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Were Jackson/Winkeljohn Fighters Tested Before FN 42?
It seems there is some controversy surrounding UFC Fight Night 42 fighters from the famous Jackson-Winkeljohn gym. Ross Pearson’s teammate Dean Amasinger told MMAJunkie.com that Pearson said no Jackson-Winkeljohn fighters were on the list of fighters to be tested prior to UFC Fight Night 42 in Jackson-Winkeljohn’s backyard of Albuquerque. “Ross was drug tested before […]
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UFC’s Marc Ratner on MMA in New York: ‘We’re not going to get it done this year’
UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner spoke with MMAJunkie radio about the legalization of professional MMA in New York “It’s never made it to the floor; I would say it will not make it to the floor again (this year),” “I’m always cautiously optimistic,” he said “But right now, I feel like the […]
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Abel Trujillo vs. Bobby Green set for UFC 176 in Los Angeles
UFC officials announced today that a lightweight tilt between Abel Trujillo (12-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Bobby Green (22-5 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is the latest addition to August’s UFC 176 fight card in Los Angeles. Abel Trujillo was originally scheduled to fight Myles Jury later this month at UFC Fight Night 44, but Jury was […]
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Jose Aldo Talks Mendes Fence Grabbing Controversy And More (Video)
UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo spoke to MMAFighting.com to talk about his upcoming rematch with Chad Mendes, fence grabbing controversy at UFC 142, and more. Check out the video below, and hit the Closed Caption Button for the English translation.
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A Day In The Life Of Ed Soares (Video)
Ed Soares, longtime manager of Anderson Silva is now the head promoter for RFA, and leading up to RFA 15 where the promotion crowned its first middleweight champion. Check out the behind the scenes video below.
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Sexual Harassment Case Stopping MMA in NY?
MMA has been fighting to get a foot hold in New York for some time now. It now appears that New York politician Sheldon Silver has been holding out on allowing a bill that would legalize MMA in New York to move ahead to a vote. nypost.com first made the connection between Silver’s shady dealing […]
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Team Alpha Male Celebrates T.J. Dillashaw’s Win
Team Alpha Male celebrated T.J. Dillashaw’s win over Renan Barao with a rather interesting cake featuring the UFC Title Belt with a penis next to it holding a sign saying “Yay TJ” while shooting a load onto the belt. Possibly one of the stranger celebrations, check out the picture below. Yup, we’re just as confused […]
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Mel Gibson Shows Off Biceps While Posing With Octagon Girls
Mel Gibson joined Anthony Pettis cageside to watch UFC Fight Night live this past Saturday and show off his biceps. Mel joined Octagon girls Rachelle Leah and Chrissy Blair for a picture during the event. Check it out below.
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Jon Anik And Kenny Florian Preview UFC 174 (Video)
Jon Anik and Kenny Florian previewed UFC 174 during last Saturday’s UFC broadcast. Check out the video below.
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Bryan Caraway Apologizes For Fish-Hooking Erik Perez
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov had it’s fair share of controversy. Aside from Ross Pearson being robbed of a decision win, Bryan Caraway caught some attention, and for all the wrong reasons. In round 1 of his bout with Erik ‘Goyito’ Perez, Caraway fish-hooked Erik Perez, while he had Perez’ back. Now Caraway is […]
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Ross Pearson Feels Like He Lost ‘Half A Paycheck’
Ross Pearson was on the short end of arguably one of the worst decisions in MMA history this past Saturday. Pearson talked about what losing that bout meant to him in an interview after the fight. “He put on a tough fight, but I think I won every round. It just sucks. I’m hurting right […]
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Ross Pearson Officially Appeals Decision Loss To Sanchez
On the heels of arguably one of the worst decisions in MMA history, The Telgraph has reported that Ross Pearson and head coach Eric Del Fierro have officially filed a complaint with the New Mexico Athletic Commission as well as filed an appeal with the commission. Unless the commission uncovers any foul play or conspiracy […]
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Greg ‘Sergei’ Jackson Does Russian Accent For Khabilov (Video)
Greg Jackson got into his character known as ‘Sergei’ between rounds while cornering Rustam Khabilov against Ben Henderson this past Saturday. Although Jackson put on a Russian accent, at times it sounded slightly Irish. Anyone that knows Jackson knows he is somewhat notorious for attempting different accents depending on the fighter he’s cornering. Check out […]
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Myles Jury Injured, Out Of Trujillo Bout
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens has taken a hit, Myles Jury has pulled out of his bout against Abel Trujillo. Jury’s manager Ryan Hass spoke to Foxspots.com about the seemingly minor injury saying: “[An] injury pushed Myles back at least a month,” Hass said, “with limited training next couple weeks. No biggie, though. Everything […]
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Countdown to UFC 174: MacDonald vs. Woodley (Video)
UFC 174: Johnson vs. Bagautinov takes place this weekend, and as always the UFC’s ‘Countdown’ series has stared airing to hype the event. Below is the segment from the co-main event: Rory MacDonald vs. Tyron Woodley.
