Vitor Belfort was a guest on UFC Tonight Tuesday and talked about moving up to 205-pounds to face UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones on Sept. 22 at UFC 152. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionPhotos: UFC Octagon Girl Arianny Celeste in Maxim Korea
Who even knew there was a Maxim Korea? But evidently there is and that was good enough reason for UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste to crawl around in the grass with a soccer ball. Works for us. Read More »
China MMA: RUFF 5 to air online and on TV
For the first time in history, the Ranik Ultimate Fighting Federation (RUFF) will broadcast MMA events live, when the RUFF 5 main card airs on September 8 at 7:30 pm, China Standard Time (CST). Read More »
Interview: Joey Villasenor on his past, future and life at Jackson/Winkeljohn Academy
ProMMAnow.com's Daniel Theodore recently caught up with "Smokin" Joey Villasenor to talk about his storied career, life inside the Jackson/Winkeljohn Academy and what the future holds for the 36-year-old veteran. Read More »
Maximum Fighting Championship to add bantamweight division in 2013
The Mark Pavelich owned Maximum Fighting Championship will be adding the bantamweight division (135 pounds) to its ever growing number of weight divisions in 2013. Read More »
Chael Sonnen doesn’t think Vitor Belfort will fight Jon Jones at UFC 152
UFC fighter Chael Sonnen appeared on ESPN Radio in Los Angeles with Max and Marcellus and talks about a variety of things. Most notably, his belief that Vitor Belfort will not fight Jon Jones at UFC 152, and that he would take his spot against the champion if given the opportunity. Read More »
Bellator 78: Zoila Gurgel, Brian Rogers, plus welterweight tourney semifinals return to Ohio
Bellator Fighting Championships announced today the promotion will return to Dayton, Ohio for Bellator 78 LIVE on MTV2 and in commercial free HD on EPIX from Wright State's Nutter Center on Friday, October 26. The night will feature the Bellator Season 7 Welterweight Semifinals, as well as the long awaited return of Bellator Women’s Champion Zoila Gurgel. Read More »
Independent MMA Link Club: Jon Jones fiasco fallout, Jacare, ‘ONE FC: Pride of a Nation’
Happy Monday! You know what that means -- it's time for the Independent MMA Link Club featuring some of the top mixed martial arts-related articles from our independently owned and operated friends around the web. Read More »
Video: Bellator 135 champ Eduardo Dantas KO’d by Tyson Nam at Shooto Brazil 33
It's never a good thing when your champion gets knocked out... especially when it's in a different organization. But that's exactly what happened to Bellator's Eduardo Dantas over the weekend when he suffered a KO at the hands of Tyson Nam at Shooto Brazil 33. Read More »
Wanderlei Silva’s father killed in car accident in Brazil
We are sad to report the death of Orlando Pinheiro da Silva, the father of UFC middleweight star and mixed martial arts legend Wanderlei Silva, who died in a head-on collision Sunday between the cities of Castro and Abapã near his home in Brazil. Read More »
Hell freezes over: King Mo and Rampage become BFFs
It wasn't that long ago Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson spewed vitriol at one another like Tony Soprano vs. Tom Kane and were probably just a couple insults away from meeting in a back alley parking lot for some bare-knuckle score-settling. Read More »
Fisttacuff Radio Show 153: Eddie Yagin, Danny Castillo
It's show 153 and the barber shop is only open for limited hours of operation this week. You might be thinking, they only have two guests, but no worries because both these guests will blow the roof of the shop! We have Danny Yagin and Danny Castillo stopping in to talk shop about all things MMA and the controversial changes affecting what was UFC 151. Read More »
This is Sparta! – Vacation’s over
Terry Callihan returns after several months off to talk about the tolls that promoting regional MMA has on someone and what he has in store for the future. Read More »
ESPN Sports Center: Chael Sonnen reacts to Jon Jones turning down fight at UFC 151 *VIDEO*
Chael Sonnen on Sports Center reacts to Jon Jones turning down a fight with him after Jones' original opponent, Dan Henderson, had to withdraw due to injury. Read More »
Bellator 73 weigh-in results
The Bellator 73 weigh-ins have been completed from Tunica, Mississippi in preparation for Bellator’s Friday night event at Harrah’s Tunica, which features the Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals, as well as the Bantamweight Tournament Finals. Read More »
We will have LIVE updates from Dana White’s special announcement regarding UFC 151 main event at 2 p.m. ET today
It looks as thought Dan Henderson is out of his fight against Jon Jones at UFC 151 on Sept. 1. Dana White is expected to make the official announcement today at 2 p.m. ET. Read More »
Kickboxer Tyrone Spong signs with GLORY
Heavyweight kickboxing KO artist and former Ernesto Hoost protégé Tyrone “The King of the Ring” Spong (68-6-1, 42 KO’s) of Amsterdam, Netherlands has signed a multi-fight, two-year exclusive deal with GLORY to compete in the world’s premiere kickboxing league. He is slated to make his GLORY debut at the GLORY World Series mega-event in Tokyo, Japan on a December date to be announced soon. Read More »
MetroPCS to host LIVE fan chat with Dana White at 8 p.m. ET
Will women ever fight in the UFC? Will Jon Jones ever fight Anderson Silva? What ever happened to Tank Abbott? Have you ever wanted to ask UFC President Dana White a question? Now is your chance. MetroPCS is hosting a live fan chat with the Ultimate Fighting Championship boss this evening at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. Read More »
Score Fighting Series signs broadcast deal with AXS TV
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) announced a deal which sees US-based television network AXS TV become a broadcast partner for its live MMA events. The deal was announced on Monday night's edition of "Inside MMA" by Mauro Renallo. Read More »
UFC 151 media call with Jon Jones and Dan Henderson *AUDIO*
With the UFC light heavyweight title on the line on Sept. 1 at UFC 151 in Las Vegas, UFC President Dana White hosted a media conference call today with headliners Jon Jones, the current champion, and Dan Henderson, his challenger. Read More »
UFC 151: Jones vs. Henderson extended video preview
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will put his title on the line against one of the all time MMA greats in former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson at UFC 151. The event is set to take place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 1st. Also on the card, welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger will face MMA veteran Jay Hieron in the co-main event. Read More »
Independent MMA Link Club
We've got an interview with Cain Velasquez talking about Alistair Overeem. Kickboxing legend Buakow returns to action with a devastating TKO win and we've got the fight video. We've got Bellator talk. We have un-official "Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman" fight night awards and much more in this week's Independent MMA Link Club. Read More »