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Swanson vs. Stephens Averages 700k Viewers On FS1
UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens averaged 702,000 viewers on Fox Sports 1, and peaked at 852,000 viewers during the first hour of the broadcast. This is much lower than the previous UFC Fight Night held on Fox Sports 1: Henderson vs. Khabilov which did 1.24 million average viewers. Swanson vs Stephens UFC Fight Night: […]
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Rousey Rejects Reporter At UFC 175 Media Scrum
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey fielded questions from reporters ahead of UFC 175. The first question asked by a media member revolved around sex. He asked: “I watched you on Conan a while back. It was a great interview. You said that you like to have wild sex before a fight because it makes […]
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UFC 175 Embedded Episode 2
Earlier today we brought you the first episode of UFC 175 Embedded, and tonight we bring you the second. Take a look into the UFC 175 fighters lives leading up to Octagon action this Saturday.
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Eye Fires Back At Rousey: ‘How Can You Make A Statement Like That?’
Jessica Eye spoke to MMAJunkie about comments made by Ronda Rousey regarding why she believes Sara McMann lost their title fight. Rousey said she believes McMann lost because she didn’t want to be the champ as bad as Ronda, and that she wanted to avoid the media because she couldn’t handle the pressure it takes […]
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BREAKING | Jose Aldo Injured, Out Of Mendes Bout
UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo has apparently sustained an injury leading up to his August fight with Chad Mendes, and as a result has withdrawn from the bout. UFC President Dana White has confirmed the news, but there is no word yet as to who will replace Aldo against Mendes. Stay tuned for updates.
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Uriah Hall Does Blind Striking Defense Drills Ahead of UFC 175
TUF standout and UFC middleweight Uriah Hall posted the following video on Instagram of himself dodging a tennis ball thrown at him perfectly, including a spinning elbow that was timed excellently. Check it out below.
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Matt Hamill Retires From MMA
UFC veteran Matt Hamill has retired from MMA two years after returning to action at UFC 152, after that he dropped a loss to Thiago Silva before being cut by the UFC. Hamill then was signed to make his WSOF debut this Saturday, but an injury forced him out of the bout and as a […]
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Dana White Willing To Give Sonnen Another Chance
UFC President Dana White spoke to Heidi Fang with MMA Fight Corner to talk about Chael Sonnen being cut from the UFC, and how if Sonnen plays his cards right, the UFC President would be willing to give Sonnen another shot. Quotes come courtesy of mixedmartialarts.com “What is your stance on everything that has happened […]
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Dana White Takes Blame For Poor Relationship With Miletich
UFC President Dana White joined Heidi Fang for MMA Fight Corner to talk about the promotions bad relationship with the first ever UFC champion Pat Miletich. “Pat’s been sideways with us for awhile and it’s 100 percent my fault. I picked him and Newton to be the coaches of a season of The Ultimate Fighter […]
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Pettis Unveils Plan To Win TUF 20 Against Melendez
Anthony ‘Showtime’ Pettis spoke to MMAFighting.com about his upcoming coaching stint on TUF 20 against Gilbert Melendez which will ultimately see the winner crowned as the UFC’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion. “These girls, whoever wins the show is going to be the champion of their division, so to get to see that process happen in […]
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Tito Ortiz Eyeing November Return, Targets Rampage
The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’s head coach Rafael Cordeiro spoke to MMAFighting.com about Tito’s next fight under the Bellator banner after submitting Alexander Shlemenko in May. “He did an excellent fight against Shlemenko,” Cordeiro told MMAFighting.com. “He will fight again in November. We don’t know the opponent yet, but he’s already training.” “He got an […]
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Robert Drysdale Explains Drug Test Failure
Robert Drysdale, a Jiu-Jitsu world champion, was set to make his UFC debut at UFC 167 against Cody Donovan. Before the fight could happen however, Drysdale failed a drug test with a 19.4-to-1 Testosterone to Epitestosterone level, over three times the limit allowed by the commission at the time. Now Drysdale will face Keith Berish […]
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UFC Fight Pass To Show UFC 175/TUF 19 Finale Ultimate Media Day
For the first time ever, UFC Fight Pass will cover the UFC 175 and TUF 19 finale media day, which will also feature an appearance from the cast of the upcoming TUF 20 coached by Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez, which will crown the UFC’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion. The agenda is as follows courtesy […]
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UFC 175 Preview Mocks Flopping In The World Cup
MrUFCTrailers put together this hilarious video promoting UFC 175 by taking some friendly jabs at soccer players flopping. Check it out below: Please note this video was not made by the UFC.
