- UFC 78 injuries and medical suspensions
Payback is a bitch … at least if you’re Joe Doerksen. Middleweight Ed Herman cracked the orbital bone on Doerksen’s face with a knee during the first round of their 185-pound scrap at UFC 78:...
- News On Shogun, Ninja, Werdum, Silva-Liddell
Today, MMANews.com had the chance to catch up with Julio Heller who gave us a little Chute Boxe update. Heller gave us tidbits on quite a few fighters from the team out of Curitiba, Brazil. Here is a...
- Update On Salmon's Condition, Says He's "Doing Good Now"
After stepping in to replace Yuki Sasaki in the Strikeforce "Tournament Series" show and suffering a flying knee knockout loss in the first round to Jorge Santiago (who would go on to win the...
- Cole Miller vs. Jeremy Stephens Set for UFC Fight Night 12
Cole Miller (13-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who posted a solid unanimous-decision victory over Leonard Garcia at UFC Fight Night 11 in September, will return at UFC Fight Night 12 to take on Jeremy Stephens...
- Houston Alexander Back in Gym After UFC 78 Loss
After a first-round loss at this past weekend’s UFC 78 event in Newark, N.J., Houston Alexander (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is already back in the gym and training. Alexander suffered a TKO loss to Thiago...
- California Fighter Fails 2nd Drug Test, Gets Long Sentence
California fighter Jason Winther became the second fighter in the state to fail a drug test recently. But then he failed a second drug test, prmopting the CSAC to extend his 8 month suspension to 21...
- B.J. Penn Wants “One to Two Fights a Year for 10 Years
Former UFC welterweight champion B.J. Penn (11-4-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC), who next fights Joe Stevenson on Jan. 19 for the UFC’s interim lightweight championship, says he wants to fight for another decade...
- UFC 82: Jon Fitch to fight in Columbus against possibly Akihiro Gono (Exclusive)
MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) learned earlier this morning that welterweight contender Jon Fitch (15-2) has been approached about fighting Akihiro Gono (27-12-7) at UFC 82 at the Nationwide Arena...
- UFC: Yushin Okami Staying Put with the UFC
Middleweight contender Yushin Okami (21-4 MMA, 5-1 UFC), who last defeated Jason MacDonald at UFC 77 in October, has re-signed with the organization. link
- The ‘Russian Bear' Returns
sherdog.com Long before Fedor Emelianenko became the best fighter on the planet, another Russian sambo practitioner was causing a sensation in international MMA: Oleg Taktarov Go Oleg!!!
- James Thompson To Fight 16th Dec in the U.K.
The Doncaster Dome on Sunday, Dec. 16, will play host to Ultimate Force and its Festive Fury fight card. Ultimate Force is the U.K.’s leading promotion in the north of England and one that is...
- Tavares Training for Return Against Omigawa at UFC Fight Night 12
Thiago Tavares will face Michihiro Omigawa on Jan. 23 at the next UFC Fight Night. "I think he is a good opponent," said the Brazilian lightweight. "I think the guys from UFC are trying to build my...
- Former UFC Foe John McCain: "The Sport Has Grown Up"
The following is an excerpt from an article from The Daily Telegraph: Senator John McCain, of Arizona, led the charge to ban these competitions from cable television, describing the events as "human...
- Changes At The Top In IFL
There were some major changes in leadership at the IFL yesterday: Co-founder and CEO Gareb Shamus is out and President & COO Jay Larkin is the new CEO. Revenue was up and losses were down last...
- Weak Paydays
Since one of the biggest names of the UFC, Randy Couture, walked away from the his belt last month, citing UFC president Dana White's inability to provide a little respect and a big Russian (Fedor...
- Strikeforce Leaving California for Feb. 23 Show
The California-based Strikeforce organization will host its next show on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Wash. It’ll be the organization’s first-ever show outside California LINK
- Jason “Mayhem” Miller -VS- Tim Kennedy - HDNet Fights 15th Dec
Team Quest representatives have confirmed that Jason “Mayhem” Miller will square off with Tim Kennedy in the co-main event at HDNet Fights “Reckless Abandon” on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the American...
