UFC 76: Knockout Arianny © Marc Wickertwww.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Knockout probably wasn’t the best title for UFC 76, with four of the five televised bouts going before the judges, and none of the nine fights ending by KO. But there was some exceptional action on the night, […]
Ali © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Over 20,000 fans packed into the 02 Arena in London, England for this event. “The most tickets sold to see a fight in London since 1995 between Frank Bruno and Oliver McCall,” said Mike Goldberg. And there were some big […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges This was going to be a big show for all fighters – particularly Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck. However the night’s overwhelming attention was focused on the main event between defending UFC World Heavyweight Champion, Randy Couture, and challenger, […]
Ali © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Coming from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, this UFC was titled Stacked because the match-ups were intended to be as close as possible. And the plan worked, with a number of bouts going the distance and having to be […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Although there were no championship belts up for grabs on this card, there were two hot bouts featuring main contenders for titles: Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin. And their opponents, Yushin Okami and Hector Ramirez, were both out to cause […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 26, 2007, this card was loaded with full-on action. Even the bouts that went to the judges consisted of non-stop explosive action. Amongst the stars in attendance for […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Held at the Manchester Evening News (MEN) – Europe’s largest indoor arena, UFC 70 was welcomed with open arms by Britain’s spirited crowd. And it was interesting to see fighters’ weights displayed in stones as well as pounds for the […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges UFC 67 came live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, where the only seats available on the night were at home watching the action on p-p-v. February 3, 2007 saw the Octagon debut of two huge names […]
Arianny © Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz was a jam-packed event held on December 30, 2006, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fortunately, for those fans who were naughty that year and missed out on Santa, Christmas did come […]
© Marc Wickert www.knucklepit.com All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC Photography by Joshua Hedges Coming direct from the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, is another UFC with two belts on the line – the welterweight and heavyweight titles. Georges St. Pierre’s second crack at Matt Hughes’s welterweight crown was previously delayed due to St. […]