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In the co main event of the pay-per-view (PPV) event, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will look to once again begin establishing himself as the top 205-pound fighter in the world when he rematches the most recent UFC Hall of Fame inductee, former UFC heavyweight champion and 2000 Pride FC Open Weig...
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today confirmed that the entire field of fighters tested for drugs and illegal substances prior to their clash at UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” on Saturday, November 15, have all come back clean. UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, Randy Cou...
It only took a year and perhaps a struggling economy for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to finally distribute a version of “Octagon” that most fans can afford. “Join fighters of the UFC for the release of the trade edition of Octagon book at Barnes & Noble. Fighters will sign purc...
The UFC has announced a new three-part series titled ‘Primetime’ featuring and in-depth look at the colossal UFC 94 welterweight title fight between current champion Georges St. Pierre and former welterweight and current lightweight champion BJ Penn. For more on UFC 94 click here .
Former UFC ring girl Ali Sonoma talks about the departure of Diego Sanchez, who must abandon the blonde bombshell in order to focus on capturing the UFC welterweight title from current cage keeper Georges St. Pierre. Props: Ali Sonoma MySpace Blog As some of you know I was in a almost 2 year re...
Kenny Florian talks about the reason he called out UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn during his post-fight comments after defeating Joe Stevenson at UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” via first round submission (rear naked choke) to earn the title shot. It was all to keep “The Prodigy” intereste...
– “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler — the last man to hold the Elite XC middleweight title — vaguely discussed his future following the collapse of his previous employer on the latest episode of “Inside MMA” on HDNet this past Friday. It’s interesting he mentions the UFC as a possible landing spot b...
Hosted by Larry Pepe, Pro MMA Radio is professional, guest-driven program that features some of mixed martial arts biggest names. However, if you want to hear from actual fighters and industry insiders answering questions that are relevant to the current MMA scene, tune in every Monday...
Thales Leites — who is on a five-fight UFC win streak (5-1 overall) — has no problems taking a fight against Demian Maia sometime down the road. Maia is on a four-fight tear of his own inside the Octagon, winning all four of his fights via submission. Locking the two Brazilians inside the cage w...
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Undefeated Chute Boxe-trained mixed martial artist Thiago Silva talks about the importance of his upcoming fight against fellow Brazilian Lyoto Machida at UFC 94: “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2″ at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 31. It was a highly anticipated 205-poun...
E. BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (November 29, 2008) -– UFC lightweight contender Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon’s recent 12-day goodwill trip visiting U.S. military troops in Iraq and Kuwait was a knockout for everybody. Lauzon (17-4, 4 KOs, 13 submissions), star of The Ultimate Fighter 5 television reality sh...
Current WAMMA heavyweight champion and Affliction headliner Fedor Emelianenko speaks in a press release about his planned absence from a scheduled press tour to the United States at the start of December with stops set for New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles to promote his Janaury 24 su...
Sokoudjou, who was signed to the UFC after bursting onto the PRIDE scene with KO wins over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Ricardo Arona, lost his Octagon debut to the undefeated Lyoto Machida via arm-triangle choke in the second round of his highly anticipated debut at UFC 79.
“An agreement has been reached that the Affliction show on January 24th will hold a rematch with the former UFC champion Josh Barnett.” “Day of Reckoning” is scheduled to air live on pay-per-view on January 24 beginning at 10 p.m. ET. Some of the under card action will also air live on HDNet prio...
205 lbs.: UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin (16-4) vs. Rashad Evans (12-0-1) 185 lbs.: C.B. Dollaway (7-7) vs. Mike Massenzio (11-2) 205 lbs.: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (28-7) vs. Wanderlei Silva (32-8-1) 265 lbs.: Cheick Kongo (12-4-1) vs. Mustafa Al-Turk (6-3)
Brazilian jiu-jitsu submission specialist Rousimar Palhares (8-2) and mixed martial arts journeyman Jeremy Horn (80-18-5) are expected to collide in a 185-pound tilt at UFC 93 at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland, on January 17, according to a report confirmed by InTheGuard.tv. The up-and-com...
It was billed as the “biggest fight in UFC history,” but if pay-per-view (PPV) buys are the barometer for success then UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 15 appears to have come up a bit short.
Barnett is coming off a one punch, highlight reel-type knockout over Pedro Rizzo at the first Affliction event back in July. Before that he competed twice in Japan on Sengoku cards against Hidehiko Yoshida and Jeff Monson. “The Babyface Assassin” was victorious in both bouts with a third r...
