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Feed SubscriptionMMA Tonight: Interview with UFC on FOX 6′s Shawn Jordan
Former LSU fullback Shawn Jordan (13-4) was one of the Strikeforce heavyweights who made the the transition to the UFC last year. Since competing inside the Octagon, the 28-year-old Jordan has gone 1-1, knocking out Oli Thompson at UFC on FX 2, and most recently, dropping a decision to Cheick Kongo at UFC 149. Jordan will return to action on Saturday when he faces Chicago lawman Mike Russow on the UFC on FOX 6 preliminary card live on FX. Jordan was a guest on MMA Tonight on 102.5 FM The Game this week with Darren McFarland and the boys and discussed the upcoming fight and how he thinks it's going to play out. Read More »
Glover Teixeira trains for and talks about Rampage Jackson *Video*
Rising UFC light heavyweight contender Glover Teixeira trains and talks about his upcoming UFC on FOX 6 co-main event fight against former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson. Read More »
Dana White doesn’t rule out Rampage Jackson staying with UFC after Teixeira fight
UFC President Dana White speaks on the Rampage Jackson situation and doesn't rule out the former champion staying with the UFC after his final fight on Saturday night. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 preview: Can Rampage Jackson exit UFC on high note against Glover Teixeira?
We preview the UFC on FOX 6 co-main event between former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and rising contender Glover Teixeira. Read More »
Jessica Eye on her submission win over Zoila Gurgel: ‘It was the greatest moment of my life’
It took Jessica "Evil" Eye (9-1) just :58 seconds to submit Bellator strawweight women's champ Zoila Frausto Gurgel (12-2) with a standing arm triangle choke at Bellator 83 back in December. Speaking with ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com), Jessica explained what the win meant to her: "It was the greatest moment of my life. I feel like people finally gave me the respect that I deserve after I got that. And I think that people think that I didn't have a submission game, so it kind of shut them up. Zoila kind of fell right into it too, and the height advantage that I had over her really made it a lot easier for me to get it." Read More »
Move to Tuesday boosts ratings for The Ultimate Fighter; UFC on FX 7 most-watched UFC event in FX history
The decision to move The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) on FX from Friday nights to Tuesday nights so far proves to be the right choice for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Fox Sports Media Group. Season 17 of the reality TV series made its special two-hour premiere Tuesday night on FX from 8 - 10 p.m. ET/PT. Read More »
Interview: Get to know Bellator’s Michail ‘The Lonely Wolf’ Tsarev
ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) reporter Daniel Theodore sits down with Michail “The Lonely Wolf” Tsarev ahead of his bout with Douglas Lima at Bellator 86. Tsarev shares his thoughts on the match-up and also gives some insight into the origin of his ... Read More »
Nick Diaz: Its nice to heal up for a little while
UFC welterweight Nick Diaz talks about what he's been up to since his last appearance in the UFC,and how the time away from competition has helped his body heal up. Read More »
Edwards out, Gunnar Nelson to face Jorge Santiago at UFC on FUEL TV 7
UFC officials have announced that the injury bug has struck once again as Justin Edwards had withdrawn from his UFC on FUEL TV 7 bout against Gunnar Nelson. UFC veteran Jorge Santiago has agreed to step in and face Nelson on short notice according to the UFC UK Twitter account. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 preview: Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis will finally settle their differences in the cage
We preview the UFC on FOX 6 lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis. The two fighters have some bad blood built up between them and we'll get to see how it all unfolds on Saturday night. Read More »
UFC and Bellator join forces
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator Fighting Championships,the two major fight promotions in professional mixed martial arts, joined forces on Monday -- for nearly 3 hours -- while Bellator commentator Jimmy Smith was a guest on UFC color commentator Joe Rogan's podcast. Read More »
Interview: Brian Rogers ready for Bellator season eight middleweight tournament *VIDEO*
ProMMAnow.com caught up with Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight Brian Rogers in Irvine, Calif., last week where he was checking out Bellator 85, the promotion's debut card on Spike TV. Rogers shared his thoughts on the move to Spike and talked about his upcoming fight at Bellator 89 where he will compete in the season eight middleweight (185 pounds) tournament quarterfinal round February 14 in Charlotte, N.C. Read More »
Rashad Evans: Drop to middleweight would take a lifestyle change
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans gives his thoughts on making the move down to the UFC middleweight division and the challenge of fighting Anderson Silva. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 preview: Erik Koch and Ricardo Lamas lock horns in featherweight battle
We preview the UFC on FOX 6 featherweight fight between Erik Koch and Ricardo Lamas. The winner of this bout could face the winner of the Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar fight that will take place at UFC 156. Read More »
Live Stream: The Joe Rogan Experience with Chuck Liddell and Enson Inoue
UFC Hall of Famer Chuck "The Iceman"and UFC, Pride and Shooto veteran Enson Inoue are on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast right now! Check it out as the guys discuss the growth and evolution of the UFC and mixed martial arts, the great careers of Liddell and Inoue, and who knows what else will come up! Read More »
Three reasons why Vitor Belfort versus Hector Lombard is a great idea
So...... here's what I was thinking the other night after the UFC fight..... Vitor vs. Hector.... And here's why. Reason #1 Vitor Belfort is the current gatekeeper for a title shot Following Vitor Belfort's amazing 2nd round finish of Michael Bisping in the last UFC on FX, it is evident that Vitor is the gatekeeper for the 185 lb division. Why do I say gatekeeper? Read More »
UFC on FUEL TV 9: Akira Corassani vs. Robbie Peralta set for Sweden
UFC officials have announced another fight for the UFC on FUEL TV 9 card when featherweights Akira Corassani and Robbie Peralta lock horns inside the octagon. Read More »
Pro WMMA Now! debuts on ProMMAnow.com Radio Network tonight at 9:30 pm ET
The ProMMAnow.com Radio Network is expanding and tonight hosts Gina Begley and Emily Bartee bring us episode 1 of Pro WMMA NOW!. Focused on women's mixed martial arts and the people who support it, Gina and Emily will welcome guests each week that play a role in the promotion of the sport and the women involved. Read More »
Independent MMA Link Club: ONE FC, Rosi Sexton, RFA, Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson, XFC 22
It's Monday folks, you know what that means -- that's right, it's time for a collection of top articles from our Independent MMA Link Club brothers from over the past week. Find out about ONE FC's big plans for 2013 and the XFC 22's upcoming main event in Charlotte, N.C.. Also, WMMA icon Rosi Sexton discusses SAFE MMA, martial arts film star Don "The Dragon" Wilson talks MMA and calls out JVD, RFA's James Krause is looking for that UFC shot, and we've got a photo gallery from RFA 6. Get on it... Read More »
UFC 158: Carvalho vs. Elkins and Gagnon vs. Tamura added to lineup
Two new bouts have been added to the UFC 158 card as Antonio Carvalho (15-5) takes on Darren Elkins (15-2) in a featherweight matchup, and Mitch Gagnon (9-2) faces Issei Tamura (7-3) in a bantamweight bout. The event takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, on March. 16. Read More »
Gracie Breakdown: Three counters to arm-in guillotine choke *Video*
Rener Gracie and his fiance retired WWE performer Eve Torres demonstrate counters to the arm-in guillotine choke used by UFC heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga to choke out Ben Rothwell at the UFC on FX 7 event on Saturday night. Read More »