UFC officials have announced that a visa issue has prevented Reza Madadi from being able to compete in his UFC on FOX 8 bout against Michael Chiesa. Strikeforce veteran Jorge Masvidal has agreed to replace Madadi and fight Michael Chiesa on the card. Read More »
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FUEL TV UFC TONIGHT Show Quotes – 5/14/13
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 »
UFC on FOX 7 LIVE results and play-by-play
UFC on FOX 7 takes place this evening at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., and is headlined with a lightweight title bout between current UFC 155 pound champ Benson Henderson and former Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez. Read More »
UFC on FOX 7 LIVE weigh-in results and photos
UFC on FOX 7 fighter weigh-ins are being held this afternoon at California Theatre in San Jose, Calif. UFC on FOX 7 headliners Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez, along with co-headliners Daniel Cormier and Frank Mir, will be among those stepping on the scales to make their bouts official. Read More »
Top five questions going into UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
The UFC on FOX 7 event is set to take place Saturday night from San Jose, California, and will take place at the HP Pavilion. The main event will feature the UFC lightweight title fight between champion Ben Henderson and Gilbert Melendez. It's a loaded FOX card in terms of matchups, but the questions going into the event are probably even more intriguing. Read More »
Updated UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez full card
There have been a few changes for the upcoming UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez event due to injuries suffered by a few fighters on the card. The event is set for April 20 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, and will be headlined by the UFC lightweight title fight between champion Ben Henderson and former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. Read More »
The UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez full card
UFC officials have announced a number of new bouts for the upcoming UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez event. The event is set for April 20 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California and will be headlined by the UFC lightweight title fight between champion Ben Henderson and former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. Read More »
Chad Mendes vs. Clay Guida added to UFC on FOX 7 in April
Former featherweight number one contender Chad Mendes was scheduled to take on Manny Gamburyan at UFC 157 next week, but Gamburyan had to withdraw from the bout due to injury. Mendes was pulled from the card because no fighters were willing to take the fight on such short notice. However, Mendes will now take on Clay Guida at the UFC on FOX 7 event that's set for April at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. Read More »
UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez tickets now on sale
The tickets for the UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez event are now on sale. The event is set for April 20 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California and will be headlined by the UFC lightweight title fight between champion Ben Henderson and former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. The co-main event will consist of a heavyweight bout between top heavyweights Daniel Cormier and former champion Frank Mir. Read More »
‘Strikeforce: Champions’ January event quickly taking shape
The "Strikeforce: Champions" event that's set for January 12th at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City is quickly taking shape. Strikeforce officials have announced two additional middleweight bouts for the card. Read More »
Jorge Masvidal to replace injured Melendez at ‘Strikeforce: Champions’
Jorge Masvidal steps in for injured lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez, is expected to face Pat Healy at Strikeforce: Champions Read More »
Rumors swirl surrounding Strikeforce’s future
After being purchased by Zuffa in 2011, many foresaw Strikeforce going the way of PRIDE and WEC-- being slowly phased out of existence and having its roster of fighters consolidated into the UFC. Read More »
‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy’ LIVE results and play-by-play
"Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy" takes place this evening at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore., and is headlined with two title fights. In the night's headliner, Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, representing American Kickboxing Academy, puts his title on the line against Tim Kennedy, of Jackson's MMA. Read More »
‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy’ weigh-in results
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy, which is headlined by the Strikeforce middleweight championship bout between Luke Rockhold and Tim Kennedy, and the Strikeforce welterweight championship bout between Tyron Woodley and Nate Marquardt, airs on Showtime. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com ‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy’ staff picks
Strikeforce returns this Saturday. You remember them, right? And they are doing it up big for the Showtime broadcast. "Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy" takes place July 14 in Portland, Ore., and is headlined with two title fights; Tyron Woodley defending his welterweight title against Nate Marquardt and Luke Rockhold defending his middleweight title against Tim Kennedy. Read More »
Jorge Masvidal vs. Justin Wilcox is latest addition to ‘Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy’ event
Another fight has been added to the preliminary card of the 'Strikeforce: Rockhold Vs. Kennedy' event, Jorge Masvidal (22-7) will face Justin Wilcox (11-4) in a lightweight bout. The fight was announced by Strikeforce officials on Thursday. Read More »
Gilbert Melendez to defend Strikeforce title against Josh Thomson in May 19 rubber match
Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez (20-2) will put his title on the line against Josh Thomson (19-4) in a May 19 rubber match at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Read More »
Patricia Vidonic vs. Felice Herrig added to a stacked XFC 17 set for April 13 in Jackson, Tenn.
XFC has added a 115 pound women's MMA match-up between Felice Herrig and Patricia Vidonic to their April 13 card in Jackson, Tenn., headlined by Eric Reynolds vs. Luciano Dos Santos. Read More »
The MMA Outsider Podcast Episode 37 – UFC on Fox 2 Preview and Jorge Masvidal
I've already made fun of him on Twitter, but it is worth repeating.....Richard Anderson Mann has picked Michael Bisping to beat Chael Sonnen. Seriously. That "hail mary" selection aside, we do our best to break down the UFC on FOX 2 fight card. Now let's just hope that the grappling/wrestling-heavy three fights on the network portion of the show deliver some action and don't bore FOX officials into going back to one-hour specials with only one broadcast fight. Read More »
Strikeforce: “Tate vs. Rousey” set for March 3rd in Columbus, Ohio
A highly-anticipated and exciting title fight featuring two of the world’s elite mixed martial artists will take place when STRIKEFORCE® returns to Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, March 3, when newly-crowned women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate makes her first title defense against undefeated sensation Ronda Rousey. Read More »
Strikeforce: “Melendez vs. Masvidal” thoughts and commentary
We take a look back at the Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal event and provide analysis and commentary of the event. Read More »
Melendez talks title defense win over Masvidal *VIDEO*
Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez took a few minutes to talk about his unanimous decision win over American Top Team's Jorge Masvidal Saturday night in San Diego. Read More »