Breaking stories, knockout headlines, fight announcements, and full coverage from every cage and ring.
MMAOpinion is reporting that “Mr. Wonderful” has been penciled in to try and slay “the Dragon” in a light heavyweight fight. The UFC has yet to confirm this bout, but rumours say that there is a verbal agreement in place. “Mr. Wonderful” Phil Davis (11-1, 1 N/C) is one of the more underrated ligh...
The sports section of Brazilian news portal Globo.com is reporting that the proposed bout between “the Gangster from West Lynn” and “Shogun” has now been set for UFC 161. The UFC has yet to confirm this, though an official word will likely come down before tomorrow’s conference call. Chael Sonnen...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) announced more than 50 UFC® stars scheduled to appear at the UFC Fan Expo®, presented by FOX Sports 1, on Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The largest collection of the sport’s biggest names ever ass...
Bloody Elbow is reporting that evidence has come to light that casts doubt on the six national wrestling championships that UFC middleweight Karlos Vemola claims to have won between the ages of 10 and 16. Firstly, the Czech wrestling federation does not have any records prior to 2001. Additiona...
The Filipino fighters weren’t the only ones dragged into the limelight once ONE FC 9: Rise to Power had concluded this past Friday night. Former UFC veterans Phil Baroni and Tim Sylvia suffered TKO losses, prompting the need for both these fighters to ponder retirement. While the latter fighter s...
Well, it certainly didn’t take long for Chael Sonnen to make his presence and availability known once again. With the announcement that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was forced to pull out of his UFC 161 bout with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, it took less than a day for the “American Gangster” to put finger...
There is always somebody cracking jokes about MMA, whether it’s fighters, writers or fans. Some of them are even pretty funny, and we’re going to share with you the three best tweets of the day from fighters, fans, and the media. Today we’ve got Yves Edwards reassuring a homie, FrontRow Brian try...
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 161 bout with Mauricio “Shogun” Rua due to a herniated disc. UFC officials have yet to release an official statement regarding the matter, but SporTV.globo brought word of the injury. Nogueira (21-5) was riding a nice two-fight win...
After preparing for the biggest fight of his already impressive career, Dave Jansen’s title shot will be put on hold as the Oregon native has suffered an ACL injury that will keep the submission ace sidelined indefinitely. Originally slated to face reigning Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael C...
Asia’s premier Mixed Martial Arts promotion, ONE Fighting Championship, made its return to the Philippines this past Friday, May 31st, showcasing an extravagant fight card that featured some of MMA’s finest names. The event was held at the Mall of Asia Arena; the biggest venue of the Singapore-ba...
There is always somebody cracking jokes about MMA, whether it’s fighters, writers or fans. Some of them are even pretty funny, and we’re going to share with you the three best tweets of the day from fighters, fans, and the media. Today we’ve got MMA Roasted’s assessment of Frankie Edgar, another...
An injury has forced heavyweight Shane del Rosario off the UFC 162 card against Dave “Pee Wee” Herman. Stepping in for the injured del Rosario is Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga. UFC officials recently announced the newly signed match-up. Gonzaga (14-7) lost his last outing against Travis Browne at Th...
Former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown decided to hang up the gloves in 2012, but has decided to come out of retirement to take on Akira Corassani at UFC on FOX Sports 1 1 in Boston. UFC officials announced the fight on Friday. Brown (26-8) is coming off two back-to-back victories – most re...
After losing her original opponent for UFC on Fox 8, Miesha Tate, dropped out of the bout to replace Cat Zingano as an Ultimate Fighter coach, “Girl-rilla” has been given a new opponent in the Brazilian Andrade. Both MMAFighting.com and Carmouche herself have confirmed this bout. Liz Carmouche (8...
UFC Vice-President of Regulatory Affairs, Marc Ratner, announced yesterday that the Ultimate Fighting Championships will be taking a cue from the World Anti-Doping Agency and increasing the amount of marijuana metabolites required for a positive test result. This means that the benchmark of a pos...
There is always somebody cracking jokes about MMA, whether it’s fighters, writers or fans. Some of them are even pretty funny, and we’re going to share with you the three best tweets of the day from fighters, fans, and the media. Today we’ve got Aaron Pegson dishing out BJJ competition advice to ...