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Caraway: It takes a lot of patience being Miesha Tate’s boyfriend
UFC bantamweight fighter Bryan Caraway (19-6 MMA) improved his octagon record to an impressive 4-1 on Saturday night, this by submitting Erik Perez in the second-round of their “UFC Fight Night 42” bout in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The pressure of fight Perez in his own backyard didn’t seem to bother Caraway, as he used dominant […]
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Coach Talks Gina Carano’s Possible Return To MMA
Gina Carano is considered not only a pioneer in women’s MMA, but also a legend. Her coach caught up with MMAFighting.com to talk about the movie-star’s return to MMA. “She’s doing great. She trains well, but she has a lot of things to do, like interviews and movies. I always tell her ‘no pressure, do […]
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Mendes To Aldo: I’m Going To Beat Your A$$
Jose Aldo said in an interview this week that Nova Uniao was going to get payback on Team Alpha Male, specifically Chad Mendes when the two fight in August. Aldo’s frustration was due to a joke made by someone at Urijah Faber’s Ultimate Fitness who listed Renan Barao under people signed up for Duane ‘Bang’ […]
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UFC 173 Phantom Cam Highlights (Video)
The always popular Phantom Camera highlights have been posted courtesy of UFC.com. Check them out below to relive all the action in super slow motion.
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Strange Ratings For TUF Brazil Finale
Somehow the TUF 3 Brazil Prelims this past Saturday did almost as many viewers as the main card on Fox Sports 1. The prelim card did 560,000 viewers, whereas the main card on Fox Sports 1 did 609,000 viewers. The last UFC event to air on Fox Sports 1 prior to the TUF Brazil finale […]
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Ryan Bader Reads Hater Messages – OUCH! (Video)
Ryan Bader joined Kevin Conklin on Conklinradio.com to read mean things said about him on the internet. Check out the video below.
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Renato Laranja Show Episode 2 Featuring Rener Gracie (Video)
The Renato Laranja show is back with its latest installment, this time with Rener Gracie as it’s guest. Check out the full episode below.
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Tyron Woodley Looks Ready For MacDonald Fight (Video)
Tyron Woodley gave fight fans a glimpse into his fight camp ahead of his matchup with Rory MacDonald at UFC 174 on June 14th via his official Instagram today. Check the post out below. Woodley is riding a two-fight win streak into his bout with MacDonald, most recently he defeated Carlos Condit after The Natural […]
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Cole Miller forced off UFC Fight Night 46, Conor McGregor now faces Diego Brandao
Cole Miller (21-8 MMA, 10-6 UFC) was expected to face off with Conor McGregor this July in the headlining bout of “UFC Fight Night 46.” Unfortunately for fans of “Magrinho,” Cole has been forced off the card, this after suffering torn ligaments in his hand. Stepping in for Miller against McGregor will be “Ultimate Fighter […]
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Jon Jones Blasts Haters Then Deletes Video: It’s My Career, Not Yours (VIDEO)
Jon Jones has been on the receiving end of much criticism lately for refusing to sign the contract to fight Alexander Gustafsson. The champ has been fairly quiet about it besides asking to fight Daniel Cormier instead of The Mauler. A short while ago Jones posted the following video on Instagram, then deleted it. Not […]
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Mousasi Wants September Fight In Japan
Fresh off a submission win over Mark Munoz, Gegard Mousasi took to Twitter today to make his campaign for a spot on the UFC’s card in Japan in September which would be headlined by Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson. @danawhite @ufc Sir I would Love to fight in JAPAN!! Put me there on that card […]
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Cain Velasquez Doesn’t Like Star Wars
Heavyweight kingpin Cain Velasquez joined Mario Lopez in an exclusive interview with Mario Lopez One-on-One on NUVOtv. The biggest shocker from the heavyweight champion came not when Cain said he is a big Katy Perry fan, but when he said he doesn’t like Star Wars! Check out the video below for the full video.