The UFC has fought a lot of battles over the past decade. They have overcome many obstacles including but not limited to getting on network television, going back to Japan, Brazil, and other most importantly turning a profit. However, the UFC has been battling an opponent for years which has pretty much been a stalemate when it comes to Culinary Union 226. This group is one of main obstacles in preventing MMA being legalized in the state of New York. The union has also targeted specific fighters and their behavior to try and tarnish the image of the UFC and MMA as a whole with human interest groups and others in power Read More »

After having two of his four straight wins inside the UFC overturned due to testing positive for marijuana within the last year, Matt Riddle was released from the organization in February. Riddle then signed with Texas-based promotion Legacy Fighting Championships, but his contract has since been bought out by Bellator MMA. Riddle will now take part in Bellator's Season 9 Welterweight Tournament this Fall. Read More »

Nerds, geeks, video game heads, you will get an update on the next edition of the UFC video game on Tuesday. May 21 is not only the day Microsoft unveils plans for their next-gen XBOX, but a first look at the new UFC game is also expected. Read More »

Gina and Emily return for their 18th episode tonight. Lots to discuss in the world of women's mixed martial arts including some recent controversy. Tonight's episode is sponsored by Bangtown Fightwear and kicks off with Charmaine Tweet returning to the program. Charmaine returns to action on June 1st when she meets Amanda Bell at Battle for the Border. Read More »

After Nick Newell announced his departure from the XFC and would not be defending his lightweight title against Scott Holtzman at XFC 24 next month, the organization scrambled to find a "worthy" replacement to bring in for an immediate title fight. Read More »

The UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 event is slated for Saturday, May 25, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The traditional pre-event "UFC Countdown" show for UFC 160 will air on Tuesday, May 21, on FUEL TV at 9 p.m. ET. Read More »

UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort knocked out former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold on Saturday night in the UFC on FX 8 main event. Belfort also knocked out Michael Bisping in the main event of the UFC on FX 7 card via second round KO. Both Rockhold and Bisping are thought to be top flight middleweight fighters, yet Belfort blew through both of them with relative ease. Read More »

The UFC on FX 8 event on Saturday night has come and passed with some questions being answered while other questions were formed. Let's put on our Joe Silva matchmaker hat and see what's next for some of the fighters. Read More »

Following Vitor Belfort's devastating knockout of Luke Rockhold in the UFC on FX 8 main event Saturday night, the fighters gathered for the traditional post-fight press conference at Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza who made a very impressive UFC debut, was also in attendance, as was Gleison Tibau and others. Read More »

UFC lightweight Nate Diaz was already on a bit of thin ice having lost his last two fights in a row, so when he broke the UFC's Code of Conduct this past week by calling Byan Caraway a "Fag", UFC president Dana White said Diaz would either be fined, suspended or released by the promotion. Fortunately for Diaz he gets to keep his job -- at least for now. Read More »

Former UFC fighter Paul Kelly (14-5) has been found guilty of trafficking heroin in the United Kingdom. Kelly is expected to face a lengthy prison sentence after jurors returned unanimous guilty verdicts following a four-day trial. Read More »

UFC middleweight Vitor Belfort won in emphatic fashion over former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold in the main event of the UFC on FX 8 event on Saturday night in Brazil. Read More »

The UFC on FX 8 event took place at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, on Saturday night. Vitor Belfort, Ronaldo Souza, Lucas Martins and Jeremy Larsen each took home $50,000 bonuses for their performances at Saturday's UFC on FX 8 event. Read More »

Michael "The Voice" Schiavello sits down for an hour-long one-on-one interview with UFC president Dana White and asks him every question you could ever want to know. He even asked the one question I had always wanted to ask --- and that was whatever happened to that gangster movie based in Boston he was going to make. Read More »

Former UFC light heavyweight champ and former No. 1 middleweight contender Vitor Belfort may have just earned himself another title shot with a brutal knockout of former Strikeforce 185-pound champ Luke Rockhold who was making his UFC debut. Read More »

The legend of Vitor Belfort continues to grow. Belfort welcomed Luke Rockhold to the UFC, but ended his time in the octagon just as quickly as it started, landing a spinning back kick and a series of punches to punctuate a stunning performance in the main even of UFC on FX 8. Read More »

So much for UFC jitters. "Jacare" Souza showed the UFC faithful what one of the best submission artists in the world looks like with his systematic decimation of Chris Camozzi on the ground, earning a first-round submission via arm triangle. Read More »

The fight was expected to deliver nonstop action and it did not disappoint. Rafael dos Anjos and Evan Dunham battled for a full three rounds of intense exchanges in a war of attrition that ended with dos Anjos extending his win streak to four with a unanimous decision victory. Read More »

Rafael Natal overcame a fast start from UFC newcomer Joao Zeferino to take control of the bout in the second, earning a tough unanimous decision victory to kick off the live televised main card of UFC on FX 8. Read More »

"UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold" takes place today at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The event is headlined with a 185-pound match-up between former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold. Read More »

The ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) staff weighs in with their thoughts and predictions for UFC on FX 8, headlined with a middleweight bout between former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold in his UFC debut. Read More »

Following their shoving match at Friday's UFC on FX 8 weigh-ins, Luke Rockhold responded to comments from Vitor Belfort that he is scared. "I'm scared? Yeah. I got no words for that," Rockhold stated. "You know what, I became champion, I stayed champion and Belfort's going to find that out tomorrow night." Read More »