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  • Mark Hunt: ‘This isn’t BJJ. Black belt or red belt, you’re going to sleep!’

    Mark Hunt: ‘This isn’t BJJ. Black belt or red belt, you’re going to sleep!’

    “I was taking the kids to school when I got the call from Dana White. He said there was an opportunity. I said yes before I thought about it – not thinking about tackling the weight, the different time zones, Mexico City being at altitude. I wouldn’t have been happy with myself if I didn’t […]

  • Brandon Thatch vs. Stephen Thompson set for February UFC event in Colorado

    Brandon Thatch vs. Stephen Thompson set for February UFC event in Colorado

    A welterweight showdown between Brandon Thatch and Stephen Thompson will take place on February 14 at a yet to be named UFC Fight Night event in Broomfield, Colorado. UFC officials announced the booking earlier this afternoon. Brandon Thatch (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will be looking to extend his current win streak to eleven when he […]

  • Gustafsson on not fighting Jones, matchup with Anthony Johnson

    Gustafsson on not fighting Jones, matchup with Anthony Johnson

    Alexander Gustafsson joins UFC Tonight to discuss missing out on his rematch with Jon Jones and his upcoming bout with Anthony Johnson. Alexander Gustafsson to Cormier on tips on how to beat Jon Jones: “Be fast and work on your footwork. It’ll be a great fight. I can’t wait to see it. I want to […]

  • Sonnen: “He’s not as good as they say he is”

    Sonnen: “He’s not as good as they say he is”

    “Your brother’s been in there with Georges St-Pierre. I fought Anderson Silva before and I’ve worked out with Georges St-Pierre and I had a much harder time with St-Pierre. That was my experience. Styles come into it, but St-Pierre was far superior of an athlete and a fighter. I think your brother has been in […]

  • Holm No Longer Set To Make UFC Debut, Out With Injury

    Holm No Longer Set To Make UFC Debut, Out With Injury

    Top female fighting prospect, Holly Holm has been forced to pull out of her UFC debut with an injury. Holm was scheduled to face Raquel Pennington on Dec. 7 in, Las Vegas, as part of the UFC 181 event. The Brazilian press was first to report the news, which was later confirmed by bjpenn.com.

  • Luke Rockhold Readying To Replace Vitor Belfort

    Luke Rockhold Readying To Replace Vitor Belfort

    According to reports coming out of UFC Tonight, top UFC middleweight contender, Luke Rockhold is staying in-shape and ready for a chance at the UFC’s 185 pound strap. The AKA trained fighter told UFC Tonight that he is keeping himself on standby incase Vitor Belfort fails a pre-fight drug test. While there might be a […]

  • Jacare vs. Romero Set For UFC 184

    Jacare vs. Romero Set For UFC 184

    The UFC’s return trip to Los Angeles continues to take shape,today, with the addition of a middleweight contest between Yoel Romero and Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza. UFC officials announced the news just moments ago. UFC 184 is going down from the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, and will feature a middleweight main event between Vitor Belfort and […]

  • Tim Kennedy Hinting At Retirement?

    Tim Kennedy Hinting At Retirement?

    According to reports, UFC funny man, Tim Kennedy is toying with the idea of retirement. The Team Jackson middleweight fighter is coming off a disappointing defeat, at the hands of Will Romero, and  into surgery to repair a minor knee injury. These stressors seem to have Kennedy second-guessing his career as a prize-fighter. In a statement […]

  • “THE RED KING”

    “THE RED KING”

    ‘Ares’ is no more. Canadian Mixed Martial Arts master, Rory MacDonald has changed his nickname ahead of his promised title shot. The welterweight fighter formerly known as “Ares”, will now be referred to as, ‘The Red King’. Last night, UFC Tonight announced the change on FOX Sports 1. According to the UFC’s report, Rory, actually […]

  • REPLAY! Edgar vs. Maynard III (Full Fight)

    REPLAY! Edgar vs. Maynard III (Full Fight)

    UFC President Dana White has made it official – Frankie Edgar has verbally agreed to defend his UFC lightweight title against the only man to beat him, as well as the number one contender who held him to a classic draw, Gray Maynard, at UFC 136. Don’t miss Edgar’s upcoming fight at Fight Night Austin […]

  • Frank Mir vs. Antonio Silva set for UFC 184 in L.A.

    Frank Mir vs. Antonio Silva set for UFC 184 in L.A.

    A heavyweight clash will take place at February’s UFC 184 event, as UFC officials announced yesterday that former UFC champion Frank Mir (16-9 MMA, 14-9 UFC) will battle Antonio Silva (18-6-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) in Los Angeles. Frank Mir finds himself in a must-win situation, this after dropping 4-straight fights inside the ocatagon. After earning […]

  • Miesha Tate vs. Sara McMann set for UFC 183

    Miesha Tate vs. Sara McMann set for UFC 183

    Former Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight Champion Miehsa Tate (15-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC) will return to the octagon this January when she faces former Olympian Sara McMann (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at UFC 183 in Las Vegas. The matchup was announced on Wednesday’s edition of “UFC Tonight.” After suffering a third-round submission loss to Ronda Rousey in […]

  • UFC 180 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 2

    UFC 180 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 2

    On episode #2 of UFC 180 Embedded, interim heavyweight title contenders Fabricio Werdum and Mark Hunt visit some fellow giants, NBA players practicing for their own Mexico City showdown. Soon-to-be-opponents Dennis Bermudez and Ricardo Lamas make nice at an NBA photo shoot. UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog series focusing on the buildup […]

  • Signature Moves: Fabricio Werdum

    Signature Moves: Fabricio Werdum

    Watch Fabricio Werdum’s moves in ultra-slow motion, as the UFC’s #1 heavyweight contender battles for the interim heavyweight championship against Mark Hunt at UFC 180.

