By Jamie McAllister Wagner “Caldeirao” Prado is the newest Brazilian addition to the UFC. For his first UFC bout he has been called in to replace the injured Chad Griggs to face Phil Davis at UFC On FOX 4. In an exclusive interview with TATAME Prado comments on the situation. “I have nothing to lose,I’m...
After sitting on the sidelines for nearly a year due to a back surgery, UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin has declared he is almost ready for an octagon return. Upon his UFC debut back in 2008, it was clear that Carwin would pose a threat to whoever stood across from him in that cage. Carwin first...
An undisclosed injury has forced Chad Griggs out of his future bout at UFC on Fox 4 bout against Phil Davis. Filling the void left by Griggs absence is undefeated prospect Wagner Prado. Prado is a young and talented Brazilian out of the Nogueira training camp. Prado is making the jump to the UFC with...
Vinny Magalhães is one of the most talked-about mixed martial artists not currently signed to a major promotion’s talent roster. The 27-year-old Brazilian has been getting attention lately for a number of reasons: (1) training consensus #2 middleweight Chael Sonnen in the lead up to his rematch with UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, who is...
The UFC has been forced to shuffle fight cards once again. This past weekend it was revealed that UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort had been forced out of his UFC 147 main event against Wanderlei Silva with a broken hand. As a result the UFC has pulled Rich Franklin from his scheduled date with Strikeforce import...
UFC welterweight contender, Rick Story is still three weeks away from his fight at UFC on FX 4. He is also being presented with his third opponent since his initial fight agreement with Rich Attonito. Attonito was forced out of the fight due to injury. UFC officials on Wednesday announced that his most recent opponent,...
Jon Jones receives an outpour of support and criticism on what has to be the worst thing that could happen to the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Rashad Evans weighed in on the recent mishaps surrounding UFC Champion Jon Jones and shows his unexpected support on FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight.” “Honestly, it’s hard to really say if it surprised...
http://youtu.be/a-e18DMcHBU Jake Ellenberger is at the cusp of his 3rd consecutive main event. He will be facing Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Live Finale this Friday night (June 1, 2012) in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It’s definitely an honor to be a main event again, I’m just excited. I’m a big fan...
By Evan Stoumbelis Matt “The Immortal” Brown is stepping in for fellow TUF competitorMatt Riddle to face Luis Ramos at UFC on FX 4 on June 22nd. Brown, who is coming off a decision victory to Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson at UFC 145, announced the bout over Facebook earlier today. In my opinion, Brown isn’t going...
“The only thing Wanderlei can do is talk too much, he chickened out several times on fighting Vitor… and now he comes to talk my husband is ducking. If you doubt, the next opponent of Wand in UFC147 will beat the record of 40 sec of vitor Belfort or Chris Leben 20 seconds hahahaha.” Yesterday...
UFC President Dana White recently spoke with Inside MMA’s Ron Kruck about the UFC’s drug testing policy as it relates both to performance enhancing drugs and drugs of abuse. “It was easy to put this card [UFC 146] together. It was hard keeping it together. … Here in the UFC, we take [drug testing] to...
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the official list of UFC 146 medical suspensions yesterday afternoon. Overall 17 fighters will be forced on the shelf by the commission. Among those suspended fighters is Cain Velasquez who could be out up to six-months for a possible broken hand. He will need an X-ray to obtain clearance...
Following his UFC 146 victory over Duane Ludwig Dan Hardy has opted for a new look.
UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz discusses his ACL injury, looking ahead to the future, the TUF experience, and offers predictions for the TUF Finale and Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao. UFC president Dana White talks to the media about the future of TUF Live, whether he would ever put on another comeback season, the show’s...
By Jamie McAllister UFC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson comments to Bloodyelbow. Henderson comments on his last fight with Frankie Edgar at UFC 144. He also comments on their rematch which is expected to take place at UFC 150. “Who knows? I think a part of that is Dana White being the big boss man and...
UFC 146 took place on May 26th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This was the first entire heavyweight main card and nearly every fight delivered excitement and a finish with nine finishes total on the incredible twelve fight card. Junior dos Santos successfully defended his belt in the main event....
Recently, reports had been surfacing that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva had injured his knee in training and would seek medical attention to verify his ability to fight July 7 against Chael Sonnen. Luckily the champ has seen a doctor and tweeted that his knee is “doing very well”. “Gennnteeee my knee is...
By Jamie McAllister Jake Ellenberger comments while on MMAWeekly Radio. Jake Ellenberger hits back at claims he has issues with his cardio following the Diego Sanchez fight. “Well first I think Diego is an extremely tough fight. I think he’s a tough fight for anybody in the world. He would be a tough fight for...
By Jamie McAllister Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares in an interview with TATAME. Palhares discusses the Belcher fight and reveals he was ill going into the bout. “I could not do anything, I was too sick. I don’t really wanna talk about it so it doesn’t sound like an excuse and I’m not taking back his credits.”...
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...
