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Pride FC has signed Vitor Belfort to fight on their July 1 event in Japan against Yoshiki Takahashi.
I hope this is suprising to everyone else and not just me. Vitor hasn’t exactly been “The Phenom” recently like he has been in the past. Belfort has lost four of his last five fights, [...]

I know UFC 59 is this weekend, but its never to early to look ahead to UFC 60 and some of the matchups that will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. I received word this morning from Assuerio Silva’s PR person that he has officialy signed to fight Brandon Vera at [...]

The “Year of the Upset” continues in 2006 as one of the most respected fighters in MMA today, Takanori Gomi, was choked unconscious during Pride Bushido 10.

Phil Baroni looked very good against Yuki Kondo, knocking him out in 25 seconds. Baroni really looks like a different fighter than we saw in the UFC.

Yves Edwards [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Full Contact Fighter is reporting that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is going to be out of action for at least 6 months as he recovers from the injury he suffered in his fight with Mark Coleman at Pride 31.
Unfortunately, it turned out that Rua had fractured his elbow, as well as ruptured all his elbow ligaments. [...]

With all the excitement surrending UFC 58 and the recent court battles between the UFC and IFL, it has been easy to forget that there is an excellent MMA event happening tonight. The Gracie Fighting Championship will hold their “Hammer House vs. Team Gracie” event tonight in Ohio. Team Hammer House is captained [...]