- Thiago Tavares Vs Melvin Guillard @ UFC 101
With UFC 101 still several months away the promotion has already started to put together some of the match-ups on the card. On Monday, MMAWeekly.com confirmed that a lightweight bout between Thiago...
- UFC officially adds Spencer Fisher vs. Caol Uno to UFC 99 in June
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported in February, former UFC lightweight title challenger Caol Uno (25-11-4 MMA, 3-3-1 UFC) will return to the organization for the first time in almost...
- Dean Lister Invited To ADCC, Wants Fedor
Not in MMA though, but in combat grappling. Former UFC Middleweight Dean Lister, released by UFC earlier upon request, has been invited to compete in the Abu Dhabi grappling tournament once again...
- Rosi Sexton To Bellator FC
It now appears that Bellator Fighting Championshps will also feature some women's fights in addition to it's scheduled tournaments. The promotion has signed Cage Warriors Female World Champion Rosi...
- Strikeforce All But Finalizes April Card
With the announcement of what will be the 6 prelim fights today, Strikeforce has now virtually finalized it's April 11 card. Raul Castillo vs. Brandon Michaels completes the prelim portion of the...
- UFC: Junie transformed from 'The Lunatic' to 'The Buddhist' Browning
Any journalist worth his salt writes Junie Browning off at his own demise. The writer's demise, that is. Just put the phone down to the 23-year-old UFC 'tearaway', media-styled bad boy of the last...
- Breaking-Parisyan Suspended 9 Months, Fined $32K
The NSAC today has suspended Karo Parisyan 9 months and fined him $32,000 for a positive drug test arising from his fight with Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 94. The fine is 40% of his total purse from the...
- Rookie promotion Shine Fights features UFC vets during May 9 debut in Ohio
After watching the sport of mixed martial arts explode, seeing his brother excel on "The Ultimate Fighter 6," and feeling the need for an organization that puts good matchmaking before record...
- Kimbo Slice has his sights set on boxing career
According to comments attributed to Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson in a new interview with The Nassau Guardian, Slice could be set to embark on a professional boxing career soon rather than later. LINK
- Andre Arlovski Makes Pro Boxing Debut April 11
Former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovksi will make his professional boxing debut on Saturday April 11th, it has been reported. He will box on the undercard of Paul Williams-Winky Wright in Las...
- Brett Rogers vs. Ron Humphries signed for Strikeforce’s April 11 event
While the bout is still pending the approval of the California State Athletic Commission, FiveOuncesOfPain.com has confirmed with multiple sources that Rogers has been scheduled to take on former BET...
- Shogun training with Demian Maia for Liddell
Demian Maia submitted all five opponents he faced in the UFC, and now is helping Maurício “Shogun” Rua in his trainings for his next fight, against the former champion Chuck Liddell. Opening the...
- Vinicius Magalhaes to fight Eliot Marshall at UFC 97
Sources close to the match have informed FiveOuncesofPain.com that TUF 8 finalist Vinicius Magalhaes will face off with fellow cast member Eliot Marshall in a fight that is expected to be announced...
- Penn's mother urges NSAC to punish St. Pierre "to fullest extent of authority"
At Tuesday's Nevada State Athletic Commission review of the bout, yet another unique story was brought to "Greasegate." Lorraine Shin, the mother of UFC lightweight champion B.J. Penn, addressed the...
- NSAC To Take Tougher Stance On Future Positive Drug Tests
The fallout from the Karo Parisyan drug test hearing yesterday continues. A new motion presented and unanimously approved by the NSAC will result in a fighter forfeiting his entire win bonus from a...
- New Interview With WEC VP Peter Dropick
With WEC 40 right around the corner, Ariel Helwani of Versus.com recently interviewed WEC VP Peter Dropick on a variety of WEC-related topics, which notably include PPV plans for June likely back on...
- The Man That Was ‘Mask’
Charles “Mask” Lewis Jr. had all the faith in the world. It takes nothing less to be the first of your kind, to see opportunity and potential in places where others simply do not. It takes even more...
- Thales Leites: I Can Get That Belt From Silva At 97
While most feel he's undeserving of his title shot against Anderson Silva at UFC 97, Thales Leites is confident he can somehow do the near-impossible and beat Silva. In fact, he says "he will get out...
- Demain Maia likes Shogun’s chances against Chuck Liddell
"[Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is] super professional … He’s away from Curitiba (Shogun’s home town) and it’s good for him to get more concentrated. He’s on the right way, but [it is] still far from the...
- Ninja of Love’ Talks Zombie Apocalypse
“Tell me something interesting,” I urge him following our exchange of pleasantries. “Not necessarily about yourself -- could be about anything in the world.” “Something interesting,” he repeats....
- BJ Penn: ‘We have to defend the (UFC) lightweight title’
We’re looking for a return, we have to defend the lightweight title. It’s been long, it’s been overdue since we defended the lightweight title. I had to heal up some of my injuries that I suffered...
- Fitch vs. Thiago Now Confirmed For UFC 100
A rumored fight between Jon Fitch and Paulo Thiago has now been confirmed for UFC 100. This fight has a potentially interesting back storyline, as Fitch tries to avenge teammate Josh Koscheck's...
- Affliction looking into going head-to-head with UFC 100
Several fighters and managers have contacted FiveOuncesOfPain.com in recent days informing the site that they have been approached by Affliction officials about the possibility of accepting...
- Shogun talks about his training and fight with Liddell
Heres a video where he talks about Chuck, his training and how important it is that he wins, comes in shape and impresses while doing so. Linkage
- Miguel Torres Wants To Move To 155
UFC Lightweights should prepare for the mullet. In a recent interview with Versus, WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres said that, considering it would likely mean bigger fights and more money, he...