Here is the complete UFC Fight Night 16 fight card: Main event: 170 lbs.: Mike Swick (12-2) vs. Jonathan Goulet (22-9) 205 lbs.: Steve Cantwell (6-1) vs. Razak Al-Hussan (5-0) 170 lbs.: Nate Loughran (9-0) vs. Tim Credeur (10-2) 155 lbs.: Frank Edgar (9-1) vs. Matt Wiman (10-3)
Hardy lived up to his billing as the top British 170-pound prospect in his Octagon debut with a hard-fought split decision win over the crafty Akihiro Gono at UFC 89: “Bisping vs. Leben” last month. For more on UFC 95, which could feature middleweight champion Anderson Silva in a light heavy...
– Yesterday it was Michael Bisping and today it’s Nate Marquardt. The former number one middleweight contender talks about what he would do to either Bisping or Demian Maia in a Sherdog.com interview. The former King of Pancrase also lobbies hard to be named the coach opposite “The Count” on...
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Andrei Arlovski: That too and I have some other reasons. Andrei Arlovski: If you do want to be the best fighter, you have to fight the best fighter. We’ll see January 24 who will be the best fighter. It’s a great opportunity for me. I’ve waited for this fight for a long time, so finally I got it.
Just a little over a week after his historical fight with Brock Lesnar at UFC 91, mixed martial arts legend and five-time UFC champion Randy Couture was the featured guest on MMAmania.com’s exclusive presentation of Pro MMA Radio. Does the Jon Fitch fiasco ring a bell?
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The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 coach and season three light heavyweight winner Michael Bisping talks about his chances against the top fighters in his category (sorta). Interestingly enough, “Ace” and “Hollywood” are set to collide in a 205-pound bout at UFC 93 on January 17, which could d...
Like Couture, the the icy-one has been running out of opponents after his knockout loss to Rashad Evans at UFC 88. A fantasy match-up with current middleweight juggernaut Anderson Silva was the recent flavor of the month, but a lukewarm reception from Dana White and the potential consequ...
Edgar recently rebounded from the first professional loss of his career to Gray Maynard (unanimous decision) at UFC Fight Night 13 to outpoint former number one contender Hermes Franca on all three judges scorecards at UFC Fight Night 14: “Silva vs. Irvin” in July.
“Former UFC champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and UFC veteran Matt Lindland…. Lindland … will handle takedowns. Liddell will cover the striking aspect of mixed martial arts along with John Hackleman of The Pit. Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Ricardo Liborio, ATT co-owner and mast...
Sadollah — the unlikely champion of the most recent edition of the Spike TV mixed martial arts reality series — shocked just about everyone (including himself) with wins over Steve Byrnes, Gerald Harris, Matt Brown and CB Dollaway in just six weeks.
The bout against dos Anjos, Stephens fifth under the UFC banner, was a culmination of five months of hard work and determination spent trying to rebound from his unanimous decision loss to Spencer Fisher back at The Ultimate Fighter Finale 7 in June of 2008.
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But perhaps some records are indeed made to not be broken. Not too long ago Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) had big bad plans to stage a blockbuster outdoor event in Hawaii for the first time ever, smashing the record for the largest MMA crowd to attend a show in the “Aloha State”. The K-1...
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is making just 30 tickets available to the public for its “Fight for the Troops” event, which is scheduled to take place at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., on Wednesday, December 10. Josh Koscheck will headline the event against Yoshiyuki Yo...
That included Fitch, who is tied with Royce Gracie and Anderson Silva for the most consecutive wins in UFC history (eight). He even just recently lost a gutsy unanimous decision to welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” on August 9.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission recently issued its list of medical suspensions for UFC 91: “Couture vs Lesnar,” which took place on Saturday, November 15 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Randy Couture –- “The Natural” has been suspended for 60 days after his TKO loss.
Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth knows a thing or two about playing the villain. Bonnar would go on to compete in the finals where he and Forrest Griffin, well, you know the rest. James Iannotti (MMAmania.com): What are your thoughts on Chris Leben testing positive...
And that doesn’t even include the Affliction: “Day of Reckoning” PPV on January 24, which features a sick main event fight between WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski.
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): You recently defeated Mike Whitehead (23-6) via unanimous decision at Affliction Banned. How do you feel about how that fight went, both the good and the bad? But yes, we are under contract with Strikeforce and Affliction, no others.
Kim Couture, wife of former UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture will also be featured in main card action in just her second career pro fight when she takes on Lina Kvokov. 205 lbs.: Light Heavyweight Champion Bobby Southworth (9-5) vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral (30-7)
What a difference three weeks and one head-scratching performance makes. Paulo Filho — the last man to hold the WEC middleweight title (albeit under bizarre circumstances) — has apparently been cut by Zuffa following his unanimous decision loss to Chael Sonnen last month and will not jo...
