Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Countdown to UFC 112 Debuts Late Night Tonight on Spike
Just a little reminder that "Countdown to UFC 112" -- featuring a look at the feature bouts for Saturday's event in Abu Dhabi -- premiers Thursday night at Midnight PT/ET on Spike TV.
Chuck Liddell First MMA Fighter To Get Waxed
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell will be immortalized in wax May 29 at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. The 40-year-old fighter will be the first mixed martial arts athlete to be inducted into the famed collection, located in front of the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino.The Liddell figure will be officially unveiled Friday, May 28 at 10:30am PT in front of thousands of fans gathered at the UFC Fan Expo taking place May 28-29 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. It will then be moved to Madame Tussauds Las Vegas and placed on display inside a UFC Octagon, along with Liddell's trunks and UFC championship belt.
Over 100 world-famous figures, each costing an average of $300,000 to create, are featured at the attraction at one time, in various themed areas, and to keep the offerings "fresh" the attraction's designers regularly spotlight new and exciting exhibits, such as the latest additions of Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears wax figures, which made their debuts at other Madame Tussauds worldwide locations but are brand new to the Las Vegas attraction.
Among its recent debut figures in Las Vegas were Snoop Dogg, Kathy Griffin and President Barack Obama and the "Oval Office Experience."
Give Us 20 Days and We'll Build UFC an Arena
Come fight time for UFC 112 it will be just 20 days from start to finish on construction on Concert Arena, where the event will take place on Yas Island. AOL Fanhouse's Ariel Helwani takes us on a tour of the venue as it nears completion...
Kendall Grove's UFC 112 Video Blog
Travel half way around the world with Kendall Grove as your fly guide. Kendall travels all the way from Hawaii to Abu Dhabi in order to throw down with Mark Munoz.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
UFC 112 Video Previews: The Title Bouts
Video previews of Saturday's UFC 112 main event bouts:
Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia (UFC Middleweight Championship):
B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar (UFC Lightweight Championship):
Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia (UFC Middleweight Championship):
B.J. Penn vs. Frankie Edgar (UFC Lightweight Championship):
Monday, April 5, 2010
Frankie Edgar's UFC 112 Video Blog - Episode 1
"The Answer" gets ready to travel to Abu Dhabi to see if he can solve the BJ Penn puzzle.
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