?UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans? Extended Video Preview

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has passed every test thrown his way with flying colors. But, the dynamic 24-year-old may be up against his toughest challenge to date in rival and former training partner Rashad Evans. A former champion, Evans is walking into this fight with a chip on his shoulder and intimate knowledge of Jones' skills -- all making for a matchup you won't want to miss.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27930/27930/

Vagam Bodjukyan Kotetsu Boku  Tony Bonello Stephan Bonnar

UFC flyweights Demetrious Johnson-Ian McCall destined for rematch on June 1

When an official incorrectly tallied the scores from this month?s flyweight fight at UFC on FX 2 between Demetrious Johnson (14-2) and Ian McCall (11-2) it not only cost one man a win but also robbed fans of an opportunity to see the two talented 125ers go at it for one more round to do [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/15/ufc-flyweights-demetrious-johnson-ian-mccall-destined-for-rematch-on-june-1

Antoni Hardonk Dan Hardy Lee Hasdell Musse Hasselvall

Bellator 61 Preview and Predictions ? Prindle vs. Santos, Middleweight Tourney

The Bellator Fighting Championships heads to the Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana for Bellator 61 this Friday, March 16th. The event features the Season 5 heavyweight final between Thiago “Big Monster” Santos and Eric “The American Soldier” Prindle, as well as, the quarterfinal round of the Season 6 middleweight tournament. The main card for [...]

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Bellator 61 Real Time Results

Last week the Bellator featherweights put on a show with four men advancing to the semifinal round of the Season 6 tournament. Tonight the middleweights had their turn as eight men competed to move one step closer to a shot at the divisional title. Familiar faces Brian Rogers, Vitor Vianna, Giva Santana, and Victor O?Donnell [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/03/16/bellator-61-real-time-results/

Ebenezer Fontes Braga Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito  Rob Broughton 

UFC on FOX Presser Tuesday in New York City

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-on-fox-presser-press-release-030512

Jason Guida Melvin Guillard Cody Guinn Jorge Gurgel

The Best of 2012... So Far

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/At-The-Quarter-Pole

Leonard Garcia Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn Dennis George

Picture of the day: Fighters love to hang out on top of Radio City Music Hall

Oh, it's nothing big. Just some UFC fighters hanging out on top of Radio City Music Hall's marquee in New York City. It's totally normal for Pat Barry, Josh Koscheck, Nate Diaz, Jim Miller, Johny Hendricks, Lavar Johnson and Alan Belcher to put on matching t-shirts and stand around on top of New York icons. After this*, they went to the top of the Empire State Building, went shopping at Macy's, and ate a hot dog from a street vendor. They didn't allow UFC president Dana White on the rest of their adventure because he wasn't wearing a matching shirt.

*OK, nothing from the asterisk on actually happened, but the world would be a better place if it did.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/picture-day-fighters-love-hang-top-radio-city-161547424.html

Wagnney Fabiano Kevin Kimbo Slice Ferguson Paulo Filho Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic

Demian Maia to move to welterweight

Middleweight title contender Demian Maia (15-4 MMA) has officially announced that he will be moving down to welterweight following inconsistent form of late at 185lbs. Maia challenged Anderson Silva at UFC 112 for the middleweight title but has gone 3-...

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Phil Cardella Roan Jucao Carneiro Shane The Engineer Carwin  Jason Hollywood Chambers

Bellator 61 weigh-in results: Main Card: Maiquel Falcao (186.6)* vs. Norman Paraisy (186)...

Source: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/3/15/2876121/bellator-61-weigh-in-results-main-card-maiquel-falcao-186-6-vs-norman

He Peng David Heath Delson Heleno Dan Henderson

Hockey Fight of the Day: Micheal Haley vs. Stu Bickel

In hockey the terms “forgive” and “forget” are not typically found in players’ vocabulary, at least when it comes to past fights or hard hits. Evidence of that attitude surfaced over the weekend when the New York Islanders met with crosstown rivals the New York Rangers and players Micheal Haley-Stu Bickel picked right back up [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/12/hockey-fight-of-the-day-micheal-haley-vs-stu-bickel

Wilson Gouveia Jason Grace Crosley Gracie Gregor Gracie

Roger Gracie Makes The Move To Strikeforce?s Middleweight Division

Strikeforce fighter, and ADCC champion, Roger Gracie (4-1) has decided to test the waters of the middleweight division, making the move down from light heavyweight. Gracie also signed with Team Black House, with the news being announced by his new manager Ed Soares who made the announcement on Thursday to MMAFighting.com. The ADCC champion makes [...]

