MMA News and Articles by Chris Nelson - Page 14

Falcao Confirmed for Bellator Season 6 Middleweight Tournament Onetime UFC talent Maiquel Falcao will make his stateside return this spring when he takes part in Bellator Fighting Championships’...

Chris Nelson

Jan 11, 2012

Gustafsson, ‘Minotoro’ Nogueira to Headline UFC on Fuel TV 2 Rising Swedish light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson will have the chance to propel his career into the next strata before a partisan crowd...

Chris Nelson

Jan 10, 2012

Thompson: Wear ‘Minowaman’ Trunks to Jan. 21 ProElite, Get in Free No matter who you are, wearing a pair of form-fitting, red wrestling trunks in public is guaranteed to draw some stares. But if you’re a fight...

Chris Nelson

Jan 10, 2012

Sherdog.com’s 2011 Knockout of the Year Insomuch as the sight of one man concussing another can be considered beautiful, what Lyoto Machida did in Toronto on April 30 was exactly that.

Chris Nelson

Jan 09, 2012

UFC 142 Downsized to 10 Bouts with Maldonado Withdrawal Brazilian light heavyweight Fabio Maldonado has pulled out of his Saturday meeting with countryman Caio Magalhaes at UFC 142 after suffering an...

Chris Nelson

Jan 08, 2012

CSAC: Cris Cyborg Suspended for Anabolic Steroid Use Strikeforce women’s 145-pound champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has been suspended by the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) for...

Chris Nelson

Jan 06, 2012

UFC Vet Foster Added to Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tourney Before medical troubles cut short his Octagon run, Brian Foster was pegged by some pundits as a future UFC welterweight contender. Now, he’ll...

Chris Nelson

Jan 05, 2012

Sherdog’s 2011 Round of the Year: Diaz-Daley, Round 1 With a matchup like Nick Diaz versus Paul Daley, jaw-dropping and brain-rattling exchanges were not only predicted or expected, they were all...

Chris Nelson

Jan 04, 2012

‘Hippo’ Perosh Draws UFC Newcomer Penner for March 3 in Sydney The Ultimate Fighting Championship will visit Sydney for the third time in March, and for the third time, Australian submission specialist Anthony...

Chris Nelson

Jan 04, 2012

UFC Vet Nelson, Kume Set for Lightweight Bout at Feb. 12 Shooto Seven months after a tentative matchup with Dream champ Shinya Aoki fell by the wayside, former UFC lightweight Shane Nelson has a new date and...

Chris Nelson

Dec 30, 2011