Kelly Tekin is the strength and conditioning coach for some of the UFC and WEC's top fighters including Jon Jones, Rashad Evans, Clay Guida, Donald Cerrone, and Leonard Garcia. ProMMAnow.com recently spoke to Kelly Tekin about the athletes she works with and her "Team Conditioned" system of training. Read More »

ProMMAnow.com spoke to referee Yves Lavigne about the controversial stoppage he made at UFC 115 in the fight between Mac Danzig and Matt Wiman. Read More »

“New York moved one step closer to becoming the 45th state to regulate mixed martial arts, as the state Senate voted 32-26 to pass a bill on Wednesday that would legalize the sport.” “A similar bill is currently in committee ... Read More »

June 7, 2010- Des Moines, IA- MaxFightsDM/Glory Fighting Championship have enlisted the assistance of two of Iowa’s most popular media outlets to support the July 9 Maximum Glory event to be held at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des ... Read More »

Two weeks ago, ProMMANow.com reported that KJ Noons would get a second chance to conquer the fighting enigma known as Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett. Now, Noons will instead take on Conor Heun since Bennett has been forced off the card ... Read More »

Professional boxer James Toney talks about his scheduled Aug. 28 bout with MMA legend Randy Couture at UFC 118 in Boston. Toney says Couture has signed his fight contract, but he is still negotiating. Let’s just hope Toney doesn’t back ... Read More »

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – If you are in the vicinity of Hopkinsville, Ky. this evening, make your way out to the Princess Theatre to watch Hybrid Fight League‘s live mixed martial arts action. Some of the area’s top up-and-coming amateurs will ... Read More »

Benji Radach and Chris “Lights Out” Lytle join Bas Rutten and Kenny Rice this week on HDNet’s “Inside MMA.” The gang previews “UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans” which takes place Saturday night, May 29, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena ... Read More »

Featured title fight between top Canadian & Hawaiian 170-pounders to headline Edmonton, Alberta (Canada): The Fight Club (TFC), one of the fastest-growing fight promotions in Canada, has secured a world class main event for its next event, “TFC 11: DESTINY.” ... Read More »

Live, Saturday, June 5th at the Copernicus Center in Chicago, IL Chicago, IL (USA): The Xtreme Fighting Organization (XFO), one of the most respected MMA promotions in existence, has announced today their fight card for their upcoming fight event. On ... Read More »

Roger Huerta talks about his recent loss to Pat Curran at Bellator 17. He talks about his relationship with Pat’s cousin, Jeff Curran, and also where he goes from here. The former Sports Illustrated cover boy says with Bellator’s permission ... Read More »

Curran will face MMA vet Toby Imada; Heavyweight Cole Konrad makes national TV debut with a win BOSTON, Mass. (May 6, 2010) – Pat Curran, the 22-year-old descendant of MMA royalty pulled off one of the most shocking upsets in ... Read More »

Finally, the world’s number one ranked fighter, Fedor Emelianenko (31-1-0, 1 NC) will return to action on June 26 to defend his crown against one of Strikeforce’s top heavyweight prospects, Fabricio Werdum (13-4-1). The two will serve as headliner for ... Read More »

CHICAGO, Ill. (April 23, 2010) — The action-packed three-round Bellator 14 fight between up-and-coming Macon, Ga., product Bryan Goldsby and MMA legend Jeff Curran is now available for viewing in its entirety exclusively at Bellator.com. The fight, which was the ... Read More »

Since the last time we did this, ProMMAnow.com’s changed a bit.  That’s right… we started exercising regularly, got a little lipo, and threw in a boob job for good measure.  So, now that we have some new-found confidence (albeit phony ... Read More »

Broadcaster Acquires Rights for Mixed Martial Arts Programming in Eight Territories LOS ANGELES, April 23, 2010 – Shine International today announced it has sold Pan-Asian rights for STRIKEFORCE®, one of the world’s leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotions, to Tiger ... Read More »

Regular readers of this site will remember when ProMMAnow.com roving reporter/pro boxer/pro MMA fighter Tami Love Carswell was writing her blogs while living in the Tapout House in Albuquerque, N.M., with Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and the rest of the Jackson/Winkeljohn ... Read More »

Tuesday morning I woke up earlier than usual to start my day. I headed out to Springfield, Missouri with my girlfriend for a day of work, training and relaxation. Three hours on the road with the sunroof open, plenty of country tunes ... Read More »

CHICAGO (April 12, 2010) — Tyler Stinson, the 24-year-old winner of Bellator Fighting Championships’ Kansas City tryout has been added to Bellator’s eight-man welterweight tournament, replacing Sean Pierson, who was forced to withdraw because of a serious knee injury suffered ... Read More »

Combining forces with top licensing and brand management company CLI ensures continued growth in the fastest growing sports market in the world, Mixed Martial Arts (Englewood, CO) April 12, 2010 – Collective Licensing International (CLI) today announced their brand partnership and ... Read More »

It is becoming clearer every day that MMA judges are out to lunch. Anyone who watched BJ Penn successfully defend his title against Frank Edgar and thought that the challenger deserved the decision is missing something. Doug Crosby threw up ... Read More »

Welcome to the new (not so much improved, really, because, well… they ARE new) ProMMA.info fighter rankings.  These rankings are compiled by me, Mike Menninger, MMA genius, card-carrying member of the ANA (Anti-Nuthugger Alliance), defender of horrendous sweaters worn by ... Read More »