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UFC 161 -- Rashad Evans edges Dan Henderson by split decision ove...
Brett OkamotoA late surge by "Suga" Rashad Evans helped secure a split decision victory over Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 161 on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | June 16, 2013 -
Roy Nelson's big gamble backfires
Brett OkamotoWINNIPEG, Manitoba -- If it turns out Saturday does mark the end of what's been an awkward relationship between Roy Nelson and the UFC, it's actually pretty fitting. If there is one thing about Roy "Big Country" Nelson we've come to learn in the ...
Blog | June 16, 2013 -
UFC 161 -- Rashad Evans, Dan Henderson set to meet in light-heavy...
Brett OkamotoIt seems strange a UFC 161 main event between athletes as consistent as Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson is being referred to as a must-win for each.
Story | Conversation | June 14, 2013 -
Canadian comparisons; storylines, more
Brett OkamotoAgainst better judgment, let's talk about UFC 149 one last time. The pay-per-view event took place on July 21, 2012, at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. An interim bantamweight title bout between Renan Barao and Urijah Faber served as t...
Blog | June 13, 2013 -
UFC 161 -- Rashad Evans edges Dan Henderson by split decision ove...
Brett OkamotoA late surge by "Suga" Rashad Evans helped secure a split decision victory over Dan Henderson in the main event of UFC 161 on Saturday.
Story | Conversation | June 12, 2013 -
Blackzilians discuss the 'demise' of Evans
Brett OkamotoThe concern about Rashad Evans is understandable. From an outside perspective, Evans has never recovered from that five-round loss to Jon Jones in April 2012. He was absent from the cage for 10 months after that, and then looked like a shell of h...
Blog | June 12, 2013 -
Hatsu Hioki-Darren Elkins added to UFC on Fox event, source says
Brett OkamotoA UFC featherweight matchup between Hatsu Hioki and Darren Elkins has been added to a UFC on Fox Sports 1 event on Aug. 28 in Indianapolis, sources close to the event confirmed to ESPN.com on Monday.
Story | Conversation | June 10, 2013 -
Lightweight contenders and pretenders
Brett OkamotoThe UFC lightweight division is the deep end of the pool. It's nondebatable. According to the new ESPN.com rankings, a well-rounded talent like Jim Miller no longer cracks the Top 10. Same for Nate Diaz -- and he fought for the title six months a...
Blog | May 29, 2013 -
Miesha Tate replaces injured Cat Zingano on 'The Ultimate Fighter...
Brett OkamotoUFC bantamweight Cat Zingano has withdrawn from her coaching position on the upcoming season of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality series due to a knee injury.
Story | Conversation | May 28, 2013 -
Rashad Evans, Dan Henderson now main event at UFC 161
Brett OkamotoA light heavyweight bout between former UFC champion Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson has been promoted to the main event of UFC 161 on June 15 in Winnipeg, Canada.
Story | Conversation | May 21, 2013 -
Belfort's next fight needs to be in U.S.
Brett OkamotoVitor Belfort's knockout win over Luke Rockhold on Saturday in Jaragua Do Sul, Brazil, was almost a perfect story. The "old dinosaur," as Belfort calls himself, tamed the "young lion" with a spinning wheel kick in the first round that was really m...
Blog | May 19, 2013 -
Nate Diaz suspended indefinitely for homophobic slur against Brya...
Brett OkamotoThe UFC has suspended lightweight Nate Diaz indefinitely for disparaging remarks he wrote about bantamweight Bryan Caraway on his Twitter account Thursday.
Story | Conversation | May 16, 2013 -
Wand: The probability I KO Sonnen is big
Brett OkamotoLAS VEGAS -- It's 100 degrees in Las Vegas and feels hotter inside Wanderlei Silva's gym. At one point while I'm there, he grabs my shoulder and admits he killed the air conditioning earlier when no one was looking and opened the back door to all...
Blog | May 15, 2013 -
UFC 165 heads to Air Canada Centre in Toronto
Brett OkamotoA UFC pay-per-view event has been scheduled on Sept. 21 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013 -
Nothing fake about Weidman's confidence
Brett OkamotoLAS VEGAS -- There is no doubt about it: Chris Weidman believes he'll beat Anderson Silva on July 6. I had the opportunity to eat lunch with Weidman on the Las Vegas Strip this week. We sat directly down the street from the MGM Grand, where he and...
Blog | May 10, 2013 -
Middleweight contenders and pretenders
Brett OkamotoThe first time I saw Anderson Silva in action live was the week he fought Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 in August 2009. I had seen him on tape previously, but it's different in person. You see the fluidity of his motion firsthand and hear the crack o...
Blog | May 07, 2013