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Brazilian MMA portal Tatame is reporting that Barao, the UFC interim bantamweight champion, has injured his right foot, and is not expected to recover in time for UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is a big blow to a card that some were already decrying as “lackluster.” No replacement has been ...
Mauricio Zingano (2-0-1), a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and the husband of The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 coach Cat Zingano, issued a statement today on his website regarding the incident between his wife and UFC bantamweight Bryan Caraway. The statement was released as a response to the recent art...
It’s been something of an uneven week for Bryan Caraway. First, he is awarded a retroactive Submission of the Night bonus for his win over Johnny Bedford at UFC 159 after Pat Healy’s unfortunate positive drug test for marijuana metabolites. So things are off to a good start for “Kid Lightning.” T...
The 37th installment of Pacific Xtreme Combat went down this past Saturday, May 18th, at the Ynares Sports Arena situated in Pasig City, Philippines. With a stacked fight card that featured a Bantamweight Championship title tilt in the main event, the event certainly did not disappoint. High-flyi...
Tonight the UFC will make it’s way into Brazil for what is bound to be an epic show. UFC on FX 8 will feature Brazil’s own Vitor Belfort against the Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the main event. The co-main event also features a local talent as Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza takes on...
The UFC has announced today that they will be fining lightweight stalwart Nathan Diaz $20,000 and suspending him for 90 days for violating the UFC’s code of conduct in the wake of an ill-advised tweet directed at Bryan Caraway. In a tweet released earlier this week, Diaz referred to Caraway using...
Questions arose regarding the UFC 160 main event last week, as Mark Hunt had Visa issues while at thr
The Liverpool Echo has reported that former UFC fighter Paul Kelly has been found guilty of trafficking a large amount of heroin, and is now facing a potentially lengthy jail term. The UK brawler, best known for his “Fight of the Night”-winning bout with Donald Cerrone at UFC 126, was ensnared i...
Good things come to those who wait! For over a week, XFC Lightweight contender Scott Holtzman has waited patiently to find out what his future holds, after former champion Nick Newell refused to defend his title at XFC 24, on June 14th. The wait is finally over. In an ironic twist, Scott Holtzm...
Things got a little hotter than expected at today’s weigh-ins for UFC on FX 8 in when Vitor Belfort got off the scales. After successfully weighing in at 186 lbs., “the Phenom” walked over to his opponent, Luke Rockhold, for the traditional face-off. The animosity was obvious as Rockhold got righ...
The fighters taking part in tomorrow’s UFC on FX 8 event took to the scale today at the official fighter weigh-ins. Today’s weigh-ins took place at the Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The main event features a middleweight tilt between Vitor Belfort and the final Strikefo...
On Friday, May 16, 2013, AXS TV will be airing another episode of the “The Voice Versus,” where noted combat sports personality Michael “The Voice” Schiavello sits down for a candid, long-form interview with various subjects. What makes this episode so special, however, is that he’ll be sitting d...
The fighters taking part in tomorrow’s UFC on FX 8 event will take to the scale today at the official fighter weigh-ins. Today’s weigh-ins take place at the Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The main event features a battle in the middleweight division between champ Vitor B...
RUFF returns tomorrow for its second card of 2013 which is set for the SanYa-HaiNan MGM Grand Sanya at Yalong Bay in Hohhot. RUFF 9 features 11 fights and is headlined by a match up between two flyweights looking to get back into the contender mix, well-rounded Shang Zhifa (3-2) and China Top Tea...
PXC 37 is set to go down this weekend, May 17th, at the Ynares Sports Arena situated in Pasig City, Philippines. The Weigh-Ins for the event took place at the Bar 360 in Resorts World Manila this morning (local time), with all 16 fighters on the stacked fight card making weight. The promotion’s 1...
The war of the words has begun between UFC fighters Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Silva’s striking coach talks about Silva’s last fight, retirement and the possible fight with Sonnen. Check out the video below thanks to our good friend Rick Lee.