Posts Tagged ‘Lightweight Champion’

UFC PRIMETIME TO PREMIERE ON JANUARY 14th

New York, NY, December 5, 2008 - In anticipation of one of the most eagerly-anticipated mixed martial events of all-time, UFC 94, featuring welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and lightweight champion BJ Penn, Spike TV presents “UFC Primetime,” premiering Wednesday, January 14 10:30-11:00pm ET/PT.
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UFC PRIMETIME TO PREMIERE ON JANUARY 14th

New York, NY, December 5, 2008 - In anticipation of one of the most eagerly-anticipated mixed martial events of all-time, UFC 94, featuring welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and lightweight champion BJ Penn, Spike TV presents “UFC Primetime,” premiering Wednesday, January 14 10:30-11:00pm ET/PT.
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TODAY - St-Pierre and Penn Hit Hawaii - NOTE VENUE CHANGE

Note - Due to the threat of inclement weather, the venue has been changed indoors to the Blaisdell Concert Hall - Today, Friday, November 21, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, and UFC President Dana White will head to the Hawaiian islands and hit Honolulu for a public press conference and [...] Read more »

Jamie Varner – The Champ Gives Back This Saturday

Thomas Gerbasi, WEC - If not for the Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Jamie Varner may not have become the WEC’s lightweight champion. In fact, he may not have made it to his sixth birthday.When the future mixed martial arts champ was five years old, he was stricken with spinal meningitis. His parents, strapped for cash, had [...] Read more »

FRIDAY - St-Pierre and Penn Hit Hawaii - NOTE VENUE CHANGE

Note - Due to the threat of inclement weather, the venue has been changed indoors to the Blaisdell Concert Hall - On Friday, November 21, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, and UFC President Dana White will land on the Big Island of Hawaii and hit Honolulu for a public press [...] Read more »

FRIDAY - St-Pierre and Penn Hit Hawaii - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

On Friday, November 21, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, and UFC President Dana White will land on the Big Island of Hawaii and hit Honolulu for a public press conference and free viewing party at the Waikiki Shell. Doors will open at 4pm HT, with a live musical performance [...] Read more »

Georges St-Pierre – Pressure King

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - At the kickoff press conference in Las Vegas last Saturday to officially announce his January 31st rematch with UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, the organization’s welterweight king, Georges St-Pierre, called his two losses to Matt Hughes and Matt Serra the “great turning points” in his career.I beg to differ.
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TODAY - St-Pierre and Penn Hit Toronto - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Today, Tuesday, November 18, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn, and UFC President Dana White will head to downtown Toronto for a public UFC 94 press conference and autograph signing at the Scotiabank Theatre Toronto (formerly Paramount Theatre). Doors will open at 9am ET and the press conference will start at [...] Read more »

UFC 94: ST-PIERRE vs. PENN 2 PRESS TOUR BEGINS TUESDAY

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Toronto and Honolulu get ready, UFC® President Dana White is coming to town along with UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre and UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn to formally announce UFC 94: ST-PIERRE vs. PENN 2 - the incredible rematch that fans have been waiting for. UFC 94, the battle for [...] Read more »

Razor Rob Braces For Unbeaten Cerrone

Frank Curreri, WEC - “Razor” Rob McCullough will soon find himself in a cage with a gifted finisher who hasn’t lost once in his pro career. And McCullough doesn’t seem the least bit intimidated. “This is for the chance to be the No. 1 contender,” the former WEC lightweight champion said of his Nov. [...] Read more »

A New Chapter Begins for Sean Sherk

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The youtube.com video clip made the rounds of MMA websites and message boards pretty fast when it hit the ‘net a couple weeks back, and simply watching Sean Sherk going through what was dubbed ‘The Caveman Workout’ was exhausting. So you can imagine how he felt. But to the [...] Read more »