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The stakes for this Saturday night’s main event with former UFC light-heavyweight kingpin Mauricio “Shogun” Rua meeting Brandon Vera just got higher. UFC President Dana White confirmed the news today: “‘Shogun’ Rua just came off a ‘Fight of the Year’ last year,” said White, referring to Rua’s clo...
UFC Roundtable features MMA legends Randy Couture, Mark Coleman, Tito Ortiz and Royce Gracie reflecting on the early days of the UFC. The guys discuss the pro’s and con’s of multiple fights in one night and how new rules have impacted the sport. Video thanks to FUEL TV.
Former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is looking to get his light heavyweight championship back from the current champ Jon Jones. He was recently part of a live fan chat over at Yahoo! Sports and stated the fight he wants is a rematch with Jon Jones.
BJ Penn will make his long awaited return to the octagon at UFC 152: “Benavidez vs. Johnson”, as he faces off against Rory MacDonald on the main card. In anticipation of his upcoming battle, Penn is releasing video blogs for the next two months. In the first episode of his video blog, the main th...
The Nick Diaz saga has taken yet another turn. Diaz’s coach Cesar Gracie took to graciefighter.com to give an update on the troubled welterweight’s status. Highlights of the statements are as follows: To address the NSAC suspension, I will say that we have appealed to the courts and if things g...
The Ultimate Fighting Championship haven’t visited Minnesota in a while, and for their return they have already found a headlining bout with top prospect Travis Browne meeting with Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. Browne was originally slated to fight on next weekend’s FOX broadcast but instead he gets ...
For years the Ultimate Fighting Championship flirted with the idea of joining a major television network and it was officially etched into stone a little under a year ago when they linked with media conglomerate FOX, thus ending their long-term romance with Spike TV. UFC had been in bed with Viac...
Eyebrows raised around the MMA world when it was announced that former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir would be crossing over to Strikeforce to fight Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier. While the whinier section of the MMA fanbase are quick to say that this is somehow a step down for...
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar is on a mission to get his belt back at UFC 150 when he gets a rematch with champion Ben Henderson. Leading up to their battle on August 11 in Denver, Edgar is releasing a series of videos documenting his life, his training and his motivation for bein...
Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar suffered his first loss since 2008 when he dropped a very close decision to Ben Henderson at UFC 144 in Japan. While the New Jersey native thought he did enough to win the fight, he’s not sitting around feeling sorry for himself. And despite the publi...
Frankie Edgar wants his belt back but Benson Henderson isn’t planning on giving it to anyone – watch the rematch of their amazing first fight at UFC 150. Plus, Jake Shields and Ed Herman both want to crack the upper echelon of the middleweight division.
The upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter is being coached by Roy “Big Country” Nelson and Shane Carwin. Carwin has made it clear that he is not taking the coaching gig lightly and hopes Nelson doesn’t consider it a joke. Well earlier today, “Big Country” went to Twitter to get under Carwin’s s...
Former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Alistair Overeem is itching to get back inside the octagon and fight whoever the UFC decides to put in front of him. Overeem is sitting on the side lines and will hopefully make his return in December, which is when the Nevada State Athletic Commission wil...
Two former Ultimate Fighter’s will go to battle against each other at UFC 153 in Rio. The winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brasil, Rony Jason will take on Ultimate Fighter Live cast member Sam Sicilia. UFC officials announced the match-up on Wednesday. Rony Jason (11-3) won the first ever TUF Brasi...
According to Frank Mir’s manager, Malki Kawa, Mir has signed to face Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier at a Strikeforce event expected to be held in late October and televised on Showtime. It had been rumoured that Cormier was to fight another former UFC Heavyweight Champio...
Toronto, Canada – Thrill-seeking UFC® 152 main event and co-main event fighters Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson, and Michael Bisping and Brian Stann, found themselves on top of the Western Hemisphere on Wednesday, squaring off for their UFC® 152 bouts from the ledge of the iconic CN Tower...