UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche Weigh-In Results

This weekend is a landmark moment in MMA history thanks to the groundbreaking bout between female fighters Ronda Rousey-Liz Carmouche at UFC 157 where the duo will serve as the first women to ever face off inside the Octagon. Of course, before the talented twosome can tussle in the cage they had to make things [...]

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UFC trims fighter roster by 16

MMA Fighting reports that the UFC has let go of 16 fighters including welterweight Jon Fitch. �Each fighter released were coming off of a loss. Fitch is the most notable fighter released as he was once thought of as a welterweight contender until he was KO?d by Johny Hendricks and most recently lost to Demian [...]

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Paul Buentello  Josh Burkman  Mikey Burnett  Murilo Bustamante 

History Of Women?s MMA (VIDEO)

With UFC 157: Rousey Vs Carmouche set to happen in 48 hours, the UFC has released a video documenting the history of women?s mma. At the off chance you haven?t heard, UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey is taking on Liz Carmouche in the first female bout in UFC history. History will be made in the…

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Ebenezer Fontes Braga Chris Brennan Marcelo Brito  Rob Broughton 

Nick Diaz Once Again Missing Media Obligations

Former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz has always danced to the beat of his own drum, opting to approach life the way he wants regardless of the negative impact it might have on his career or the way he?s perceived by others. However, it seemed like Diaz was at least willing to follow the UFC?s lead…

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Nick Diaz  Tadhg Steamfist Dixon Joe Doerksen  Chris Dolman

Steven Siler announces fight against Jimy Hettes at UFC 159 on April 27

Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2013/2/22/4019780/steven-siler-announces-fight-against-jimy-hettes-at-ufc-159-on-april-27-mma

Nick Diaz  Tadhg Steamfist Dixon Joe Doerksen  Chris Dolman

Breaking Down The UFC 157: Rousey Vs Carmouche Prelims

UFC 157: Rousey Vs Carmouche takes place tomorrow night at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, and �while the main card is exciting, the undercard isn?t so bad either. Check out our picks for the prelims for UFC 157, and check back tomorrow for our main card predicitions. Nah-Shon Burrell �vs. Yuri Villefort The two…

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Watch The UFC 157 Fight Club Q&A With Dana White Live @ 5pm EST

UFC president Dana White will take center stage this afternoon in Anaheim, California to host the Fight Club Q&A for this weekends UFC 157 pay-per-view event. The live video is expected to start at approximately 5pm EST (2pm PST). White is sure to answer questions about his promotions recent fighter cuts, future areas for expansion, the rumored middleweight title fight between champ Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman, plus more.

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Robert Berry David Bielkheden Michael Bisping  Dan Bobish

Official UFC on FUEL TV 7 Weigh In Results

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Bellator 90: Shamhalaev vs. Martinez Live Results/Play-by-Play (8:00 EST Watch Prelims Here!)

Bellator makes their first trip into Utah this Thursday night with Bellator 90: Shamhalaev vs. Martinez. The action goes down at the Maverick Center in West Valley City, and the event will be aired on Spike TV. The show is set to feature the previously delayed Season 7 featherweight tournament finals between Shahbulat Shamhalaev and…

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Ultimate Fighting Champion

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UFC 157 fight card: Dan Henderson vs Lyoto Machida preview

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Bellator bout?s loser will have to shave his beard

David Rickels and Lloyd Woodard will fight on Thursday night for a spot in the Bellator lightweight tournament's semifinals. With both trying to win the tournament and a shot at the lightweight title, stakes are already high. But it wasn't enough for these two.

Rickels and Woodard have agreed to make their bout a loser shaves their facial hair bout. The winner of the fight will be able to keep his beard, but the loser is out of the tournament and will have to remove their glorious facial hair.

Woodard has much more to lose. His facial hair invokes the look of a president from the late 19th century. See?

But it's no small wager for Rickels, as his beard looks like it was months of work. He looks like a hockey player growing a playoff beard just before his team wins the Stanley Cup.

Either way, the loser is going to lose some epic facial hair.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/bellator-bout-loser-shave-beard-235743629--mma.html

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Bellator 84 Results: Volkov defeats Hale for heavyweight title

Bellator wraps up their season 7 lightweight and heavyweight tournaments with their final event of the year – Bellator 84. The event goes down from The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana on December 14th. Alexander Volkov will square off against Rich Hale for the heavyweight tournament title while Marcin Held battles Dave Jansen [...]

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Three Stars from UFC on FX 7: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Vitor Belfort and Gabriel Gonzaga

The UFC made another trip to Brazil on Saturday night, this time heading to Sao Paulo. Who stood out from UFC on FX 7?

