During a recent luncheon with select members of the media, UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis discussed what would happen if teammate, Ben Askren, were to join the UFC’s lightweight ranks. “He would whoop my ass,” said Pettis. “He holds me down and laughs at me.” Ben Askren is the current ONEFC Welterweight champion.

“I asked (my manager) Gary (Ibarra) to ask the UFC to release me for … what they’ve done to me,” Le (9-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) said on the Gross Point Blank podcast. “I really don’t want to be a part of a promotion that doesn’t (give) their fighters the benefit of the doubt.” “Just because […]

“It was kind of an amateur mistake. I mean, he kicked a check, and that’s like a basic kickboxing move. I mean, he’s probably done that a million times in his life, and that was just the wrong time to do it. The wrong angle, the wrong pressure. But that doesn’t really make me kick […]

“He was supposed to fight Nate Diaz, but Nate didn’t accept the fight. We won’t look to opponents now. We have to beat anyone they put in front of us. Whatever they do, we will fight and win. We won’t call this or that guy out.” “There’s Rafael dos Anjos vs. Nate Diaz and a […]

Many, including UFC commentator Joe Rogan, have spoken out against Mickey Rourke’s recent trip inside the ring. (Replay Here). He responds: All you Haters —> pic.twitter.com/6fzgOJGXy5 — Jake Ellenberger (@EllenbergerMMA) December 2, 2014

“I’m looking for a smaller group of people to be involved in the rankings. I want legitimate guys that I know are very credible and ethical, and we’re going to work on that. I’m all about “fair”. I want what is fair for everybody.” In a recent interview with Ariel Helwani (Replay HERE), UFC President […]

The UFC further continuing their stranglehold over the fighters. Why? They don’t have enough money to actually pay their athletes above welfare wages? Will the money trickle down? Has it so far? How many checks have the random fighters gotten from “official” UFC sponsors? None? No Harley Davidson checks? No checks from the supplement sponsors? […]

“Obviously people know who we’re backed by (Viacom). It’s an ongoing process, but I will say this: there’s not a fighter on this planet that if the value was there, we couldn’t take.” During a recent interview with Bloodyelbow.com‘s Steph Daniels, Scott Coker discussed his ability to be competitive with the UFC. Can you see […]

Nate Diaz is not pleased with the UFC’s new uniform policy. Check it: Here's for your Bitchass uniforms.. http://t.co/Fqh2bAEZKC pic.twitter.com/2rYYsOI84l — Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) December 3, 2014 Oh shit my phone was hacked today… — Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) December 3, 2014

Ultimate Fighter Season 20’s Jessica Penne has strayed from her usual training home at Reign, to get in some work at RVCA headquarters with Jason Parillo. Penne will fight on the TUF 20 finale, though her opponent, at this time, is unknown.

“I haven’t had time to sit back and smell the roses. I’m in ‘Do Mode’ right now. I’m gonna do, do, do, do and when I feel like I’m done with my journey and this path, that’s when I’ll look back and look at the ruins. At this moment, I’m not in the mindset of […]

Yesterday the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced it’s new “athlete outfitting policy” which is set for July 2015. Beginning in July, popular sports brand Reebok will serve as the exclusive worldwide outfitter for the world’s largest MMA promotion. Under the terms of the new deal, UFC champions will be paid at the highest level per fight […]

UFC middleweight Josh Samman (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will be carrying a heavy heart to the octagon this Saturday night when he meets TUF 19 winner Eddie Gordon in Las Vegas. Samman, who hasn’t fought since winning his UFC debut in Arpil of 2013, lost his girlfriend Hailey Bevis to a tragic car accident in […]

UFC officials have announced the long-awaited return of former welterweight title-challenger, Josh Koscheck, and it’s not against Neil Magny. According to a report coming out of the Daily News, Josh Koscheck vs. Jake Ellenberger has been added to UFC 184. UFC 184 goes down on February 28 from the Staples Center, in Los Angeles. The […]

UFC Fight Night 52’s Michinori Tanaka (pictured) has just been revealed to be a performance enhancing drug user. UFC officials released the following statement regarding the matter: At UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson on September 20 in Saitama, Japan, UFC contracted with an independent drug testing laboratory to perform testing on all fighters on the […]