If you haven’t seen the video of Anderson Silva breaking his leg at UFC 168 on Chris Weidman’s shin you are two things – lucky, and living under a rock. The prognosis of his future in MMA has been mixed. ... Read More »
The New Jersey State Athletic Control Board announced that Herb Dean will oversee the main event between UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao and challenger Urijah Faber, while Keith Peterson will officiate the bout between UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and top ... Read More »
After getting a leg kick checked by Chris Weidman at UFC 168, former long-reigning UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva's shin was snapped in half. "The Spider" fell to the ground in agony and was rushed immediately into surgery. As far as if Silva could ever regain the middleweight crown, it's hard to imagine at this point -- especially considering he's already 38-years-old. Read More »
Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez spoke with MMAFighting's Ariel Helwani in a interview on Friday and broke some news regarding his future in Bellator and who he'll fight next. Alvarez indicated that his next fight will be against Michael Chandler for the third time, and that the fight will take place on PPV. Read More »
Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission will resign from the post at the end of January. A national search will take place to fill one of the most powerful roles in all of combat sports. Read More »
The television landscape just broadened once again as news being reported by MMAFighting.com and other outlets say that the Kansas City based promotion Titan FC has singed an agreement to be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. A debut on the network may be set for February 28th with a main event pitting two UFC veterans against each other. The Ultimate Fighter veterans Jorge Gurgel and Mike Ricci are set to meet in Kansas City. Read More »
Former UFC fighters Rousimar Palhares and Yushin Okami will most likely make their World Series of Fighting debuts on March 29, 2014. WSOF spokesman Ali Abdel-Aziz revealed the signings Thursday during a conference call. Read More »
WSOF 8 will be the the second time the promotion has held an event in South Florida, and for good reasons. One of the reasons of course may be hometown favorite Jessica Aguilar, but according to WSOF President Ray Sefo, the main reason is the atmosphere. Read More »
With the first event of the year for World Series of Fighting right around the corner, the promotion held a conference call today that featured athletes from the upper half of the televised card. The WSOF 8 competitors on the line included Justin Gaethje, Rich Patishnock, Anthony Johnson, Mike Kyle, Jessica Aguilar and Alida Gray, along with WSOF President Ray Sefo and Executive VP Ali Abdel-Aziz. Read More »
Where do mixed martial arts superstars go once their professional fight career begins to decline? Some hit the regional circuit. Some go to Japan. Some go to pro wrestling. UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock has done all of the above, but now “The World’s Most Dangerous Man” has a new gig --protecting gangster rapper extraordinaire 50 Cent. Read More »
As reported earlier this week the WWE is touting a “groundbreaking” announcement and you can watch it live on ProMMANow.com. Rumors point to the launch of the WWE network or a new TV deal . Tune in at 930 PM ... Read More »
When I sat down 2 years ago and had a conversation with Greg Jackson, we were talking about training and coaching philosophies and we were going back and forth about the books which we had read. Our reading lists at that time were almost the same. Read More »
Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times has confirmed that the UFC is in contract talks with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. Apparently taking to Twitter he broke the news that until now was just rumor. Is Brock coming back only time will tell. Here is the tweet in question: Read More »
Dale Miller was an MMA fighter before the UFC's rise to prominence that subsequently sparked state regulations to be created, and records to be kept. Dale was a World Champion in traditional martial arts in a time when the final bout was often an MMA fight in a cage. Shortly after conquering traditional martial arts Dale shifted his focus to MMA. Read More »
Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold is a top middleweight no doubt, but he also has a quick wit and is one of the nicest guys in the world. In this interview he talks about bouncing back from the loss ... Read More »
Justin Gaethje (10-0) will face one of MMA's top prospects in Rich Patishnock (6-1) for the World Series of Fighting's inaugural lightweight title in the Jan. 18 event titled "World Series of Fighting 8: Gaethje vs. Patishnock," which takes place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Read More »
The challenge has been thrown down by World Series of Fighting. They are willing to put their fighters up against Bellator fighters to see who is the number two promotion on the planet. They want to do it live on pay per view. Read More »
Reports are surfacing about the arrest of former UFC champ and Bellator signed light heavyweight Tito Ortiz. It appears Ortiz crashed his 2012 Porsche Panamera into a concrete barrier on I-405 freeway near Sepulveda and Santa Monica boulevards. Officials have stated that Ortiz had two passengers in his vehicle at the time of the accident. The incident is said to have happened around 4 a.m. this morning. Read More »
The World Series of Fighting has been able to accomplish a great deal in the first year of its existence and this meteoric rise to becoming a premiere MMA league has been nothing but astonishing. From landing a broadcast deal for their first event, to gaining huge momentum worldwide and signing some of MMA's most promising new athletes, the WSOF team has been working hard to build this brand into a promotion that could soon rival the big dogs of this game. While the brilliant minds behind WSOF have achieved consummate growth since the promotions debut in November of 2012, it seems they're just getting started. Read More »
Is the UFC missing someone from the list of ladies signed to The Ulitmate Fighter 20. Maybe Jessica Aguilar? It only seems fitting that the top MMA promotion in the world would sign the top ranked female strawweight in the world. And that may be the only unanswered questions of her career now as she prepares to take reign in the World Series of Fighting. Read More »
MMA saw some strange moments in 2013... From sensei Steven Seagal's impromptu dance-off in Russia -- to clueless ring card girls -- to crazy Japanese television featuring Josh Barnett, the bizarreness that often surrounds the MMA world never ceases to entertain. And courtesy of the good folks at Inside MMA, they have provided this highlight reel of some of 2013's whackiest moments. Read More »
PWInsider reports that TNA is not scheduled to return to Universal Studios to tape Impact Wrestling episodes any time soon. Read More »
