Surging KO artist Chris “Gritz” Gruetzemacher (11-1) of Glendale, Ariz. will square off with fellow fast-rising star Jerrod Sanders (11-1) of Oklahoma City, Okla. in a World Series of Fighting featherweight (145 pounds) preliminary card bout at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, June 14. Read More »

World Series of Fighting announced today a new co-main event matchup between welterweight (170 pounds) Tyson “Man of” Steele (10-1) and Steve Carl (19-3) for the professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion’s highly-anticipated fight card at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Friday, June 14, live on NBC Sports Network, beginning at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. Read More »

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 16, 2013) –World Series of Fighting will hit The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas with a stacked world-class Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event, headlined by a welterweight (170 pounds) rematch between superstars Jon Fitch (24-5) of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Josh “The People’s Warrior” Burkman (25-9) of Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, June 14, live on NBC Sports Network, beginning at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. Read More »

The World Series of Fighting 2 event took place on Saturday night in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and former UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch was in attendance. WSOF President Ray Sefo announced that Fitch would make his WSOF debut in June against the winner of the Josh Burkman/Aaron Simpson fight that was set to take place on Saturday night. Read More »

World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 2 takes place this evening at the Revel in Atlantic City, N.J. and is headlined by a heavyweight match-up between former UFC heavyweight champ Andrei “The Pit Bull” Arlovski and UFC veteran Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. Read More »

I couldn’t believe that I had lost the fight! I thought for sure that I had won two rounds to one. Not one but two judges gave him all three rounds. After the fight I headed to my hotel to take a quick shower and watch the fight since it was still online. Read More »

Kelvin Hunt highlights some of the best posts and top articles from the Pro MMA Now (www.prommanow.com) staff this week. We know people are busy, so here are a few things you may have overlooked. Read More »

Jon Fitch (25-5-1) has signed a a deal with World Series of Fighting that will see the welterweight back in action on June 14th at WSOF 3. The first, and most high profile of the UFC's recent rash of fighter cuts, the 35 year old Fitch has yet to be matched with an opponent; however, at a pedestrian 2-2-1 in his last five fights, he will undoubtedly need a strong debut to justify his high going-rate to his new employers. Read More »

UFC on FUEL TV 8 takes place this evening at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. "The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva reached iconic status during his days fighting in Pride FC in Japan and will look to reclaims some of that glory tonight as he faces war veteran and former WEC light heavyweight champ Brian Stann in the main event. Read More »

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes its return to Japan this weekend with a stacked card on "free" television. "UFC on Fuel TV 8" takes place Saturday, March 2, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. There's a long history of amazing MMA and combat sporting events in Saitama, and there's something special about seeing the UFC holding events there and helping to revive the mixed martial arts scene in Japan. Read More »

British welterweight fighter Dan Hardy recently gave his thoughts on the UFC's recent string of fighter releases. He spoke about Jon Fitch, the need for entertaining fights and gave his opinion on fighters that enter the octagon to simply win rather then put on an impressive performance. Read More »

Will Ronda Rousey be able to pull off her tenth straight armbar in the first round against Liz Carmouche? Will Dan Henderson be able to land the H-Bomb to stop Lyoto Machida and earn his long-awaited UFC title shot? The ProMMAnow.com staff answers these questions and many more in our UFC 157 staff picks! Read More »

We reported that the UFC released top 10 ranked welterweight Jon Fitch and a slew of other fighters earlier in the week. UFC President Dana White has basically indicated that that was only the beginning, citing that the UFC roster has over 100 fighters too many at the present moment. Read More »

Dana White talked with the media today leading up to UFC 157 and addressed several hot topics that are on the forefront of the sport right now. Dana discusses Liz Carmouche and the fact that she is openly gay. He assures any male fighters that if they come out they will no be treated any different or promoted any different. He talks at length about the recent cuts and speaks on the backlash from fans for releasing Jon Fitch. Read More »

It’s 11:30 p.m. and I’ve been at my gym, Body by Jose at Lifestyle Health and Fitness Center, since 10 A.M. this morning. I am thinking about my pregnant girlfriend at home and waiting for Nick Diaz to come by for some combat sports recovery work. Read More »

We reported last night that Jacob Volkmann announced that he had been released from his UFC contract after his loss to Bobby Green at UFC 156. Well, it looks like the UFC has released 16 more fighters, including former number one welterweight contender Jon Fitch. Read More »

ProMMAnow.com's Official World MMA Welterwight Rankings. Georges St. Pierre is still the king, but there's a ton of change in the division since our last update. Read More »

Although he lost a unanimous decision, former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans brought home the top payday from Saturday's UFC 156 card with $300,000. His opponent Antonio Rogerio Nogueira earned $174,000. Read More »

Well, UFC 156 has come and past and it certainly delivered on all levels for the most part. The upsets that took place certainly shook things up regarding potential matchup moving forward, and we're going to take our best stab at who some of the winners and losers should fight next. Read More »

The UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar event took place on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It was a night of upsets and overall an excellent event except for the co-main event between former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Let's take a look at the top five moments of the event. Read More »

UFC 156 takes place this evening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and features a Featherweight Championship main event between reigning title-holder Jose Aldo and former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in his 145 pound debut. In the co-main event Rashad Evans faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a light heavyweight match-up. Read More »

Demian Maia gave Jon Fitch a taste of his own medicine, dominating the action on the ground with superior grappling and stifling top control en route to a unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27 across the board. Read More »