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  • Ian McCall: “This job is killing us”

    Ian McCall: “This job is killing us”

    “It could be worse. I could have an office job and want to kill myself. It could be a lot worse. This job is killing us. Realistically, this job is ruining the one vehicle we have — our bodies and our brains. It’s killing me. It’s killing all of us, but I signed up for […]

  • Watch Tonight’s ‘Bisping vs. Rockhold’ Pre-Fight Presser Live on BJPENN.COM (8PM ET)

    Watch Tonight’s ‘Bisping  vs. Rockhold’ Pre-Fight Presser Live on BJPENN.COM (8PM ET)

    Watch the pre-fight press conference for UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping, live Wednesday, November 5 at 8pm/5pm ETPT.

  • Sonnen Unsure Of McGregor’s Title Hopes, But He’s A Fan Of “The Entertainer”

    Sonnen Unsure Of McGregor’s Title Hopes, But He’s A Fan Of “The Entertainer”

    “I love everything that Conor McGregor is doing. He’s very entertaining, and I think he’s an outstanding fighter. He dealt with a tremendous amount of pressure when he fought in his hometown in a main event in Ireland. He sold that out, it was packed, and the whole thing was based around him. “Diego Brandao […]

  • Dan Hardy: ‘Pearson Is The U.K.’s Best Chance’

    Dan Hardy: ‘Pearson Is The U.K.’s Best Chance’

    “Pearson for my money is the best chance the UK has right now of clinching a UFC title. His career has been a great learning experience for him thus far and at only 30 years old the Sunderland, England native has plenty of time.” “He is improving from fight to fight and over the next […]

  • 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 A photo posted by @feliceherrig on Oct 10, 2014 at 3:02pm PDT

  • Ortiz Willing To Pay For “Embarrassment” Bonnar’s Pre-Fight Drug Test

    Ortiz Willing To Pay For “Embarrassment” Bonnar’s Pre-Fight Drug Test

    “When someone talks about a person’s fans, a person’s family, I take it very personally. I take it very personally and I can’t just let it slide by. I don’t think anybody in the world can let something like this slide by when they talk about your family. This guy wants to come out of […]

  • Overeem: Mark Hunt “Strongest Guy I’ve Ever Fought”

    Overeem: Mark Hunt “Strongest Guy I’ve Ever Fought”

    “I fought [Mark Hunt] back in 2008. He’s the strongest guy I’ve ever fought. You know If you get hit (by Mark), you’ve got a problem. So it’s going to be an exciting match up and I’m actually excited for that fight in a couple of weeks.” In a recent interview with Submission Radio, Alistair […]

  • Rousey Cool With Co-Main Event Status

    Rousey Cool With Co-Main Event Status

    “It has always been a dream of mine to fight at Staples Center, and so that is the silver lining. I always want to do the Staples Center, I remember they days when I was cocktail waitressing and I was watching the Lakers play on TV and being like, man, I wonder if things would […]

  • Mark Hunt: ‘I hit ’em in the head and there goes your F*cking blackbelt’

    Mark Hunt: ‘I hit ’em in the head and there goes your F*cking blackbelt’

    “Well everyone’s a world-class ground fighter until they get a punch to the face. So that’s how I deal with all these ground fighters like everyone else. I hit ’em in the head and there goes your Fu*king black belt.” In a recent interview with, Submission Radio, Mark Hunt discussed his plan to deal with […]

  • Replay! Fabricio Werdum Submits Fedor Emelianenko (Full Fight)

    Replay!  Fabricio Werdum Submits Fedor Emelianenko (Full Fight)

    Sealing his Strikeforce debut with a KO punch, former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko aims to continue his incredible 27 fight unbeaten streak against BJJ blackbelt Fabricio Werdum who has won three straight fights in Strikeforce. Don’t miss Werdum’s upcoming fight at UFC 180 against Mark Hunt for the interim heavyweight title.

  • Renato Laranja Calls Out Chris Weidman on “Inside MMA”

    Renato Laranja Calls Out Chris Weidman on “Inside MMA”

    Renato Laranja takes a break from his web series to talk with Bas and Kenny on “Inside MMA.”

  • Green In Stockton Alongside Diaz Brothers

    Green In Stockton Alongside Diaz Brothers

    Top UFC lightweight Bobby “King” Green has been training in Stockton, California, alongside the Diaz brothers. Green, through his social media, shared the news of the recent training partnership, stating it was a dream come true and emphasized the severety of the work outs. (Photo Credit: Bobby “King” Green via Facebook.com)

  • Silva’s Recent Hospitalization Not Due To Prior Leg Injury

    Silva’s Recent Hospitalization Not Due To Prior Leg Injury

    Former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva is expected to make a return to action this January, and his recent hospitalization won’t hinder that. While any visit to a hospital can lead to concern, Silva’s longtime medical council assured UFC.com that the fighter is healthy and ready to compete. “He has felt this pain before,” Silva’s […]

  • LADIES! Carmouche, She’s Lookin

    LADIES! Carmouche, She’s Lookin

    The UFC’s first ever, female title challenger, Liz “Girlrilla” Carmouche is looking for a date. We don’t know why, we don’t know when, but ladies, if she’s looking, and you’re looking… Maybe hit a girl up! Check it: Ugh I need a date. — LIZ CARMOUCHE (@iamgirlrilla) October 28, 2014 (image via the internet)

  • UFC Rankings Report: Week of 11/3/14

    UFC Rankings Report: Week of 11/3/14

    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 former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir discuss Rockhold vs. Bisping, Shogun vs. Saint Preux, and if Cat Zingano can take the belt from Ronda Rousey […]

  • Anderson Silva Shows You How Not To Train

    Anderson Silva Shows You How Not To Train

    Atenção, a regra aqui também serve: bebeu não dirija, bebeu não bata saco. Um vídeo publicado por Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) em Out 10, 2014 at 3:20 PDT Former UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva, sent out this funny demonstration of how not to hit a heavy bag. Enjoy!