Source: http://www.themmanews.com/roger-gracie-makes-the-move-to-strikeforces-middleweight-division/

Wes Soldier Combs  Ray Cooper  Kit Cope  Wesley Cabbage Correira 

?No Plan B? The Life & Fights Of Eddie Alvarez ? Documentary Promo

This promo for the upcoming documentary "No Plan B" features the life, and many of the battles of, former Bellator lightweight champ Eddie Alvarez as the fighter goes through his philosophy of preparing for an opponent and his mindset once the cage door closes. Other well known personalities featured in the documentary include Bernard Hopkins, Frankie Edgar, Stephen Haigh, Ricardo Almeida, and Moses Mosley.

Source: http://www.themmanews.com/no-plan-b-the-life-fights-of-eddie-alvarez-documentary-promo/

Tiki Ghosn Dennis George Kultar Gill Allan Goes

Tim Boetsch interested in bout with Michael Bisping

After scoring what was arguably the year?s top comeback thus far in beating Yushin Okami at UFC 144, middleweight Tim Boetsch is ready to ride his momentum into a match-up with another highly ranked competitor. Making it even easier for his bosses at the UFC, Boetsch also has an opponent in mind ? Michael Bisping. [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/11/tim-boetsch-interested-in-bout-with-michael-bisping

Shinya Aoki  Andrei Arlovski  Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi

TUF Live ? Team Faber has a lot of talent and potential

Ultimate Fighter Live coach Urijah Faber takes a break to give an updae on the show. He is coaching opposite of his rival, bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz on this season of TUF. Faber says that teams have now been picked and he believes that his team “has a lot talent and a lot of potential”. [...]

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Wes Soldier Combs  Ray Cooper  Kit Cope  Wesley Cabbage Correira 

UFC on FUEL TV Preview - Stann vs. Sakara

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/UFC-on-FUEL-TV-Preview-Stann-vs-Sakara

Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito  Rob Broughton  Mike Brown 

Dana White takes fans backstage for UFC 144, flyweight controversy

The UFC has been extraordinarily busy over the past six weeks, putting on multiple shows while also filming two seasons of the Ultimate Fighter including the live version making its debut on FX last Friday night. As such, Dana White had been slacking on his telling video blogs based on presumably a lack of free-time [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/14/dana-white-takes-fans-backstage-for-ufc-144-flyweight-controversy

Ricardo Arona  Noboru Asahi Marcus Aurelio  Mikhail Avetisyan

Cesar Gracie says Gilbert Melendez will fight in May, wants ?Penn or Pettis?

Strikeforce?s May 19 card, currently rumored for San Jose and expected to feature the Grand Prix final between heavyweights Daniel Cormier-Josh Barnett, will apparently host a title-fight too featuring lightweight king Gilbert Melendez. While nothing official has been announced, Melendez?s trainer Cesar Gracie revealed the likelihood of the bout taking place via Twitter where he [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/12/cesar-gracie-says-gilbert-melendez-will-fight-in-may-wants-%e2%80%9cpenn-or-pettis%e2%80%9d

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Muay Thai specialist Joe Schilling hints at future in MMA

Pardoning the pun, Joe Schilling is a fighter that pulls no punches.� The current Interim WBC Muay Thai Light Heavyweight Champion, Schilling is one of the most honest fighters out there.� Following an interesting turn of events that had himself, and the current title holder Artem Levin fighting in unrelated bouts 72 hours apart, Schilling [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/03/03/muay-thai-specialist-joe-schilling-hints-at-future-in-mma

Jonathan Goulet Wilson Gouveia Jason Grace Crosley Gracie

TUF Coach Dominick Cruz to be Pace Car Driver

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/cruz-pace-car-driver-030212

Sean Gannon Edgar Garcia Leonard Garcia Andrew Gardner

Quinton ?Rampage? Jackson Hopes to be Released from the UFC

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson has long cultivated a love-hate relationship with the fight game and has more than once found himself at odds with his current employers, the UFC. Since he lost to Ryan Bader at UFC 144, Jackson has made it known that he's looking to part ways with the UFC sooner rather than later. Last night, Jackson took it one step further, stating his desire to be released from his contract with the promotion now.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27867/quinton-rampage-jackson-hopes-to-be-released-from-the-ufc/

Stav Crazy Bear Economou  Yves Edwards  Justin Eilers  Jon Olav Einemo

MMA Talking Heads: A last look back at Ultimate Fighter 15 debut and Bellator 60

Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2012/3/12/2866529/mma-talking-heads-a-last-look-back-at-ultimate-fighter-15-and

Andrew Gardner Tiki Ghosn Dennis George Kultar Gill

Jon Jones Not Interested in Silva Fight, Eyes Move to Heavyweight in 2013

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones recently spoke to a Brazilian TV station about multiple topics. When asked about a possible fight with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Jones made it pretty clear that he would rather not fight the Brazilian star.

Jones also indicated that if he were to get past Rashad Evans, Dan Henderson, and possibly Alexander Gustafsson, he would be interested in a move to heavyweight.

