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POLL | Does Chael Sonnen Deserve Jones Fight Over Other 205 Contenders? | UFC NEWS
We recently learned that multiple time middleweight title challenger, Chael Sonnen, has been given a slot opposite UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and the two will coach the Ultimate Fighter Season 17 as well as fight next April. But does Sonnen really deserve the booking or should the shot have gone to a Dan Henderson […]
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UFC’s Tom Lawlor Explains Why He Doesn’t Take Performance Enhancers | UFC NEWS
UFC middleweight, Tom Lawlor, recently put out a blog on The Underground forum giving his take on Performance Enhancing Drugs and why he has made the decision to not take them. Check it out: This is a hot button topic in the MMA world in the past few years, and with Conte recently saying that […]
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Ed Soares: California’s Commission is unethical, unorganized, completely ridiculous joke | MMA NEWS
“Once again, it goes to show you what a joke the California State Athletic Commission is,” said Soares. “It’s just a bunch of idiots out there, man. I just can’t believe that they’d sit there and admit they were wrong the way that they did. ‘Oh yeah, we did this wrong, we did that. There […]
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Quick Twitt | Following Suspension Matt Riddle Shares His Medical Marijuana Card | UFC NEWS
UFC welterweight Matt Riddle recently received a suspension from Calgary Athletic Commission following his UFC 149 victory over Chris Clements. The TUF alum tested positive for marijuana and as a result got his victory overturned and will serve a 90-day suspension.
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Ian McCall Admits He Didn’t Take Mighty Mouse Rematch Serious, Says John Dodson Acts Like An Annoying 12-Year-Old Girl | UFC NEWS
“I’m still kind of pissed off at the fact that I lost (to Demetrious Johnson), obviously, but I think I’m only two or three wins away from getting a title shot. “Speed is a big thing. With me, the second time I came in too heavy, I mean I cut 18.8 pounds in the last […]
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VIDEO | GSP Hopes Carlos Condit Targets His Injured Knee | UFC NEWS
“It’s been a year and a half. … I’m back stronger and better than ever. The hardest part to being out for so long is to be inactive, to be unable to do what you like to do for a living. This will be the biggest challenge of my whole career. I have to fight […]
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VIDEO | Rich Clementi Upsets Undfeated Russian Prospects Bellator Debut | MMA NEWS
Last weeks Bellator 77 played host to a main event between 20-0 Russian lightweight Alexander Sarnavskiy versus UFC veteran Rich Clementi. Clementi was able to secure a split-decision victory over the previously unbeaten prospect and advanced himself through the Bellator lightweight tournament.
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VIDEO | Boxing Beat: Danny Garcia vs Erik Morales 2 On Showtime Full Fight Highlight
Watch a recap of all four fights from the October 20th Showtime Championship Boxing event: Danny Garcia vs. Erik Morales, Paul Malignaggi vs. Pablo Cesar Cano, Hassan N’Dam vs. Peter Quillin, and Devon Alexander vs. Randall Bailey.
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Erik Koch vs. Ricardo Lamas set for UFC 155 in Las Vegas | UFC News
A key featherweight match-up between Erik “New Breed” Koch (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Ricardo Lamas (12-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is set to go down at UFC 155 in Las Vegas. Koch was originally slated to face featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 149 in July, but an injury to Aldo put Koch on the […]
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UFC targeting 5 events in Canada for 2013 | UFC News
UFC president Dana White once stated that Canada was the new mecca of MMA, due to the sports popularity north of the border. In fact, most of the North American records for an event were set at UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”, when the UFC invaded the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. So […]
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Report: Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen being targeted for New Jersey on April 27, 2013 | UFC News
The Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen fight is reportedly being targeted to take place in New Jersey on April 27, 2013, according to the folks at MMA Weekly. This would mark the fourth time “Bones” will have fought in the state (2nd time while part of the UFC), the last being his light heavyweight championship […]
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Daniel Cormier says a fight with Jon Jones is bound to happen | MMA News
Daniel Cormier says he and Jon Jones have interacted regarding a possible future UFC bout. A contest between Daniel Cormier and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has already been bounced around by plenty of fans and media and looks to be a tremendous scrap on paper. Although Cormier is stuck in Strikeforce, he has but “one last […]
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Demetrious Johnson opens as favorite over John Dodson for UFC flyweight title fight | UFC News
Demetrious Johnson (16-2-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC) recently won the UFC’s flyweight tournament by defeating top contender Joseph Benavidez to claim the 125-pound belt at UFC 152 in Toronto. Demetrious is now set to defend his belt for the first time when he takes on #1 contender John Dodson (14-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at a yet to be […]
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Mike Easton vs. T.J. Dillashaw in the works for UFC on FOX 5 in Seattle | UFC News
A bantamweight bout between T.J. Dillashaw (6-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Mike Easton (13-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been verbally agreed to for December’s “UFC on FOX 5: Henderson vs. Diaz” event in Seattle. Dillashaw will be looking to earn his third straight UFC win on December 8th. The Team Alpha Male product has most […]
