a quick look at the fights flying under the radar at UFC 134.