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Hendricks Potentially Interested In Weidman Fight
UFC Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks joined Majority Draw Radio to talk about the welterweight division and his desire to eventually move up to middleweight after clearing out the 170 pound division. “Here’s the difference between me and Georges,” the Texas-based champ told Majority Draw Radio, “That if I do clear out the division and Dana […]
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Dana White Hints At Cub Swanson Title Shot
UFC President Dana White hinted at Cub Swanson getting a title shot when he spoke to The Download earlier today. “Let me tell you what, Jeremy is ranked No. 10 but he’s not the number 10 fighter. He’s better than that, and Cub took big f****** shots from him early, ate his shots and came […]
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Chris Weidman vs. Ryan Bader In 2006 Wrestling Championships
Small world! In this video we can see a younger Chris Weidman wrestling against a younger Ryan Bader in a wrestling match from 2006, check it out below. Props to Bloodyelbow.com for the find.
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Hendricks Cleared To Train, Wants Lawler, Puts Division On Notice
UFC Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks has been cleared to return to MMA training, and put the welterweight division on notice when talking to The MMA Fight Corner earlier today, including taking a jab at former welterweight kingpin Georges St Pierre “Don’t get me wrong, I’ll throw with whoever’s the No. 1 contender. I’ll fight them. […]
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PHOTO | Brittney Palmer Stuns At Art Show
For those who don’t know, UFC Octagon girl Brittney Palmer also enjoys painting, and is very good at it. Good enough that she had her own art show in Vegas that is going on all week. Check out the photo below, as well as several others showcasing her artwork, courtesy of Brittney’s official Instagram.
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Thiago Alves Injured, Removed From Fight Night 49
After one of the most successful Octagon Returns in UFC history, Thiago Alves will be sidelined yet again, this time so the Pitbull can recover from a knee injury, which will not require surgery according to an ATT representative who spoke to MMAJunkie earlier today. His opponent, Jordan Mein, will now face 11-1 Brandon Thatch, […]
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QUICK TWITT: Brian Stann Approves Of Sonnen Being Fired
Former UFC middleweight and Fox analyst Brian Stann said he approves of the UFC’s decision to make an example of Chael Sonnen by cutting the two-time title challenger. “@AverageJoeArt: @BrianStann do you think UFC/FOX making an example of Chael is just?” Yes, absolutely no other choice imo — Brian Stann (@BrianStann) July 1, 2014 After […]
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Nick Diaz And Anderson Silva Save Helwani, Arrest Seagal
In the newest video from Prebek, cops Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz save Ariel Helwani from ‘Sensei’ Steven Seagal. Check out the hilarious episode below.
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Maia vs. Pyle, Leites vs. Carmont Added To FN 49
UFC Fight Night 49 takes place August 23rd from Tulsa Oklahoma, and the card picked up two fights today. Demian Maia vs. Mike Pyle and Thales Leites vs. Francis Carmont have been added two the card. Demian Maia is coming off a win over Alexander Yakovlev back in May which snapped his two fight losing […]
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Ed Soares On Silva’s Potential Comeback Against Nick Diaz
Anderson Silva’s longtime manager Ed Soares spoke to FightHub about The Spider’s potential return against Nick Diaz in early 2015. Check it out below:
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PHOTO | Luke Rockhold Poses With Will Ferrell At World Cup
UFC middleweight Luke Rockhold spotted legendary actor Will Ferrell at the USA World Cup Soccer game yesterday and managed to grab a selfie. Check out the post below:
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Hendricks Disses GSP: ‘Lawler Was My First Title Defense’
UFC Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks took a bit of a jab at GSP yesterday when he spoke to MMA Fight Corner and said what many still maintain, that he believes he beat GSP in their UFC 167 fight. However as a result, he believes his fight with Robbie Lawler was actually his first title defense. […]
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EA Sports UFC Simulates UFC 175 Predictions
EA Sports ran a simulation the determine who they thought would win at this Saturday’s UFC 175 card, check out the video below:
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Cyborg Slams “One Trick Pony” Rousey, Supports Davis
Invicta FC feathweight champion, and enemy of UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg spoke to Tatame.com about Rousey’s match at UFC 175 against Alexis Davis this Saturday. I think that Davis has a good ground game, I know the people who work with her. She needs to work on her defense of takedowns and […]