  • UFC 180 open workout highlights

    UFC 180 open workout highlights

    Check out UFC 180 open workout highlights from Wednesday’s UFC event in Mexico City, Mexico.

  • Nate Diaz Reveals Root Of Contract Dispute With The UFC

    Nate Diaz Reveals Root Of Contract Dispute With The UFC

    “I went to sign this contract to fight for the title against Henderson, and when I went to sign my contract, they were locking me down for eight fights for sh-tty pay. I was like, ‘This is a world title fight, and you’re going to pay me this chump change?’… I’m like, ‘OK, this is […]

  • Champ T.J. Dillashaw: “I wanna fight Aldo so bad”

    Champ T.J. Dillashaw: “I wanna fight Aldo so bad”

    “I wanna fight Aldo so bad, dude. I will beat Aldo. I wanna fight him. I respect him, he’s an awesome fighter.” … “I hope Cub Swanson wins. I like Frankie Edgar as a fighter, but Cub Swanson is a super cool dude and his stand-up gotten so much better. We have already seen Frankie […]

  • Hendo returns to 185, meets Mousasi at UFC on FOX 14

    Hendo returns to 185, meets Mousasi at UFC on FOX 14

    Dan Henderson (30-12 MMA, 7-6 UFC) will return to the UFC’s middleweight division this January when he faces Gegard Mousasi (35-5-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC on FOX 14. UFC officials announced the pairing earlier today. Dan Henderson was last seen in action at May’s UFC 173 event in Las Vegas, […]

  • Chael Sonnen Considering 2016 Olympics

    Chael Sonnen Considering 2016 Olympics

    “I’ve considered trying out for the 2016 Olympic team in Greco-Roman wrestling. My goals would be different. I would not make the team, but I think I could be one of the guys. I could be right in there, top four or five. Give me a good opportunity to train and be active and still […]

  • Jury: Cerrone’s never fought somebody like me

    Jury: Cerrone’s never fought somebody like me

    “I feel this is a very, very important matchup right now. We’re both on hot streaks, we’re both killin’ it in our weight class in the UFC. It’s just a great time to have this fight. I always look at my career not as my last fight or my next fight, I look at it […]

  • TUF 20 Fighter Felice Herrig’s MMA ‘Creep Tweet Of The Day’

    TUF 20 Fighter Felice Herrig’s MMA ‘Creep Tweet Of The Day’

    One of the UFC’s most fan friendly athletes, Felice Herrig, has had her fair share of creepy social media come-ons. And when she gets them she shares. Here’s the latest: #creepymessageoftheday …. Or just really angry and disgruntled http://t.co/xOKSg2U0Hy — Felice Herrig (@feliceherrig) November 11, 2014 A photo posted by @feliceherrig on Nov 11, 2014 […]

  • REPLAY! Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown (Full Fight)

    REPLAY! Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown (Full Fight)

    Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown, who have combined for a career 32 knockouts, go toe-to-toe in the Octagon with a welterweight title shot on the line. Now, Lawler has his title shot against champion Johny Hendricks at UFC 181, don’t miss any of the action on Pay-Per-View.

  • New Footage Reveals Real Reason Shogun Lost To St. Preux

    New Footage Reveals Real Reason Shogun Lost To St. Preux

    In last Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 56 main event, it took Ovince St. Preux just 34-seconds to put Shogun Rua to sleep. But was there something else at play?

  • Wanderlei Silva Trains Werdum, Takes Jab At Velasquez For ‘Well Timed Injury’

    Wanderlei Silva Trains Werdum, Takes Jab At Velasquez For ‘Well Timed Injury’

    Wanderlei Silva trains with soon to be champion Fabricio Werdum at Wand Fight Team Las Vegas prior to Werdum’s UFC 180 fight against Mark Hunt. – Youtube.

  • Anthony Johnson vs. Alexander Gustafsson Set

    Anthony Johnson vs. Alexander Gustafsson Set

      History will be made when Swedish superstar and No. 1 ranked light heavyweight contender Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson meets No. 3 ranked knockout artist Anthony “Rumble” Johnson on Saturday, Jan. 24 in Stockholm, Sweden to determine the next UFC® light heavyweight title challenger.  The bout will take place in front of more than 30,000 […]

  • Phuket Dreaming Episode 6 – “The Fast Lane”

    Phuket Dreaming Episode 6 – “The Fast Lane”

    In the sixth episode of Phuket Dreaming, Cristiane “Cyborg” Justino Trains for her fight at the Sri Panwa Resort and meets up with Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante for some SUP Surfing. Meanwhile Tito Ortiz trains for his fight with Stephan Bonnar and holds a seminar.

  • REPLAY! ‘UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes’ (Phantom Cam Highlights)

    REPLAY! ‘UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes’ (Phantom Cam Highlights)

    See the super slow motion breakdown and highlights from UFC 179: Aldo vs. Mendes 2.

  • UFC 180 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 1

    UFC 180 Embedded: Vlog Series – Episode 1

    On episode #1 of UFC 180 Embedded, interim heavyweight title contender Fabricio Werdum shows featherweight Dennis Bermudez around Mexico City and takes in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament. Werdum’s opponent, Mark Hunt, drops off a heavyweight-size load of laundry and battles the language barrier in search of his signature hairstyle. UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes […]