A date is now set for Renan “Barao” Pegado’s first interim bantamweight title defense, as the hard-hitting Brazilian will face No. 1 contender Michael McDonald on Feb. 16 in the main event o...
Renan Barao can work wonders with the smallest windows of opportunity.
Renan Barão on Saturday at UFC on Fuel TV 7 proved that he is a worthy interim champion, but he wants the UFC bantamweight belt wrapped around Dominick Cruz's waist.
Renan Barao and Michael McDonald will soon stroll into the history books together as participants in the first Ultimate Fighting Championship title bout on Fuel TV.
With UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz on the shelf for several more months, interim champ Renan Barao will next defend his belt against Michael McDonald in early 2013.
STOCKHOLM – When perusing his division's rankings, Brad Pickett often finds his opponent's name further down the list from his own. However, he hopes it's a trend that soon ends.
No one will ever question Reza Madadi’s resilience.
STOCKHOLM – Reza Madadi had to play the survival game late in the first round, and it paid off. Madadi took a big head kick from Michael Johnson but survived the first, owned the second and ...
STOCKHOLM – Michael Kuiper may have gotten a little too comfortable, but despite an early-fight knee injury, Tom Lawlor capitalized on it.
A middleweight bout between Anthony Smith and fellow promotional newcomer Antonio Braga Neto is in the works for UFC on FUEL TV 10.