Tag: ufc news

  • Scott Jorgensen’s Appeal Is Denied By Brazilian Commission

    Scott Jorgensen’s Appeal Is Denied By Brazilian Commission

      At UFC Fight Night 38 in Natal, Brazil, Scott Jorgensen lost to Jussier Formiga via rear naked choke. Immediately following the fight Jorgensen was clearly upset. It was evident during the fight replay that Jorgensen was stunned by an accidental head-butt from Formiga, one that Jorgensen believed ultimately led to his submission lost. Jorgensen […]

  • Patrick Cummins vs. Francimar Barroso set for UFC Fight Night 43

    Patrick Cummins vs. Francimar Barroso set for UFC Fight Night 43

    UFC officials announced today that a light heavyweight bout between Patrick Cummins (4-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Francimar Barroso (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is the latest addition to June’s “UFC Fight Night 43” card in Albuquerque. Pat Cummins made his octagon debut in the co-main event slot of UFC 170 opposite heavily favored former heavyweight Daniel […]

  • Maryland Commission Releases Statement On Jones/Glover Random Testing

    Maryland Commission Releases Statement On Jones/Glover Random Testing

    Earlier this week we learned that Jon Jones had requested and been granted random drug testing for himself and his opponent, Glover Teixeira (pictured). The two men face off at UFC 172 later this month. Now, two days removed from these recent discoveries, Patrick Panella, the Executive Director of the Maryland State Athletic Commission, has […]

  • Jake Ellenberger: ‘Ronda is freakishly strong, she would beat a lot of guys’

    Jake Ellenberger: ‘Ronda is freakishly strong, she would beat a lot of guys’

    “She’s one of those people that works really, really hard. I guess I didn’t really realize that until I had spent more time around her in the gym. I could even say she probably works harder than the majority of the people in this sport. She is freakishly strong. People thought I was crazy when […]

  • VIDEO | Gina Carano Meeting With Dana White Next Week For MMA Return

    VIDEO | Gina Carano Meeting With Dana White Next Week For MMA Return

    The MMA world has been anxiously waiting for the return of Gina Carano and it looks like that time has finally come. While on Arsenio Hall, Carano, broke news of a planned meeting with UFC President Dana White, set for next week and stated that if she was to return to fighting, now is the […]

  • VIDEO | Timothy Bradley: ‘Cub Swanson Deserves A UFC Title Shot’

    VIDEO | Timothy Bradley: ‘Cub Swanson Deserves A UFC Title Shot’

    “Cub’s the man, I like Cub. He’s a tremendous boxer; he gets in the ring with pros all the time. Cub can hang with all the pros. They’re hating on him, because he’s dangerous. They’re scared of him. I want to see him in there with Aldo. He deserves a shot at the title – […]

  • QUICK TWITT | Eddie Bravo Thanks Gracie Mag For Their Bias Coverage Of Metamoris 3

    QUICK TWITT | Eddie Bravo Thanks Gracie Mag For Their Bias Coverage Of Metamoris 3

    I don’t even know what’s going on with the Gracie family following Metamoris 3, but it’s becoming hard to be a fan. Eddie Bravo dominated his match against Royler Gracie, beating the Gracie Jiu Jitsu practitioner for the second straight time, but BJJ’s first family isn’t acknowledging that fact. Not even a little bit. It’s […]

  • VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi Talks Bout Against Mark Munoz

    VIDEO | Gegard Mousasi Talks Bout Against Mark Munoz

    UFC Fight Night Berlin Headliner, Gegard Mousasi, discussed his upcoming main event, against Mark Munoz, while on tour in Berlin promoting the May 31st fight card.

  • Dillashaw Doesn’t Think Barao Has The Cardio To Hang With Him

    Dillashaw Doesn’t Think Barao Has The Cardio To Hang With Him

    TJ Dillashaw is the fourth high-profile Team Alpha Male fighter to receive a UFC title shot. All have failed before him, but TJ believes he has something over ,the champ, Renan Barao, whom he faces in the UFC 173 main event in May. He tells MMAFighting.com: “Absolutely, I mean I’ve always been impressed with him […]

  • FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Bisping vs. Kang

    FREE FIGHT VIDEO | Bisping vs. Kang

    Michael Bisping rebounds from his first-career knockout loss by finishing Denis Kang in the second round of their UFC 105 showdown. The win marked Bisping’s 12th-career knockout victory. Catch “The Count” at the TUF Nations Finale on April 16.

