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Chael Sonnen Calls Out Wanderlei Silva: Wants Revenge For “Dirt Bag” Move
“Wanderlei pulled a real dirt bag move on me one time. We’re in a van together, he mutters something at me, but I can’t understand what he’s saying for the life of me. Truly, I couldn’t understand him. He then puts this video on the Internet, with subtitles, because he knows I can’t understand him […]
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‘Shogun’ Rua Fully Prepared to Fight Nogueira
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua is set to take in Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a rematch from a classic 2005 bout that saw Rua walk away with a decision win. Now, eight years later, Rua says that with a renewed staff, extensive training, and drive to once again defeat ‘Lil Nog’ he […]
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Roy Nelson Management Not Interested In Cormier Booking
Following last weekend’s UFC 159 event, UFC President, Dana White announced that Roy Nelson will likely get a fight against Mark Hunt or Daniel Cormier. Hunt is set up on a collision course with JDS and Cormier is coming off his UFC debut win over Frank Mir. “Hey @danawhite ur right,” tweeted Cormier, shortly after […]
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Greg Jackson Breaks Down The Psychological Effect Of Beating People At Their Own Game
“You always have to remember one of the dictums of our strategy is you don’t necessarily stay away from a guy’s strength. If you feel you can do better at it, you can head on attack it. If you take away what your opponent is good at, if that is no longer an option and […]
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Chael Sonnen Says Being In the Cage With Jones Was Like Fighting A Bear
“This was like getting into a bear cage. This guy was a monster of a man. We weighed in at the same size the day before, and I don’t know how that was possible. I put my arms around him and I thought, ‘oh my god, you’re a big guy.’ As far as the match […]
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Sonnen Not Retiring Eyes Future At 205 Pounds, Won’t Rule Out Return To Middleweight
After last Saturday’s domination of Chael Sonnen at the hands of Jon Jones, many fans and pundits have been wondering if the sports best trash talker would return to action or settle into retirement. During yesterday’s broadcast of UFC Tonight on FUEL TV, Chael Sonnen addressed this very issue: “I’ll fight at 205. I’m not […]
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Diego Sanchez Official for UFC 164
UFC lightweight, Diego Sanchez has made it official that his next fight will take place on August 31st, at UFC 164 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: “I talked to Joe Silva yesterday, and he penciled me in for Aug. 31,” No opponent has been signed to face Sanchez who is coming off of […]
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Cung Le Wants Michael Bisping Next
Cung Le has been inactive since he defeated Rich Franklin in November 2012’s UFC on FUEL TV event in Macao, China. Le defeated Franklin with a highlight-reel knockout, and he went on to state it was the biggest fight of his life. Many questioned whether or not the 40 year old would be returning to […]
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PHOTO | UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman Official UFC Poster
UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman is set to go down from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on 4th of July weekend. With fight night being just over two-months away the UFC has released the official event poster.
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VIDEO | New Vitor Belfort Training Blog
Vitor Belfort doing some training with Pedro Diaz on the beach here in Florida.
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UFC Boss: Fedor’s Manager Must F!@#$ Himself To Sleep At Night
There is a long documented history of failed negotiations between the UFC promotion and the Fedor Emelianenko camp. Prior to his stint with the now defunct Strikeforce banner, Fedor Emelianenko was widely considered the most dominant Mixed Martial Artist in history. With the UFC’s eyes set on Russian territory, the talks of a Russian talent influx […]
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Big Country Not Picky About Opponents: “I’m all about making everybody happy”
“I want to fight the best in the world. And fighting Daniel, you know, he’s an Olympian, I’d like to welcome him to UFC,” Nelson said after his win Saturday night. “As for Mark Hunt, if he gets past [dos Santos] that would be great. If he doesn’t, I’d still fight Mark Hunt because the […]
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Dana White Donates to Boston One Fund For Bombing Victims
Now two weeks removed from the Boston Marathon bombings, UFC President Dana White is lending a hand. White donated to the Boston One Fund and said he will travel to meet with some of the victims and their families to show support, an act that many public figures have done in past days. White, a […]
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VIDEO | Rory MacDonald Hacks Nick Diaz’ Twitter In Latest Animated Parody
The latest in the Diaz Brothers animated series by Prebek is up and in this video he brings in some familiar faces from the Tri-Star gym in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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VIDEO | Fans Brawl In UFC 159 Crowd
As if UFC 159 wasn’t odd enough… Thanks to the amazing technology of cellphone camera’s moments like this rarely go undocumented.