- 18 Questions For John McCarthy (Part 1)
In part one of this exclusive interview, the most famous referee in mixed martial arts, Big John McCarthy, discusses the state of MMA officiating and the subjectivity of “intelligent defense.”...
- UFC Possibly To Detroit Late This Year
According to a recent interview with Marc Ratner, UFC could return to Detroit for the first time in 13 years by either the end of the year or early 2010. The event, which could be held in an arena...
- Bobby lashley grabs Guida by the throat during press conference
during the press conference for the Roy Jones Jr Boxing/MMA hybrid event, Bobby Lashley throat grabs Jason Guida. link to video man, i hope guida gets beat up.
- UFC 101: No Portland, Possibly Philly
Sorry, Portland, looks like you won't get UFC in August after all. There are now reports that, with MMA now being legal in Pennsylvania, UFC is likely headed back to the tri-state area for UFC 101 in...
- Full Roster for UFC 2009: Undisputed Released
Complete UFC 2009: Undisputed Character List Revealed There are several surprising names on that list, including a few guys who haven't been in the UFC for quite some time.
- Collection of Brand New UFC 2009: Undisputed Footage
A ton of new UFC 2009 videos, featuring gameplay, fighter styles, and more. About a dozen videos in all, including a tutorial on how the stand up will work in the game. Check it out.
- AFFLICTION 3 ON JULY 11, FEDOR LIKELY
July 11 is shaping up to be a busy night for mixed martial arts enthusiasts. Affliction will counter-program UFC 100 on the summer date with its third event at a location yet to be determined,...
- TAKANORI GOMI RETURNS TO SHOOTO
Announced for the May 10 event at JCB Hall is former Pride and Shooto champion Takanori Gomi, according to Japan-MMA.com. He returns to Shooto for the first time in nearly six years to face current...
- GSP - First MMA Fighter in Gatorade Commercial
"Today I shot a commercial for Gatorade - [I'm] proud to be the first MMA athlete to be sponsored by Gatorade, and also proud for the sport - it shows how far it has come. [It's] really an honor for...
- UFC Running 2 August PPVs
Portland fans can stop crying now, they're getting their UFC after all. The promotion announced today they will run 2 PPVs in August: UFC 101 on August 8 in Philly then UFC 102 on August 29 in...
- Murilo Rua Signs With DREAM
Former PRIDE fighter and one-time EliteXC middleweight champion Murilo Rua has signed a multi-fight deal with DREAM. He's expected to debut at DREAM 8 on April 5 but the promotion hasn't announced...
- Bobby Lashley beats Guida
i would have figured this was posted already, but I havnt seen it. Bobby Lashley beat Jason Guida by unanimous decision. Heres the link...
- New Jamie Varner Interview
WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie “C-4” Varner recently spoke with PDG about his recovery from injuries sustained in his victory against “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone, the fans that hate and when he will...
- Carano Says Cyborg Fight Will Happen
Of course the question is when. Although Gina Carano has been staying out of the MMA spotlight for now while taking a break from fighting, she still says her much-anticipated fight with Cristiane...
- Dana: Nobody Gives A (Expletive) About Affliction MMA
Doing what he does best, Dana White recently commented on Affliction's plans to put on their 3rd MMA event as counter-programming to July's UFC 100 PPV. Article
- Neer Vs. Pellegrino Now Likely At UFC 101, Not UFN 19
A planned fight between Josh Neer & Kurt Pellegrino for UFN 19 in August now appears to have been pushed back to UFC 101. The 3 day delay also likely puts the fight in Philadelphia, not far from...
- Sengoku 8: Possible Title Eliminator Fight Signed
A Lightweight fight between Leo Santos & Kazunori Yokota has been signed for World Victory Road Sengoku 8 on May 2. The winner of this fight is likely to be the first challenger to Sengoku...
- Lyoto Machida’s secret revealed
Besides telling all his preparation routine, the undefeated fighter revealed a curious tradition in his family, a secret until then: urine therapy. Once in the day, he and his family drinks their own...
- Maia, Others Refining ‘Shogun’
“His wrestling skills are evolving a lot,” Roma said. “People use to say that Liddell couldn’t be taken down. Yes, he can, and you will see that in this fight.” link
- Mirko Crocop Knee "Infection" no longer an Issue - Back to Training
DreamFighters.com In a recent interview with Sportal Croatian News, Mirko stated that his Knee infection is no longer an issue, and is already back to training.
- WEC's Danillo Villefort heading to the UFC's welterweight division
According to Davis, Villefort, who had already dropped from middleweight to welterweight for his WEC debut, wasn't interested in dropping from 170 to 155 pounds to stay in the WEC, which recently...
- Agallar vs. Masvidal headlines Bellator's April 3 debut, full fight card set
With Bellator Fighting Championships' debut rapidly approaching, the upstart promotion today revealed the full card for the April 3 event to MMAjunkie.com link
- Mike Brown vs Urijah Faber set for WEC 41
A much discussed rematch between current WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown (17-4 MMA, 3-0 WEC) and the man from whom he took the belt, Urijah Faber (22-2 MMA, 7-1 WEC), has been signed according...
- Fitch Signs Extension, Confirms Thiago Fight
Top UFC Welterweight Jon Fitch has signed a new 5-fight extension with UFC that will keep him with the promotion well into 2010. Additionally, Fitch also finalized the paperwork that confirms his...
- Newest UFC Banned Sponsor: Full Tilt Poker
You Gotta Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold 'Em...UFC apparently does. Word is coming out that sponsor Full Tilt Poker, one of the top online poker sites, is the latest UFC sponsor to be...