Every site releases their “fights to watch this month” list. Well, this one’s going to be a little different. Obviously, you already have seen last night’s stellar main event between Carlos Condit and Nick Diaz for the interim world welterweight championship. And you also already know that Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson are due to [...]

The eyes of the mixed martial arts world will be fixed on this weekend’s main event as the always unpredictable Nick Diaz will go head to head with former WEC Welterweight Champion and well rounded fighter Carlos Condit. For those of us with an addiction well beyond main events, the UFC 143 undercard provides fans [...]

There are fighters who can’t get opponents, and then there is Sara McMann. The 2004 Olympic Silver Medalist in wrestling struggled to make her mixed martial arts debut, not because of a lack of desire but rather because she simply couldn’t find fights. Multiple opponents pulled out of what was to be her debut bout [...]

Zuffa is making the crack down on Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED) a big priority in 2012. They furthered this notion by today announcing that any new signee will be faced with a PED screening process before making the contract official. “We’re committed to the health and safety of our athletes and we take it very [...]

According to multiple sources, “Cyborg” will be bringing her fight to the California State Athletic Commission. That’s according to CSAC Executive Officer George Dodd who says that she is expected to appear before the panel April 6th. Prior to her December 16 domination of Japanese featherweight Hiroko Yamanaka, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos submitted a urine sample [...]

A herniated disk in the back of Kenny “Kenflo” Florian has put the Bostonian’s career in jeopardy and could force the veteran into earlier retirement, says a report in the Boston Herald. Florian is coming off of an unsuccessful bid at capturing the UFC Featherweight Championship at UFC 136 against current champion Jose Aldo. The [...]

The undercard of UFC 142 is filled with Brazilian prospects looking for that breakout performance. Many are looking for that flying submission or flashy knockout that will get the mixed martial arts world talking and the UFC interested in seeing them again. This card is filled with prospects that are capable of doing just that. [...]

The always stacked year end card from the UFC again delivered on a monumental night in the history of the organization. The main event, which pitted K-1, DREAM, and Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem against NCAA Division 1 wrestler and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar in what was a tense, methodical, and quick effort [...]

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Diego Nunes vs. Manny Gamburyan: Two straight losses – granted they were to Tyson Griffin and champion Jose Aldo – leave TUF finalist Manny Gamburyan in desperate need of a win this Friday night against young stud Diego Nunes. Gamburyan is a competent boxer who hits hard, as evident by his shocking destruction of former [...]

Since his departure from Xtreme Couture in late 2011, many have wondered what the next step is for top lightweight contender Gray Maynard. Back to back attempts to capture the UFC Lightweight Championship proved unfruitful and Maynard clearly grew frustrated. In the meantime between deciding on camps and his next bout, Maynard has flown to [...]

The inclusion of both featherweight and bantamweight divisions in the UFC in late 2010 was a huge step for the smaller fighters. Both divisions had been putting on fantastic cards in World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) for years with Urijah Faber and Miguel Torres leading the way. With new faces like Dominick Cruz and Jose Aldo [...]

At a press conference held earlier today in Rio de Janeiro, UFC president Dana White announced that Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort will coach the upcoming Ultimate Fighter: Brazil. No word as of yet on when the show will debut, but fights will take place on Fuel TV and the two coaches will compete after [...]

From Toronto’s Air Canada Centre (ACC) emanated one of the most shock and awe filled nights in the history of mixed martial arts. UFC 140 featured quick knockouts, drawn out wars, broken bones, bloodied combatants and impressive submissions. Although I’ve covered the sport numerous times, I had never had the experience of being a live [...]

In a press release, ONE Fighting Championship and DREAM announced their intentions of co-promoting shows across Asia, in what was described as a “mutually exclusive partnership.” On top of co-promoting shows across Asia, the two companies have agreed to a fighter exchange, effective immediately. This will make combatants from both promotions automatically eligible to fight [...]