World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) recently put the finishing touches on its final event of 2008, which will cap off the most successful year for the Zuffa-owned promotion. WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres (34-1) vs. Manny Tapia (10-0-1)
MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) has received the fighter payouts for UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) for the monster pay-per-view (PPV) event held on November 15 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture at UFC 91 this past weekend to capture the UFC heavyweight championship belt and now the WWE website wants to take some of the credit for it. The WWE had its time with Lesnar, but that time is gone. They gave him a name, not a doctorate in mixed martial arts. He w...
Lauzon — younger brother of UFC lightweight fighter and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) alum Joe Lauzon — made his third straight start for the organization and fourth thus far in his career. In the process, he scored a first round technical knockout win in less than a minute over Justin Hammert...
Fedor was still in Thailand as recently as two weeks ago and has also been making the rounds as Affliction’s media darling, promoting the upcoming reality series “Fighting Fedor” and his pending battle with Andrei Arlovski at ‘Day of Reckoning’ on January 24 in Anaheim, California.
UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva (23-4) could take another break from the 185-pound division and trade leather with former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell (21-6) in a special 205-pound match up in the works for the UFC 95 main event, according to The Sun.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced its fourth event of 2009 and the second in as many months to be held in the United Kingom. Perhaps former light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell — who has forced off the UFC 85: “Bedlam” card at the O2 Arena earlier this year becaus...
UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has come to a close. And the “biggest fight in UFC history” between Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar, while incredibly hyped and very competitive, did not earn the “Fight of the Night.” That honor actually went t...
UFC 91: “Couture vs. Lesnar” took place earlier this evening live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. And, believe it or not, Brock Lesnar is now the new UFC heavyweight champion of the world. Die hard fans across the nation more than likely all collecti...
And with the Amir Sadollah/Nick Catone fight being recently cancelled because of Sadollah’s leg infection, this bout has been declared the swing bout of the night, which means it should be aired along with the rest of the main card. The action kicks off from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las...
But that’s exactly what Amir Sadollah did. Amir Sadollah: Well thank you. Amir Sadollah: Probably the best ever. (laughs) Amir Sadollah: (Laughs) Damn. Amir Sadollah: Yeah, I’ve seen a couple tapes on him, yeah. Amir Sadollah: Yes. Amir Sadollah: Correct.
Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com): Did you do that with the intention of getting into mixed martial arts? Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com): Give us some background on how you ended up doing The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). Gray Maynard: Tyson Griffin, Martin Kampmann, Rashad Evans, there are a bunch o...
UFC 90: “Silva vs. Cote” is set go off LIVE from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET on October 25. Silva: Show up. Prediction: Koscheck by unanimous decision Prediction: Sherk by unanimous decision Prediction: Maynard by unanimous decision
MMAmania.com: Was there any hesitation outside of not wanting to ruin your training session? MMAmania.com: So does that mean we will see an approach similar to your most recent fight with Chris Lytle: Stand, trade, shoot and then work the ground and pound?
Michael Bisping: It’s not my biggest test overall. It’s nothing new to me. (Leben) is going to want to brawl … box. I consider Rashad Evans to be a much tougher fighter than Chris Leben. But yeah, certainly at 185, it’s my toughest test. Michael Bisping: Yeah, that’s right. It was a great fight.
UFC middleweight contender Chris Leben was our guest on this weeks broadcast of Pro MMA Radio. Presented by MMAmania.com, Pro MMA Radio airs live every Monday night at 9pm and features many of the top fighters from the UFC and beyond. ‘The Crippler’ didn’t waste any time getting into his figh...
Guida is now looking to put together a string of wins to climb the ranks of one of promotion’s thickest divisions. He faces a big test in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 6 winner Mac Danzig (18-4-1), one of the most experienced fighters to ever come off the TUF series and a five-time King of the Cage...
UFC Fight Night 15: “Diaz vs. Neer” is set to go down Wednesday, September 17, 2008, from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. The television event airs LIVE on Spike TV at 8 p.m. ET. Clay “The Carpenter” Guida (23-9) vs. Mac Danzig (18-4-1) Prediction: Herman by unanimous decision
Now that the initial shock of his passing has worn off, both fans and media from the world of mixed martial arts are trying to find his rightful place in the annals of UFC history. Tanner lost just 32 seconds in, but the hype surrounding the fight and the KO finish solidified Ortiz as a major pla...
– Head of EliteXC Fight Operations, Jeremy Lappen, issues a formal response on behalf of the organization regarding the news today that its heavyweight champion, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, tested positive for steroids following his win over Justin Eilers to capture the vacant heavywe...
”This is a bold statement in a town with the White Sox and Cubs and the Bears, but I guarantee you this will be the most exciting live sporting event you have ever seen. I can’t explain it to you. You have to experience it. Chicago is the biggest pay-per-view market for us, and ratings for Spike TV’...
Personally, I thought Lesnar looked like a child, or at least an idiot. But then again, I enjoy the Thiago Silva throat slit or even the Tito Ortiz cemetery burial from time to time. It wasn’t so much Lesnar’s rodeo roping as it was the pointing and laughing.
UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy” is set for tomorrow (Saturday) night, August 9 from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The pay-per-view (PPV) event airs LIVE at 10 p.m. ET. Prediction: Gamburyan via unanimous decision Prediction: Huerta via unanimous decision
Jesse Holland back again and this time I’m previewing UFC 87 with bodybuilding and mixed martial arts expert Larry Pepe for Episode #9 of his stellar new show Pro MMA Radio. Larry is the main MMA writer for Flex magazine and mega-site Bodybuilding.com.
Earlier today, MMAmania.com got the nod to sit in on the media conference call for UFC 87: “Seek and Destroy.” Fielding questions on the call were UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre and his opponent Jon Fitch, as well as heavyweights Brock Lesnar and Heath “The Texas Crazy H...
With back-to-back wins, Josh Koscheck is blazing a path back to the top of the 170-pound division since a disappointing unanimous decision loss to Georges St. Pierre at UFC 74: “Respect” last year. A UFC title. MMAmania.com: Not according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
We have a lot of good plans on the show for that. We have Randy Couture doing some demonstrations on the show, and Joe Stevenson, Frank Mir … so we’re constantly going to be updating that and having a lot of great fighters doing those segments for the future.
Jesse Taylor just might be the most entertaining guy to ever come out of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) house. I mean, he did pee his swim trunks on national television. And who else can do better tricks on command like Coco the Monkey? Amir Sadollah? Pshaw! Jesse Taylor: (Laughs)
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If that’s not enough, stick around for WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber. “The California Kid” goes into great detail about his fight against Jens Pulver, what they spoke about inside the cage, his specific training regimen and of course, who he wants to fight next.
Jon Fitch is due. Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com): And now you’re fighting Georges St. Pierre (GSP) at UFC 87. How did it finally come about? Jon Fitch: Of course, I mean Hughes is one of the most successful champions in UFC history so you’ll get a lot of credit for that.
How is Sean Sherk going to react if he’s taken down? In his fight with Matt Hughes, Sherk was taken down at will by the superior wrestler in a fight that went to a unanimous decision for the former champion (Hughes). Will the UFC give Tito Ortiz the proper send off? MMA news and notes
A fired up UFC Lightweight Champion, BJ Penn, talks about his upcoming title defense against Sean Sherk at UFC 84: “Ill Will” at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 24. “The Muscle Shark” tested positive for steroids after his win against Hermes Franca at UFC 73: “Stacked...
Cro Cop and LeBanner have actually competed against one another during a K-1 event in 1996, which the Croatian won via unanimous decision. Expect a similar bout: Striking, striking and more striking. It would be a total shock if this match hits the canvas.
There hasn’t been a new video UFC video game since Ultimate Fighting Championship: Sudden Impact back in 2004; however, we can expect a steady stream of annual updates from THQ for all our PS3, Xbox 360 and PC gaming pleasure. To check out the most recent published video trailer, which incl...
Matt Serra Props: MMAFacts.com Remember, this is the site that the UFC recently set up to help legalize the sport in the “Empire State” once and for all. Check out the email from former UFC welterweight champion, Matt Serra, after the jump that was recently sent out in a grassroots-esque att...
In looking back at the Liddell fight, Liddell’s significant reach advantage was the difference maker. Liddell kept Silva at bay throughout the fight. Silva didn’t have the opportunity to get inside of Liddell’s range without getting caught. Had he been able to close the distance, Silva wo...
Adam Wagner (MMAmania.com): Well there are also a lot of very good Middleweight matchups at UFC 83. Which do you think—we have Rich Franklin vs. Travis Lutter; Michael Bisping vs. Charles McCarthy; Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry; and the list goes on—which do you see as being one of the more exci...
Michael Bisping: Um … well I don’t know, you know, I think it’s going to be an intriguing fight to watch. If he looks like he did against Anderson Silva, you kinda lean toward Travis Lutter, to be honest. But I’m expecting Rich Franklin to beat him. But I think Travis Lutter will give him a good fig...
Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com): Were you ever approached to do the The Ultimate Fighter? Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com): How did you end up getting into mixed martial arts? Jesse Holland (MMAmania.com): How is your relationship with Dana, and how involved is he on the fighter level?
In the real world, Hughes has endured a nine-month layoff since his last snoozefest with Chris Lytle, as well as a stint as coach on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) mixed martial arts reality series. And up until a month ago, he thought he was training for Serra in what he viewed as an easily winnab...
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MMAdude: Bisping via unanimous decision Jesse Holland: Evans via unanimous decision MMAdude: Parisyan via technical knockout Jesse Holland: Parisyan via unanimous decision MMAdude: Edgar via unanimous decision Jesse Holland: Fisher via unanimous decision