No. 1 star -- Khabib Nurmagomedov: The UFC's jam-packed lightweight division just got a little more difficult. Nurmagomedov ran through Thiago Tavares, winning with a TKO in under two minutes. He's undefeated and on a three-fight win streak in the UFC. Expect to see him take a leap up in competition for his next fight.

No. 2 star -- Vitor Belfort: Yes, his postfight tirade was bizarre. (More on that later.) But in his fight, Belfort showed off knockout power. He used kicks and punches to knock out Michael Bisping and muddy up the middleweight title picture. He also earned a Knockout of the Night bonus.

No. 3 star -- Gabriel Gonzaga: The best part of Gonzaga's second-round submission win was when he checked out the big screen to see he wasn't in good enough position to take out Ben Rothwell. So Gonzaga jumped guard and brought the submission to the ground. From there, Rothwell had no choice but to submit.

Who were your stars from Saturday night? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

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UFC 157 fight card: Urijah Faber vs Ivan Menjivar preview

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Three Stars from UFC on FX 7: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Vitor Belfort and Gabriel Gonzaga

The UFC made another trip to Brazil on Saturday night, this time heading to Sao Paulo. Who stood out from UFC on FX 7?

No. 1 star -- Khabib Nurmagomedov: The UFC's jam-packed lightweight division just got a little more difficult. Nurmagomedov ran through Thiago Tavares, winning with a TKO in under two minutes. He's undefeated and on a three-fight win streak in the UFC. Expect to see him take a leap up in competition for his next fight.

No. 2 star -- Vitor Belfort: Yes, his postfight tirade was bizarre. (More on that later.) But in his fight, Belfort showed off knockout power. He used kicks and punches to knock out Michael Bisping and muddy up the middleweight title picture. He also earned a Knockout of the Night bonus.

No. 3 star -- Gabriel Gonzaga: The best part of Gonzaga's second-round submission win was when he checked out the big screen to see he wasn't in good enough position to take out Ben Rothwell. So Gonzaga jumped guard and brought the submission to the ground. From there, Rothwell had no choice but to submit.

Who were your stars from Saturday night? Speak up in the comments, on Facebook or on Twitter.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/three-stars-ufc-fx-7-khabib-nurmagomedov-vitor-143342191--mma.html

Andre Amade  Dean Amasinger  Jimmy Ambriz Matt Andersen 

Four titles on the line at CFA 09: Night of Champions

Championship Fighting Alliance has put together a fight card which features four championship fights to kick off their 2013 schedule on January 19th. The Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida will serve as host for the aptly named CFA 09: Night of Champions. Lightweight Title Fight (Main Event) Luis ?Baboon? Palomino (20-7) vs. Luiz [...]

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Marcus Aurelio  Mikhail Avetisyan Luiz Azeredo  Luciano Azevedo 

UFC on Fuel TV 7 ? What Now For the Losers?

With the dust having settled UFC's seventh Fuel TV offering, the losing half of the combatants on the billing now leave the Wembley Center in London with a tinge of uncertainty, wondering "What Now?"

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Edwin Dewees  Nick Diaz  Tadhg Steamfist Dixon Joe Doerksen 

Nate Diaz Predicts Rousey Win At UFC 157 (VIDEO)

Former UFC Lightweight Contender Nate Diaz attended The World MMA Expo in New York over the weekend, and Rebellion Media’s Jim Genia caught up with Diaz for a quick chat about his upcoming fight with Josh Thompson and how he thinks UFC Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey will do this weekend.� Courtesy of Rebellion Media: Photo…

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Tony DeSouza  Edwin Dewees  Nick Diaz  Tadhg Steamfist Dixon

Michael McDonald: ?Renan is going to have to get by my Martial Arts.? (VIDEO)

Bantamweight Interim Title Challenger Michael McDonald expects an athletic Renan Barao on Saturday night in London, but he is keeping in mind that Barao will have to deal with his martial arts skills to defeat him. According to McDonald, that?s easier said than done. The action goes down on Saturday at UFC on Fuel TV…

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James Te Huna?s UFC on Fuel TV 7 Walkout (VIDEO)

If you were watching UFC on Fuel TV 7: Barao vs. McDonald yesterday in the United States you didn?t get see many walkouts on Fuel TV. This was due partly to the fact that there were so many decisions on the card, but also allowed the network to fit in a few commercials. Prior to…

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MMAF Official Blog: By LizaG

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Don Barr Pat Barry  Vitor Belfort  Robert Berry

Ross Pearson Plans To Remain At Lightweight After Run In Featherweight Division

For Ross Pearson, lightweight is his home – again. Pearson, a former winner of The Ultimate Fighter, returned to 155 pounds late in 2012 and defeated George Sotiropoulos. He posted a 1-1 record at 145 pounds, but feels more comfortable at lightweight. “To me, it doesn’t matter about size, it doesn’t matter about weight,” Pearson [...]

