UFC Going Back to New Jersey in March

January 5th, 2011 by / Posted in UFC NEWS

UFC 128 which will take place March 19th will be in Newark, New Jersey. Tickets for the March bout will officially go on sale January 13th and there are certain websites and locations that have pre-sale offerings for those who have special privileges such as with the UFC fight club. The UFC bout will take place at Prudential Center and there are certainly a number of fans who are gearing up for it as well as the actual fighters who will be participating. The light-heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua will be going up against Rashad Evans who is the former titleholder and will be giving it all he has to get it back.

Urijah Faber known as “The California Kid” will also be in UFC 128, making his debut in the ring against Eddie Wineland who is the former WEC bantamweight champion. There is no doubt whatsoever that a number of fans are looking forward to the upcoming bout which will take place in New Jersey, a location which the UFC is not particularly known for visiting. With all of the big title fights as well as a debut from Faber, there are quite a few fans that are looking forward to it and are planning on purchasing tickets as soon as they go on sale.

This light heavyweight fight is definitely one of the more anticipated events in recent UFC history, at least according to Dana White who is the president of the organization. Shogun has proven himself to be one of the more skilled and experienced fighters, especially after he managed to take down Lyoto Machida for the belt. Shogun is now going up against Rashad Evans, an opponent that might not be an easy one to defeat and he knows it.

Evans has won bouts with both Thiago Silva as well as Rampage Jackson, making him a fierce opponent in the ring and many UFC fans will be showing up in person to see for themselves who will be victorious. White said that with the main fight as well as some of the other ones involving multiple fighters, the card they are putting together for New Jersey will prove to be an extremely exciting one that fans have been clamoring for. The fight for the bantamweight title is perhaps the most highly anticipated fight, involving Faber and Wineland who will be going head to head in New Jersey’s city center.

Jeff Vanderbeek who is the chairman of Devils Arena Entertainment stated that so far UFC events that have been taken places at this venue in New Jersey have been successful and they believe this one will not disappoint in terms of the sheer number of people who will be showing up. Tickets for the event which will go on sale January 13th will be starting at $60 and could cost as much as $500 depending on the seat that you purchase. With all of the anticipation building up for the event, there is no doubt that fans will be buying them up as soon as they officially go on sale.

UFC Going Back to Brazil August 2011

December 17th, 2010 by / Posted in UFC NEWS
Although some people do not realize it, the birth spot of MMA is Brazil. The UFC or Ultimate Fighting Championship only exists because of mixed martial arts which was started twenty years ago. Since the birth of MMA there has been a number of rule changes and improvements made that have ultimately led to the developing of the UFC league where fighters from around the world go one-on-one against each other to see who is the better fighter overall. MMA began in Brazil in gyms and academies, quickly moving to the streets and evolving into an actual championship fights that are meant to determine which fighter is the best of them all. The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization has officially announced that it will be holding its next international fight in Brazil August of 2011.
There has not been a UFC bout held in Brazil since back in 1998, so the news certainly comes as a shock to many in the UFC as well as those who live in Brazil and are extremely excited about the news. Both Frank Fertitta and Lornenzo J. Fertitta who own the UFC announced the news that the organization will in fact be coming to Brazil next year to hold an international fight. The Brazilian city that the UFC will be coming to will also be the home of the 2016 summer olympics as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup. There is quite a for this city to digest with all of the news regarding these events that have been unfolding for a while now.
The international UFC event will be held at the HSBC arena in Brazil on Saturday August 27th of next year. A spokesperson for the UFC said that everyone who is involved cannot wait to bring the international fight to the largest city in Brazil, and they know that there will be plenty of local MMA fans showing up to see it. The owners of the UFC organization have said that they are pleased to give back to the country that has birthed MMA and is essentially why the UFC exists in the first place. Some of the UFC fighters with Brazilian heritage include Anderson Silva, Jose Aldo, and Vitor Belfort. There are certainly a number of fighters in the UFC that have roots in this country and it is truly a revolutionary thing for the organization to be traveling to this country for the second time in twelve years.
Lorenzo Fertitta said that this upcoming trip to Brazil will be just one part of their planned expansion to other countries and there are definitely more international fights to come in places other than Brazil; however they felt that it would be an appropriate first stop because it is the birthplace of MMA. The owners say that by introducing the UFC to Brazil as well as other places around the world, they will be securing a foothold in the large market which is constantly growing. They have expressed their excitement for the first international Brazilian fight in twelve years, a truly landmark event for MMA and the UFC. Quite a few fighters in the organization have expressed their excitement of the 2011 bout which will take place in Brazil’s largest city.