Heavyweight contender Josh Barnett (33-6 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has been cleared by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to compete at UFC 168 taking place December 28, on the condition that he undergoes stringent WADA testing in order to remain eligible. Officials overseeing the event today ordered the 35-year-old to submit to random tests leading up...
This past weekend it is well-known that Uriah Hall had an altercation with former UFC fighter, Jason “Mayhem” Miller outside of BAMMA USA: Bad Beat. They were recorded to be in a scuffle outside of the Commerce Casino in Commerce, Calif. The incident seemed to fall from the headlines after a few days, but has...
Anderson Silva has always been adamant about not facing Lyoto Machida. “I’ve already said it, and I’ll say it again. Lyoto and myself— we are brothers. Jacare and myself we are friends— camp friends. So we have a code of honor amongst ourselves that we don’t fight against ourselves regardless of wins and losses, money...
When Michael Bisping injured his eye, former UFC light heavyweight champion, Lyoto Machida, was pulled from his scheduled bout with Tim Kennedy at ‘UFC Fight for the troops 3’ to replace “The Count” in the headliner of “UFC Fight Night 30” opposite Mark Munoz. The shuffling of opponents had left Tim Kennedy without a fight, so, he began...
By Evan Stoumbelis – @MMAEvan Featherweights Dennis Siver and Manny Gamburyan are officially set to square off on an already stacked UFC 168 card. After dropping to featherweight Dennis Siver won two fights in a row before losing to Cub Swanson via 3rd round TKO at UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman in July. Manny Gamburyan...
This morning, UFC officials announced that a middleweight bout between Chris Leben (22-10 MMA, 12-9 UFC) and Uriah Hall (7-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has been added to December’s UFC 168 in Las Vegas. “The Crippler” finds himself in desperate need of a win, as he has lost 3 consecutive bouts and four of his last five overall....
Late Tuesday evening, UFC officials announced that an injury had forced Estevan Payan (14-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC) out of his scheduled UFC 166 bout with Charles Oliveira (16-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC). Meanwhile, fellow UFC featherweight Jeremy Larsen (8-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) was supposed to take on Matt Grice at UFC 166, but that bout fell through...
UFC officials announced Monday that Norman Parke (pictured) and Jon Tuck are set to fight on the card of UFC Fight Night 30, which takes place October 26 in Manchester, England. Parke and Tuck were originally set to fight back in April. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA Lightweight fighters, Norman Parke and Jon Tuck, are...
Two middleweight bouts have been added to the UFC Fight Night 30 card on October 26. Luke Barnatt will face Andrew Craig (pictured) and Michael Kuiper will take on Brad Scott. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA The UFC has added two middleweight bouts to the UFC Fight Night 30 card. Luke Barnatt will take on...
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida (19-4 MMA, 11-4 UFC) will make his middleweight debut this November when he takes on military hero Tim Kennedy (16-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at the UFC’s third “Fight for the Troops” show. UFC President Dana White announced the fight late Wednesday evening on “FOX Sports Live.” Machida...
The UFC boss is releasing video blogs early for the promotions debut on the new FOX station, Fox Sports 1. Part 1 takes you behind the scenes of UFC 162, the historical night Anderson Silva lost his middleweight title.
Roger Gracie (6-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) will not be getting a second UFC fight. The former Strikeforce fighter made the crossover to the UFC this year, debuting against Tim Kennedy at UFC 162 in July. Gracie was able to win the first round against Kennedy, but that was the extent of his success as he went on to lose...
By Evan Stoumbelis – @MMAEvan Heavyweight Shawn Jordan has verbally agreed to fight Gabriel Gonzaga at UFC 166: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez III. Jordan is riding a 2 fight win streak against Chicago native Mike Russow and fan favorite Pat ‘HD’ Barry, both wins came via knockout, with his knockout over Barry earning him knockout...
A middleweight clash between Luke Rockhold and Tim Boetsch is reportedly set for UFC 166 according to ESPN.com Both fighters are coming off of losses and will use this fight as a jumping-off point to re-enter the stacked middleweight rankings in an attempt to gain contender status. Rockhold last fought Vitor Belfort in May, losing...
