- Quick Quote: Forrest Wants "Nothing To Do" With Machida
Add Forrest Griffin to the list of those who don't want to face Ryoto (Lyoto) Machida in UFC. Griffin said he wants "nothing to do with that guy. Not at all." Article
- Hendo Talks Vera Booking, Upcoming Fights
Despite having a potential Brandon Vera fight taken away and likely facing Rousiimar Palhares next, Dan Henderson has his sights set next on a rematch with Anderson Silva but hasn't ruled out...
- NEW interview with Randy Couture (VIDEO)
DreamFighters.com Randy Couture has released a new interview. Talks about everything! - VIDEO
- Dana White: WEC could drop middleweight and light-heavy divisions
World Exteme Cagefighting will likely keep its competing lightweight and welterweight divisions, but the organization's middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions could be folded into its sister...
- Nakamura Out Of UFC
Kazuhiro Nakamura has been cut by UFC after losing both his fights for the promotion. His next move isn't yet known but he's expected to have plenty of opportunities elsewhere. Article
- Brock Lesnar Talks About Safety in MMA
"Just like football, basketball or hockey, the risk of getting injured in competition is there. But everybody that gets in the octagon is very well-trained. Also, in this sport, if I feel like my...
- Wrestling Icon Dan Gable Teaching "Wrestling for Mixed Martial Arts"
Olympic wrestling legend Dan Gable and United States Olympic wrestling coach Mike Duroe will be holding a “Wrestling for Mixed Martial Arts” seminar Saturday, July 26 in Moorhead. The Seminar will...
- Leonard Garcia's Federal charges DROPPED.
"i just wanted to post this to let everyone know that i had the ferderal charges dropped i am still dealing with the state but the charges arent as serious as they seemed so i hope to be back in the...
- Nate Marquardt Pulls The Old ‘Don’t Be Scared, Homey’ on Thales Leites
Here’s an interesting trend in MMA: a guy beats you in a fight through either a decision or somewhat questionable stoppage. You immediately demand a rematch, but he’d rather not do that because he...
- Dana White Makes The Case For Jesse Taylor
The UFC’s decision to include the newly-mature Jesse Taylor on their July 19 Fight Night has taken some heat lately. That’s because taking the moral high ground only works if you stick to it even...
- Fighter Salaries: Minimum Fighter Payouts
The first problem to be addressed is that of the minimum payouts for UFC fighters. I believe the lowest payout figures to be released this year were a few $3000 show/win contracts like the one given...
- Urijah Faber vs Mike Brown WEC 36 fight possible on September 10
After his career-defining win over Jens Pulver, Urijah Faber (21-1) will likely return to the cage to defend his WEC featherweight title against Mike Brown at WEC 36 on September 10, according to...
- "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson" official salaries: headliners share $85,000
Josh Thomson upset Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce world lightweight title at this past Friday's "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson" event, but Thomson couldn't edge the former title-holder when...
- BJ Penn To Fight The Winner Of GSP vs. Jon Fitch
DreamFighters.com BJ is set to take on the winner of GSP vs. Fitch, at UFC 87. Penn recently told Fighters Club TV that he is set to move up to 170 to face the winner of UFC 87's Georges St. Pierre...
- Strikeforce Fighter Salaries Revealed
The fighter salaries from Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson have been obtained from the CSAC. The total disclosed payouts were just over $200,000 and the fighters made from $200-$50,000 each. Article
- All Strikeforce Fighters Pass Drug Tests
The CSAC has announced that all the fighters on the Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson card were tested for both drugs of abuse and performance enhancing substances, and that all tests came back...
- Thiago Alves VS Diego Sanchez likely at UFC 89
While the welterweight division looks towards a championship match in August between current titleholder Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch, the weight class will continue to build towards a new top...
- UFC 86: Quniton Jackson ready to get nasty
The remaining question is whether or not Silva can transfer the kryptonite from his hands to Griffin’s. Jackson doesn’t seem to think so. “I’m telling you, Forrest can train with the Pope, it ain’t...
- Josh Barnett revisits old rival Pedro Rizzo
UFC, PRIDE and K-1 veteran Josh Barnett (22-5) is perhaps one of the least-known commodities in the upper echelon of the heavyweight division to American fans. But if Affliction Vice President Tom...
- Joe Stevenson - All Bets Are Off
Joe “Daddy” Stevenson is indeed a family man. But that never stopped him from whooping up on people inside the cage. At just 26 years old, the father of four boys has nearly 40 professional fights to...
- Wanderlei Silva vs Rich Franklin go at it (Video) …
. . . . . . . . . . . . . at the 2008 National Rock Paper Scissors Championships: LINK
- Dana White Talks Donald Trump
We stumbled upon the oddest interview with a multi-millionaire we've ever seen. You may not like UFC president Dana White but the guy has a lot of patience. He's willing to sell his sport even in the...
- UFC 89 To Air Free On Spike?
That's what it sounds like according to F4WOnline's Dave Meltzer. He reports that UFC 89 will air free on Spike TV and be followed by a major PPV one week later. Article
- Is K.J. Noons on the horizon for Josh Thompson?
With his win on Friday night, Thomson captured the Strikeforce lightweight title, but he also earned a large target on his back as most champions do when promotions begin to look for challengers....
- Changing face, Koscheck ready for UFC 86
Growing up is hard to do. It’s even harder when you’re growing up in front of millions of people on television. But that’s exactly what Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight Josh Koscheck did...
- Sin City Sentinel: Burnett Sues ‘TUF'
Mikey Burnett, one of the original Lion's Den members, has filed suit in Clark County District Court against TufGuy Productions, Inc. d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Productions, Inc., the company that...