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Hacran Dias vs. Chad Mendes set for UFC on FX 6 | UFC News
A featherweight match-up between Hacran Dias (21-1-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Chad Mendes (12-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has been added to the UFC on FX 6 card set for this December. Chad “Money” Mendes most recently saw action at UFC 148, where he delivered a vicious body shot to Cody McKenzie that resulted in a […]
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Dustin Poirier vs. Jonathan Brookins booked for TUF 16 Finale | UFC News
It was recently announced that a fight between featherweights Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier (12-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Jonathan Brookins (13-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will take place at the “TUF 16 Finale”, set for December 15th at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dustin Poirier returns to the […]
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Vinny Magalhaes: Chael Sonnen will submit Jon Jones off his back | UFC News
After witnessing Vitor Belfort nearly finish Jon Jones by throwing a up a submission attempt from his back at UFC 152, Vinny Magalhaes believes he can properly instruct Chael Sonnen on how to defeat the current UFC light heavyweight champion when the two collide in April of next year. Here is what Vinny had to […]
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VIDEO | Carlos Condit on GSP Fight: We’re Both Missing Greg Jackson, Ready To Beat GSP In His Hometown | UFC NEWS
“The Natural Born Killer” Carlos Condit currently holds UFC gold as the UFC interim welterweight champion of the world. In order to drop the “interim” and become the true king of the UFC’s welterweight division he must get past Georges St-Pierre at UFC 154. GSP will have home court advantage but according to this video […]
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VIDEO | “Lil Heathen” Out To Prove His Innocence, Ready To Fight Anytime | UFC NEWS
Jeremy Stephens is in a new kind of fight, one that’s taking place in the court room instead of a cage. Out to prove his innocence Stephens recently released the following interview to discuss what he is going through: “It was an up and down roller coaster for me. I have to support my family […]
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Carlos Condit Planning On Playing Spoiler And Stopping The GSP vs. Silva Talks | UFC NEWS
“It doesn’t bug me, if anything it motivates me. The fact that I’m being looked past; it puts a fire under my ass. I love being the spoiler. I spoiled Nick Diaz vs. George St. Pierre and now I get to play that role again. The hype for a superfight between Georges and Anderson has […]
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Ed Soares: In Brazil Anderson Silva Is Bigger Than Kobe Bryant In America | UFC NEWS
“He’s bigger than Kobe Bryant and LeBron James here. He’s bigger than that there. It’s crazy. Every time I go there, I don’t think it can get any bigger, but he seems to get even bigger. He went from a guy who was a top fighter in the world, a top pound-for-pound fighter to just […]
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Sonnen Says “The Ultimate Fighter” Is Tougher Than The Olympics | UFC NEWS
“The show is coming up, it’s on FX and it’s coming to a living room near you. I would also like to mention to the media, and I really hope they report this, this show is the single biggest and toughest tournament that we have in this sport. This isn’t a four-man tournament that gets […]
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Benson Henderson Believes the Blueprint To Beat Nate Diaz Has Already Been Revealed | UFC NEWS
“Every time a fighter does what they’re supposed to do, and improves and gets better every fight, I wouldn’t say the blueprint goes out the window, but it can be harder to execute the blueprint,” Henderson steadily explains. “Guys leave holes open in their game. Those holes get smaller if you do what you’re supposed […]
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Matt Riddle Popped For Weed / Francisco Rivera Popped For Stimulants, Both Suspended | UFC News
By Evan Stoumbelis Following UFC 149, welterweight Matthew Riddle failed his post-fight drug test while testing positive for Marijuana. Riddle won his bout by defeating Canadian Chris Clements via arm-triangle. The third round submission was enough to earn Riddle submission of the night honors. Riddle was suspended for 90-days following the July 21st event. His […]
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Phil Davis Fills In For Chael Sonnen Against Forrest Griffin At UFC 155 | UFC NEWS
When Chael Sonnen got the call to host “The Ultimate Fighter” season 17 opposite Jon Jones he was forced to bow out of his scheduled UFC 155 bout with former UFC light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin. The UFC has scrambled and now just announced that Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis has agreed to step in as his […]
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NSAC Hits Carwin & Nelson With Out Of Competition Drug Test | UFC NEWS
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has requested out-of-competition drug screenings from “The Ultimate Fighter” season 16 coaches, Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson. The last occurrence of such testing was when Alistair Overeem was scheduled to fight Junior dos Santos on an all heavyweight UFC pay-per-view. In the aftermath it was found that the UFC’s number […]
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VIDEO | UFC On FUEL TV 6: Franklin vs. Le Preview | UFC NEWS
UFC On FUEL TV 6 features two legends of MMA, Rich Franklin and Cung Le, going toe-to-toe for the first time ever in China. Catch all the UFC action coming from the birthplace of martial arts, November 10th on FUEL TV.
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VIDEO | King Mo Admits How Nervous He Was In Pro Wrestling Debut | MMA NEWS
Bellator fighter and TNA pro wrestler King Mo Lawal talks after his TNA wrestling pay per view debut. The on the fly interview with King Mo at a local Arizona restaurant took place after TNA’s Bound for Glory card. King Mo discusses being a pro wrestling rookie, fighting for Bellator in January as well as […]