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  • Gegard Mousasi vs. ‘Jacare’ Souza set for UFC 176 co-main event

    Gegard Mousasi vs. ‘Jacare’ Souza set for UFC 176 co-main event

    A key middleweight bout has been added to August’s UFC 176 event in Los Angeles, as UFC officials announced today that Gegard Mousasi will meet Ronaldo Souza in the evenings co-main event. Gegard Mousasi (35-4-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) was last seen in action in the main event of “UFC Fight Night 41” in Berlin, where […]

  • Lauzon vs. Chiesa Set For UFC Fight Night 50

    Lauzon vs. Chiesa Set For UFC Fight Night 50

    The UFC announced last night that submission artist Joe Lauzon will face off with TUF winner Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Night 50 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut on September 13th. Lauzon bounced back from a two-fight losing streak in December when he picked up a decision win over Mac Danzig. He will […]

  • Watch Wanderlei Admit To Evading NSAC, Sonnen Get Suspended

    Watch Wanderlei Admit To Evading NSAC, Sonnen Get Suspended

    Earlier today the NSAC held a meeting for Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. During the course of the meeting Wanderlei admitted to taking two banned substances, as well as evading the sample collector sent by the commission. During Sonnen’s portion of the hearing Sonnen was hit with a routine temporary suspension until a future hearing. […]

  • Alexander Gustafsson Plays EA Sports UFC, Fights Jon Jones

    Alexander Gustafsson Plays EA Sports UFC, Fights Jon Jones

    UFC light heavyweight title challenger Alexander Gustafsson is getting ready for his rematch with light heavyweight kingpin Jon Jones, but The Mauler took some time to try out the new EA Sports UFC and knock out Jon Jones, as himself of course. Check it out below, action starts at the 23:40 mark.

  • Benson Henderson vs. Rafael Dos Anjos To Headline UFC FN 49

    Benson Henderson vs. Rafael Dos Anjos To Headline UFC FN 49

    It looks like Benson Henderson won’t get a long layoff after his submission win over Rustam Khabilov earlier this month. Now the former lightweight champion is slated to face Rafael Dos Anjos on August 23rd at the BOK Center in Tulsa Oklahoma at UFC Fight Night 49. After losing his lightweight title to Anthony Pettis […]

  • Chael Sonnen Temporarily Suspended By NSAC

    Chael Sonnen Temporarily Suspended By NSAC

    Earlier today the NSAC held a hearing for several fighters and boxers, among the fighters that were addressed at the hearing were the UFC’s own Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva. Chael Sonnen was suspended pending a formal hearing where the fighter will file a response, but there is no news as to whether or not […]

  • Wanderlei Silva Admits To Taking Banned Substances

    Wanderlei Silva Admits To Taking Banned Substances

    During a NSAC hearing earlier today for Wanderlei Silva and several other fighters and boxers, Silva admitted to taking two banned substances. After his brawl with Chael Sonnen on the TUF set, Wanderlei Silva began taking anti-inflammatory medication for a fractured wrist, and then began taking diuretics to minimize the amount of water that he […]

  • Mike Tyson Draws On Sleeping Dana White

    Mike Tyson Draws On Sleeping Dana White

    Dana White learned a hard lesson today, don’t fall asleep on a plane while Mike Tyson is around. The boxing legend took a sharpie and had some fun with the sleeping UFC President. Check it out below.

  • Confused Dana White Forced From Plane Seat

    Confused Dana White Forced From Plane Seat

    Boxing legend Mike Tyson took a flight on Dana White’s private jet today, and managed to punk the UFC President, forcing him to give up his seat mid-flight. Check out Dana’s Instagram post below.

  • UFC 174 Prelims Experience Spike In Ratings

    UFC 174 Prelims Experience Spike In Ratings

    UFC 174 which took place last Saturday from Vancouver was a lackluster card in the eyes of many. However there was one upside to the event. The prelims did better than they have been doing lately, this may be the direct result of the prelims being shifted from Fox Sports 1 to FX. UFC 174 […]

  • Kogan Slams Aldo, Calls Him A N***a

    MMA Manager Mike Kogan shot back at UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo today via Instagram. Aldo appeared on an episode of Inside MMA and expressed his distaste for fighter pay. Check out Kogan’s post below. Caption reads, This n***a needs to make up his mind. Or more like stick to his guns and stop flip […]

  • Melendez Wants To Fight In Mexico

    Melendez Wants To Fight In Mexico

    UFC lightweight Gilbert Melendez is getting ready to coach season 20 of The Ultimate Fighter opposite Anthony Pettis, who Melendez will be fighting at the end of the show. However he is already looking past that to future events, that he hopes can possibly take place in Mexico. Melendez joined MMAJunkie Radio to talk about […]

  • Ovince Saint Preux: I Heard Jimmo Say His Arm Was Broken

    Ovince Saint Preux: I Heard Jimmo Say His Arm Was Broken

    Ovince Saint Preux is fresh off a win against Ryan Jimmo. Jimmo broke his arm blocking a kick from OSP, but as the fight went on OSP cranked Jimmo’s good arm, leading to Jimmo calling out to the referee that his other arm was broken. Check out the full interview below courtesy of MMAJunkie Radio […]

