The UFC 147 event that's set for Saturday night in Brazil will feature a heavyweight matchup between top ten heavyweight Fabricio Werdum and the always tough Mike Russow. It should be a good fight as Werdum has won four of his last five since losing to the then unknown and now current UFC Heavyweight Champ Junior dos Santos. Russow hasn't lost since 2007 which is the only defeat of his career. Read More »
The UFC has announced a small adjustment to the UFC 150 event slated to take place on August 11th in Denver, Colorado, at the Pepsi Center. UFC middleweight Rousimar Palhares has been tabbed to replace an injured Luiz Cane and will take on former number one contender Yushin Okami. Also, TUF Live standout Justin Lawrence will take on Max Hollaway in a featherweight matchup. Read More »
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, a former UFC® and PRIDE® champion, is a mixed martial arts legend looking to launch a title run anew. Brandon “The Truth” Vera, once on the fast track to UFC stardom, seeks to redeem and rebuild a career that once seemed unstoppable. This summer, these two warriors meet in a light heavyweight main event on FOX, both hoping to re-establish their careers and find the road to future glory. 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 »
Another fighter has apparently failed a drug test. Strikeforce light heavyweight Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante has tested positive for a banned substance according to the California Athletic State Athletic Commission Read More »
The UFC announced today that UFC Nottingham will be headlined by a heavyweight fight between up and comers Stefan Struve and Stipe Miocic. Both fighters are coming off wins at UFC 146 last month and look to climb up the heavyweight ladder. Read More »
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced more than 50 UFC and STRIKEFORCE stars scheduled to appear at the UFC Fan Expo on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Read More »
The heavyweight additions continue for Bellator Fighting Championships as the promotion has added the undefeated Vitaly Minakov to the heavyweight ranks. Minakov joins Bellator fresh off a vicious knockout of Bellator veteran Eddie Sanchez, and is ready to take his talents stateside and compete with the world’s best fighters. Read More »
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin spoke candidly to UFC.com about his upcoming fight with Tito Ortiz at UFC 148. Do you think Griffin should retire if he loses against Tito Ortiz at UFC 148? 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 »
The injuries keep mounting up for UFC champions as the UFC announced today that Jose Aldo has had to withdraw from his UFC 149 main event title fight against Erick Koch. The bout will be replaced by the UFC Interim Bantamweight title fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao which was originally slated for UFC 148. Read More »
The UFC on FX 3 main event will feature a rematch between UFC flyweights Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson. These two fought a few weeks back and finished in a controversial decision with Demetrious Johnson getting the nod from the judges. Read More »
The UFC on FX 3 event will feature a welterweight bout between Erick Silva and Charlie Brenneman that's set to take place on Friday night and will air on the FX channel. This fight doesn't have any huge significance since both fighters are trying to work their way up the crowded welterweight division. Read More »
The wait is over. We reported that Brian Stann had to pull out of his UFC on FOX 4 main event fight with Hector Lombard due to an injury. The UFC has scraped that entire fight and replaced it with a light heavyweight fight between Brandon Vera and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Shogun Rua. Read More »
We reported a few days ago that former UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch had to withdraw from his UFC on FUEL TV 4 bout with Aaron Simpson due to injury. The UFC has announced a replacement for Fitch by the name of Kenny Robertson who will now face Aaron Simpson on the card. Read More »
The UFC on FX 3 event will feature a welterweight matchup between Josh Neer and Mike Pyle in a fight that could absolutely be "Fight of the Night". Both fighters are coming off wins with Neer winning his last six with all the victories coming via stoppage. Read More »
The UFC on FX 3 event will feature a bantamweight bout between former WEC champion Eddie Wineland and former number one contender Scott Jorgensen that's set for Friday night in Sunrise, Florida. Both fighters are fairly entertaining fighters in that they fight at a fast pace wherever the fight goes, but both of these guys need a win to get their careers going in the right direction. Let's see how this one breaks down. 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 »
Bellator Fighting Championships will once again head to the Sunshine State as the promotion will host Bellator 72 from The University of South Florida’s Sun Dome in Tampa on July 20 LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. Read More »
The lightweight division just got stronger as Bellator Fighting Championships has signed Canadian knockout artist Guillaume DeLorenzi to a promotional agreement. DeLorenzi will make his Bellator debut later this year and already has his sights set on a future Bellator Lightweight Tournament. Read More »
The UFC veteran and TUF 1 finalist Kenny Florian has officially retired from the sport of MMA as a fighter according to an announcement by UFC President Dana White after the TUF Live Finale weigh-in's. Read More »
The UFC on FX card that's set for June 22nd has gone under another face lift due to injuries to several fighters on the card. The UFC website is reporting multiple changes to the event that's set for Friday, June 22nd, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The main event is still intact with highly ranked lightweights Clay Guida and Gray Maynard doing battle in a potential five round affair. Read More »
