MMA Madness

In 1998, two of the United States’ greatest amateur wrestlers – Randy “The Natural” Couture and Mark “The Hammer” Coleman – were scheduled to meet in a relatively new proving ground called the Ultimate Fighting Championship. That mixed martial arts bout at UFC 17 never happened due to injury, but on Saturday, February 6th, nearly 12 years and six UFC championships later, Couture and Coleman finally square off at UFC 109: Relentless, for a colossal meeting of Hall of Famers over a decade in the making.

The UFC has had a whirlwind booking process in the last few weeks with so many fighters having to pull out due to injury. The UFC confirmed the latest round of changes to three of its upcoming cards.

Written by Paul Delos Santos
The way people talk about Chase Beebe, you’d think he was a fighter near the end of his rope and ready to hang up his gloves. But he’s only 24-years-old and the former WEC bantamweight champion is ready to change the perception surrounding him when he takes on Mike Easton at UWC 7.

Written by Paul Delos Santos
Mike Easton (8-1) compares himself to a pit bull, given his body type and overall tenacity. Easton will now put his skills and aggression to the test when he takes on Chase Beebe in his third defense of the UWC bantamweight title.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira “Little Nog,” twin brother to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, has been signed to the UFC according to UFC President Dana White. A slip of the tongue in last weeks UFC 102 conference call lead to the rumors and White all-but-confirmed at yesterday’s press conference.