UFC 157's Brendan Schaub was the guest this week on 102.5 FM's "MMA Tonight" with hosts Darren McFarland and Chris Pappas. Schaub (8-3) will face fellow heavyweight Lavar Johnson (17-6) in the preliminary card headline bout Saturday on FX. In addition to talking with Schaub about his bout, the guys also discussed the UFC 157 main event which will be the first women's MMA bout in UFC history with Ronda Rousey facing Liz Carmouche. Darren and Chris also discussed the co-main event between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida and other notable bouts on the UFC 157 card. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionJohnson vs. Schaub and Chiesa vs. Kuivanen added to UFC 157
The UFC 157 event that's slated for February 23rd has added two more fights according to UFC officials. Read More »
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan Struve set for UFC on FUEL TV 8
A heavyweight battle between Mark Hunt and Stefan Struve will take place in Japan at the UFC on FUEL TV 8 event. Read More »
Lavar Johnson injured, off UFC on FOX 5 event
UFC President Dana White tweeted that UFC heavyweight Lavar Johnson will not be fighting on the UFC on FOX 5 event due to a pulled groin muscle. Read More »
UFC on Fuel TV 5 video promo for ‘Struve vs. Miocic’
Six-foot-11-inch Stefan Struve (24-5) looks to add to his three-fight win streak as he takes on undefeated Stipe Miocic (9-0) in a heavyweight showdown in the UFC on FUEL TV 5 main event on Sept. 29 in England. Read More »
UFC on FOX 5: Johnson vs. Schaub, Swick vs. Brown plus two more fights added to event
The reshuffling of fights from the now canceled UFC 151 event, plus some new fights have been announced by the UFC. A heavyweight bout between Lavar Johnson and Brendan Schaub, plus a welterweight bout between Matt Brown and Mike Swick have been added to UFC on FOX 5. Plus two more bouts from UFC 151. Read More »
UFC 146 medical suspensions: Cain Velasquez could be out for six months
The UFC 146 medical suspensions have been handed down by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and a couple of fighters could be out for a while if not officially cleared by a doctor beforehand. ProMMAnow (www.prommanow.com) was informed that Cain Velasquez, Antonio Silva, Jason Miller, C.B. Dollaway, Jamie Varner, and Jacob Volkmann could all be out of action for up to six months. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com UFC 146 post-fight interview with Stefan Struve
ProMMAnow.com reporter Joe Gugelman caught up with UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve following his first round "submission of the night" win over Lavar Johnson at UFC 146 this past weekend. Struve talked about his strategy of jumping guard in the fight and where he goes from here as he has now won five of his last six bouts. Read More »
UFC 146 LIVE weigh-in results and photo gallery
ProMMAnow.com reporter Joe Gugelman is on the scene at MGM Grand Garden Arena for today's "UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir" fighter weigh-ins and will provide live results as each fighter steps on the scale. UFC 146 is headlined by UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos making his first title defense against former two-time heavyweight champ Frank Mir. Read More »
UFC 146 preview: Stefan Struve and Lavar Johnson do battle in a heavyweight clash
The UFC 146 event will feature all heavyweights on the main card and in this preview we will be previewing the Stefan Struve vs. Lavar Johnson match that's set to take place on Saturday night in Las Vegas. It's an interesting matchup between a relatively young guy in Struve against an older fighter in Johnson that's really hitting his stride late in his career. A win here will be big for either fighter in the pecking order of the fluid heavyweight division. Let's see how this one breaks down. Read More »
Five huge questions going into ‘UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir’
The "UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir" event will be upon us this Saturday night with an all heavyweight lineup on the main card for the first time in UFC history. It hasn't been easy to keep that piece of history in place due to the many injuries that plagued fighters on this card. Let's get to the interesting parts of the card. Read More »
UFC on FOX 3 fallout: Let’s play UFC matchmaker edition
We put on our UFC matchmaker hats following the UFC on FOX 3 event and predict who some of the winners and losers should face in their next matchups. Read More »
UFC on FOX 3: Johnson, Diaz, Gaudinot, and Lineker take home fight bonuses
UFC on FOX 3 Fight of the Night, KO of the Night and Sub of the Night announced with Johnson, Diaz, Gaudinot, and Lineker taking home bonuses. Read More »
UFC on FOX 3 main card recap: Lavar Johnson finishes Pat Barry in first
Lavar Johnson survived a Pat Barry submission attempt before putting "HD" away with a flurry of power shots against the cage, giving him his second consecutive UFC victory at UFC on FOX 3. Read More »
Watch tonight’s UFC on FOX 3 post-fight press conference LIVE on ProMMAnow.com
Tune into tonight's UFC on FOX 3 post-fight press conference to hear from the night's big winners and to hopefully find out if Dana White gives Nate Diaz an immediate title shot. Read More »
ProMMAnow.com UFC on FOX 3 staff picks
The ProMMAnow.com staff comes together to give their thoughts and predictions on the UFC on FOX 3 fight card featuring Nate Diaz vs. Jim Miller in the main event. Read More »
UFC on FOX 3 preview: Pat Barry and Lavar Johnson battle in heavyweight showdown
We preview the UFC on FOX 3 heavyweight matchup between Pat Barry and Lavar Johnson that's set to take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Read More »
Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson set for UFC on FOX 3 event on May 5th
Heavyweights Pat Barry and Lavar Johnson have verbally agreed to face one another on May 5th which will be the third UFC event to air on FOX. Read More »
Video: Watch Lavar Johnson KO Joey Beltran in the UFC on FOX 2 “Knockout of the Night”
Lavar "Big" Johnson served notice to the UFC heavyweight division in his Octagon debut Saturday night with this first round knockout of the incredibly durable Joey "The Mexicutioner" Beltran. Read More »
Strikeforce Challengers 19 fighter salary and expense report
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the Strikeforce Challengers 19 official fighter salary and expense report to ProMMAnow.com on Monday. Lorenz Larkin and Ryan Couture are the event's top earners. Read More »
Strikeforce Challengers 19 weigh-in results and photo gallery
ProMMAnow.com was LIVE on the scene at the Palms in Las Vegas for the Strikeforce Challengers 19 weigh-ins on Thursday. All fighters but one made weight and we have photos of all the fun! Read More »
Mann Talk – Strikeforce Challengers 19 Preview
The next edition of the Strikeforce Challengers series goes down Friday night at its new home, the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. In the main event, light heavyweight prospect Lorenz Larkin will try to continue his rise up the ranks against Nick Rossborough. Read More »