- Official List Of Fighters To Take Part In NYE Japan Event - Arona, Sakari, And Melendez Added
M-1 has held a press conference in Tokyo today where it was confirmed that Fedor will fight on New Year’s Eve at Japan's Saitama Super Arena. The event is said to be supported by M-1, with the help...
- Sorting out the Welterweight Division - Part I
For years, the UFC welterweight division was the bastion of predictability. Matt Hughes ruled with an iron fist. Georges St-Pierre was the heir apparent. BJ Penn was…well…BJ Penn. The rest of the...
- UFC Fight Night 12: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Alberto Crane (Exclusive)
MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) just learned that lightweight grapplers Kurt Pellegrino (10-3) and Alberto Crane (8-1) will go at it on January 23 at UFC Fight Night 12. It’s a showdown that pits two...
- UFC 82: Josh Koscheck to return on Columbus card in March (Exclusive)
Welterweight contender Josh Koscheck (9-2) will return to action at UFC 82 at the Nationwide Arena on March 1, joining American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) teammate Jon Fitch on the Columbus, Ohio,...
- Patrick Côté: I’m Fighting Drew McFedries at UFC Fight Night 12
UFC middleweight Patrick Côté (11-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) figured he’d next fight in February; instead the fighter will take on hard-hitting Drew McFedries (6-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 12 on Jan....
- Yet Another Positive Marijuana Test In California
Hawaiian fighter Bryson Kamaka, who lost to Luke Stewart at last week's Strikeforce event, is the latest fighter to test positive for marijuana after an MMA fight in California. Article
- Jordan Miller to replace Brad “One Punch” Pickett at Cage Rage 24
Cage Rage promoters Andy Geer and Dave O’Donnell have announced that Jordan Miller will step in for injured featherweight Brad “One Punch” Pickett at Cage Rage 24 “Feel the Pain” on Saturday, Dec. 1...
- Report: “Shogun” to Return in February or March
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (16-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC), a longtime PRIDE fighter who made an unsuccessful UFC debut against Forrest Griffin in September, will likely return to the octagon in February or March....
- Urijah Faber Looks to Put WEC on the Map (Story from Yahoo! Sports)
by Kevin Iole/Yahoo! Sports (Reprinted from Yahoo! Sports with permission) On a cold and rainy Friday afternoon, Urijah Faber sits inside a cafe in New York City and does his best to drum up interest...
- Yarenoka fight card
The Link Looks like a nice event, looking foreword to seeing the matchups they will come up with. Oh and don't cry at me about it already being posted, just look at the link or move on.
- Serra Injured, Withdraws From UFC 79 Card
Matt Serra will have to withdraw from the UFC 79 card due to an injury he suffered after his training earlier this week. The current UFC welterweight champion, who was scheduled to fight Matt Hughes...
- UFC Announces Four Fights for The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale
The UFC has officially announced a handful of fights for The Ultimate Fighter 6 Finale, which takes place Dec. 8 at The Palms Las Vegas. The event airs on Spike TV. Jared Rolins (5-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)...
- Karo Parisyan has a broken hand
One factor that almost no one knew going into the fight with Chonan is that Karo had a broken hand, something that may keep him out of action for a while waiting for the injury to heal. “My right...
- Razor Rob taking on Varner in February
McCullough to Defend WEC Belt in February. "Razor" Rob McCullough will next defend his World Extreme Cagefighting lightweight title in early February against Jamie Varner, sources from both camps...
- Henderson: I'll beat Silva up
DAN HENDERSON says he'll knock out middleweight champion Anderson Silva in the main event at UFC 82. The mouthwatering bout pits the two ex-Pride superstars together in the UFC for the first time....
- thiago alves or jon fitch could replace serra
According to a UFC official, if Serra is out for a long period of time and Hughes agrees to fight on Dec. 29, the two most likely candidates to for an opponent would be Jon Fitch or Thiago Alves....