  • Edgar Motivated Ahead Of Penn Rematch: No Way I Want To Lose

    Frankie Edgar spoke with MMAJunkie Radio about the potential title implications with a win over B.J. Penn at the TUF finale. Edgar lost the title to Benson Henderson back in 2012, and then lost an immediate rematch to Benson Henderson. “I 100 percent want to win another world title. That’s what I’m in this for. […]

  • Hendricks Eyeing Fall Return, Puts Contenders On Notice

    Hendricks Eyeing Fall Return, Puts Contenders On Notice

    UFC Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks underwent surgery for a torn bicep shortly after winning the vacant title against Robbie Lawler. Hendricks spoke to USA Today Sports about how it feels being sidelined while fighters in his division tear it up. “It sucks being on the sidelines, knowing these guys are all fighting to get to […]

  • Miesha Tate: ‘I would straight up kill Caraway if he hit women’

    Miesha Tate: ‘I would straight up kill Caraway if he hit women’

    Several weeks ago a rumor began swirling that Bryan Caraway decided to elbow Cat Zingano while trying to leave his seat at a UFC event while backstage. Miesha Tate addressed the rumors on Fox Sports saying: “I don’t believe it happened at all. But if it did, it was someone else. At the very, very […]

  • Phil Baroni vs. Karo Parisyan official for Bellator 122

    We reported a couple of weeks ago that a welterweight bout between MMA veterans Phil Baroni and Karo Parisyan was in the works for July’s Bellator 122 event in Temecula, California. Today, that bout became official, as Bellator executives announced that “NYBA” and “The Heat” will meet on the main card of Bellator 122. Phil Baroni was last […]

  • Free Fight Video: Marquardt KO’s Maia

    Free Fight Video: Marquardt KO’s Maia

    Flashback to UFC 102 when Nate Marquardt knocked out Demian Maia. Check out the video below in preparation for Marquardt’s fight against James Te Huna at UFC Fight Night on June 28th.

  • Jon Jones Talks Gustafsson Rematch: Cormier Is More Deserving

    Jon Jones Talks Gustafsson Rematch: Cormier Is More Deserving

    Jon Jones joined America’s Pregame to talk about his upcoming fight with Alexander Gustafsson, his relationship with the UFC, and how he still feels Daniel Cormier is more deserving of a title shot. Who’s more deserving? I would say Daniel Cormier has better accolades and the better record,” Jones said. “He’s undefeated, and he’s beaten […]

  • Eddie Wineland On Retirement: I Don’t Want To Walk Away

    Eddie Wineland joined MMAJunkie.com radio to talk about his potential retirement after he suffered a broken jaw at the hands of Johnny Eduardo at UFC Fight Night 40. “Personally, I don’t want to walk away,” Wineland recently told MMAjunkie Radio. “Fighting is who I am. I love to fight. My plan was to fight until […]

  • Jon Jones Is Grateful For The Hate

    Jon Jones Is Grateful For The Hate

    Jon Jones joined America’s Pregame to discuss his rematch with Alexander Gustafsson, how his relationship is with the UFC, Daniel Cormier, and more. Check out the full interview below. Video: ‘Bones’ Jones joins APG

  • PHOTO | Valerie Letourneau Shows Off Black Eye From UFC 174

    PHOTO | Valerie Letourneau Shows Off Black Eye From UFC 174

    Valerie Letourneau took to Instagram to show off her shiner that she got during her split decision win over Elizabeth Phillips this past Saturday at UFC 174. Check out her Instagram post below.

  • Jon Jones and Carlos Condit Go Head-To-Head In Time Square

    Jon Jones and Carlos Condit Go Head-To-Head In Time Square

    Teammates Jon Jones and Carlos Condit went head to head in EA Sports UFC game at an EA Sports Launch event in NYC. Check out the video below:

  • Cole Miller’s Bike For Alzheimer’s Fundraiser

    Cole Miller’s Bike For Alzheimer’s Fundraiser

    UFC featherweight Cole Miller posted on the UnderGround last week that he is doing a bike ride from Macon Georgia to his training camp of American Top Team to raise money for Alzheimer’s Association. Check out his post here and watch the video below.

  • Jose Aldo Not Happy With UFC Pay

    Jose Aldo Not Happy With UFC Pay

    UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo joined Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice on Inside MMA to discuss fighter pay. Check out the video below.

  • REPLAY | 3.5 Second KO Sets New MMA World Record – WOW!

    REPLAY | 3.5 Second KO Sets New MMA World Record – WOW!

    Mike Garrett used to have the fastest KO in the world, he broke his own record this past weekend and did it again in 3.5 seconds! Check out the video below.

  • Jon Jones Laughs Off His Controversial Instagram Posts

    Jon Jones Laughs Off His Controversial Instagram Posts

    Several weeks ago during the period where Jon Jones hadn’t signed the contract for a rematch with Alexander Gustafsson he posted a video on Instagram that was directed at the people trash talking him. “Asking for an undefeated Olympic wrestler and Strikeforce champion makes me somehow a coward. How ’bout the fact that I beat […]

  • PHOTO | Fabricio Werdum Autographs 100 Gloves

    PHOTO | Fabricio Werdum Autographs 100 Gloves

    UFC Heavyweight title challenger Fabricio Werdum signed 100 gloves ahead of his match with Cain Velasquez. Check out the photo below courtesy of Werdum’s Instagram.