Following Thursday's UFC 156 press conference Dana White spent approximately 45 minutes answering various questions from a small group of media members in this pre-fight scrum. White discusses such topics as Randy Couture now working with Spike and Bellator, Rampage Jackson leaving the UFC, Ronda Rousey and much much more. And if 45 minutes of White wasn't enough for you, we've also included a couple of interviews in which he discusses Alistair Overeem, the Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar super fight and more. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionRampage Jackson doesn’t completely close door on UFC return
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson was very adamant that the UFC on FOX 6 bout against Glover Teixeira would be his last fight in the UFC. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, but was not given a post-fight interview opportunity with Joe Rogan, so Jackson did a candid 45 minute interview with Karyn Bryant that you can check out here. He talks about a variety of things in the video, but he does leave the door open for a UFC return. Read More »
Rampage gives his UFC farewell interview *VIDEO*
The UFC didn't give Quinton "Rampage" Jackson a chance to speak inside the Octagon following his decision loss to Glover Teixeira at UFC on FOX 6 last week. Now the former champion talks about the loss to Teixeira and what he thinks the future holds for him. He also discusses the reasons he no longer wants to fight for the UFC, the Reebok sponsorship, his desire to do some boxing, UFC pay-per-view numbers, the infamous "motorboat incident" and much more. Read More »
Dana White UFC 156 vlog: Behind the scenes UFC on Fox 6, Erik Koch’s nasty head gash
In his first video blog for UFC 156 Dana White takes viewers behind the scenes at UFC on FOX 6. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Donald Cerrone, John Dodson and others experience the heartache of defeat, while their opponents experience the thrill of victory. Oh, and a couple of billionaires hide cheese in pockets as they like to do. Read More »
Opinion: Glover Teixeira needs two more wins before title shot talk has merit
UFC light heavyweight Glover Teixeira scored the biggest win of his career on Saturday night when he bested former UFC light heavyweight champion Rampage Jackson to win a unanimous decision. Kelvin Hunt tells you why Teixeira needs at least two more wins before he can get 'in the mix' for a title shot. Read More »
Dana White UFC on FOX 6 post-fight scrum
Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White hung around after the UFC on FOX 6 press conference Saturday night to answer questions from the media in a smaller more intimate setting. White discussed Rampage Jackson's decision to leave the UFC, Eddie Alvarez's contract situation with Bellator and the deeper issues behind it, Strikeforce fighters coming to the UFC, Josh Barnett coming to the UFC and much much more. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6: Strong preliminary rating with 3.77 million viewers
The UFC on FOX 6 show scored a strong preliminary rating with 3.77 million viewers according to TVByTheNumbers. It earned a 1.8 rating in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic. Those numbers were good enough to score a first place finish for FOX among all television channels and were up 13% over the UFC on FOX 5 show that took place in December. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 fight video highlights
You can experience all the great fight action from the UFC on FOX 6 event via the fight video highlights below. Ricardo Lamas stopped Erik Koch via devastating elbows in the second round. Anthony Pettis stopped Donald Cerrone with a liver kick in the first round. Glover Teixeira and Demetrious Johnson Johnson took unanimous decision wins over Rampage Jackson and John Dodson. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 LIVE results and play-by-play
Ultimate Fighting Championship action returns to big FOX tonight with a flyweight (125-pound) title fight between reigning champ Demetrious Johnson and No. 1 challenger, TUF 14 winner John Dodson. Rampage Jackson enters the Octagon for what he says will be his final time as he takes on a very dangerous and capable Glover Teixeira in light heavyweight action. And lightweight contenders Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis clash in a bad-blood match with title implications. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 LIVE weigh-in results and photo gallery
UFC on FOX 6 headliners Demetrious Johnson and John Dodson, along with co-headliners Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Glover Teixeira, and the rest of the fighters competing on Saturday's fight card weigh-in today at the Chicago Theatre in downtown Chicago, Ill. at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT). Read More »
UFC implements fighter code of conduct; Matt Hughes appointed VP of Athlete Development & Government Relations
The UFC implemented a Conduct Policy for fighters today and appointed UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes as the UFC's Vice President of Athlete Development and Government Relations. There's two reasons why this was interesting timing. 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 »
Dana White UFC 158 media scrum *Video*
UFC President Dana White met with the media after the UFC 158 press conference that was held in Montreal earlier today. He touch on a variety of topics regarding the UFC 158 card itself. Also, he touched on potential fights between training partners Rory MacDonald and Georges St-Pierre, Rampage Jackson, Ronda Rousey's Sandy Hook Tweet, Eddie Alvarez's contract situation, and the possibility of Josh Barnett coming to the UFC. Read More »
Interview: King Mo on Bellator debut, TNA wrestling, potential bout with Rampage, boxing vs. Kimbo Slice
ProMMAnow.com's Dan "The Wolfman" caught up King Mo Lawal and his boxing coach Jeff Mayweather last week at Bellator 85 in Irvine, Calif. Mo talked about his upcoming Bellator debut which takes place this Thursday on Spike TV. He also discussed his pro wrestling training for TNA Impact, which he calls "harder than MMA", and he and his boxing coach Jeff Mayweather shared their opinion on the idea of a boxing match between Mo and Kimbo Slice, and fighting Rampage Jackson in the Bellator cage. Read More »
Rampage Jackson: Who turned off the ‘power’ source?
We take a look at some of Rampage Jackson's past few fights and discuss why he hasn't knocked anyone out since Wanderlei Silva at UFC 92 in 2008. Read More »
Five huge questions going into UFC on FOX 6
We take a look at five huge questions going into the UFC on FOX 6 event that's set for Chicago on January 26 at the United Center. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6: Road to the Octagon –full episode
The UFC on FOX 6 "Road to the Octagon" aired on Saturday afternoon, but if you missed it we have you covered here at ProMMAnow. The episode follows behind the scenes stuff with main card fighters Donald Cerrone, Anthony Pettis, Glover Teixeira, Rampage Jackson, John Dodson, and UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. Read More »
Interview: Bjorn Rebney talks Rampage, Eddie Alvarez contract, Dana White and more
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney talks with ProMMAnow.com about the possibility of signing Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, the potential of a Rampage vs. King Mo match-up, the Eddie Alvarez contract dispute, the future of women's MMA in Bellator, and if he thinks the tension may heat up between himself and UFC President Dana White now that Bellator is on Spike TV. And if the tension does heat up between himself and the UFC Prez, we asked him if there's any chance they could settle their business inside the cage. Read More »
‘Rampage’ Jackson: ‘I want to go somewhere where they take care of their fighters’
Thirty-four-year-old former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is gearing up for what he has said will be his final fight inside the UFC Octagon as he takes on Glover Teixeira Saturday, Jan. 26, in the UFC on FOX 6 co-main event in Chicago. During a media conference call Tuesday, Rampage explained why he's ready to move on from the UFC and turned down their offer of a new contract. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 media call: Johnson, Dodson, Rampage, Teixeira, Cerrone, Pettis
The UFC held a conference call for the media today for their upcoming UFC on FOX 6 card being held January 26 in Chicago. Flywieght champ Demetrious Johnson, along with title challenger John Dodson, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Glover Teixeira, Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone and Anthony Pettis all took part in the call. Read More »
The weekly best of Pro MMA Now
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 »