The fight is the most eagerly-anticipated UFC welterweight title fight in years, with Las Vegas oddsmakers giving the Ada, Oklahoma-born Hendricks the best shot to take the title away from “GSP” in years. The No.1 ranked challenger is currently listed as +205 (or a little over 2-1) to snatch the title away, the narrowest odds offered on any GSP opponent since BJ Penn challenged the Canadian half a decade ago at UFC 94. Read More »

The second episode of UFC Primetime focused on UFC 167 dropped last night ahead of the huge UFC welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Johny Hendricks that goes down on November 17th in Las Vegas. Read More »

The first episode of UFC Primetime focused on UFC 167 dropped last night ahead of the huge UFC welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Johny Hendricks that goes down on November 17th in Las Vegas. Read More »

His first shot at fighting in the Octagon was set aside when a staph infection sidelined Robert Drysdale. It seems elevated levels of testosterone will prevent him from getting a license for a scheduled UFC 167 bout with Cody Donovan. Although Drysdale tested negative for any banned substance or steroids, his T/E ratio came in at 19.4 -1. That number is three times the allowed limit Read More »

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that its top stars will be visiting different cities across North America for 20 days leading up toUFC® 167: ST-PIERRE vs. HENDRICKS on Saturday, Nov. 16 in Las Vegas. Read More »

Longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has been one of the most dominant champions of the profitable UFC era, winning the title twice, and holding the belt since his revenge win over Matt Serra at UFC 83. However, the champion may be lacking the motivation to keep proving himself time and time against according to a recent tweet Read More »

With 19 submission wins between them, Demian Maia and Jake Shields are two of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) premier grapplers. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, these welterweight contenders meet in an anticipated showdown in Barueri, Brazil for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: MAIA VS. SHIELDS, headlining five hours of live fights on FOX Sports 1. Read More »

UFC officials have announced another fight for the UFC 167 event that's slated to take place on November 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone will look to get back on track in a lightweight fight against Evan Dunham. The event will be headlined by the UFC welterweight title fight between champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Johny Hendricks. Read More »

UFC officials have announced the co-main event fight for UFC 167 which is slated to take place on November 16 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Former UFC light heavyweight champion "Suga" Rashad Evans will step back into the cage to take on former middleweight number one contender Chael Sonnen. Read More »

The UFC Fight Night 27 event will take place tonight on FOX Sports 1 and will be headlined by the welterweight bout between former interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit and the always tough Martin Kampmann. Both fighters are coming off losses to Johny Hendricks and need a win to stay near the top of the welterweight division. Let's break the fight down to see who will come out the victor. Read More »

UFC officials have announced another fight for the upcoming UFC 167 event that's slated for November 16 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. A welterweight scrap between Tyron Woodley and Josh Koscheck has been verbally agreed upon to take place on the card. Read More »

UFC officials have announced that Rory MacDonald will take on Robbie Lawler in a welterweight bout that will take place on UFC 167 in November. The event will take place on November 16 and will be headlined by the UFC welterweight title fight between champion Georges St. Pierre and number one contender Johny Hendricks. Read More »

Bellator welterweight champion has long been calling out UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre even though he was still under contract with the Bellator promotion. However, the landscape and opportunity for Askren to make that fight a reality could come to fruition according to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney Read More »

The following quotes are from tonight’s UFC POSTFIGHT SHOW ON FUEL TV for FOX UFC SATURDAY: JOHNSON VS. MORAGA. The show was hosted by Jon Anik, withBrian Stann and light heavyweight Chael Sonnen offering analysis. Ariel Helwani conducted interviews on-site. Read More »

I know what many of you are thinking, why bother with this article since Jake Ellenberger is going to lose to Rory MacDonald? To those of you who are thinking this, I say you’re idiots. This fight is the closest one on the UFC on Fox 8 card, and it can go either way. So if Ellenberger pulls out the win, here are my thoughts on who his next opponent should be: Read More »

In his new exclusive blog for ProMMAnow.com, Leo Frincu, six-time Romanian wrestling champion, four-time European champion and coach and mentor to UFC women's bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey, explains the three different types of athletes and the characteristics of each to help you figure out which one you are. Read More »

A welterweight fight that many fans were interested in has been scrapped due to the injury bug. Thiago Alves was set to take on Matt Brown on the August 17 event, but has had to withdraw from the event and will now be replaced by Mike Pyle. Read More »

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 challenge to finally emerge in the form of undefeated No. 1 contender Chris Weidman at UFC® 162: SILVA vs. WEIDMAN on July 6. Read More »

An interesting matchup that will be taking place on the main card is the welterweight showdown between former Strikeforce employees Jake Shields and Tyron Woodley. Since losing a UFC welterweight title matchup against Georges St.Pierre at UFC 129 in April 2011, Jake Shields has had to deal with a lot of ups and downs in both his MMA career and personal life. Not long after the GSP fight Shields lost his father, who sadly passed away on August 29, 2011. Read More »

The World Series of Fighting 3 event will take place on Friday, June 14, and will be headlined by a welterweight clash between MMA veterans Jon Fitch and Josh Burkman in the main event. Read More »

It was reported on "UFC Tonight" that the UFC will head back to Toronto on September 21 for an event at the Air Canada Centre. There are no reported bouts set for the event at this time. This will be the fourth UFC show in Toronto with UFC 129, UFC 140, and UFC 152 taking place there in the past. Read More »

On this week’s UFC TONIGHT, Kenny Florian and Chael Sonnen preview the upcoming UFC ON FX 8: BELFORT VS. ROCKHOLD. Plus, UFC legend Wanderlei Silva offers a response to Sonnen’s recent fight request. Plus, an exclusive interview with UFC Octagon announcer Bruce Buffer. All that and a whole lot more on UFC TONIGHT. Read More »