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UFC Boss: Everything I hear from Nick Diaz is that he doesn’t want to fight
MMA fans seem to love nothing more than a good Nick Diaz fight. The Stockton based Cesar Gracie fighter has long captured the hearts of fans around the world. Which is why talks of a potential return to action against Michael Bisping had the world talking. Dana White put out those flames yesterday during a […]
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Chris Weidman Invites Anderson Silva To Watch Him Train 24/7
UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman is launching a new website where fans around the world can spy in on his training camp for his upcoming rematch with Anderson Silva. It’s called TheChampChallenge.com and the confident champion will be streaming live real-time feeds of everything he does for the next several months. Kind of like a […]
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QUICK TWITT | Rockhold And Carmont Interested In Fighting
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold is on a mission to return to action. The AKA trained fighter entered the UFC with high expectations, but got floored in his debut by Vitor Belfort. Nearly recovered from injury, Rockhold is now campaigning for a fight: Rockhold is hoping to be cleared for MMA training in 2 […]
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White: ‘Palhares’ Submission Was Wrong And Despicable’
“He knew what he was doing that night. Apparently, there was some talk where Mike Pierce said some bad things and everything else. There is no place for that in this sport. You don’t hold a leglock that long while the guy is tapping and you know he is tapping. Especially that’s what Palhares is […]
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VIDEO | Cain Velasquez Wanted to ‘Punish’ Junior dos Santos in Rematch
UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez talks about his trilogy against Junior dos Santos, whether he ever had a nickname, JDS’s recent words about him, why he passed up on a finish in the rematch, fighting Daniel Cormier, and more.
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VIDEO | Junior dos Santos Discusses Cut Over Eye
Junior dos Santos talks about his upcoming third fight against Cain Velasquez, his new Nike shoes, the cut above his eye, which recent Velasquez comments he deems “arrogant,” whether he misses the belt, and more.
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VIDEO | Roy Nelson Credits Slender Physique on Depressing Training Camp
Roy Nelson talks about his UFC 166 fight against Daniel Cormier, why his bad training camp led to his slender physique, not having to shave his beard, whether he’d ever fight at light heavyweight, and more.
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier Says Roy Nelson ‘Said Some Things He Shouldn’t Have Said’
Daniel Cormier talks about his UFC 166 fight against Roy Nelson, his slender physique, why he wanted Nelson to shave his beard, his future as a light heavyweight, whether he feels pressure going into this fight, and more.
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VIDEO | Gilbert Melendez Says UFC Debut Loss ‘Did Wonders for My Career’
Gilbert Melendez talks about his UFC 166 fight against Diego Sanchez, how his loss to Benson Henderson actually helped his career, why he no longer has a chip on his shoulder, a potential fourth fight against Josh Thomson, and more.
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VIDEO | Diego Sanchez Happy WWE’s Daniel Bryan Has Taken ‘Yes!’ Chant to New Heights
Diego Sanchez talks about his UFC 166 fight against Gilbert Melendez, whether he’ll have any weight cutting issues, how he’s lasted so long in the UFC, whether he’s in a better place these days, and WWE’s Daniel Bryan taking his “yes!” chant to new heights.
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VIDEO | Dana White’s UFC 166 Pre-Fight Media Scrum
The UFC boss spent a good hour with the media yesterday discussing all the most relevant topics and news breaks in the UFC leading up to UFC 166.
