A guest on Wednesday's episode of MMA Tonight (102.5 FM Nashville), Daniel Cormier discussed his upcoming co-main event fight with Frank Mir taking place this Saturday at UFC on Fox 7. A 2004 Olympian, Cormier also shared his thoughts on wrestling being in danger of being dropped from the Olympics and how the UFC may be able to help. Hosts Darren McFarland and Chris Pappas also discussed the upcoming UFC 159 card and much more. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionThree bouts added to ONE FC 9 ‘Rise to Power’ card
ONE Fighting Championship (ONE FC) has announced three new bouts for their "Rise to Power" card taking place May 31 from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila Philippines. Kevin Belingon will battle Masakatsu Ueda in the final of the Bantamweight Grand Prix. Eduard Folayang takes on Kamal Shalorus and fan favorite Phil Baroni faces Japanese KO artist Nobutatsu Suzuki. Read More »
Bellator signs Vladimir Matyushenko to light heavyweight division
Forty-two-year-old former IFL light heavyweight champ and UFC veteran Vladimir "The Janitor" Matyushenko (26-7) will continue his pro mixed martial arts career with Bellator MMA. Bellator announced the signing of "The Janitor" to their light heavyweight division via press release on Thursday. Read More »
Interview: UFC bantamweight Francisco Rivera fighting for respect
Before he injured his hand in training, rising UFC bantamweight Francisco "Cisco" Rivera (9-2, 1 NC) was supposed to fight on this weekend's UFC on FOX 7 card against undefeated Brazilian Hugo Viana (7-0). TJ Dillashaw has since stepped in and will face Viana as part of the preliminary card on FX. Read More »
Jon Jones: ‘Chael Sonnen’s done steroids throughout his whole career’
During his appearance on UFC Tonight on Fuel TV on Tuesday, UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones was asked about a recent statement he made about Chael Sonnen saying he lacked a "championship soul". Jones clarified what he meant... Read More »
Marcus Davis headlines historic 35-bout New England Fights card
Popular UFC veteran Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Daivs (21-9, 1 NC) and Team Bombsquad rising welterweight Darrius Heyliger (4-1, 1 NC) will square off in the main event of a historic 35-bout New England Fights 7 fight card on Saturday, May 18, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Read More »
Transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox to make national television debut on AXStv at CFA 11
With AXStv's signing of Championship Fighting Alliance to their roster of regional MMA programming, transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox (2-0) will make her national television debut next month when she takes on Allanna Jones (2-1) at CFA 11 in Coral Gables, Fla. Read More »
Shinya Aoki vs. Kron Gracie headline Metamoris II
Last year's Metamoris event was a huge success. ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) was on the scene and brought back interviews with all the stars. As promised, the pro Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu invitational is returning with another stacked card. Read More »
Fuel TV tune-in alert: UFC on FOX 7 preview, interviews with Jon Jones, Gilbert Melendez and more
Ultimate Fighting Championship fans will want to tune into FUEL TV for tonight's episode of UFC Tonight. Back in the host seat this week alongside Kenny Florian is UFC bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz. The two will break down Saturday's UFC on FOX 7 card headlined by Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez in a battle for the lightweight title. Read More »
MMA Product Review: RevGear Samurai Series
RevGear sent us over some products from their new Samurai Series line. In this MMA product review I'll be looking at the TEKKO MMA GLOVES, the SUNEATE SHIN GUARDS, the HAIDATE FIGHT SHORTS, and the SASHIMONO SHIRT. Each piece of the Samurai Series gear is named and modeled after actual pieces of armor used by the ancient Japanese warriors. Read More »
Interview: Dana White recaps TUF 17 Finale with not a single mention of the main event *VIDEO*
Following the TUF 17 Finale Saturday night in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White shared his thoughts on everything that went down, including the defeat of Uriah Hall who was the man most thought would be crowned the next "Ultimate Fighter". Read More »
TUF 17 Finale post-fight press conference with Rousey-Zingano staredown *VIDEO*
It was a big night in Vegas with several exhilarating fights and dynamic stoppages. We've got a new "Ultimate Fighter" with Kelvin Gastelum's split decision win over Uriah Hall. Urijah Faber proved once again he can beat just about anyone not holding a title. Cat Zingano pulverized Miesha Tate to earn herself a title shot and a coaching spot on TUF 18, and Travis Browne tried to decapitate Gabriel Gonzaga with vicious elbows. Now tune in as the night's stars share their thoughts on it all at the TUF 17 Finale post-fight press conference. Read More »
TUF 17 Finale LIVE results and play-by-play
Middleweights Uriah Hall and Kelvin Gastelum will square off this evening for the title of "Ultimate Fighter" and a six-figure contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The two Team Sonnen finalists of The Ultimate Fighter season 17 had impressive showings on the UFC reality show on FX and tonight will get the chance to prove they belong in the big leagues. Read More »
Legacy FC 19 live results
Legacy FC 19 takes place this evening at the Allen Event Center in Dallas, Texas and is headlined with a flyweight title bout between Will Campuzano and Allan Nascimento. Read More »
TUF 17 Finale LIVE weigh-in results and photos
Fighter weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale (TUF 17 Finale) take place this afternoon at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino's Hollywood Theatre in Las Vegas starting at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) will provide live results of the TUF 17 Finale weigh-ins as each fighter steps on the scale. Read More »
NBC Sports Network to highlight rising MMA stars in new television series
Mixed martial arts fans will be getting more televised MMA action with the premiere of the new NBC Sports Network series, World Series of Fighting: Future Champs, debuting on Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Read More »
From Tekken to TUF: Get to know TUF 17 finalist Uriah Hall *VIDEO*
The Ultimate Fighter 17 finalist Uriah Hall will face his Team Sonnen teammate Kelvin Gastelum Saturday at the TUF 17 Finale in Las Vegas. The winner will receive a six-figure contract with the UFC. Now, in this Fightland profile, get to know the talented Jamaican native as he describes how he began learning martial arts by playing Tekken, eventually coming to the U.S. and finding his way to the Tiger Schulmann Academy. Hall also talks about the mental game of MMA and the influence Chael Sonnen had on him as a coach on the UFC reality TV show. Read More »
Miesha Tate’s play-by-play commentary of Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche *VIDEO*
As Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche made history at UFC 157 by becoming the first women to ever fight inside the Octagon, Fuel TV had Rousey's arch-rival Miesha Tate mic'd up cageside for her live play-by-play thoughts and analysis. Read More »
The Ultimate Fighter 17 episode 12 recap: The semifinals
We are down to the semifinals for The Ultimate Fighter 17. This is the last official episode of the season with the TUF 17 Finale taking place this Saturday in Las Vegas. Read More »
UFC on FOX 7 media call: White, Henderson, Melendez, Mir, Cormier
The Ultimate Fighting Championship held a media conference call Tuesday for the upcoming "UFC on FOX 7: Henderson vs. Melendez" fight card scheduled to take place April 20 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. UFC President Dana White, along with headliners UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson and former Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez, as well as co-headliners former UFC heavyweight champ Frank Mir and former Strikeforce heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, all participated in the call. Read More »
UFC suspends Matt Mitrione over Fallon Fox comments
UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione had some not very politically correct things to say about transgender MMA fighter Fallon Fox on Monday's episode of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani. Read More »
Tito Ortiz thinks his final UFC fight was fixed
Former UFC light heavyweight champ and UFC Hall of Fame member Tito Ortiz has retired from active competition and is now managing fighters such as Invicta FC featherweight Cris Cyborg. Read More »