The official UFC 133 fight card has gone through several changes over the past few days and I thought it’d be wise to post it again, in full. You can always get the latest fight card info via the “Upcoming Events” section located at the top and sidebar of every page here on the site.
Updated UFC 133 line-up:
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz
Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort
Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle
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Alexander Gustafsson vs. Matt Hamill
Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya
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Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis …

Two heavyweights looking for new life in the UFC’s heavyweight division will reportedly meet in Las Vegas on October 29th. According to Fightsite.hr, MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic will face off against fan-favorite Roy “Big Country” Nelson in a do-or-die match.
Mirko Filipovic has finally named his next and possibly last opponent in the UFC. At a large event in Las Vegas by 29th October led by Georges St. Pierre and Nick Diaz title fight in the welterweight, Cro Cop will meet with the UFC’s “Fat” Royjem …

In a potential fight that hardly anyone would have interest in, Lyoto Machida says he would be open to facing Tito Ortiz again. He revealed to Fighters Only Magazine that UFC brass had been pegging Ryan Bader as the Brazilian’s next opponent, but that was nixed when Bader shockingly lost his most recent fight in the first round.
“They wanted to put me with Ryan Bader but he lost to Tito Ortiz last weekend so, so far I have no opponent,” he said.
“I could have faced Rampage [again] or even Jon …

Former 135 lbs. WEC champ Miguel Torres recently told ESPN.com that he’s open to fighting former 145 lbs. (now at bantamweight) champ Urijah Faber, even if the match doesn’t necessarily benefit either man that much.
“Now, there’s only bragging rights,” Torres told ESPN.com. “He’s coming off a loss. I’m coming off a loss. He’s had four title shots since then. He lost twice to Mike Brown, to Jose Aldo and now to Dominick Cruz. I lost fights to one of his students [Joseph Benavidez] and Brian Bowles.
“All …

MMA newcomer and Serra/Longo student Chris Weidman picked up his sixth win in only six pros fights, this past weekend at UFC 131. Running his finish rate up to over 66%, the 26 year-old took out Jesse Bongfeldt with a nasty choke in the first round of their fight on Saturday night. That’s impressive for any young gun in the sport, but particularly for a wrestler who’s still learning BJJ and striking from the ground-up.
When you take a guy with natural talent and a strong work ethic like Weidman, pairing …