It has literally been months since we’ve seen Vitor Belfort without his shirt on, and he’s looking “Phenom”enal. And why is this news? Well, because he’s been off TRT since the ban, and his epic run through the UFC’s middleweight division, while on TRT, earned him a title shot against a very threatening Chris Weidman. […]

Anderson Silva has failed his recent drug tests for steroids. This is a fact. In an out-of-competition pre-fight test he failed, and in another in-competition test, he also failed. These are the facts. Early this morning, Anderson Silva offered up his first defense, and proclaimed his innocence of all charges. He’s arguably the greatest-of-all-time. So, […]

“I don’t think I can ever look at anyone the same ever again after they do that. I’m a little heartbroken about it. It’s such an issue that I’ve had such a strong stance on for as long as I can remember. Growing up, I heard my mother telling me about having honor and never […]

“I’m very far away from worrying about what Rory is going to do, so no offense to Rory, but I’m just going to worry about myself. I’m not worried about what his game plan is or what his Xs and Os are. I’m just going to concentrate on getting better as a fighter.” “It’s exciting […]

Thursday night and you know what that means, Stud Show Radio! (formerly Team Alpha Male Radio) On the recent episode of the popular video podcast, the hosts, Justin Buchholz and Chris Carlino aka Sir Studboy, spent time talking about various MMA headlines and topics. But before they got into all of that they took a […]

“Cat is different because, not only is she undefeated, but she has the kind of indomitable spirit that I haven’t seen exhibited by anyone else, at the level that she has. She’s been down in fights before and every single time, she’s come back and finished the other person. And, given everything she’s been through […]

After a public campaign for a fight, Joanne Calderwood has a date, and an opponent, for her UFC return. UFC officials have announced that a strawweight scrap between Calderwood and Moroz has been set, for UFC Fight Night Krakow, on Saturday, April 11. UFC Fight Night Krakow is set to feature the return of Mirko […]

Earlier this week the UFC announced Rory MacDonald as the next title challenger to welterweight champion Robbie Lawler. The significance of the bout, at least for MacDonald, is huge. The Canadian star has a chance to recapture the welterweight world championship recently held by his mentor, and training partner, Georges St-Pierre. GSP took to twitter […]

During this week’s UFC media obligations, UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey said she thinks fighters need to be guaranteed a larger income than the UFC’s ring girls. Celeste responds: Everything I have I've worked hard for. I support my family. I'm happy. Assumptions makes asses out of everyone. — Arianny Celeste (@AriannyCeleste) February 19, 2015 […]

UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will put his belt on the line next month in Dallas, when he faces off with number one contender Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 185. In addition to the highly anticipated lightweight fight, UFC 185 will also feature a strawweight title fight between champion Carla Esparza and challenger Joanna Jedrzejczyk. […]

The UFC’s newest mega-star signee is knee-deep in a legal battle following a lawsuit filed by the WWE’s doctor, for more than 1 million dollars. It’s a defamation lawsuit, filed following comments made by CM Punk on a podcast, last year. MMAFighting.com breaks it down: Dr. Christopher Amann filed the lawsuit in Cook County (Ill.) […]

IN RESPECT TO MY FANS I will not say anything about who I am or what I went through to get here. What matters to me now is the respect from those who have followed my career. I bled, struggled and fought because I love it and because I always wanted to honor the flag […]

“Ronda beats Holly in a boxing match. “I don’t believe it — I know so. And I believe in my fighter a lot.” “We have her sparring with boxing world champions in the gym. I’ve never seen Ronda lose a single round. You don’t see guy MMA fighters out there — name me one — […]

In Costa Mesa California, at RVCA headquarters, lies a time capsule from BJPENN.COM’s past, that is very much a part of MMA’s present. The Official Pre-Fight Training Facility of BJ Penn. The special all white and grey MMA Gym, adorned with multiple passings of the official BJPENN.COM logo, plays host to several of the world’s […]

Last week the California State Athletic Commission made a surprise visit to our UFC 184 headliners, Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano, to collect urine samples for drug tests. The CSAC tested both fighters for Performance Enhancing Drugs. According to reports, California’s governing body has cleared both females to fight, following clear results on both tests. […]