UFC
Nelson, Carwin to coach 16th season of 'TUF'
July 13th, 2012
Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweights Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin will serve as coaches for the 16th season of The Ultimate Fighter. Read more »
Silva defeats Sonnen at UFC 148
July 8th, 2012
Anderson Silva didn't fulfill all of his promise Saturday night as Chael Sonnen left the octagon with his teeth and bones intact, but the UFC middleweight champ did apply a second-round beatdown to secure a record 10th title defense in the biggest fight in UFC history. Read more »
HOF Tito Ortiz ready for final fight in UFC
July 7th, 2012
No matter what happens in his trilogy fight against Forrest Griffin tonight at UFC 148, Tito Ortiz will leave the octagon as a UFC Hall of Famer. Read more »
Silva shoves Sonnen, ready for blockbuster UFC 148 showdown
July 7th, 2012
The champion lost his cool once again on Friday, now the only thing left to see is how Anderson Silva will react when he actually fights Chael Sonnen. Read more »
UFC
Bad Blood and Celebration
July 5th, 2012
If you like your fight weeks supersized, UFC’s got you covered. For one thing, you’ve got bitter rivals Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen battling at UFC 148 on July 7 at the MGM Grand Garden. For another, you’ve got what UFC promises will be its biggest ever fan expo July 7-8 at Mandalay Bay. And now there’s more: This is the first International Fight Week, the fruit of a recent partnership between UFC and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Read more »
Dos Santos KOs Mir at UFC 146
May 27th, 2012
Frank Mir lasted a little longer than most, but Junior dos Santos' right hand again proved to be the equalizer as he knocked out the Las Vegan in the second round. Read more »
A ton of heavyweights highlight UFC 146
May 25th, 2012
Literally the biggest card in UFC history takes center cage tonight when the promotion hosts its first ever all-heavyweight main card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Read more »
Seven Questions
Frank Mir
The former UFC champ on his upcoming title bout, his gruesome motorcycle accident and his passion for guns
May 24th, 2012
Fighting has always been in Frank Mir’s blood. The Las Vegas native and two-time UFC heavyweight champ—who faces current champ Junior dos Santos in the main event of UFC 146 on May 26 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena—received his introduction to martial arts via his father, Frank Sr., at his dad’s Kenpo Karate studio in the 1980s. His combat learning curve accelerated at Bonanza High School, and things came almost as easy to Mir after he joined the homegrown UFC. Read more »
Seven Questions
Arianny Celeste
Vegas’ own UFC octagon girl on how she keeps cool during summer, posing for Playboy and what she looks for in a man
May 10th, 2012
The reasons why 26-year-old Arianny Celeste was our obvious cover choice are endless: She looks fantastic in a bikini; she’s a born-and-bred Las Vegan (she went to Eldorado High School); she’s a familiar face of the UFC (as an octagon girl); she’s appeared on the covers of FHM, Maxim and Playboy; and, um … have you seen her in a bikini? But there’s more to Arianny Celeste than meets the eye. Read more »
Going For Broke
Fight on: UFC, boxing cards provide hard-hitting opportunities to cash in
April 19th, 2012
Miguel Cotto is quite capable of making this an interesting fight, but I don’t see him handing Floyd Mayweather his first loss. And the oddsmakers agree, as the seven-time world champ is a minus-650 to minus-750 favorite (probably the only person with a bankroll thick enough to get rich betting on Pretty Boy Floyd would be his pal, 50 Cent). That said, this is only the second time that the 35-year-old Mayweather—normally a welterweight (140-147 pounds)—will fight at 154 pounds. Read more »
