MMA News

Chris Taylor - March 14, 2016

Former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald will return to the octagon in June when he headlines UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa opposite surging contender Stephen Thompson. “The Red King” has not competed since his “fight of the year” battle with Robbie Lawler at this past July’s UFC 189 event in Las Vegas.

Chris Taylor - March 14, 2016

Former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit is still trying to decide what is next in regards to his mixed martial arts career. “The Natural Born Killer” is coming off a controversial title fight loss to reigning champion Robbie Lawler, which occurred in the main event of UFC 195 just over 2 months ago.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

Would you have the guts to take out the daughter of a UFC Hall of Fame legend? Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell is having to come to terms with his daughter growing up.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

Horrific news broke after an incident that occurred earlier this month left a man dead in south Dublin, Ireland. Taekwondo black belt Jonathan Dargan who is a former trainer of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor could now be in a world of trouble after an alleged drunken altercation led to the death of a 57-year-old Dublin man.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell is just waiting for his chance to show how superior his skills are against the rest of the top competition in the UFC.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor may have to find another taekwondo instructor after an incident has left a man dead in south Dublin, Ireland. Taekwondo black belt Jonathan Dargan was arrested and questioned last week by gardai after a man died due to a head injury.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

Bellator MMA has acquired another big name from the UFC following the signing of former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson and MMA legend Wanderlei Silva. Former NFL player and UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione announced his decision to sign with Bellator MMA on the MMA Hour on Monday.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

Former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman is anxious to show that the first loss of his career was just a stroke of luck for the newly crowned champion Luke Rockhold. Weidman spoke with MMA Fighting recently and revealed his current state of mind with an immediate rematch with Rockhold booked for UFC 199, which takes place on June 4th.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

UFC veteran Chris Leben was just about to make a return to MMA with a new contract with Bellator MMA. In the process of getting ready to return to competition, bad news about his physical health hit the knockout specialist as he went through the process of pre-fight medical exams. The 35-year-old veteran appeared on The Luke Thomas Show on SiriusXM to talk about his condition (transcribed by MMA Fighting):

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor is coming off the first loss of his UFC career. Nate Diaz stopped Conor McGregor by submitting the Irishman in the second round of their non-title welterweight bout at UFC 196.

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

It has been one of the most heated rivalries the UFC has ever seen. Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier appear to have an utter hate for one another. The two erupted into a physical confrontation at a press conference ahead of their fight at UFC 182 back in 2015 and you can bet UFC President Dana White was nervous as they faced off recently at the “UFC Unstoppable” presser. With their rematch scheduled to take place at UFC 197 on April 23rd, the two are still as competitive with one another as the last time around. However, Jones has a respect for Cormier and revealed to ‘Tiki and Tierney on CBS Sports Radio‘ that he holds no hatred for his opponent (transcribed by Mixed Martial Arts).

Russell Ess - March 14, 2016

UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has not let the first loss of his UFC career bring him down. Despite losing to Nate Diaz at UFC 196, “The Notorious” is already looking to get back into the Octagon.

Chris Taylor - March 13, 2016

The coach of UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor, John Kavanagh, was a recent guest on Ariel Helwani’s popular show “The MMA Hour“. Coach Kavanagh discussed McGregor’s UFC 196 submission loss to Nate Diaz and gave his take on what went wrong for the Irish superstar.

Chris Taylor - March 13, 2016

UFC president Dana White says that former UFC light heavyweight champ Jon “Bones” Jones is training like a man possessed for his rematch with current title holder Daniel Cormier. According to White, Jones is 6-months sober and in the best shape of his life ahead of next month’s UFC 197 pay-per-view event. His words:

Chris Taylor - March 13, 2016

http://youtu.be/2nNDKSfflMg Watch as former UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva reenacts his favorite scene from the movie ‘Bad Boys 2’.

Chris Taylor - March 13, 2016

According to the original founder of MiddleEasy.com, Zeus Tipado, UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has turned down an offer from the UFC to rematch Nate Diaz at July’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Zeus, who has employed very close members of the Diaz camp, took to Twitter to drop the news. Check it out:

Chris Taylor - March 13, 2016

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will return to the octagon this Saturday when he squares off with perennial contender Mark Hunt in the main event of ‘UFC Brisbane’. The heavyweight submission specialist is well aware that standing and trading punches with former K1 champion Mark Hunt would likely be a bad idea, so he has been focusing a lot on his grappling.

Chris Taylor - March 12, 2016

UFC bantamweight contender Bryan Caraway believes that current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor and former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey receive special privileges from UFC officials. According to “Kid Lightning”, the people who can “pull strings” in the UFC are the promotions president Dana White and current UFC superstars Conor McGregor and Ronda Rousey. His words to MMAJunkie: