Transgender fighter Fallon Fox (2-0) has been cleared to fight at CFA 11 after the a Florida regulatory agency that oversees the Florida Athletic Commission ruled they found insufficient evidence of Fox committing fraud prior to her last fight. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionBehind the scenes of Tristar Gym (VIDEO)
The Tristar Gym is home to several high caliber fighters, most notably UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and welterweight contender Rory MacDonald. Check out the video below and go behind the scenes of what happens at Tristar, as well as watching up and coming fighters like James Polodna and Kajan Johnson. Read More »
UFC on FUEL TV 9 preview: Brad Pickett takes on Mike Easton in bantamweight showdown
The UFC on FUEL TV 9 main card will feature a bantamweight bout between two highly skilled fighters in Brad Pickett and Mike Easton. Both fighters are coming off losses in their respective fights in December and will be looking to get back on the winning side of things. Read More »
Top three questions heading into UFC on FUEL TV 9
It has been a while since we've had a live UFC event, but the UFC on FUEL TV 9 card will break the drought on Saturday afternoon. However, we have lost the much anticipated main event between UFC light heavyweight's Alexander Gustafsson and Gegard Mousasi. Read More »
Ilir Latifi replaces Gustafsson, will face Mousasi in UFC on FUEL TV 9 main event
We reported earlier today that UFC light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson was not cleared to fight in the UFC on FUEL TV 9 main event due to sustaining a cut near his eye in training recently. However, UFC officials have officially announced his replacement to fight Gegard Mousasi in the new main event. Read More »
Alexander Gustafsson is out of UFC on FUEL TV 9 fight against Mousasi
The Swedish MMA Federation has announced that Alexander Gustafsson will not been cleared to fight at Saturday's UFC on FUEL TV 9 event due to a facial cut. Gustafsson was set to take on Strikeforce import Gegard Mousasi in a fight that could have likely determined the next UFC light heavyweight title challenger. Read More »
UFC Fan Expo returns to Vegas in July with UFC 162
The eighth UFC Fan Expo event will take place on Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Also, slated for July 6 is UFC 162: Silva vs. Weidman at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Read More »
The weekly best of Pro MMA Now
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 »
Ronda Rousey on Jim Rome: Talks PED’s, religion and more
Ronda Rousey appeared on the season two premiere of Jim Rome and spoke on performance enhancing drugs, religion, and other things. She's set to take on the winner of the upcoming Miesha Tate/Cat Zingano fight that will take place at the TUF 17 Finale in April. Read More »
UFC on FOX Sports 1 launch set for Boston on August 17
UFC President Dana White has announced the UFC on FOX Sports 1 debut for August 17, and the event will take place at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Read More »
Edgar vs. Oliveira, Swanson vs. Siver added to UFC 162
UFC officials have announced two new bouts for the upcoming UFC 162 event that's set for July 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Neveda. Read More »
Brian Bowles vs. George Roop set for UFC 160
UFC officials have announced another bout for the upcoming UFC 160 event that’s set to take place on May 25 in Las Vegas. A bantamweight bout between Brian Bowles and George Roop has been agreed upon by both fighters. Read More »
Dennis Bermudez vs. Max Holloway added to UFC 160
UFC officials have announced another bout for the upcoming UFC 160 event that's set to take place on May 25 in Las Vegas. A featherweight bout between Dennis Bermudez and Max Holloway has been agreed upon by both fighters. Read More »
WSOF 2 peaks with 332K viewers, gains viewership increase over first event
The World Series of Fighting 2 event that took place on Saturday night peaked with 332,000 live NBC Sports Network viewers, a 46 percent increase from the promotion’s inaugural event in November that peaked with 228,000 viewers. Read More »
Johny Hendricks: Behind the scenes of UFC 158
UFC welterweight Johny Hendricks was featured on FUEL TV's "Ultimate Insider" show on Tuesday night as he prepared to take on Carlos Condit at UFC 158 earlier this month. The footage shows Hendricks interacting with fans, cutting weight for the weigh-in, and his thought process in going into the fight with the former UFC interim welterweight champion. Read More »
Pic of Gesias ‘JZ’ Cavalcante’s huge cut courtesy of Justin Gaethje
MMA veteran Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante took on MMA prospect Justin Gaethje at the World Series of Fighting 2 event in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday night. There where many fans that had never heard of Gaethje prior to the fight, but after a very good performance and a nasty fight ending cut he induced on Cavalcante's forehead, that will probably change from here on out. Read More »
UFC to return to Seattle on July 27 with UFC on FOX 8 event
UFC officials have announced that the promotion will return to Seattle, Washington, on July 27 for an event that will take place at the KeyArena. The event will air LIVE on FOX, and would be the eighth FOX show with UFC on FOX 7 taking place in April. Read More »
Jon Fitch to make World Series of Fighting debut in June
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 »
XFC 24: Holtzman vs. Newell set for June 14th in Tampa
Xtreme Fighting Championships will return to Tampa Bay on June 14 for XFC 24 at the USF Sundome. The event will be headlined by the XFC lightweight title fight between champion Nick Newell (9-0) and challenger Scott Holtzman (4-0). Read More »
Hardy out, Jordan Mein vs. Matt Brown set for UFC on FOX 7
UFC welterweight Dan Hardy has had to withdraw from his UFC on FOX 7 bout with Matt Brown due to a heart ailment. However, UFC officials have wasted no time in finding a replacement as Jordan Mein has agreed to face Brown. Read More »
Hettes injured, Kurt Holobaugh vs. Steven Siler set for UFC 159
The UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen card was set to go, but the injury bug has appeared once again as featherweight Jimy Hettes has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout with Steven Siler. It's the second time Hettes has withdrawn from a fight with Siler, who apparently has suffered injuries to his knee according to his Facebook page. Read More »
The UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold full card
UFC officials have finalized the UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold card that’s slated to take place in Brazil on May 18th. The event will take place at the Arena Jaragua in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, and will be broadcast live on FX. Read More »