  • Davis Ready To Fight Glover, Thinks Jones Will Pull Out

    Davis Ready To Fight Glover, Thinks Jones Will Pull Out

    Already scheduled to face returning UFC fighter, Anthony Johnson, at UFC 172,  San Diego’s Phil Davis, has a back up plan in mind. A fight with Glover Teixeira. Davis isn’t convinced the UFC light-heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, will show up on fight night, and being booked on the same card gives hope for Davis in […]

  • VIDEO | Jim Ross on Brock Lesnar: ‘I Thought the UFC Was His Calling’

    VIDEO | Jim Ross on Brock Lesnar: ‘I Thought the UFC Was His Calling’

    Former WWE commentator Jim Ross gives his insight on the MMA career of Brock Lesnar and his impact on the UFC – now available on UFC Fight Pass.

  • GSP on Nick Diaz: ‘He’s A Motherf***er Man… I’ll F*** Him Up’

    GSP on Nick Diaz: ‘He’s A Motherf***er Man… I’ll F*** Him Up’

    I think it’s safe to say, that we’re just starting to uncover who GSP really is, as a man and person. As a UFC champion, he was always the politician, lately though, he’s been very outspoken and unafraid to speak his mind. It’s actually a nice change. In his new documentary, ‘The DNA of GSP’, […]

  • Jon Jones Inspired By UFC Champ Ronda Rousey

    Jon Jones Inspired By UFC Champ Ronda Rousey

    “Ronda’s actually inspired me to get into my acting a little bit more in my off season. She’s really been an inspiration to me the way she trains really hard, stays on top of her MMA game and she actually works on her acting with her acting coaches and then she goes and does this […]

  • QUICK TWITT | Muhammad Ali To Dana White: Am I The First MMA Fighter?

    QUICK TWITT | Muhammad Ali To Dana White: Am I The First MMA Fighter?

    Earlier today, boxing great Muhammad Ali, took to twitter to ask UFC President Dana White if his 1976 Mixed Rules bout against Antonio Inoki qualified him as the first ever Mixed Martial Artist. Check it: What you think @DanaWhite? Muhammad Ali – the original #MMA fighter? @ufc pic.twitter.com/V5kVdkzEzt — Muhammad Ali (@MuhammadAli) April 3, 2014 […]

  • PHOTO | EA UFC Reveals Nate Diaz In-Game Character

    PHOTO | EA UFC Reveals Nate Diaz In-Game Character

    The people behind the upcoming UFC video game, EA Sports, have just released the latest shot from the UFC video game. In the previous month we have seen the in-game characters of Joe Lauzon, Chuck Liddell, the Korean Zombie, Forrest Griffin, Jon Jones, GSP, Alexander Gustafsson, Rashad Evans, Frank Mir, Scott Jorgensen, Cub Swanson, Ronda Rousey, Robbie Lawler, Miesha Tate and Chael Sonnen. […]

  • VIDEO | Jon Jones, Benson Henderson Featured In Christian Documentary About Fighters

    VIDEO | Jon Jones, Benson Henderson Featured In Christian Documentary About Fighters

    Fight Church Official Trailer (2014). Starring Jon Jones, Jill Burress and Ben Henderson. Academy Award Winning Director, Daniel Junge (Saving Face) and director Bryan Storkel (Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians) team up with producers Eben Kostbar and Joseph McKelheer (The Hammer) for a feature documentary about the confluence of Christianity and […]

  • PHOTO | Munoz, Mousasi Staredown In Berlin

    PHOTO | Munoz, Mousasi Staredown In Berlin

    Ahead of their ‘UFC Fight Night Berlin’ main event, Mark Munoz and Gegard Mousasi, hit up Germany to promote their bout. During promotion, they snapped this pre-fight staredown pic. Who ya got?

