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Mark Hunt says his only challenge will be making weight
Yesterday, we learned that UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez had suffered a knee injury in training and was thus forced out of his scheduled main event title fight with Fabricio Werdum at UFC 180. With that news, the UFC decided to pit perennial contender Mark Hunt against Fabricio Werdum with the winner being crowned the […]
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QUICK TWITT | Pros React To Cain Velasquez Knee Injury And Bout Withdrawal
No doubt, the return of the UFC’s heavyweight champion was highly anticipated. Fight fans have been waiting more than a year for Cain Velasquez to return to the cage, only to have him cancel, once more, just three-weeks before his sold out event. As such, some notable MMA figures took to twitter with their sore […]
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Jason “Mayhem” Miller During And After Court – ‘I love twitter’
UFC and Strikeforce MMA veteran Jason ‘Mayhem’ Miller plead not guilty in Orange Count Courts this week, on several various charges. To see highlights from his court appearance, and post-court thoughts, hit play above.
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Cain Velasquez To Face Surgeon’s Knife Tomorrow In Cali
UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez is set for surgery tomorrow to repair his UFC 180 fight canceling knee injury. The San Jose based fighter withdrew from his scheduled title bout against Fabricio Werdum yesterday. Instead of a top 5 opponent, Velasquez must now face a surgeon’s knife, as he goes in to repair a torn […]
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UFC 179 Embedded Episode 1: ‘Mendes is a piece of Sh**’
On episode 1 of UFC 179 Embedded, as featherweight champion Jose Aldo prepares for his title defense on home soil in Rio, he has harsh words for his opponent Chad Mendes and divisional up-and-comer Conor McGregor. Still stateside in Sacramento, Mendes trains alongside Nate Diaz, then packs for his long trip into enemy territory. UFC […]
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REPLAY! Mark Hunt vs. Roy Nelson (Full Fight)
Mark Hunt is the 4th ranked heavyweight in the world and now he’s going for the interim heavyweight title as he faces Fabricio Werdum at UFC 180, stepping in for an injured Cain Velasquez. Take a look back as Mark Hunt faced Roy Nelson, earning the much-coveted Performance of the Night bonus as the two […]
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Flying Triangle, And An Over Dramatic, But Amazing, Rener Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu SUCKS! Especially @briantcity's flying triangles! A video posted by renergracie (@renergracie) on Okt 10, 2014 at 7:23 PDT I don’t know about you guys, but Rener Gracie had me sold, all the way through. Watch the fun clip of the flying triangle above.
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Bethe To Tate: ‘Don’t be scared, “Honey!”’
Taking her focus of Ronda Rousey and the horsewomen, Bethe Corriea doesn’t mince words when addressing the former title challenger, Miesha Tate. I'm different! Sumtimes I like 2devour my dessert b4 another horsemeat dinner!Stand toe2toe w/ me Cupcake @MieshaTate Don't be scared Honey! — Bethe (@bethecorreia) October 19, 2014 Who wins this inside the cage?
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What It Looks Like When Ballerinas KO UFC Fighters
For a different look at some of the UFC’s more intense moments, the good folks over at Masato Toys have put together a fun gallery of fighters getting knocked out by Ballerinas. Enjoy!
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Freedom in the Congo Featuring TUF 10’s Justin Wren
Freedom in the Congo from Lampstand on Vimeo. The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 veteran, Justin Wren has been on a humanitarian mission for the past several years in the Congo.
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Australian Medical Professional Argues Against Increased Fighter Safety
This Australian politician goes for MMA’s jugular when arguing against the use of a cage in the sport. It’s this argument that is keeping the UFC out of much of the country.
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UFC Rankings Report: Week of 10/20/14
The UFC Rankings Report is a new weekly UFC.com series that gives you, the fans, a more in-depth look into the official UFC rankings. This week UFC.com’s Matt Parrino and UFC.com Insider Forrest Griffin discuss the upcoming Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes rematch at UFC 179, Conor McGregor, Georges St-Pierre’s possible return and more.
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REPLAY! Brutal WMMA Headkick KO Highlights This Week’s Regional Scene Clips
Knockouts of every variety from Say Uncle Promotions, Superkombat, and Kansas City Fighting Alliance on “Inside MMA.”
