Event: Strikeforce – Rockhold vs. Jardine Where: Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada When: Saturday 7th January Results Luke Rockhold def. Keith Jardine via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:26 – retains middleweight title Robbie Lawler def. Adlan Amagov via TKO (knee and punches) – Round 1, 1:48 Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal def. Lorenz Larkin [...]

It is nearly impossible not to root for Kaitlin Young. As a professional writer, I try my best to maintain at least an appearance of neutrality when covering events. And although the local fight community in Minneapolis knows Young as one of the hardest working fighters training at the Academy (which, of course, is one of [...]

Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos tested positive for the anabolic steroid stanozolol. She’s not the first fighter to test positive for the substance. That honor (sarcasm) goes to Phil Baroni, who tested positive after fighting Frank Shamrock at Strikeforce: Judgement Day in June 2007. K-1 fighter Zabit Samedov tested positive for stanozolol a few months later. Tim [...]

Former UFC fighter Hermes Franca was convicted of sexually abusing a minor at the Oregon martial arts academy where he was then teaching, according to an article in the Oregonian. The former UFC lightweight contender turned himself into police last May after a warrant for his arrest was issued. He was originally wanted on seven [...]

The Strikeforce heavyweight migration continues it seems as it was revealed, by portaldovt.com.br, that Antonio “Big Foot” Silva would be making his UFC debut against none other than Cain Velasquez. The bout, pencilled in to take place in April, will be a huge test for both parties as both come into this bout off the [...]

In a major development in the world of women’s mixed martial arts; Strikeforce featherweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos has officially failed a post fight drugs test. The following press release, distributed by the State of California, details the exact nature of the incident. The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) has suspended the license of Mixed [...]

Event: Strikeforce – Rockhold vs. Jardine When: Saturday 7th January Where: Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Main Card Middleweight Championship – Luke Rockhold (c) (185) vs. Keith Jardine (185) Robbie Lawler (186) vs. Adlan Amagov (186) Mo Lawal (205) vs. Lorenz Larkin (206) Tyron Woodley (171) vs. Jordan Mein (169) Tyler Stinson [...]

The UFC’s revolutionary new broadcasting deal starts with a bang in 2012 as the organization have officially confirmed their headline bout for their first outing on FUEL TV. UFC on FUEL TV is booked to take place on Wednesday 15th February and is headlined by a potentially exposive welterweight encounter between Jake Ellenberger (26-5 MMA, [...]

The much rumoured UFC trip to Sweden now has an official date as the organization have announced that UFC on Fuel 2 will take place on April 14th from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. This will be the first UFC event ever to be held in Sweden and, as expected, there will be a [...]

It’s Wednesday fight club time again and, as the UFC prepares for a New Year trip to Brazil, there have been a whole host of fights announced across a plethora of cards. The UFC lost eleven main events last year and it’s a worrying trend that doesn’t seem like stopping as Amir Sadollah was forced [...]

Anthony “Rumble” Johnson (10-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has always been one of the more statuesque fighters on the UFC’s books and his colossal weight cuts attract a lot of media attention. At UFC 142 though he’ll be making his middleweight debut against Vitor Belfort and the following picture shows that Johnson has clearly taken different [...]

The heavyweight landscape in the UFC has changed immeasurably over the past four years; advancing forward at a logarithmic pace as flat footed Goliaths were quickly engulfed by cast iron super heroes. The reign of Tim Sylvia now seems a painful memory like the Atari Jaguar and the modern day UFC has more than its [...]

MMA HQ’s very own Yael Grauer joined Kwame, Dino and Cory of Two Couch Potatos to discuss UFC 141 on the 12th episode of their podcast, We Are Still the Wizzards. The first 24 minutes of the podcast were all MMA: We discussed Fitch and GSP’s fighting styles, Nate Diaz’s attitude, Brock Lesnar’s retirement, Jimy [...]

Many speculated that UFC 140 would be the last time that Tito Ortiz would step into the Octagon but, with one fight remaining on his contract, it seems likely that the former champion will get another chance to compete. Ortiz (16-9-1 MMA, 15-9-1 UFC), speaking to MiddleEasy, revealed that he would be specifically looking to [...]

The wait is over and, for Thiago Silva, the year ahead will surely be all about rebuilding. Thiago Silva (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) received a twelve month suspension, which ended this past Sunday, for failing a post fight drugs test following his dominant victory over Brandon Vera at UFC 125 back in January 2011. The [...]