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Gilbert Melendez vs. Benson Henderson set for April Fox card

UPDATE: Yahoo! Sports Kevin Iole has confirmed that Melendez vs. Henderson and Mir vs. Cormier will happen on April 20 at HP Pavilion in San Jose for UFC on Fox 7. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Feb. 15.

Though other Strikeforce fighters have been matched up for bouts within the UFC, the first of the current champions has a bout. Gilbert Melendez, the longtime Strikeforce lightweight champion, will reportedly take on Benson Henderson at the UFC on Fox's show in April.

It will be Melendez's first fight since May, when he beat Josh Thomson in a split decision. Melendez was supposed to fight in September, but an injury kept him from the card. Again, he was scheduled to fight on Strikeforce's final card in January, but shoulder problems kept him off the card.

By contrast, Henderson was incredibly active in 2012. He fought three championship bouts: two against Edgar, and one against Melendez's teammate Nate Diaz. All three were won by decision.

No matter who wins this bout, it's interesting that the UFC will have a champion who was crowned first in another promotion that was owned by the same company as the UFC. Henderson was the WEC lightweight champion, but lost the belt to Anthony Pettis in the show's final fight. He won the UFC belt with a win over Edgar.

Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix champion Daniel Cormier also asked to be on the Fox card. After his win on Saturday night, Cormier said he wanted to fight Frank Mir on Fox's April event. Cormier was originally slated to fight Mir in November, but Mir had to withdraw because of an injury. Henderson-Melendez and Cormier-Mir is the start of a fun set of fights for Fox.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/gilbert-melendez-vs-benson-henderson-reportedly-set-april-155027154--mma.html

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Lucas Martins thought his manager was pranking him about UFC on FX 7 debut

Lucas Martins is making his UFC debut at UFC on FX 7 on Saturday night as a late add to the card. Justin Salas was injured in training around New Year's Eve, and Martins didn't believe it when he got the call to fill in. He told MMA Junkie he thought his management was pranking him.

"It was New Year's Day," Martins said. "I could not believe my management and the UFC were working on New Year's Day. When they called I thought, 'Is this a joke? This is New Year's Day. No one is working. They are recovering from the celebration."

Now, that would be a mean joke. Hey, Lucas your dream has just come true! Call your friends, your family and everyone who has ever helped you get to the UFC ... oh wait. We're kidding. Pretty sure I'd fire my manager for a joke like that.

But Martins' record is no joke. He's 12-0, and won the last six fights by knockout or submission, making him an interesting test for Edson Barboza.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/lucas-martins-thought-manager-pranking-him-ufc-fx-173333471--mma.html

Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe Cyril Abidi 

Nick Diaz?s team addresses Dana White?s allegations of absenteeism

When UFC President Dana White told media members last weekend that welterweight Nick Diaz had been a hard man to find as of late regarding a series of interviews for shows being produced to promote his March 16 meeting with Georges St-Pierre it was easy to believe the company?s chief executive. After all, Diaz?s relationship [...]

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UFC on FUEL TV 7 results recap: Renan Barao vs. Michael McDonald event wrap up from London

Source: http://www.mmamania.com/2013/2/18/4000354/ufc-on-fuel-tv-7-results-recap-renan-barao-vs-michael-mcdonald-event-wrap-up-london

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UFC on FUEL TV 7 Fantasy Preview

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Jimi Manuwa: No Sleep 'Til Wembley

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Paulo Filho Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic Luiz Buscape Firmino Spencer Fisher

Introducing Team Gomez

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Kit Cope  Wesley Cabbage Correira  Patrick The Predator Cote  Randy The Natural Couture 

Junior dos Santos-Alistair Overeem Slated for UFC 160

UFC officials have confirmed that the grudge match between former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and Alistair Overeem will finally take place. Many pundits assumed this �fight would have happened already and would have been for the division’s top spot. However, a positive drug test from Overeem and knockout loss, not to mention Dos Santos…

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UFC on FUEL TV 7 ? Andy Ogle Feels Like It?s His Birthday After Earning First UFC Win

Featherweight Andy 'The Little Axe' Ogle (9-2) feels like it's his birthday after capturing his first Octagon win on Saturday. The Brit earned his Octagon victory on the prelim card of UFC on FUEL TV 7 after defeating opponent Josh Grispi by decision. Props to OfficialMMAOpinion for the video.

Source: http://www.themmanews.com/ufc-on-fuel-tv-7-andy-ogle-feels-like-its-his-birthday-after-earning-first-ufc-win/

Mac Danzig  Karen Darabedyan Viacheslav Datsik Marcus Davis 

The Andy Ogle Book Club

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