A slick counter shoot backed by “The Hulk” Mike Easton’s (red gloves) aggressive ground-and-pound attack could spell trouble for Ivan Menjivar. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)
The UFC returns to its home turf in Las Vegas, Nevada for the promotion’s annual Independence Day card this Saturday with UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II. This time, the card is as big as ever with UFC Middleweight Champion and P4P kingpin “The Spider” Anderson Silva (31-4) facing the man who thrashed him for four-and-a-half rounds nearly two years ago, Chael Sonnen (27-11-1). The MGM Grand Garden Arena will also host a rematch between the first Ultimate Fighter Forrest Griffin (18-7) and long time UFC poster boy “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz (16-10-1). Strikeforce stand-out and kickboxing world champion Cung Le (7-2) will make his sophomore UFC effort against “The Predator” Patrick Cote (17-7) and Demian Maia (15-4) will make his move to welterweight to face ‘Stun Gun” Dong Hyun Kim (15-1-1), preceded by a featherweight tilt between “Money” Chad Mendes (11-1) and “AK Kid” Cody McKenzie (13-2). Opening the main card is a bantamweight affair between “The Hulk” Mike Easton (12-1) and “The Pride of El Salvador” Ivan Menjivar (24-8). Continue reading »
