Concord, Calif. (USA) – In what is shaping up to be a can’t-miss event for fitness enthusiasts and mixed martial arts fans alike, the first ever UFC® GYMTM will host its official Grand Opening this Saturday at 10AM PST. The ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionThe MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo
Here is this past week’s episode of The MMA Show with Mauro Ranallo. The show starts off with an interview with UFC President Dana White where he talks Abu Dhabi, UFC 112, and Brock Lesnar. White also gives his opinion ... Read More »
UFC Gym holds ceremonial Grand Opening Saturday, Jan. 23
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – The countdown is on for the ceremonial grand opening for the brand new state-of-the-art UFC Gym – just eight days until UFC President Dana White, New Evolution Fitness Company (NEFC) Founder Mark Mastrov and NEFC ... Read More »
Brock Lesnar will be back
According to Greg Nelson, Brock Lesnar’s coach from Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, the current UFC Heavyweight Champion will be back. This is the most definite news we have received regarding Lesnar’s future since it was first announced he had been ... Read More »
Lorenzo Fertitta discusses Flash sale – Frankie Edgar confirmed for B.J. Penn
Lorenzo Fertitta discusses his role in the global expansion of the UFC and how bringing Abu-Dhabi’s Flash Entertainment on board will help this cause dramatically. He also squashes the rumor that Renzo Gracie helped facilitate the deal. Another interesting detail ... Read More »
Zuffa to reveal big fight announcement tonight
Apparently during tonight’s “WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson” live broadcast on Versus, we should prepare to have our worlds rocked. The UFC (@UFC) posted the following tweet early this morning: “We heart the next 48 hours: WEC, UFC Fight Night, ... Read More »
Watch James Toney’s first UFC job interview
If you thought it was some kind of joke, this video should be proof enough, it is no joke – UFC President Dana White is seriously considering putting 41-year-old professional boxer James Toney in the UFC. The two sat down ... Read More »
Professional boxer James Toney wants to fight in the UFC
Boxing’s current NABO and IBA Heavyweight Champion, James Toney, wants to fight in the UFC. He has been coming to UFC events, trying to talk to UFC President Dana White, and Saturday night at UFC 108′s post-fight press conference he ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 108 fight night video blog
Part 1 It’s fight night at UFC 108, and Dana White takes us behind the scenes to see things from his perspective. We get to walk to the ring with Thiago and Rashad as they make their entrances, and our ... Read More »
Georges St. Pierre wins “Fighter of the Year” at Fighters Only World MMA Awards 2009 – winners list
Fighters Only Magazine held their World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2009 Wednesday night at the Hard Rock Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. Many of the stars of the MMA world were there, including Dana White, Tito Ortiz, Georges St. Pierre, ... Read More »
UFC 108 pre-fight press conference quotes
The “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” pre-fight press conference took place on Wednesday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. UFC President Dana White, along with headliners Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva, as well as Dustin Hazelett and Paul ... Read More »
Dana White says Steve Cantwell may never fight again
At today’s UFC 108 pre-fight press conference, UFC President Dana White stated that Steve Cantwell’s (7-3) professional MMA fighting career may be over. Cantwell, the former WEC light heavyweight champion, came to the UFC in 2008 when Zuffa merged the ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 108 video blog – mega Twitter ticket give-away
The UFC President holds another one of his famous Twitter ticket give-aways for “UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva” which takes place this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. The fans come out like a stampede of ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 108 video blog – not happy with reporter
Dana White is not happy with another MMA reporter from Sherdog. Sound familiar? This time it’s Jake Rossen. Rossen disagreed with White’s prediction of how big the UFC and MMA will be within the next decade. This did not sit ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 108 video blog – introducing Gilbert Yvel
UFC President Dana White introduces viewers to one of the UFC’s newest acquisitions, heavyweight PRIDE veteran Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1). Yvel is getting thrown into the deep end of the talent pool right away, as he will be fighting top-ten-ranked Junior ... Read More »
Dan Henderson claims Dana White is holding back MMA
Dan Henderson says one of the main reasons for his signing with Strikeforce is their presence on Showtime and CBS. Henderson also states that the UFC banned his clothing company, Clinch Gear, in an effort to put pressure on him ... Read More »
It’s no more “Mr. Nice Guy” for Quinton Jackson
As you have probably heard, earlier this month Quinton “Rampage” Jackson announced he would return to the UFC to finish out the last three fights on his contract. Although he has decided to come back, do not be surprised if ... Read More »
Dana White releases frustrations via Twitter
It’s no secret that Dana White’s disdain for veteran referee Steve Mazzagatti has been anything but hush-hush within the media, but now the brash UFC President has been able to vent his frustrations elsewhere-via the infamous social network, Twitter. Over ... Read More »
Dan Henderson at Strikeforce press conference
At a press conference prior to the Strikeforce “Evolution” event on Saturday, the promotion’s newest addition, Dan Henderson, fielded questions from the media and explained his choice to leave the UFC and fight for rival organization Strikeforce. Read More »
VERSUS stays in the cage – network signs multi-year extension with WEC and adds two UFC events to 2010 lineup
NEW YORK, N.Y. (December 16, 2009)-VERSUS, the cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC®), today announced a multi-year extension with Zuffa LLC., the owners of both the WEC and UFC®. As part of VERSUS’ renewal deal, the network will ... Read More »
Dana White discusses challenges with UFC 108, pay-per-view costs, and more
Dana White talks about the TUF 10 Finale and what happened with Houston Alexander. He also talks about how Roy Nelson shut him up and proved him wrong. Then, looking forward to UFC 108, White discusses the challenges that took ... Read More »
Dana White UFC 107 fight night video blog
Here is Dana White’s fight night video blog from “UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez” in Memphis, Tenn. on Dec. 12. Dana makes his last minute rounds before the fights, greeting all the fighters, and wishing them luck. And then he ... Read More »