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27875/jon-jones-not-interested-in-silva-fight-eyes-move-to-heavyweight-in-2013/

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Dana White ?very happy? with TUF 15 premiere

While it may have drawn criticism from some seeking slicker production, UFC President Dana White was as pleased could be following Friday night’s debut of TUF 15. The show featured sixteen live, elimination-style bouts to determine who would make it into the house and compete on this season. ?Going into this thing?you?re always nervous when [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/03/11/dana-white-very-happy-with-tuf-15-premiere/

Martinsh Egle Eric Butterbean Esch Efrain Escudero Rashad Evans

Hometown MMA star Jason Wood takes on Ronnie Rogers at XFC 17: Apocalypse

Former Xtreme Fighting Championships Featherweight #1 contender and Tennessee native Jason Wood (5-1) will return to the XFC cage on April 13th at the Oman Arena in Jackson, TN. Wood will take on heavy handed Ronnie Rogers (10-7) in a lightweight battle that will air live on HDNet. Wood, who grew up in the area, [...]

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Frankie Edgar to rematch Ben Henderson for lightweight title this summer

Frankie “The Answer” Edgar will get a chance to earn the lightweight title back in a rematch against champion Ben Henderson. Edgar lost a five round decision and the lightweight title to Henderson at UFC 144. UFC President Dana White announced the rematch via Twitter earlier today, “Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson rematch will be [...]

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Tyson Griffin Karn Grigorian Karen Grigoryan Kendall Grove

The Ultimate Fighter Live Premiere Results

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/tuf-live-premiere-results-030912

Manvel Gamburyan Sean Gannon Edgar Garcia Leonard Garcia

Wyoming Implements Mixed Martial Arts Regulation

Count Wyoming as the newest state in the nation to regulate mixed martial arts competition. As first reported by the Billings Gazette, legislation that will see the implementation of a regulatory body specifically for MMA was made law this week by Governor Matt Mead. Though MMA was not illegal in the state, it was not [...]

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/27868/wyoming-implements-mixed-martial-arts-regulation/

Jesse Forbes Xavier Foupa Pokam Hermes Franca Rich Franklin

Kimbo Slice Wants You To Watch TUF Live 1 Tonight on FX

Kimbo Slice says to watch the TUF Live 1 premiere tonight on FX which is pretty funny because Kimbo is also hosting Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” counter-programming tonight.

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Yoshihiro Akiyama  Gilbert Aldana  Jose Aldo  John Alessio 

Four Stellar Matchups On Their Way to Jersey in May

Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/Four-Stellar-Matchups-On-Their-Way-to-Jersey-in-May

Jose Aldo  John Alessio  Houston Alexander Ricardo Almeida 

?Rampage? Jackson unhappy with pay, wants to fight outside the UFC

From the department of biting the hand that feeds you, Quinton Jackson complained on Twitter about the UFC and said his next fight in the UFC will be his last.

"I feel sorry for my next opponent, no matter who or what it is," Jackson wrote via Twitter. "I will fight whoever they put in front of me ? I always have ? but it will be my last fight in the UFC.� I have other things on my mind. I didn't say I would be done fighting; I just said I'm not fighting for the UFC (u fight cheap)."

Jackson's most recent salary information was from UFC 96 in 2009, where he made $325,000. It doesn't count locker room bonuses, sponsorship money or a cut of the pay-per-view. As a headliner, it's likely Jackson's contract calls for pay-per-view money.

To review, the UFC stood by Jackson as he went on a hit-and-run driving rampage, as he took a break from fighting to film "The A-Team" plus do all the publicity required for the movie, during the many times he treated media like a punching bag, and when he insulted their own color commentator and another fighter working as an analyst.

Before UFC 144, the UFC's doctor sent him to an age specialist, who gave him testosterone therapy and helped make him healthy enough to fight and enjoy himself more in the bedroom.

There are fighters who have a legitimate reason to be unhappy with their pay and treatment by the UFC. Jackson is not one of them.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/rampage-jackson-unhappy-pay-wants-fight-outside-ufc-170057099.html

Edson Drago  Tomasz Drwal Joe Hybrid Duarte Aldrin de Jesus 

Dominick Cruz: ?After I smoke him in the coaching aspect, I?m going to beat him down in the fight come July.?

UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz is tired of hearing about what a superior coach rival Urijah Faber will be on the Ultimate Fighter 15. While Faber?s work with Team Alpha Male is well-documented, Cruz is no stranger to serving as both a mentor and trainer to up-and-coming Mixed Martial Artists. He just hasn?t publicized it [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/03/08/dominick-cruz-%e2%80%9cafter-i-smoke-him-in-the-coaching-aspect-i%e2%80%99m-going-to-beat-him-down-in-the-fight-come-july-%e2%80%9d/

Josh Hendricks Ed Herman Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle