28. siječnja na UFC on FOX 2 priredbi sastat će se dva UFC-ova top borca u poluteškoj diviziji, Rashad Evans i Phil Davis. Borbu su za ESPN potvrdili izvori bliski američkoj promociji.

Ovo nije prvi put da je ovaj sjajan dvoboj zakazan. Dvojac se trebao sučeliti na UFC-u 133 u kolovozu, no Davis je u posljednji trenutak ozijedio koljeno, a zamijenio ga je Tito Ortiz. Ukoliko Evans izgubi od Davisa i ovaj će put ostati bez šanse za toliko željeni naslov prvaka.

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Ovih dana dvije velike UFC-ove zvijezde iz različitih timova treniraju zajedno. Naime, i Vitor Belfort i Georges St. Pierre pod istim krovom rade prema programu poznatog stručnjaka Alvara Romana koji se zove “Animal Gymnastics” trening.

St. Pierrea uskoro čeka dvoboj protiv Nicka Diaza u Las Vegasu, a Belfort se bori protiv Anthonyja Johnsona u svom Rio de Janeiru na UFC-u 142. Obojica su se, čini se, potpuno oporavila od ozljeda koje su ih nedavno mučile.

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Bleacher Report, odnosno njihovu kolumnist Garrett Derr, napravili su listu 25 najvećih nokautera u povijest MMA-ja.

Veseli da je u ovom impresivnom društvu svoje mjesto našao i Mirko Cro Cop. Hrvatski borac je zauzeo visoko četvrto mjesto iza Andersona Silve, Chucka Liddella i Wanderleija Silve.

U objašnjenju stoji:

“Nakon posljednjeg poraza od Royja Nelsona na UFC-u 137, Mirko Cro Cop je najavio povlačenje iz sporta u kojem je nekoć dominirao. Iako možda više nikada neće kročiti u oktogon, pamtit će ga po nekim od najboljih nokauta svih vremena. Cro Cop je u svojoj karijeri čak dvadeset dvoboja završio nokautiravši svoje protivnike uključujući borce kao što su Wanderlei Silva, Mark Coleman i Igor Vovchanchyn.”

TOP 25:

1. Anderson Silva
2. Chuck Liddell
3. Wanderlei Silva
4. Mirko Filipović
5. Igor Vovchanchyn
6. Melvin Manhoef
7. Mauricio Rua
8. vitor Belfort
9. Quinton Jackson
10. Robbie Lawler
11. Dan Henderson
12. Fedor Emelianenko
13. Jose Aldo
14. Alistair Overeem
15. Bas Rutten
16. Andrei Arlovski
17. Cain Velasquez
18. Pedro Rizzo
19. Junior dos Santos
20. Melvin Guiilard
21. Nick Diaz
22. Matt Hughes
23. Takanori Gomi
24. BJ Penn
25. Rich Franklin

Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman Verbally Agreed for UFC on Fuel 1

Stefan Struve

Sources indicated when speaking toMMAWeekly.comthat verbal agreements are in place for the Feb 15 bout for the show taking place in Omaha, Neb.

Stefan Struve will look to make it two in a row when he gets back in action in February after submitting Pat Barry in his last trip to the Octagon.

The 6’11” Dutchman has gone 6-3 so far in his UFC career, and at only 23-years of age, the sky is still the limit for the young man fighting out of Holland.

Getting ready for his second trip to the Octagon will be former Sengoku fighter Dave Herman, who was forced out of his last fight at UFC 136 after failing a pre-fight drug test for marijuana.

Herman has been tested since that time and had no issues, and will look to get his UFC career back on track when he faces Struve in February.

Herman has been training alongside former Strikeforce champion and current UFC light heavyweight title contender Dan Henderson at Team Quest in Temecula, Calif. In his debut fight, Herman knocked out Team Golden Glory fighter Jon Olav Einemo.

There’s been no word if the fight will make it onto the main card for theFuel TV broadcast, but with both fighters coming off of wins, it would seem a likely candidate.