By Jamie McAllister UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones pleaded guilty on Tuesday morning to DWI charge. The incident was on May 19th and Jones drove his Bentley into a telephone pole however no other vehicles were involved. According to WBNG News Jones pleaded guilty as part of a plea bargain with the District Attorney’s...
The Brock Lesnar saga never seems to end. His appearance at UFC 146 and reported meeting with Dana White fueled rumors of a potential UFC return. Now it appears that may not even be a possibility. Lesnar’s meeting with White apparently did not go as planned according to some reports, and the WWE apparently had...
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva suffered a knee injury during training. This could affect his July 7th title defense against number one contender Chael Sonnen at UFC 148. TATAME reports: UFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva was honored by Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation this Monday, but the day wasn’t all about good news. The fighter revealed to the pressthat...
At living legends this year FPSrussia and Joe Lauzon went head to head to see who can eat the most burgers.
It was no secret that Jason “Mayhem” Miller was in desperate need of a win Saturday night at UFC 146. Unfortunately, that win did not come and Mayhem’s current UFC losing stint grew to two straight (0-3 overall). The loss however was the beginning of a somewhat odd night for Miller, following the fight, in...
By Jamie McAllister Matt Serra comments while on the MMAHour. Serra comments on a number of things at the top of the list his potential return to the octagon. When asked if we would see him compete inside the octagon again. “I’m going to say if I have to lean one way I’m definitely going...
By Jamie McAllister Dana White comments on Alistair Overeem’s future following UFC 146. White firstly comments on Overeem returning after his suspension. “He lied to me. He sat in front of us, he lied to us, I’m not interested. I don’t have to deal with people I don’t want to deal with and I don’t...
By Jamie McAllister Renan Barao in an interview with TATAME. Barao comments on his July 7th bout against Urijah Faber for the Interim Title. “My preparation is the best possible. I’m thrilled. My training is very intense, strong and what changed was the game plan.” On when he found out he would be fighting for...
Daniel Cormier’s recent domination during a five round fight, winning the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Championship by unanimous decision on May 19, 2012 at Strikeforce: Barnett vs Cormier leads UFC President Dana White to say “Yes, he will end up coming over to the UFC. The thing is I’d love to see the guy go down...
Brock Lesnar turned heads in the arena by showing up in the front row and chatting up both Zuffa president Dana White and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta. Dana White told reporters at the post-fight press conference he would be meeting with Lesnar face-to-face later that night and that “anything (was) possible.” The Wrestling Observer‘s Dave Meltzer reported Brock...
By Jamie McAllister After defeating Daniel Pineda at UFC 146 via unanimous decision Mike Brown has decided to retire. After the bout, Dave Meltzer reported in The Wrestling Observer that the 36-year-old Brown, a former WEC champion who had struggled to a 4-3 record since losing the title to Jose Aldo in 2009, had decided...
The champ and pound-for-pound greatest fighter on the planet, Anderson Silva, is demanding respect for his native land of Brazil. Will a win over Sonnen this July halt the verbal war against Brazil Chael has employed over the last several years?
UFC officials have added a lightweight bout to their July 7 fight card in Las Vegas. The bout will put Rafaello Oliveira opposite Yoislandy Izquierdo in preliminary card action. The July 7 event has been dubbed “UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II” and will feature a middleweight title fight (rematch) between champion Anderson Silva and...
“I’m not involved in all the legal stuff that’s going on with Jones but yeah, he flew out a few nights ago and sat down with me and Lorenzo and talked. I like Jon Jones. He’s a good guy, he’s a young kid. He made a mistake that night and we’ll see what happens. …...
For the first time ever “Big Nog” was absent from the corner of Junior Dos Santos last Saturday when the champ faced off with Frank Mir at UFC 146. This recently released footage of the former champ on Brazil’s version of Dancing with the Stars sheds light on why he was missing.
By Evan Stoumbelis On Saturday night, during the UFC 146 prelims, we saw Jason “Mayhem” Miller face TUF runner-up CB Dollaway. After rocking Dollaway twice, the fight went to a decision, and Dollaway won the fight via unanimous decision. During the post-fight press conference Dana White said that the UFC was done with the charismatic...
By Jamie McAllister On last weeks episode the final bout of the quarter finals took place with Delson “Pe De Chumbo” Heleno of Team Wanderlei being defeated by Sergio “Serginho” Moraes of Team Belfort via rear-naked-choke in the first round. Due to Team Belfort dominating the competition with 7 of 8 semi-final spots the teams...
UFC 146 brought us one of the fastest and most exciting cards of the year with nine finishes, six of which came by way of TKO/KO and three by submission. The card was stacked head to toe due to the all heavyweight main card, which forced fantastic fights such as Hardy vs. Ludwig or Varner...
UFC 146 was a battle of the Goliaths ending quicker than scheduled due to a night full of finishes that did not disappoint. Main Card Lavar Johnson was looking to knock out the “Skyscraper”. They clinch, Stefan Struve jumps guard and submits Lavar Johnson with his superior grappling via armbar in Round 1 ending this...
“He texted me and said, ‘I want to come to the fight, but keep it quiet because I don’t want to tell anybody. He said, ‘What are you doing tonight? … I want to talk face to face… You never know with him. He might want to come back. He might just want to hang...
In the photo posted by Duane Ludwig following his first round KO loss against Dan Hardy you get an up close and personal look at the damage inflicted from British Elbows!
Video: Highlights: Dos Santos – Mir In the main event of last night’s UFC 146 event Junior dos Santos defended his title for the first time against Frank Mir and he made it look easy!
Video: Highlights: Velasquez – Silva Last night during the UFC 146 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, former champion Cain Velasquez put an emphatic stamp on his return to dominance in the co-main event against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
Video: Highlights: Nelson – Herman Last night fan favorite, Roy “Big Country” Nelson was able to put together a much needed win that likely saved his UFC career. It took the big man just one punch to flatten Herman out on the mat and secure victory in the very first round.
Video: Highlights: Miocic – Del Rosario During the UFC 146 main pay-per-view card two undefeated heavyweights battled it out in one of only two-fights to make it out of the first round. The Ohio based Miocic was able to comeback from a one-sided first round to take out the Huntington Beach, California native Del Rosario...
Video: Highlights: Johnson – Struve Last Night Stefan Struve took all the wind out of Lavar Johnson’s sails with this first round submission victory on the UFC 146 main card. Check it out!
By Jonathan Kirschner Despite being only two fights into his most recent UFC run, Jason “Mayhem” Miller has been released by the company and is “done” with all Zuffa owned promotions after a backstage incident. Dana White made the announcement during the UFC 146 post-fight press conference on Saturday night. After confirming that Miller had...
By Jonathan Kirschner UFC President Dana White confirmed at the UFC 146 post fight press conference that Vitor Belfort has suffered a broken hand and is out of the UFC 147 main event. Originally scheduled to fight Wanderlei Silva, it is unknown exactly how Belfort broke his hand and there is no timetable for a...
