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In a rare occurrence, Dana White appeared on ESPN’s Sportscenter program this afternoon and announced that new middleweight champion Chris Weidman will be defending his belt against the man he beat to get it, Anderson Silva, in a rematch at UFC 168. Weidman dethroned Silva at UFC 162, punishing S...
The Olympian challenged, and “Big Country” accepted. With that, a heavyweight bout between Daniel Cormier and Roy Nelson has been pencilled in for UFC 166. Nelson responded to a both Cormier and Ariel Helwani via Twitter after an article posted on MMAFighting.com quoted the Strikeforce Heavyweigh...
An injury has forced T.J. Grant off the UFC 164 fight card and stepping in for him is longtime number one contender Anthony Pettis. Pettis will finally get his UFC lightweight title shot against the champion Benson Henderson. MMASucka.com confirmed the news with sources close to the fight. MMAJun...
The test results are back, and all is well for the fighters tested by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 162. Keith Kizer released the test results to the media today, and revealed that all parties tested had their results come back negative for drugs of both the recreational and perfor...
Guillherme Cruz of popular Brazilian MMA site Tatame is reporting that an injury to Josh Koscheck has scrapped both he and Demian Maia’s appearance on the upcoming UFC 163 card. Cruz reported the information earlier today on his Twitter account, as well as the fact that UFC 163 will only have 12 ...
“The King” has been forced to abdicate his position versus “The Thugjitsu Master,” and had it usurped by “The Detroit Superstar.” UFC Tonight reported this latest change to the UFC on Fox 8 card earlier tonight via its Twitter account. Spencer Fisher injured, replaced by Daron Cruickshank vs. Yve...
Video: Anderson Silva post-UFC 162 vlog For the first time in his UFC career, Anderson “The Spider” Silva was defeated. At UFC 162 Chris Weidman captured the UFC middleweight championship by knocking out the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Check out the video highlights from Silva ...
Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com took to the Stream today with a special edition of the MMA Hour. The internet was buzzing yesterday after he made the announcement of the special edition on Twitter, with speculation running rampant as to what it could be. The surprise guest wasn’t anybody who was...
According to the UFC’s most decorative trash talker Chael Sonnen his UFC contract has expired and he is waiting to sign a new one. He made this fairly clear at a Q&A session during this past week’s UFC Fan Expo. Not only is Sonnen looking to sign a new contract, but he also supposedly […]
Video: BJ Penn torn between retiring and UFC comeback UFC legend BJ Penn spoke with Ariel Helwani about his potential retirement from competing inside the Octagon. Penn talks about fighting for his family, his tough loss to Rory MacDonald and much more. Check out the video below thanks to FUEL TV...
Video: UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2013 Two stars from the original season of TUF are inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame at the 2013 UFC Fan Expo – watch the official ceremony honoring Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar. Video: UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2013 Check out the video ...
Following his UFC 162 title loss, former middleweight champion Anderson Silva declared that he wasn’t interested in fighting for a title again. However UFC President Dana White made it clear that the rematch would happen and that it could happen as early as the year end card in December. Anderson...
If there is one thing you can say about Dana White, it’s that he’s very protective of the UFC brand. That’s why he does not cotton to people attempting to illegally stream or download cards from his baby. So what happens when pop star Justin Bieber puts out a tweet hunting for a free download […]
The president of the Ressurection Fighting Alliance and manager to the Brazilian stars, Ed Soares, appeared on the MMA Hour yesterday to discuss a variety of things in the wake of UFC 162. One of the major topics was the performance of Soares’ most famous charge, Anderson Silva. Ed admitted that ...
It wasn’t just the juking, the jiving, and general clowning that was more of the same from Anderson Silva on Saturday night. It was the coy turning down of a rematch with new champ Chris Weidman that continues his pattern of declining a big money fight until he gets the money he wants. There’s a […]
Video: Chris Weidman documentary This past Saturday night, Chris Weidman made history as the first man inside the UFC to defeat one of the greatest of all-time Anderson Silva and be crowned the middleweight champion of the world. The folks at Gamma Labs caught up with the UFC middleweight in Augu...