Drew Fickett withdrew from his fight against Thiago Alves at UFC 59, on April 15, due to a rib injury. Derrick Noble, who last fought in March in the MFC, has been named to replace Fickett. Noble and Alves have already fought once before in 2003, with Noble winning by a rear-naked choke. This will [...]

For those of you who haven’t seen this yet, IFL co-founder, Gareb Shamus was recently featured on the cover of Inc. Magazine. The article is very well written and some good exposure for the new MMA organization. For those of you who haven’t read the article yet or are too cheap to buy the magazine, [...]

It’s finally official, the IFL has signed a deal with Fox Sports Net to televise their April 29th event. Los Angeles – March 28, 2006 – Underscoring the fast-growing popularity of mixed martial arts, Fox Sports Net (FSN), a division of the FOX Broadcasting Company and News Corp, today announced an agreement with the International [...]

Fight Report » Yves Edwards added to Bushido 10 card this weekend KW at FightReport.net has posted the following about Yves Edwards being added to the Pride Bushido 10 card. MMA Weekly is reporting that Yves Edwards will be taking on Seichi Ikemoto at this weekend’s Pride Bushido 10 show. Edwards kept dropping hints about [...]

Reports are now surfacing that WEC veteran Justin Levens has reached a deal with the UFC to replace the injured Jeremy Horn at UFC 59. Horn had to withdraw this past week due to a back injury, leaving Evan Tanner without an opponent for the April 15th event. Justin Levens currently has a record of [...]

Breaking News: Back Injury Forces Horn Off UFC 59 Sherdog.com is reporting that Jeremy Horn has pulled himself off the card of the upcoming UFC 59. Scheduled to fight former 185-pound champion Evan Tanner (Pictures) on April 15 at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, Horn notified the UFC that an injured back, which he first [...]

The following is taken from: Fight Report » Eddie Goldman interviews IFL co-founder Kurt Otto in his latest Podcast. Here is a summary of what Kurt spoke about: Said 100% that the inaugural April 29th event will be on Free TV Fights will be three 4-minute rounds Went with ring because of the violent stigma [...]

David “the Crow” Loiseau released his first public statement today since he lost to UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin at UFC 58 on March 4th. MMAweekly.com is claiming they Loiseau sent the letter “exlusively” to them, while Jeff Sherwood of Sherdog.com also posted the same letter on the Sherdog.com forums. It’s an interesting read. The [...]

Mixed Martial Arts is becoming more popular every day with events taking place almost every weekend so far in 2006. The next few upcoming weeks are no exception with a steady lineup of good MMA promotions taking place. Tonight, March 17, WEC 19 – “Undisputed” takes place in Lemoore California. Gabe Ruediger will face Hermes [...]

The International Fight League has announced that they have signed former UFL Lightweight champion, Jens “Little Evil” Pulver to take part in a “super fight” at their inaugural event on April 29. Pulver is currently scheduled to fight Masakazu Imanari at Pride Bushido 10, which takes place four weeks before the IFL event. The IFL [...]

I came across this link today at MMABlogger.com. There are some pretty funny pictures he has listed, and some of the similarities are amazing. Have fun and have good laugh while you are at it. seanscheng’s Xanga Site – MMA Fighters and Their Twins

Ivan Salaverry was a guest on MMAWeekly.com’s Soundoff today with Ryan Bennett. According to Ivan, he has not officially signed a contract with the IFL. They have had lengthy discussions and are close to signing, but no contract has been signed yet. This surprised me a lot, and made me wonder how many of the [...]

The IFL officially announced their rosters today for their first event to be held April 29, in Atlantic City. The Silverbacks will take on the Anacondas while the Pit Bulls will take on the Tiger Sharks. SILVERBACKS – Pat Miletich, Coach LW: Bart Palaszewski WW: Rory Markham MW: Ryan McGivern LHW: Travis Wiuff HW: Ben [...]

MMA WEEKLY – Your #1 Source for Daily MMA News, Interviews, Multimedia, and More Tom Murphy – $5,000 to show $5,000 to win. Total $10,000 Icho Laurenas – $3,000 Josh Lambert – $2,000 to show $2,000 to win. Total $4,000 Rob McDonald – $5,000 Sam Stout – $2,000 to show $2,000 to win. Total $4,000 [...]

Ivan Salaverry, you remember him right? The Canadian who scored some pretty impressive victories in the UFC against Joe “Diesel” Riggs and Tony Fryklund. The same guy who almost broke Tony Fryklund’s back in a submission at UFC 50. My question is, what happened to him? Where has he been. Salaverry lost a very close [...]