John Alessio celebrated his birthday two days ago, but a win in the octagon against Shane Roller at UFC 148 would trigger the biggest celebration of Alessio's fourteen-year career. Read More »

"UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II" takes place Saturday night in Las Vegas and you know what that means. That's right, it's time for ProMMAnow.com to round up the troops to send in their staff picks. And whether it was by snail mail, email or carrier pigeon, or Furby with his smoke signals, we have the complete main card breakdown and predictions for you right here. This one is a biggie! Read More »

Today's UFC 148 weigh-ins are going down at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) will bring you the LIVE results and complete photo gallery. Read More »

ProMMAnow.com Editor and Founder Jack Bratcher will be a guest today on Clarksville Sports Network's "From the Sideline" hosted by James D. Horne and Wade Neely. "From the Sideline" aires 3-6 p.m. CT Monday-Friday on WJZM 1400 AM in the Clarksville, Tenn., and Fort Campbell area. The show can also be listened to live daily online at www.wjzm.com. Tune in today at 5:15 p.m. CT to hear the guys discuss this weekend's upcoming UFC 148 card as well as what is going on in the local MMA scene. Read More »

Heavy.com's "Fight Day" UFC 148 Pay-Per-View pre-show will stream LIVE on ProMMAnow.com today starting at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). Host Dave Farra will bring viewers up to speed on all the news and drama surrounding UFC 148. Also, leading MMA journalist John Morgan, along with Larry Pepe of Pro MMA Radio, will preview the UFC 148 fight card. "Fight Day" correspondent Maggie Krol will take viewers on a tour inside the UFC Fan Expo taking place this weekend in Las Vegas and she will check in with Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen to get their final thoughts on the fight. Read More »

Today’s "UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II" weigh-ins will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas and will stream LIVE on ProMMAnow.com at 4 p.m. PT (local time) / 7 p.m. ET. UFC 148 is headlined with the much anticipated rematch between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen, and will also feature Tito Ortiz in his final bout as he takes on fellow former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin in the co-main event. Read More »

Tito Ortiz spoke with ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) and other media at the UFC 148 open workouts Thursday in Las Vegas. Tito discussed why he chose this time to retire from fighting, what he wants to do after he retires, his disdain for Ariel Helwani, how he will deal with the emotion of being inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame just hours before the fight and much more. Read More »

The UFC 148 main event will feature UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva in defending his title for the second time against number one contender Chael Sonnen. The two fought back at UFC 117 in 2010 with Sonnen dominating Silva before succumbing to a triangle choke with just two minutes left in the fight. Sonnen will look to replicate that effort minus the submission loss on Saturday night. Can he do it? Read More »

ProMMAnow.com was on scene at the UFC 148 open workouts in Las Vegas Thursday as UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva made final preparations for Saturday's main event rematch with number one 185-pound contender Chael P. Sonnen. "The Spider" practiced his boxing, his Capoeira-style kicks and his jiu-jitsu. And guess who appeared out of the mist like a Sensei in the night? Read More »

To call Tito Ortiz a polarizing figure in the MMA world is beyond an understatement. Fight fans either cannot get enough of the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion’s edgy demeanor, or find themselves wishing for his annihilation every time he enters the Octagon; there’s no such thing as neutrality when it comes to Tito Ortiz. Read More »

Pro MMA Now Radio returns tonight with XFC welterweight Corey "The Real Deal' Hill. Hill is fresh off signing his exclusive contract with Xtreme Fighting Championships and will take on an undefeated Jason South (8-0) next month at XFC 19. We will also talk with ProMMAnow.com reporter Joe Gugelman who is on the scene in Las Vegas for UFC 148 and UFC International Fight Week. Joe will help us preview Saturday's historic UFC fight card. Read More »

Today's UFC 148 press conference featuring former light heavyweight champions Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin, as well as Cung Le and Patrick Cote, will stream LIVE from the Encore Hotel XS Nightclub in Las Vegas starting at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). Read More »

The UFC 148 co-main event will consist of a rubber match between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champs Forrest Griffin and Tito Ortiz. Ortiz was victorious via split decision in their first matchup at UFC 59, and Griffin was victorious via split decision at UFC 106. Ortiz has stated this will be his last fight before riding off into retirement. Can he go out on a positive note? Read More »

Welcome to ProMMAnow.com’s UFC 148 Pick-Em Contest. “UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II” takes place Saturday, July 7, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main event features UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva putting his title on the line once ... Read More »

The UFC 148 main card will feature a welterweight bout bout between former number one middleweight contender Demian Maia as he'll be taking on the always tough Dong Hyun Kim. This will be Maia's first fight as a welterweight in the UFC as aims to make a run at the welterweight title. Read More »

The UFC 148 main card will feature a middleweight bout between two strikers in Cung Le and Patrick Cote. Cote has won four consecutive fights since being released from the UFC in 2010. He was brought back to the UFC after Le's original opponent (Rich Franklin) was pulled from the bout to fight at UFC 147 last month. Read More »

The "UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II" hype train continues with this full episode of "Countdown to UFC 148". The best part of this video has to be seeing UFC 148 headliners Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen watch their first fight and offer comments on each other's performance. Also, the co-main event is profiled as former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz prepares for his final match at UFC 148 against the original Ultimate Fighter Forrest Griffin. Read More »

On today's episode of Inside the Cage Radio, host Greg DeLong welcomed veteran MMA journalist Josh Gross to help break down Saturday's UFC 148 card headlined by UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva putting his title on the line once again in a rematch against everybody's favorite trash-talker, Chael P. Sonnen. Read More »

The UFC 148 event will feature a featherweight bout on the main card between former number one contender Chad Mendes as he takes on TUF alum Cody McKenzie. This bout will be a classic wrestler vs. grappler affair as Mendes is known for his wrestling and McKenzie is a submission specialist with the guillotine choke. Read More »

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and his arch-nemesis Chael Sonnen gathered for their final pre-fight press conference today at Lagasse’s Stadium at the Palazzo in Las Vegas prior to their meeting this Saturday at “UFC 148: Sonnen vs. Silva II“. Read More »

UFC middleweight champion and longest reigning UFC champion in history, Anderson "The Spider" Silva, along with his arch-nemesis Chael P. Sonnen, will participate in today's UFC 148 press conference hosted by UFC president Dana White. The live stream begins at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT) on ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com). Read More »

The UFC 148 main card will feature a bantamweight bout between MMA veteran Ivan Menjivar and rising up and comer Mike Easton. This should be a good fight as both guys generally put on exciting fights. Let's see how this one breaks down. Read More »