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Greg Jackson Ready To Prep Jones For Anyone The UFC Wants
“It doesn’t matter to me. It’s whatever the UFC says. As long as we have enough time to prepare, we’re going to have to fight them all anyway. We’re going to have to fight Machida again, we’re going to have to fight Gustafsson, whoever else they put in front of us. It’s just a matter […]
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Luke Rockhold: “I’m more of a man” Than Vitor Belfort
“I think my advantages is everywhere really. Vitor will always have fast hands, he has good power, but I pose a lot of problems myself. I’m a longer fighter, I have better kicks than him. I believe my advantages are on the ground, in wrestling, in the distance in the stand up. I have plenty […]
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PHOTO | Alan Belcher Gets 8 Stitches Following Bisping Eye Poke
During Alan Belchers co-main event against Michael Bisping, he was stabbed in the eye with a British finger. The eye-poke put a stop to the bout in the third and Belcher ended up losing a technical decision on the judges scorecards. He received 8-stitches in the eye.
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Greg Jackson: Jon Jones At Heavyweight Would Be Fun For Me
With his victory over Chael Sonnen at UFC 159 this past weekend, Jon “Bones” Jones has once again solidified his position as UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. His wins over fellow light heavyweights Rashad Evans, Quinton Jackson, Shogun Rua and Lyoto Machida were so dominant that middleweights like Vitor Belfort and Chael Sonnen invaded his division […]
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VIDEO | UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva Preview
It’s a night of heavy hands and heavy stakes, as Cain Velasquez, Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, Junior dos Santos and Mark Hunt invade Las Vegas for UFC 160.
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Alexander Gustafsson Prefers Jon Jones Match But Will Take Fight Against Machida
“I want to fight Jones. I want to fight for the title, that’s what I want to do. But, I am not going to wait for a long time because I fought in December. I fought ‘Shogun’ in December and I want to fight soon, so. I want to fight in a couple of months, […]
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Marc Ratner To Make Formal Request To Change Unified Rules At Summer ABC Convention
This past weekend at UFC 159 we saw light heavyweight Ovince St. Preux get his eyes accidentally gouged by opponent Gian Villante which led referee Kevin Mulhall to halt and call an end to the fight. Immediately following the event, UFC President Dana White discussed his desire to reassess the rules: “What needs to happen […]
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With Jones Injured, Machida Seeks Title Eliminator With Gustafsson
“I would like to fight before the title, maybe, because I don’t want to wait for long time. I need to fight.I’m interested in this (Gustafsson) fight because now I think is a good idea to put Gustafsson against me. He’s a No. 2 contender; I’m a No. 1 contender… (I’m ready to fight) as […]
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Seven Fighters Released By UFC
Make no mistake about it, just because you receive a UFC contract doesn’t mean the promotion is going to keep you around if you under-perform. Such is the case with many fighters, be them fan favorites or not. You want to keep your job as a fighter for the world’s largest fight promotion, you better […]
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VIDEO | UFC 159: Backstage Pass Jon Jones vs Chael Sonnen
From pre-gaming to post-fight interviews, get an all-access look at the action inside Newark’s Prudential Center for UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen.
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VIDEO | See What Mike Goldberg Does To Prep For An Event
More than just a voice of the Octagon, Metro PCS followed UFC commentator Mike Goldberg around during his busy life to see what it takes to announce a fight card.
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MMA Rules In Need Of Revamp Says UFC Boss Following Interesting UFC 159 Event
“He should have had a doctor come in. You stop the fight. You send the guy to a neutral counter. You have a doctor come in a check him out, and the doctor determines whether he can go on or not. That’s what should have happened… The guys said, ‘can you see?’ He said, ‘I […]
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VIDEO | UFC 150: Jones vs. Sonnen Full Event Highlights
It was a night marked by jaw-dropping finishes and one championship performance. Order the UFC 159 replay on UFC.tv to see it all again from any camera angle you choose.