  • VIDEO | Up Close & Personal – Anderson Silva

    VIDEO | Up Close & Personal – Anderson Silva

    Former UFC middleweight champion updates fans on his health following UFC 168 and reveals some of his plans for the future. Watch the full interview on UFC Fight Pass.

  • Cavalcante vs. Bader Targeted For UFC 174

    Cavalcante vs. Bader Targeted For UFC 174

    There’s been a lot of rumors over the last few weeks in regards to a few select light-heavyweight fighters. In these ever-evolving talks and rumors, we’ve seen Cormier put against Ryan Bader, Rafael Feijao (pictured) and most recently Dan Henderson. The Hendo fight looks like it’s going to stick, which is the likely reason why the […]

  • Anthony Pettis: ‘My Striking Is Better Than Melendez”

    Anthony Pettis: ‘My Striking Is Better Than Melendez”

    “He is a good opponent but he won’t fight against me like he did against Diego Sanchez. I’m going for the knockout or the submission. I won my last three fights in the first round and I’m coming to win. Melendez has what it needs to be at the top of division, he is there […]

  • Faber Dishes On Ludwig Departure, What’s Next For Team Alpha Male

    Faber Dishes On Ludwig Departure, What’s Next For Team Alpha Male

    “I think it’s good. There was a lot of publicity that came with that whole thing with Duane, but this team has been building for 11 years now. We were looking for a coach, and he came in and everyone made a big deal about it. We learned a lot from him, and from his […]

  • Mark Munoz Excited To Show Off His Evolution In The Striking Realm

    Mark Munoz Excited To Show Off His Evolution In The Striking Realm

    “Mousasi, his stand-up is amazing.He is planted, and always ready to fire. He’s got power shots from both hands. His kicks are unbelievable. For an MMA guy, he has amazing striking and on the ground he’s amazing too. That’s everything he has, and at the same time, he goes forward and doesn’t stop coming forward. […]

  • Throwback Thursday | Franklin Gets Glove Removed Following Liddell Break (VIDEO)

    Throwback Thursday | Franklin Gets Glove Removed Following Liddell Break (VIDEO)

    Back in 2010, Rich Franklin retired Chuck Liddell after a fantastic back-and-forth that ended with an unconscious Liddell. During the fight, Liddell was throwing such vicious and powerful strikes that he broke Franklin’s arm during a block attempt. Franklin, with only one working arm, was able to fend off the onslaught from Liddell to fire […]

  • VIDEO | Browne: ‘No Pressure’ In Title-Eliminator With Werdum

    VIDEO | Browne: ‘No Pressure’ In Title-Eliminator With Werdum

    Video: Browne gearing up to fight Werdum Travis Browne on his upcoming FOX UFC SATURDAY headliner fight against Fabricio Werdum: “Earlier in my career, all I wanted to do is fight for the title. Now I have so much more in the big picture. This fight has no more pressure than my other fights. The […]

  • VIDEO | Jones: ‘My goal is to dominate Glover in a way that no one’s ever seen’

    VIDEO | Jones: ‘My goal is to dominate Glover in a way that no one’s ever seen’

    “My goal is to finish the fight, to dominate Glover in a way that no one’s ever seen or could have imagined.”

  • Kennedy Worried About “Jerk” Bispings Health

    UFC Tonight Camera’s flooded Jackson’s MMA during today’s media event and while on scene got a few clips from TUF Nations Finale Headliner, Tim Kennedy. Kennedy faces Michael Bisping this month on the ninth from Quebec, Canada. Tim Kennedy on what concerns him about his fight against Bisping: “Bisping’s health concerns me and if he’s […]

  • Cormier/Hendo Winner To Get UFC Title Shot

    Cormier/Hendo Winner To Get UFC Title Shot

    A rumored bout between Dan Henderson and Daniel Cormier could have serious title implications. While the bout remains unannounced, several insiders point to it being nearly official and planned for UFC 175 in July. A hot topic on tonight’s UFC Tonight, on FOX Sports 1, Host Kenny Florian, touched on the subject, “It’s a tough […]