SAN DIEGO (Aug. 3, 2010) - Former IFL middleweight champion Matt “The Fighting Hippy” Horwich is the new opponent for former UFC title challenger Thales Leites in their August 14 battle for the vacant Powerhouse World Promotions (PWP) LLC Middleweight Championship, one of three world title fights on the “War on the Mainland” Pay Per View event, live from Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.
Leites (17-3-1), fighting out of Brazil, and Hollywood-based Horwich (23-13-1) are both Brazilian Jui Jitsu specialists. Leiti has defeated …

Another weekend and UFC event has come and gone, yet the level of fan satisfaction is sub-par in comparison to what has become the norm for post-fight buzz.
Middleweight champ Anderson Silva and challenger Thales Leites lulled the live Canadian crowd and millions watching at home into what was a horrid state of frustration turned disinterest by failing to engage one another. In what turned out to be a lopsided unanimous decision victory for the champ, the sometimes poor match making of Joe Silva was largely contributing factor. I did not …

UFC 97 is right around the corner, April 18, 2009 to be exact, and the hype behind it is huge! Arguably the best pound for pound fighter in the world, Anderson Silva (23-4) is going for his unprecedented 7 straight title defense against Brazilian jujitsu expert Thales Leites in what is sure to be a very explosive main event. Also on the card is the battle between two of the worlds best 205 lb fighters, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua against the legendary Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell. Lets break …

As much as I thought UFC 97 may not receive much press due to it being outside of the States and not having the most intriguing main event, there has still been significant buzz. I suppose we can accredit that to Anderson Silva’s drawing power.
Personally, I’ve been urging mainstream fans and MMA newcomers to order this pay-per-view due to the title/contender picture implications many of the matches have. Although seemingly docile at first glance, there is much on the line this weekend for a good amount of the gents who’ll …

The Ultimate Fighting championship returns to The Bell Centre in beautiful Montreal Quebec Canada for UFC 97 “Anderson v. Leites”.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced yesterday that UFC 97 will be headlined by middleweight Champion Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva taking on 14-1 Thales Leites who hasnt lost a fight since November 2006.  Co-main event will be Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell vs. Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua coming off of his recent dismantling of UFC hall of famer Mark Coleman.  The lineup is as follows.

Middleweight champ Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites
Chuck Liddell …