BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Fortaleza https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 UFC Brazil Event in September Facing Issues in Porto Alegre, Could Return to Belo Horizonte https://www.badmma.com/ufc-brazil-event-in-september-facing-issues-in-porto-alegre-could-return-to-belo-horizonte.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-brazil-event-in-september-facing-issues-in-porto-alegre-could-return-to-belo-horizonte.html#comments Sun, 09 Jun 2013 12:26:37 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-brazil-event-in-september-facing-issues-in-porto-alegre-could-return-to-belo-horizonte.html The UFC has been targeting a return date to Brazil on Sept. 4 as part of its early efforts on the new U.S. national sports network, Fox Sports 1 . Their initial plans for UFC on FS1 3 to land in Porto Alegre, however, are facing an uphill battle. The event may instead see the promotion circle back to Belo Horizonte instead. It’s unclear what the issue is with Porto Alegre, but UFC executive Marshall Zelaznik, following Saturday night’s UFC on Fuel TV 10 in Fortaleza, confirmed that there is an issue and that the promotion has begun formulating a back-up plan.

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-brazil-event-in-september-facing-issues-in-porto-alegre-could-return-to-belo-horizonte.html/feed 0 UFC on FUEL TV 10′s Fabricio Werdum doesn’t expect to be fan favorite in Brazil https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-fuel-tv-10s-fabricio-werdum-doesnt-expect-to-be-fan-favorite-in-brazil.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-fuel-tv-10s-fabricio-werdum-doesnt-expect-to-be-fan-favorite-in-brazil.html#comments Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:15:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/ufc-on-fuel-tv-10s-fabricio-werdum-doesnt-expect-to-be-fan-favorite-in-brazil.html Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 10 headliner is an all-Brazilian affair that will take place in front of Brazilian fans. But come fight night, Fabricio Werdum thinks fellow heavyweight Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will be the clear crowd favorite. “For sure, the fans will be divided since we’re both Brazilian, though without a doubt, ‘Minotauro’ has many more fans in Brazil due to his storied career,” Werdum told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “He started well before me and had many excellent victories while representing Brazil.” Werdum, who headlines Saturday’s FUEL TV-televised event at Paulo Sarasate Arena in the city of Fortaleza, specifically points to Nogueira’s time in PRIDE. Like fellow Brazilian Wanderlei Silva , the since-shuttered Japanese promotion made an international star out of Nogueira.

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