Adidas announces partnership with UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold
(mmamania.com)NEW YORK/PORTLAND, Ore -- After his first round submission of Tim Boetsch at UFC 172 in Baltimore, MD this past April, Luke Rockhold, the number five middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), knew that he needed to find a sponsor that would provide him world class equipment to keep him protected in training as he waits for the UFC to provide him with his next opponent.
Former UFC Greats Back Wanderlei Silva's Testimony on Fighter Mistreatment
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Wanderlei Silva is taking a stand against the UFC, and given the response by former champions and longtime contenders, he is not alone.
The former Pride and UFC legend shocked the world on Friday by releasing a video on his YouTube page officially announcing his retirement from MMA. According to Silva, the UFC took away his desire to compete, and he was hanging up his gloves for good after an 18-year run.
UFC: Impostor chose Rory MacDonald's walkout music for years
(bloodyelbow.com)Walkout music isn't huge business in MMA, but it is an associative identifier to certain fighters, lending it some level of importance. When I hear "Sandstorm", I think of Wanderlei Silva. When I hear "Bad reputation", I think of Ronda Rousey. A fighter's music serves another purpose in that it helps put them in the zone or amps them up for the impending violence they are about to engage in.
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