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It appears that the random drug test at the UFC 146 press conference has caught it’s first UFC heavyweight and that man is none other than Alistair Overeem. Reports are now surfacing that Overeem has been flagged for elevated levels of testosterone. Apparently his TE ratio was greater than 10 whi...
John Alessio has been hunting for a return to the UFC and finally that wish has come true. Alessio will step in for the injured Matt Wiman to face fellow Canadian Mark Bocek at UFC 145 in Atlanta. Bocek reported the bout via his twitter accounted earlier today… Hey guys, my new opponent @ #ufc145...
**Photo by UFC Las Vegas, Nevada – Former Ultimate Fighting Championship® light heavyweight champion and current No. 1 contender “Suga” Rashad Evans visited Puerto Rico last week to promote UFC® 145: JONES vs. EVANS and was greeted by hundreds of fans throughout his 24-hour tour of the Island. On...
Chael Sonnen came within seconds of being crowned the first UFC middleweight champion not named Anderson Silva in over four years at UFC 117. For the better part of twenty-five minutes Sonnen did exactly what he said he would do but he let his guard down a moment too long and the Brazilian threw ...
Gilbert Melendez is quickly looking like a big fish in an incredibly small pond. Strikeforce’s top-ranked lightweight has long been considered one of the best fighters outside of the Ultimate Fighting Championship – The Cesar Gracie product defeated fan-favorite Clay Guida to win Strikeforces top...
Rich Franklin has had a career that will one day assuredly see him in the UFC Hall of fame. A former Middleweight champion who also has victories over legendary names like Ken Shamrock, Wanderlei Silva and Chuck Liddell when fighting above his natural class; Franklin is also the sort of well-spok...
The rumor mill has been running rampant over the past few days with reports that former UFC heavyweight kingpin Brock Lesnar would be making his return to his former home in the WWE. Tonight those rumors were confirmed as Lesnar marched into Miami, Florida, as thousands of screaming fans went bal...
Pound-for-pound one of the most entertaining fighters on the planet, Ben Saunders has had no troubles staying in the mainstream spotlight despite not being cuddled by the warm arms of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. “Killa B” was a part of the UFC for three years beginning on The Ultimate Fig...
Lyoto Machida was in desperate need of a win heading into his light heavyweight bout against Randy Couture at UFC 129 in Toronto. Anything but a win would jeopardize his status among the light heavyweight rankings and possibly his career in the UFC.
Las Vegas, Nevada – A new welterweight contender will emerge on Friday, June 1 at the Pearl at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas when rising stars Jake Ellenberger and Las Vegas resident Martin Kampmann lock horns in a pivotal five-round main event. Plus, a phenomenal season of The Ultimate Fighte...
We open with a video montage of last week and the original Ultimate Fighter theme in Portuguese which is entertaining if nothing else. The crew arrives at the house as they give themselves the grand tour in the mansion that is provided for them to live in for the next 6 weeks. Anistavio “Gasparzi...
Before the term ‘mixed martial arts’ was even coined this sport was built on tournament fighting, the formative years of the Ultimate Fighting Championship featured no weight-classes or time limits as eight men battled to see who had the most skilled discipline. As the first quarter of the 19rd y...
It’s been one of the most interesting weeks in mixed martial arts with eyeballs placed firmly on former Strikeforce light-heavyweight champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal some fights might have slipped under the radar. This was hardly the action-packed week in announcements that last week delivered ...
The fourth week of The Ultimate Fighter: Live kicks off tonight with two top-ranked members of the series facing off as Team Cruz’ Myles Jury facing Team Faber’ Al Iaquinta. We begin with a recap of last week with Justin Lawrence notching the second-straight victory for Team Cruz. Team Cruz is ce...
In his first fight in the UFC, Junior Dos Santos entered the Octagon as a huge underdog as he was set to face veteran heavyweight, Fabricio Werdum. That night was Cigaon’s first step toward his UFC title.
One of the most anticipated UFC events of the year just got better. Emanating live from the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, GA, on April 21, UFC 145 will now be a special six-fight Pay-Per-View event. The bantamweight collision between Miguel Torres and Michael McDonald – a classic crossroads fight, p...