- BELCHER CONFIRMS FIGHT WITH ALMEIDA AT UFC 81
Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight contender Alan ‘The Talent’ Belcher will look to make it three-straight victories when he steps into the cage to face tough veteran fighter Ricardo Almeida...
- Fitch out of fight with Hughes
MMAmania can confirm that Fitch is not available to fight that weekend. In fact, he told us today, “I’m not even going to be in the country. I’ll be in Vietnam tending to some personal matters.” Link
- Nate Diaz vs. Alvin Robinson at UFN 12
The season five winner of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Nate Diaz (7-2), will return to the Octagon against Alvin Robinson (9-2) at UFC Fight Night 12 on January 23. The Caesar Gracie Jiu Jitsu-trained...
- Kenny Florian to fight Roger Huerta-Clay Guida winner in February/March?
Lightweight contender Kenny Florian reveals that he could possibly fight an opponent based on what happens in the next two weeks. Roger Huerta and Clay Guida will scrap during the main event at The...
- Rumors: Wiman vs. Buchholz, Pellegrino vs. Crane at UFC Fight Night 12
Spike TV’s UFC Fight Night 12 event set for Jan. 23 has two more rumored fights: “The Ultimate Fighter 5” cast member Matt Wiman (8-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. UFC newcomer Justin Buchholz (7-1 MMA, 0-0...
- Hughes / GSP is on !!!
link link 2 link 3 November 24th, 2007 I’m going to fight Georges St. Pierre on December 29th. I’ve got a couple reasons why I’ve made this decision and I will share those at a later time. I’ve...
- MMA Fighter In Critical Condition After KO Loss
After being KO'd in a recent fight, fighter Sammy Vazquez is in critical condition in a hospital and is fighting for his life. His current prognosis is not good. Article It seems that the inevitable...
- Fedor interview (2 weeks old)
Link Not sure if this has been posted yet. Just found it.
- UFC Fight Night 12: Mike Swick vs. Josh Burkman (Exclusive)
Mike Swick is in talks to make his long-awaited welterweight debut against Josh Burkman at UFC Fight Night 12 on January 23, according to MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) sources. Click Me
- Georges St. Pierre Asked for Fight with Matt Hughes
A UFC 79 fight between Matt Hughes and Georges St. Pierre — a fight booked late last week because Matt Serra was injured and unable to fight Hughes — came about for a simple reason: St. Pierre asked...
- Mirko Cro Cop to return at UFC 80?
"I think my next fight is going to happen in January." Heavyweight Mirko Cro Cop speculates via his personal Web site that he will return sometime in January (no opponent was named). UFC 80: “Rapid...
- Platinum Fighting Productions “Ring of Fire” 9th December Fight Card
Platinum Fighting Productions, Asia’s leading promoter of mixed martial arts events, has announced the final card for its “Ring of Fire” show on Sunday, Dec. 9 at Araneta Stadium in Manila,...
- UFC 82: Josh Koscheck vs. Dustin Hazelett fight in the works (Exclusive)
MMAmania.com (www.mmamania.com) learned late last week that Dustin Hazelett (10-3) has been approached about taking a fight with Josh Koscheck (9-2) at UFC 82 at the Nationwide Arena on March 1 in...
- Corey Hill to Return at UFC Fight Night 12 Against Joe Veres
Corey Hill (1-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), a promising skyscraper of a lightweight who appeared on “The Ultimate Fighter 5,” will make his long-awaited official UFC debut against Joe Veres (4-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at...
- AUDIO: Hughes, St. Pierre, White conference call
Listen to the entire conference call with Georges St. Pierre, Matt Hughes and Dana White talking about the fight at UFC 79. The call is pretty long and its broken into two parts. The first part is...
- UFC confrence call with Hughes, GSP, and Dana
Link UFC 79 on Dec. 29 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas took a huge hit when UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra was forced to pull out of his fight against Matt Hughes after injuring himself in...
- Gray Maynard Returns at UFC Fight Night 12, Possibly Against Matt Grice
link Promising lightweights and former collegiate wrestlers Gray Maynard (3-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Matt Grice (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) will likely square off at a UFC Fight Night 12 event that takes place...