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Chael Sonnen went before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday and was granted a license and therapeutic use exemption for his upcoming UFC 148 fight on July 7 in Las Vegas against Anderson Silva. Keith Kizer stated “He’s done his time. He’s come clean on his prior dishonesty, and that’s...
Former UFC light heavyweight champion, Tito Ortiz, was in Vancouver this weekend for an autograph signing. We had a chance to chat with him about his up coming retirement fight with Forrest Griffin at UFC 148, and what life has in store for him after he hangs up his signature flamed shorts and b...
We all love a rags to riches story, but it seems as a society we enjoy a riches to rags story just a little bit more – We’ve seen it countless times as child stars in film and television are given stardom and riches at a young age and before they can appreciate it or […]
When Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson met for the first time in 2008 the long-time American Kickboxing Academy standout was a step ahead of the Ceaser Gracie-trained Melendez. 18 months later it was a different story, Melednez avenged the last loss in his record and it was clear the improvement ...
The meteoric rise of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has hit the wall. Well, factually speaking it was a pole and Jones wrapped his Bentley around it. Celebrity gossip-mongers TMZ are reporting that Jones was arrested on the scene early this morning in Binghamton, NY, where Jones totaled...
The third encounter between highly-touted 135-pound products and natural rivals Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz has been on everybody’s radar as both men hold a victory over the other. But we are going to have to wait a while before that exciting bantamweight tilt graces our television sets as Cru...
This Saturday night Daniel Cormier (9-0) is ready for a fight. Not only is this the biggest challenge of his young MMA career, but it’s also a chance to make a statement. A win over Josh Barnett would be a nice signature victory to boost the record and the pocket book. There is no doubt that this...
Las Vegas, Nevada – Fast-rising heavyweight Lavar Johnson has accepted a UFC 146 showdown with Stefan Struve next Saturday, agreeing to replace an injured Mark Hunt on just nine days’ notice. The UFC 146 main card has completely morphed from when it was originally announced, but it remains the fi...
The “Super Samoan” Mark Hunt has been sidelined with an undisclosed injury, forcing him out of his fight with Stefan Struve at UFC 146. UFC officials have confirmed that Lavar Johnson will replace Hunt at the event. Hunt had been having a career resurgence, riding a wave of momentum that saw him ...
The Virginia State Athletic Commission released the fighter salaries for the combatants taking part in this past Tuesday’s UFC on FUEL TV 3 card. The main event was a war between Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier, with Jung eventually pulling off a submission victory. The figures below are based ...
Late last night Josh Koscheck announced via his Twitter account that he had been offered a fight with BJ Penn. #UFC just offered me to fight BJ Penn…I said YES!!!!! Just waiting on him!!!!!! Let’s scrap bra? Koscheck returned to action following a broken orbital bone at the hands of Georges St-Pi...
The UFC hosted a media conference call with the stars of the upcoming UFC 146: DOS SANTOS vs. MIR card today. UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and challenger Frank Mir will participate along with co-main event stars Cain Velasquez and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. In the main event of UFC 14...
One half of this seasons coaches on TUF: Live is sitting in anticipation for this Friday’s live episode. Urijah Faber learned earlier this month that his fellow coach, Dominick Cruz was injured and forced to withdraw from his championship bout with Urijah Faber at UFC 148. In a way to make fans t...
*Photo Credit Rafael Suanes-US PRESSWIRE Last night the UFC was on FUEL TV for UFC on FUEL TV 3: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier. The main event was an exciting tilt with The Korean Zombie coming out on top and submitting Dustin Poirier with a slick D’Arce choke to prove a point in the feathweight ...
The last few months I have started to see young men getting into the amateur MMA cage and trying to morph into their favorite fighter Nick Diaz. On one occasion I saw a young man throw a head butt at the weigh ins, two finger salute at the stare down, mock his opponent during the fight, and at th...
Last night was the UFC’s third showing on FUEL TV and it did not disappoint. The main event was an all out war between “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier. Jung eventually put away Poirier after a devastating upper cut followed by an amazing D’arce choke. Below are interviews wi...