During today’s UFC 193 pre-fight news conference Ronda Rousey fielded questions from reporters about things from her upcoming UFC 193 fight against Holly Holm to Nick Diaz’s suspension. When asked about Diaz’s 5 year suspension Rousey compared it to going to jail for parking tickets. “You know what it reminds me of? It reminds me […]

Big Nog made the decision to retire after his decision loss to Stefan Struve back at UFC 190, and for good reasons. The 45-fight MMA vet has had his share of wars while wearing 4 ounce gloves, and has gone under the knife a total of 22 times. He spoke to Sherdog to discuss the […]

When Nick Diaz was handed a 5 year suspension from the NSAC last month there was an uproar. Many called out the NSAC for abusing their power and essentially forcing the end of Diaz’s MMA career. A petition was started, which received support from numerous high-profile figures including Cher, Wiz Khalifa, Gina Carano, and more. […]

While Michael Bisping is recovering from surgery on his arm, multiple opponents are waiting in line to get a fight with “The Count” for his return to the octagon. The UFC middleweight has had a long time interest in fighting UFC great Anderson Silva, but it seems like that fire has died after Silva tested […]

When Tim Kennedy called out Dan Henderson this year for a fight at UFC’s ‘Fight For The Troops’ event, Henderson insisted that fans wouldn’t be interested in seeing the pair fight because of stylistic differences. Henderson stated that he would rather fight Vitor Belfort in a rubber match, which was then booked and slated for […]

Jon Jones was recently reinstated by the UFC, and has reportedly never been more focused. With that being said, a rematch with current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier is on everyone’s mind. The only obstacle to that is that DC is currently looking to sit out for a while and rest up for the […]

UFC flyweight Ian McCall has had a laundry list of injuries that have haunted him since signing with the UFC in 2012. McCall said in an interview with MMA Junkie that he just finished shoulder surgery twelve weeks ago for a torn rotator cuff, two torn labra, and a torn bicep tendon. McCall was initially […]

When Joseph Duffy withdrew from his main event bout of ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ against Dustin Poirier the UFC offered Norman Parke the opportunity to step in on short notice for Duffy. Parke accepted the bout, however Poirier didn’t, which brought him criticism from many fans. Parke went on to fight Reza Madadi in the […]

After Conor McGregor defeated Chad Mendes at UFC 189 to claim the interim featherweight championship Frankie Edgar climbed up onto the platform the Octagon was on and congratulated Conor McGregor. As it turns out Edgar wasn’t only impressed with McGregor, he also thought that Mendes was looking for a way out of the fight. He […]

When it comes to Vitor Belfort’s past transgressions, fighters and fans are split right down the middle. While some see Vitor Belfort’s failed drug tests and PED usage as a thing of the past, others believe he should continue to be ostracized for them. Prior to Belfort’s appearance on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour podcast […]

This past weekend’s ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ was supposed to be headlined by an exciting lightweight matchup between Joseph Duffy and Dustin Poirier. Several days before fight night, it was announced that Duffy had suffered a concussion in training and would be unable to compete. Norman Parke was offered as a replacement for Duffy, but […]

Ben Rothwell has quickly become a fan-favorite fighter. From giving out free t-shirts during a recent Q&A event, to the menacing laugh he does during post-fight Octagon interviews, Rothwell is loved by many. However with his recent comments towards former UFC middleweight kingpin, Rothwell likely didn’t earn himself any extra fans. He spoke on The […]

This past Saturday the UFC headed to Dublin for an action-packed night of fights that ended with beer being thrown at Louis Smolka for defeating Ireland’s hometown-hero Paddy Holohan. We now have the medical suspensions from the event, courtesy of MixedMartialArts.com. Garreth McLellan: 7 days mandatory rest Bubba Bush: 45 days no fight, 30 days […]

This past Saturday at ‘UFC Fight Night: Dublin’ Louis Smolka stepped into the Octagon in hostile territory, where he ultimately submitted hometown hero Paddy Holohan. Following the bout Smolka was asked what he thought he had to do to climb the UFC’s flyweight ranking ladder, to which he responded that he needed wins over ranked […]

Show up and fight for 15 minutes, and go home with $20,000. You have heard your couch potato friend claim that it sounds like an easy payday, but UFC veteran Myles “The Fury” Jury puts things into perspective on his Team Fury Blog. Jury breaks down what really goes into fighting professionally and some of […]