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Velasquez Injured, Hunt Steps Up For Werdum Interim Title Fight On 3-Weeks Notice
The UFC”s debut in Mexico just took a heavyweight hit to its sold-out event. According to the UFC’s official twitter account, the UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez has pulled out of UFC 180, due to injury. BREAKING: Velasquez injured. Werdum vs Hunt new UFC 180 main event Full Story: http://t.co/MqgJLcfbhD pic.twitter.com/RhNBaVtVJT — UFC (@ufc) October 22, […]
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Jose Aldo: Mendes striking has not evolved
UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo knows very well that the man he fights this weekend for a second time, Chad Mendes, has won four of his past five contests via knockout or TKO. But those statistics haven’t made Aldo a believer in “Money’s” striking skills, as he told Combate (via Bloody Elbow) in a recent […]
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REPLAY! Conor McGregor, Chad Mendes Get in Heated On-Air Exchange
Conor McGregor trash talks Chad Mendes via Skype in the BT Sport studios, telling him; “I can rest my balls on your forehead” with Mendes claiming when he looks at McGregor all he sees is “Dollar signs in my bank account”.
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Jose Aldo: ‘Fighters Make Millions For The UFC, Where’s Our Cut?’
“I ask for financial valorization not only for me, some other fighters should have too. We give a lot for the company. I’ve seen this happening in the past, athletes were highly valued, and the company was not that big. Today, the company is very large and athletes devalued.” “If you’re fighting well, you are […]
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Carwin: One-Dimensional Lesnar Needs To Stay Retired
“I basically almost died in that fight. In the second round, anybody could have tripped me and landed on me. He’s not coming back. I don’t even know why he would have the desire. He’s not going to improve the part of his game he needs to improve in that short (amount) of time. The […]
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REPLAY! Jose Aldo’s Double-Flying-Knee Finish Of Cub Swanson (Full Fight)
Reigning featherweight champ Jose Aldo makes it a quick night as he knockouts Cub Swanson in the first round at WEC 41. Watch Aldo look to defend his belt as he takes on Chad Mendes in the main event at UFC 179 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Glover Teixeira Says Eye Pokes Made No Difference In Jones Title Tilt
“I don’t think it changed the result. It wasn’t because of eye-pokes that I lost that fight. Jones won that fight. He injured my arm at the start of the fight. He deserves credit for his win. The eye-pokes did bother me because it affected my vision a bit. But either way, he would have […]
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Luke Rockhold, Michael Bisping Go At It On FOX Set
As their much anticipated clash nears, Jon Anik hosts a heated exchange in studio between middleweight contenders Michael Bisping and Luke Rockhold.
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Coach: Vitor Belfort Looks Brilliant Post-TRT
“[Belfort’s] doing brilliantly right now. He’s ready. He could fight within four weeks if he had to. This is a man who makes sacrifices to be at his very best. I love the fact that he’s off the TRT program just to get that out of his conversation, but the diet, the meal plan, it […]
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Lineker On McCall: “At some point I will catch him”
We have a good helping of fighter trash talk for everyone today. This time around it’s UFC flyweight John Lineker sending a message to his upcoming opponent,”Uncle Creepy” himself, Ian McCall. Up until recently it’s been McCall providing us with some nice pre-fight quotes, but Lineker decided to join in the fun and lay the […]
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Pros’ Picks for UFC 179 José Aldo vs Chad Mendes 2
Check out predictions from some of the UFC’s top stars.
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Getting To Know The Champ, Jose Aldo
In this episode of Fightland Meets we spoke with UFC Featherweight champion José Aldo about humble upbringings and rising from street soccer matches to becoming one of Brazil’s most beloved mixed martial artists.
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Ultimate 8: Jose Aldo
Joe Rogan ranks the greatest victories of featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s career in Ultimate 8.
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Alex Gustafsson’s First Professional MMA Fight
It might not be Thursday, but that doesn’t mean we can’t do a throwback! Take a look back to Finland, in 2007, where Alexander Gustafsson fought his first pro MMA fight against Saku Heikola, and won!
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Report: UFC Champ Gets Physical With Male Pro Wrestler
In new reports coming out of Los Angeles, UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey was apparently out in Los Angeles last night, viewing a professional wrestling event, when she got involved. TMZ Sports has the scoop: Ronda Rousey hit up a local wrestling show Friday night in Reseda … but it’s what she did during one […]