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EXCLUSIVE | Louis Fisette’s TUF 18 Fighter Blog Week 7
Louis “Petit Pain” Fisette (6-1 MMA) is one of the youngest talents in MMA’s rich 135-pound division. The 23 year-old Canadian bantamweight is a contestant on this season of (TUF:18) The Ultimate Fighter: Tate vs. Rousey. Here is what Louis had to say about Week 7 of his ‘TUF’ experience: Father’s Day in the house was […]
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JDS Calls BS, Says Velasquez Tried But Couldn’t Finish Him In Second Fight
Earlier in the week, UFC heavyweight champion, Cain Velasquez stated that in his second fight with JDS, he opted to punish him for five-rounds instead of finishing him off earlier. Dos Santos is calling BS and he broke down why to Yahoo Sports: “I didn’t lose because he’s a better fighter than me, it’s that […]
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Gilbert Melendez Making First ‘Uncrowned’ Title Defense This Weekend
“I’m looking to make a statement here. I’m looking to make my first uncrowned title defense and really make a statement. I think Diego is a great fighter but me being at my best I think I can make a statement with a dominant performance.” “I think he’s a great fighter, honestly. I think he’s […]
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VIDEO | Countdown to UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos (Full Episode)
All roads lead to Houston as heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and former champion Junior Dos Santos prepare to complete their epic title trilogy. If you missed the television airing of ‘Countdown to UFC 166’ have no fear, all three-parts are here for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy the Sanchez vs. Melendez portion above, and the other […]
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Roy Nelson Doesn’t Want Cormier To Hug His Way to Victory This Weekend
“There’s a couple different ways (to win). I think the biggest thing is don’t let him hug me. Don’t let him push me up against the cage and just do a boring, ugly fight and piss the fans off. I think that’s the biggest thing you don’t want to do is piss the fans off […]
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Velasquez Unfazed By Junior’s ‘hits like a girl’ Assessment
After their second altercation in the cage, Junior dos Santos came out and stated that the champ, Cain Velasquez, hits like a girl. An astonishing notion considering the appearance of the Brazilian’s face (pictured) following their 25-minute combat that he handily lost. The champion, Cain Velasquez got the opportunity to respond to this assessment yesterday […]
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VIDEO | UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos 3 – Episode 3
Fight week is underway as champion Cain Velasquez and former champion Junior Dos Santos make their final preparations for what promises to be an epic showdown at UFC 166. You can watch part 1 HERE! Part 2 is HERE!
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Diego Sanchez Hoping For Title Shot With Win Over Melendez
“Gilbert Melendez is my golden ticket. I’ve done it before. I fought two fights in 2009 at 155. Straight to the belt. “(Melendez) has never been stopped. He avenged two of his three losses. His only loss is to Benson Henderson in a split decision that I felt went his way, so in a way […]
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VIDEO | Gilbert Melendez sounds off on Diego Sanchez, Pettis & the Diaz bros
“El Nino” will be storming into Houston this weekend to face Diego Sanchez at UFC 166. The No. 2-ranked lightweight and former Strikeforce champ discusses his Sanchez fight plan, “boring” fighters, Anthony Pettis, Nick and Nate Diaz, Ronda Rousey, and a potential fourth fight with Josh Thomson.
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Junior dos Santos suffered cut that required stitches three weeks prior to UFC 166 title fight
Yesterday, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos revealed that he suffered a cut above his right eye brow three weeks ago that required stitches. But, according to the Brazilian bomber, the cut is fully healed and should be a non-issue come fight night. In fact, on yesterday evenings “UFC Tonight,” JDS, who had a knee […]
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VIDEO | UFC 166 Open Workout Highlights
Yesterday at Hourston’s ‘House of Blues’ stars from UFC 166 came out to show off their skills at the UFC 166 open workouts.
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VIDEO | Jorge Masvidal Mini Doc: ‘Tales From The Grind’ (Episode 2)
In episode 2, Jorge Masvidal closes his training camp and heads for Seattle for his fight with Michael Chiesa.
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Zahabi Retracts: GSP not planning on retiring anytime soon
Last week, Tristar gym coach Firas Zahabi, stated that if longtime UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre, lost the motivation to train, he may retire after his next bout. Yesterday, Zahabi clarified his comments, noting that they were taken out of context: “GSP has always said that if he loses the drive to really go […]
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Werdum Believes He Can Finish Velasquez If Given Title Shot
UFC heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum (17-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) is one of the best jiu-jitsu practitioners in the MMA game. Werdum most recently fought at June’s ‘UFC on FUEL TV’ event in Brazil, where he submitted former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Fabricio is currently riding a three-fight win streak and is aiming […]
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PHOTO | Full Team Penn Coaching Staff Revealed For TUF 19
While we are still in the midst of the 18th season of the UFC’s ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ reality series, the 19th installment is underway with BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar set as coaching opposites. Today, on the TUF set, BJ Penn sent out this image of his selected coaching staff for his second sting as […]
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VIDEO | BJ Penn Says 145 Pound Title Next After Edgar Fight
During the UFC GYM New York Grand opening last weekend, BJ Penn answered questions from the fans in attendance. One of those questions happened to be what’s next for ‘The Prodigy’ after his fight with Edgar? Hit play above to hear Penn’s response.
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UFC Executive Defends MMA’s 10-Point Must System
Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Marc Ratner, is one of the world’s most respected combat sports regulators. The former Executive Director for Nevada has seen it all. In a sport where the only rules used to be no biting or eye gauging, he, with the assistance of the UFC, has […]