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UFC On Fox 2
The year 2012 was the 20th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. 2012 started with UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes and ended with UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2. The year saw the successful UFC Featherweight title defense by José Aldo, the crowning of Carlos Condit as the Interim Welterweight Champion, a new Lightweight Champion in Benson Henderson, a tournament to crown the first UFC Flyweight Champion as well as the finales of '' The Ultimate Fighter 15'' and '' The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil''. 2012 UFC.com awards Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012: * Abel Trujillo *Akira Corassani * Al Iaquinta * Andrew Craig * Andy Ogle *Anistavio Medeiros * Anton Kuivanen * Antonio Carvalho * Antônio Silva *Azamat Gashimov * Ben Alloway *Bernardo Magalhaes *Besam Yousef * Brad Scott * Brendan Loughnane *Brock Jardine *Buddy Roberts *C.J. Keith *Caio Magalh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 In UFC
The year 2011 was the 19th year in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. In 2011 the UFC held 27 events beginning with, ''UFC 125: Resolution''. 2011 UFC.com awards Debut UFC fighters The following fighters fought their first UFC fight in 2012: *Aaron Rosa *Alex Caceres *Alex Soto *Alistair Overeem *Anthony Njokuani *Anthony Pettis *Antonio Banuelos *Antonio McKee *Bart Palaszewski *Benson Henderson *Brad Pickett *Brian Bowles (fighter), Brian Bowles *Brian Ebersole *Bryan Caraway *Byron Bloodworth *Chad Mendes *The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung *Charlie Valencia *Che Mills *Chris Cariaso *Chris Cope *Chris Weidman *Clay Harvison *Clifford Starks *Cole Escovedo *Costas Philippou *Cub Swanson *Cung Le *Curt Warburton *Damacio Page *Danny Castillo *Danny Downes *Darren Uyenoyama *Dave Herman (fighter), Dave Herman *Demetrious Johnson *Dennis Bermudez *Diego Brandão *Diego Nunes (fighter), Diego Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glover Teixeira
Glover Lucas Teixeira (; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Teixeira is a former member of the Brazilian National Wrestling Team and has competed in the WEC, Impact FC, PFC and Shooto. He is the second oldest UFC champion in history behind Randy Couture and the oldest first time champion in UFC history. Background Teixeira is originally from the rural community of Sobrália, Minas Gerais, Brazil and is of Portuguese descent. There was no electricity in many of the homes in his community, and there was only one gas station. He moved to Danbury, Connecticut in 1999 to help support his family and found a job in landscaping. It was there that he met his wife, Ingrid. After watching boxers such as Mike Tyson and the early mixed martial arts fighters such as UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Struve Vs
Struve is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Astronomers * Struve family * Jacob Struve (1755–1841) *Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (1793–1864), son of Jacob *Otto Wilhelm von Struve (1819–1905), son of Friedrich * Gustav Wilhelm Ludwig Struve (Ludwig Struve, 1858–1920), son of Otto * Karl Hermann Struve (Hermann Struve, 1854–1920), son of Otto *Otto Struve (1897–1963), son of Ludwig * Georg Hermann Struve (Georg Struve, 1886–1933), son of Hermann * Wilfried Struve (1914–1992), son of Georg Other people * Burkhard Gotthelf Struve (1671-1738), German librarian and historian * Amand Struve (1835–1898), Baltic German military engineer and bridge specialist * Detlef Struve (1903-1987), German politician *Gleb Struve (1898–1985), Russian-American poet and literary historian, son of Peter * Gustav Struve (1805–1870), Southern German politician and revolutionary * Henryk Struve (1840–1912), Polish philosopher * Karl de Struve (1835–1907), Ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Sass
Paul Sass (born 4 August 1988) is a retired English mixed martial artist who competed in UFC's and Bellator's Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts career Early career Sass' professional record stands at 14–2 with eight of the victories by triangle choke and one by triangle armbar. These nine triangle victories have earned him a world submission record. His penultimate fight on the domestic circuit was against Rob Sinclair, the current British Lightweight Champion. Sass defeated Sinclair by split decision. Ultimate Fighting Championship Sass signed a four-fight deal with the UFC, joining Kurt Warburton, Tom Blackledge and Rob Broughton as the new additions to the UFC roster. In his UFC debut at UFC 120 he submitted Canadian Mark Holst in the first round with a Triangle Choke. Sass picked up ''Submission of the Night'' honors and a $60,000 bonus following the event. Sass faced Michael Johnson on 1 October 2011 at UFC on Versus 6. Sass defeated Johnson in the first r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Wiman
Matt Wiman (born September 19, 1983) is an American former professional mixed martial artist who competed as a lightweight. He competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Wiman graduated from Broken Arrow High School in 2002. Mixed martial arts career Early career Matt began training mixed martial arts with UFC fighter, Mikey Burnett, at the Lion's Den in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wiman's initiation into professional fighting came on August 14, 2004. A relatively unknown fighter at the time, Matt entered the Extreme Fight Night tournament organized by kickboxer, Dale Cook. Matt won 3 fights that night to become the Extreme Fighting League Middleweight Champion. He defeated Joseph Garza and Greg Bossler, each by unanimous decision, before finishing Venn Johns by triangle choke for the championship belt. Matt's first title defense came on November 13, 2004, when he defeated David Franks by armbar 42 seconds into the first round. He defended the title again on February 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 144
''UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson'' was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 26, 2012, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Venue UFC 144 was held at the Saitama Super Arena in the Chūō-ku central ward of Saitama City in Saitama Prefecture. The sellout event was held in the Super Arena's Main Stage Center Arena configuration, with a ticket cost of between ¥5,800 and ¥100,000 (ca. US$70 – US$1250). Background UFC 144 marked the UFC's fifth appearance in Japan, their first event in Japan since ''UFC 29'' in 2000, and its first event in Japan since the 2007 purchase of Pride Fighting Championships, which held many of its cards at Saitama Super Arena. The UFC event featured seven fights on the main card. George Sotiropoulos was expected to face Takanori Gomi at this event, but was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Eiji Mitsuoka. Leonard Garcia was expected to face Zhang Tiequan at thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinton Jackson
Quinton Ramone Jackson (born June 20, 1978), known by his ring name of Rampage Jackson, is an American rapper, former mixed martial artist, actor, kickboxer, and professional wrestler. During the course of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, Jackson won the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, the Bellator Season 10 Light Heavyweight Tournament Championship, and unified the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship with the Pride FC World Middleweight Championship belt. Due to his eccentric personality and aggressive fighting style, Jackson became a star in Japan during his tenure with Pride FC and following his move to the UFC, he helped pioneer MMA's growth into a worldwide sport. Background Jackson is from Memphis, Tennessee, and had a difficult childhood. He began selling drugs from a young age and was involved in many street fights. His drug-addicted father disappeared when Jackson was only 10 years old, before returning to his life in 2003. Jackson had his first experience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Bader
Ryan Bader ( ; born June 7, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division of RIZIN. He previously competed for Bellator MMA where he was the Bellator Heavyweight Champion, and still holds the record for the longest continuous winning streak of any Bellator Champion. He is also the former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion, and the winner of the 2018 Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. At Bellator 214, Bader became the first fighter in Bellator history to become champion in two weight divisions simultaneously. Prior to signing with Bellator, Bader competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the Light Heavyweight division and he was a cast member and winner of '' The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir''. Background and career Ryan Bader was born in Reno, Nevada and started wrestling at the age of seven. He entered mixed martial arts after a successful career in amateur wrestling. He attended Robert Mc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Jones
Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight (MMA), Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2008, Jones was previously the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion from 2011 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2020, as well as the Interim championship, interim UFC Light Heavyweight Champion in 2016. As of June 10, 2025, he is #3 in the List of current UFC fighters#Rankings, UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. He is regarded as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. Jones became the List of UFC records#Youngest champions, youngest champion in UFC history with his title victory over Maurício Rua at age 23. He holds many UFC records in the Light heavyweight (MMA), light heavyweight division, including the List of UFC records#Longest combined titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 155
''UFC 155: dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on December 29, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Background A Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez rematch had been expected since May 26, 2012 at UFC 146, where dos Santos defended his Heavyweight championship against Frank Mir and Velasquez defeated Antônio Silva. Velasquez and dos Santos had already fought once on November 12, 2011 at UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos, where dos Santos won via knockout in the first round. Alistair Overeem, former DREAM and Strikeforce champion, was expected to face the winner of this bout. He was originally expected to face dos Santos for the title at UFC 146; however, on April 4, 2012, Overeem was revealed to have failed his pre-fight drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). He was found to have an elevated testosterone to epitestosterone ratio of 14-to-1, over the allowed ratio rate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon (born May 22, 1984) is a semi-retired American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the UFC's Lightweight division. Described as a well-rounded fighter, he has the most post-fight bonus awards in UFC Lightweight history with 15. Joe's younger brother, Dan Lauzon, is also a mixed martial artist. Background Joseph Edward Lauzon Jr. was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, on May 22, 1984. He lived there until he was in the third grade, when he moved to Bridgewater. Lauzon lived on a small farm and enjoyed riding horses. The young Lauzon and his friends were interested in professional wrestling, and would re-enact moves on Lauzon's trampoline. Lauzon did not begin training in the martial arts until his junior year at East Bridgewater High School, after seeing a demonstration that piqued his interest. Lauzon graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in computer science. He worked as a network administrator in Cambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Miller (fighter)
James Andrew Miller (born August 30, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he currently holds the UFC records for most bouts, most total wins, and most wins in the Lightweight division. He is the younger brother of former UFC fighter Dan Miller. Early life and education Born and raised in Sparta Township, New Jersey and the youngest of three brothers, Miller started wrestling at the age of four. He competed in wrestling in high school at Sparta High School, as well as one year of collegiate wrestling at Virginia Tech. Miller had not originally planned on wrestling at Virginia Tech, but his desire to compete again grew and he made the team as a walk-on later into the season. However, Miller did not continue competing for the school because of "disagreements" with the coaching staff and the program. He currently holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