A bout between Michael Bisping and Mark Munoz is expected to headline the UFC’s return to UK in October. However, according to a recent Facebook post made by the UFC’s Official UK Page, this event is still in the works. Here is their release: UFC fans! We are aware that a large number of you...
Winner of UFC 161’s Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night bonuses, James Krause, can rest a little easier knowing that he has passed his post-fight drug test and the final obstacle between him and his $100,000 bonuses. By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA When it was announced that all fighters on...
“I’m super stoked about being on the same card as Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman. It’ll alleviate some of the promotional stress and pressure because there’ll be more of us working to promote this big card. Their fight may very well be the fight of the year, maybe even in the history of the company,...
Before Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman stepped in the Octagon on July 6th at UFC 162 the UFC President Dana White said that if Anderson lost there would be an immediate rematch. Chris Weidman did defeat Silva but until today we were still unsure if the rematch would go down. Silva said he did...
So will you be in Las Vegas for the UFC Fan Expo Weekend and Anderson Silva’s Title Defense? Well if you plan on being in Las Vegas for the 4th of July weekend, you might as well take a shot at winning a very nice VIP Package from the best amateur MMA promotion in the...
Finally, Las Vegas’ two best mixed martial arts promotions have come together for a holiday spectacular.As part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s highly anticipated UFC Fight Week 2013, “Tuff-N-Uff: The Future Stars of MMA” returns to Las Vegas’ South Point Arena on Friday, July 5, for the latest installment of its now-legendary nights of entertainment...
Anderson Silva’s reign of terror over the middleweight division began with a three-minute mauling of Rich Franklin in October 2006 and, in the seven years since, “The Spider” has barely been challenged inside the Octagon®, turning away a Who’s Who in the 185-pound and even 205-pound divisions. However, a growing number of experts expect that...
By JAKE CHASTAIN | UFC Heavyweight Soa Palelei was invited onto this week’s episode of BJPenn.com RADIO. Palelei is the current owner of an eight-fight winning streak and is slated to make his return to the UFC octagon on August 31st at UFC 164 in Milwaukee. Palelei was slated to make his return against Stipe Miocic at the recent UFC 161...
Veteran light-heavyweight mixed martial artist Gilbert Yvel (38-16-1) has announced his retirement from MMA after a 16 year career competing in organizations such as the UFC, PRIDE, K-1, Affliction, RINGS, M-1 Challenge, and Cage Rage. Yvel told groundandpound.de of his retirement after a series of fight postponements and cancellations, as well as a kidney issue....
UFC From All Angles goes behind-the-scenes to capture all of the skill, intelligence and intangible abilities of the greatest UFC fighter of all-time, Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva. In this FUEL TV special, Karyn Bryant sits down with the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion for an in-depth look at what has made Silva the indestructible force of...
By Christopher Murphy @MurphMMA UFC Hall of Fame fighter and former UFC light heavyweight champion, Tito Ortiz, spoke recently to MMA Junkie about his concerns toward the UFC Hall of Fame’s new inductee, Stephan Bonnar. It was announced last month that Bonnar and Forrest Griffin are to enter the Hall of Fame together at the...
“You have two guys who both could’ve gotten this fight and Ricardo, unfortunately, I know is bummed out. And I told him, ‘You’re in that place that Chuck Liddell was in at one time. You’re in that place that Carlos Condit was in at one time. And you’re in that place that Johny Hendricks has...
UFC president Dana White sent out a tweet earlier today revealing the news that former #1 UFC lightweight contender, Anthony Pettis (16-2), had injured his knee and was out of his divisional debut against featherweight champion, Jose Aldo (22-1) at UFC 163. Pettis dropped to featherweight for this bout in an attemt to steal gold...
The greatest fan experience of all time, The UFC Fan Expo, returns to Las Vegas this July in tandem with UFC 162: SIlva Vs. Weidman, and as always the athletes attending are high profile. This edition of the ‘Fight Week’ festivities will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on July 5th and 6th,...
