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 »

Following reports of Hermes Franca being charged with sexual abuse with a female minor, Canada's Maximum Fighting Championship announced the termination of Franca's contract on Thursday. Read More »

Two fighters looking to reestablish themselves in the lightweight division will meet for the MFC title. Drew Fickett and Hermes Franca are set for MFC 30. Read More »

Start your MMA weekend right here at ProMMANow.com. As usual, Mann Talk will get you ready for all your duties as couch commando. Read More »

UFC veteran Hermes Franca (19-11, 1 NC) took on Ferrid Kheder (18-5, 1 NC) at XVT 5 on Dec. 19 in Costa Rica. It was an entertaining bout that went the distance. Read More »

WEC lightweight contender and soon-to-be UFC fighter Bart Palaszewski wasn't shy about disagreeing with Strikeforce competitor Josh Thomson's view of the WEC. Read More »

Israel Fighting Championshp: Genesis takes place today at Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. The event features a number of Israeli fighters testing themselves against some of MMA's top competitors. Read More »

MMA’s global expansion will continue in Israel. A promotion called Israel Fighting Championship with host a card in Tel-Aviv on Nov. 9. The card will feature several names familiar to MMA fans like Jeff Monson, Frank Trigg and Ricco Rodriguez. Read More »

Let's keep in mind that Chael Sonnen's positive steroid test isn't the end of the MMA world and stop pretending like there is an easy answer to the steroids problem. Read More »

Lightweight phenom Edson Mendes Junior discusses his UFC debut at UFC 123 against Darren Elkins and how he feels about living up to the hype as one of mixed martial arts' best young prospects. Read More »

Rolles Gracie vs. Roberto Abreu Gregor Gracie vs. Pablo Popovitch Hermes Franca vs. Ryan Hall Penny Thomas vs. Tracey Goodell Las Vegas, NV (USA) – They are known for putting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on the map. Using revolutionary techniques that ... Read More »

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Fans of UFC have to be excited about the recent announcement made by President Dana White. White announced Tuesday on UFC.com that the UFC Fan Expo will now include grappling superfights involving Caol Uno, Hermes Franca, ... Read More »

World Renowned MMA/UFC Fighters Josh Neer and Hermes Franca Will Co-Headline MaxFightsDM Ballroom Brawl IV Event at the Val Air Ballroom in January Des Moines, IA – December 5, 2009 – MaxFightsDM has announced an event featuring two of the ... Read More »

“UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort” takes place tonight at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. A couple of the preliminary bouts will air live on Spike TV beginning at 8 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. PT and the main ... Read More »

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – As the saying goes, everything’s bigger in Texas – including the fight cards. With the superfight between former middleweight champion Rich Franklin and Vitor Belfort already signed, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) is set to ... Read More »

The UFC announced today that a rematch between Rich “Ace” Franklin (25-4) and Dan Henderson (25-7) will be the main event for UFC 103 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on September 19th. The first bout between the ... Read More »

FOUR FIGHTS ALREADY INKED FOR FIRST-EVER UFC EVENT IN DALLAS: MIKE SWICK vs. MARTIN KAMPMANN, EFRAIN ESCUDERO vs. COLE MILLER, JOSH KOSCHECK vs. FRANK TRIGG, TYSON GRIFFIN vs. HERMES FRANCA LIVE FROM THE AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, ... Read More »

PRO MMA (promma.info) has received the full lineup of fights for “SSF Invitational 10: Darkness” which will take place at Appleton’s Harley Davidson in Clarksville, Tennessee this Saturday, May 2nd. There will be a total of sixteen MMA fights scheduled ... Read More »

Joe Lauzon joined Matt De La Rosa for an exclusive interview for this special edition of ‘THE INFO’. Nearly a week removed from his Ultimate Fight Night 17 victory over Jeremy Stephens, ‘J-Lau’ talked about how he prepared for ‘Lil ... Read More »

All fighters for UFC FIGHT NIGHT 17 made weight today although Josh Neer and Rich Clementi both weighed in at 156.5 on their first attempt. The main event will feature Jeremy Stephens vs Joe Lauzon. Lauzon was originally slated to ... Read More »

Joe Lauzon (17-4) held an open work out at Lauzon Mixed Martial Arts yesterday in Bridgewater, MA. “J-Lau” had been preparing to face Hermes Franca at UFC Fight Night 17. However, Franca tore his ACL while training four days ago ... Read More »

UFC Lightweight Joe Lauzon’s first trip back to the Octagon in 2009 pits him against former title contender Hermes Franca. “J-Lau” went 1-1 in 2008 losing to Kenny “Ken-Flo” Florian and bouncing back with a TKO victory over Kyle Bradley. ... Read More »