MMA news and updates from August 25, 2009

A preview of Saturday nights UFC 98: Evans vs Machida fight card.

A preview of Saturday Nights UFC 90 event.

Round 5 has finalized the list of fighters for their second set of MMA figurines.

Sean Sherk and Tyson Griffin will face each other at UFC 90.

A quick recap of last nights UFC 84: Ill Will event.

A preview of Saturday nights UFC 84:

Videos of BJ Penn and Sean Sherk talking about their opponent for UFC 84.

BJ Penn continues to attack Sean Sherk for his positive steroid test and Dana White continues to hate on Tito Oritz.

Sean Sherk has officially been removed form the CSAC suspension list and is cleared to fight BJ Penn at UFC 84.

With no fanfare at all, the UFC has finally stripped Sean Sherk of his UFC Lightweight belt after the final ruling by the California State Athletic Commission in Sherk’s steroid case. This is perhaps the first smart move the UFC has made the whole Sherk ordeal. With all the hype for “huge announcements” during last [...]

Sean Sherk and Kazuhiro Nakamura both went before the California State Athletic Commission today to have the final hearing in their drug-suspension cases. Nakamura’s appeal was completely denied and his 90-day suspension and fine of $500 were upheld by the commission. UFC lightweight champion, Sean Sherk’s suspension was reduced from a full year to six [...]

Brian Knapp at TheFightNetwork is reporting that Nick Diaz will undergo plastic surgery “to repair the considerable scar tissue that has developed around his eyes.” According to Diaz’s training partner, Kit Cope, “‘He didn’t get hit with anything hard. It’s just that he’s got some gnarly cuts. There were a couple of fights [in his [...]

Everyone’s favorite bald journalist has an interesting article up today at Yahoo Sports. According to Kevin Iole, Dana White has announced that the UFC will not be stripping Sean Sherk of his lightweight title belt, regardless of the final outcome of Sherk’s appeal before the California State Athletic Commission. Sean Sherk is going to remain [...]

Loretta Hunt from TheFightNetwork.com is reporting that we may see a UFC lightweight title fight between BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson at UFC 79 in December. The one-year suspension of champion Sean Sherk for alleged steroid use following his July 7 title defense to Hermes Franca at UFC 73 in Sacramento, Calif., has stalled plans [...]