  • California Suspends, Fines Four Bellator 127 Fighters

    California Suspends, Fines Four Bellator 127 Fighters

    The California State Athletic Commission has formally suspended, and fined, four Bellator 127 drug test violators for the use of banned substances during competition. Bellator 127 took place on October 3, from the Pechanga Resort & Casino. Ultimate Fighter/UFC vet Rob Emerson (pictured) was fined $2,500.00 and suspended 270 days. Nick Moghaddam was fined $1,000.00 and […]

  • REPLAY! Greatest MMA Knee Bar Of All Time?

    REPLAY! Greatest MMA Knee Bar Of All Time?

    At Phoenix FC 1 in Overland Park, Kansas on November 1, 2014 flyweight Tyler Stokes tapped Jesse Thacher with an unholy spladle/knee bar combo you have never seen in the cage before. A spladle is a split/leg cradle from wrestling. So this is sort of split/leg cradle/knee bar, borrowing pain from multiple combat sports. – […]

  • McMann: ‘I’m Ronda’s hardest opponent’

    McMann: ‘I’m Ronda’s hardest opponent’

    “I thought that anyways. I will always be the hardest one, because I’m the hardest one for her to control. Compared to everyone else, I have the strongest wrestling background.” In a recent interview with FOX Sports, former UFC title challenger, Sara McMann discussed her matchup style with the champ, Ronda Rousey. The two females […]

  • King Mo: “They should make a book called ‘Where’s Rampage?’”

    King Mo: “They should make a book called ‘Where’s Rampage?’”

    “I ain’t seen him around. I think he’s retired. I think he’s done. I really don’t care about it. I want to fight him, but I don’t think he wants to fight me. They should make a book called ‘Where’s Rampage?’” In a recent interview with MMAJunkie.com, King “Mo” Lawal discussed his rivalry with former […]

  • QUICK TWITT | Tim Kennedy Reacts To NASCAR Brawl

    QUICK TWITT | Tim Kennedy Reacts To NASCAR Brawl

    Over the weekend, NASCAR made headlines with a fist fight between Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski. (Replay HERE) UFC middleweight-funny-man, Tim Kennedy (pictured) took to twitter with his reaction to the brawl. Check it: I enjoyed watching the NASCAR guys getting in to a "fight" this weekend. It was like watching two elementary kids on […]

  • Metamoris 5: Yuri Simoes vs. Rafael Lovato, Jr. (Countdown)

    Metamoris 5: Yuri Simoes vs. Rafael Lovato, Jr. (Countdown)

    On Saturday November 22, 2014 Yuri Simoes and Rafael Lovato, Jr. will go head-to-head to settle an old score under their first submission-only meeting at Metamoris 5.

  • Josh Barnett and Mirko Cro Cop set for Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 in Japan

    Josh Barnett and Mirko Cro Cop set for Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 in Japan

    A current UFC and former UFC heavyweight have been added to Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014, an event that takes place on Dec. 31, inside Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Before you get to excited, you may want to know that the two fan favorites will not be fighting. Well, Cro Cop will be fighting, just not […]

  • BISPING EXPOSED? Rockhold Says, Yes

    BISPING EXPOSED? Rockhold Says, Yes

    Luke Rockhold wants you to dislike Michael Bisping as much as he does. What u don't see. Bisping being his usual prick self, snapping on the camera man for doing his job as we square off. pic.twitter.com/rmbqKvTNfd — Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) November 2, 2014

  • CONFIRMED! GSP’s UFO Did Exist, Event Did Happen

    CONFIRMED! GSP’s UFO Did Exist, Event Did Happen

    Do they walk among us? Or in this case, fly around us. Long time UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre is a believer in the extraterrestrial. So much so that he believes he may have had his memory erased by those little green fellows. Check that part out here. So he’s crazy right? We can […]

  • Weidman Reacts To Drug Testing Of Vitor Belfort

    Weidman Reacts To Drug Testing Of Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort was drug tested in his Florida home over the weekend, for the first time since receiving his conditional license to fight Chris Weidman in Nevada. Earlier that same day, Weidman had publicly expressed his displeasure with the lack of drug screening to his opponent. Weidman-Belfort = 120 days away Fight 1st announced = 100 […]

  • Anderson Silva reportedly hospitalized with back pain

    Anderson Silva reportedly hospitalized with back pain

    Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva was apparently hospitalized on Monday. The 39-year-old fighter went to the hospital yesterday following a workout in Rio de Janeiro, this according to Brazilian news site Combate. Silva was admitted due to back pain but was ultimately released from the hospital shortly after, according to Ivan Raupp. The Brazilian MMA reporter said […]

  • Cat Zingano Takes On A Haunted Corn Maze

    Cat Zingano Takes On A Haunted Corn Maze

    Cat Zingano is all set to take on Ronda Rousey, but first she’ll have to escape a haunted corn maze with Ron Kruck on “Inside MMA.”