- Is Joe Duarte “The Next Anderson Silva”?
[Dana White] said he’s found “the next Anderson Silva,” a lightweight who is competing in Season 8 of TUF at 155 pounds, though he declined to release the fighter’s name because it might spoil the...
- Aoki, Imanari and Kawajiri Take to the Mat
Daniel Herbertson was on location in Tokyo to witness the second day of K-1 Max and Dream's Akasaka Fight Festival, where Shinya Aoki (Pictures) and Masakazu Imanari (Pictures) took to the mat for a...
- Big John McCarthy joins as Affliction's ringside announcer
DreamFighters.com Former MMA referee "Big" John McCarthy may have retired from working in the UFC Octagon but he will be a color commentator for the July 19th "Affliction Banned" pay-per-view event,...
- ** New Exclusive Interview with Joe " Daddy" Stevenson
** New Exclusive Interview with Joe " Daddy" Stevenson To get the full interview: MMATurf From part of the interview: “You pretty much can read my character and my personality on my sleeve. I’m...
- BILLY EVANGELISTA CONTINUES WINNING WAYS
No one said it was going to be easy. That’s the lesson that undefeated Strikeforce lightweight standout Billy Evangelista learned in his most recent fight for the promotion. This past Friday he went...
- Case of bad timing for UFC 86?
The seeming lack of buzz surrounding UFC 86 is decidedly counterculture to what has otherwise been a tremendous year for mixed martial arts. From MMA's debut on network TV to the UFC's wildly...
- Matt Lindland claims UFC contracts are illegal
Republican House of Representatives candidate and - of course - highly respected middleweight Matt Lindland believes there is something very wrong with the contracts from MMA’s top organization. The...
- One More Time: Kimbo Is Great
It feels like I can't go more than two days without arguing with someone over Kimbo Slice's value in MMA. Whether it's with a diehard fan, a blogger or a casual sports fan, it always seems like...
- Affliction Update: The next Affliction show and possible Barnett vs Fedor
DreamFighters.com This is great news for many MMA fans, who have always wanted to see Fedor face Barnett. With the inclusion of Donald Trump, we can expect many more shows from this organization.
- Anderson Silva gunning for two belts
Since emerging in the Ultimate Fighting Championship two years ago, Anderson Silva has clearly proven his position as the No. 1 middleweight fighter in the world. Many have also bandied about the...
- Does Mike Whitehead deserve your respect?
At first glance, he appeared to be out of place. In Affliction's first media conference call for its July 19 "Banned" event, the participants were Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio, former UFC...
- Exclusive Interview: Josh Koscheck
CagePotato.com: Not to take anything away from Chris Lytle, but he has a losing record in the UFC. Do you feel like you should be fighting a higher-ranked welterweight at this point? Josh Koscheck:...
- ABC Passes Revised Unified Rules
MONTREAL -- A revised edition of the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts was passed Thursday by the Association of Boxing Commissions via a majority vote at the ABC's annual conference. Link
- Carlos Condit prepares for Hiromitsu Miura
It’s the beginning of the second week since I returned from Afghanistan. Training is going well — no injuries to report other than some minor stuff, but that’s normal. Even though this training camp...
- Next ShoXC event scheduled for Aug. 15; will feature Hamman vs. Suganuma II
EliteXC’s next ShoXC event has been scheduled for August 15 at the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, Calif., located just outside of Fresno. The news was confirmed to FiveOuncesOfPain.com earlier this...
- Wilson Reis to fight Brian Caraway at EliteXC’s “Unfinished Business”
A featherweight (140 lbs.) bout between Wilson Reis and Brian Caraway is the latest fight to be added to EliteXC’s upcoming “Unfinished Business” card on July 26 in Stockton, Calif....
- Pre-UFC 86 Interview With Cole Miller
On Saturday, July 5th, at UFC 86 in Las Vegas The Ultimate Fighter 5 cast member Cole Miller will face The Ultimate Fighter 2’s Jorge Gurgel in an undercard lightweight bout. Cole recently took some...
- Ryo Chonan To Face Roan Carneiro At UFC 88
Ryo Chonan is set to face Brazilian Roan "Jucao" Carneiro at UFC 88. The news comes directly from Jucao's manager Alex Davis courtesy of our good friends over at Tatame.com: "This is an important...
- White Says UFC 86 Paves The Way For 205 Future
“The (light heavyweight division) is so stacked right now. What's going to happen in the light heavyweight division is going to depend on what happens Saturday night,” stated Ultimate Fighting...
- Corey Hill's wild ride runs through UFC 86
From a record-padding unknown "Ultimate Fighter" contestant, to UFC Fight Night competitor, to a slot on a Las Vegas pay-per-view card -- not a bad year for MMA newcomer Corey Hill (2-0 MMA, 1-0...
- Arlovski to make pro boxing debut Sep.13 on PPV
MMA star Andrei Arlovski, the former UFC heavyweight champion from Belarus, has been training for a boxing career under the tutelage of trainer Freddie Roach. Arlovski, who has an MMA bout July 19,...
- UFC Undisputed videogame
Not sure if anyone saw this but SI posted some cool pics of the upcoming game. I am looking forward to the release sometime next spring. Link
- UFC 86 PREVIEW: JACKSON VS GRIFFIN FIGHT-BY-FIGHT
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship Bout: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Forrest Griffin UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson makes his second title defense, this time against Forrest...
- Justin McCully "close to 100 percent" for Gonzaga clash
Eleven-year veteran and one-time Team Punishment fighter Justin McCully (8-3-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will enter his second heavyweight bout in the UFC much as he did the first -- a decided underdog. But...