Michael "The Voice" Schiavello sits down for an hour-long one-on-one interview with UFC president Dana White and asks him every question you could ever want to know. He even asked the one question I had always wanted to ask --- and that was whatever happened to that gangster movie based in Boston he was going to make. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionUFC on FX 8 results: Vitor Belfort demolishes Luke Rockhold
The legend of Vitor Belfort continues to grow. Belfort welcomed Luke Rockhold to the UFC, but ended his time in the octagon just as quickly as it started, landing a spinning back kick and a series of punches to punctuate a stunning performance in the main even of UFC on FX 8. Read More »
UFC on FX 8 results: “Jacare” submits Chris Camozzi in impressive UFC debut
So much for UFC jitters. "Jacare" Souza showed the UFC faithful what one of the best submission artists in the world looks like with his systematic decimation of Chris Camozzi on the ground, earning a first-round submission via arm triangle. Read More »
UFC on FX 8 results: Rafael dos Anjos edges Evan Dunham, earns unanimous decision
The fight was expected to deliver nonstop action and it did not disappoint. Rafael dos Anjos and Evan Dunham battled for a full three rounds of intense exchanges in a war of attrition that ended with dos Anjos extending his win streak to four with a unanimous decision victory. Read More »
UFC on FX 8 results: Rafael Natal outlasts Joao Zeferino, earns unanimous decision
Rafael Natal overcame a fast start from UFC newcomer Joao Zeferino to take control of the bout in the second, earning a tough unanimous decision victory to kick off the live televised main card of UFC on FX 8. Read More »
UFC on FX 8 LIVE results and play-by-play
"UFC on FX 8: Belfort vs. Rockhold" takes place today at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua Do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The event is headlined with a 185-pound match-up between former UFC light heavyweight champ Vitor Belfort and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Luke Rockhold. Read More »
Nate Diaz may have just got himself fired from the UFC
Nate Diaz did not approve of Pat Healy having his $130,000 bonus money taken away for testing positive for marijuana. And he certainly didn't like the fact that the bonus money was awarded to pot-hater Bryan Caraway. However, Nate went a bit far in expressing his discontent with the following tweets... Read More »
UFC enters home fitness and nutrition market with ‘UFC Fit’
The secrets of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®’s elite athletes are finally revealed in UFC FIT™ - the UFC’s first ever in-home fitness and nutrition program. Developed with renowned strength and conditioning coach Mike Dolce, UFC FIT is a lifestyle program based on the same methods the world’s greatest athletes use to prepare for the OctagonTM. Read More »
Rockhold continues TRT discussion at UFC on FX 8 pre-fight press conference *VIDEO*
UFC on FX 8 headliners Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold, along with co-headliners Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Chris Camozzi participated in a pre-fight press conference Thursday in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. Read More »
UFC 165 to take place at Air Canada Centre in Toronto on September 21
It was reported on "UFC Tonight" that the UFC will head back to Toronto on September 21 for an event at the Air Canada Centre. There are no reported bouts set for the event at this time. This will be the fourth UFC show in Toronto with UFC 129, UFC 140, and UFC 152 taking place there in the past. Read More »
Pat Healy issues apology for failing UFC 159 post-fight drug test
Although no official announcement has yet been made by the UFC, Pat Healy (30-15, 1 NC) has issued a public apology for failing his UFC 159 post-fight drug test for marijuana. Read More »
Look who can box: Ronda Rousey spars with boxing champ Vic Darchinyan *VIDEO*
Olympic judo bronze medalist Ronda Rousey, the UFC's very first female champion, has made a name for herself by submitting every single opponent she's ever faced in the first round via armbar. Read More »
Joe Lauzon vs. Michael Johnson set for UFC FOX Sports 1 in Boston
UFC officials announced that lightweights Joe Lauzon and Michael Johnson will do battle on the inaugural UFC on FOX Sports 1 event that will take place on August 17 in Boston. Lauzon spoke about the announcement in a video blog today Read More »
Look who can grapple: Pat Barry wins via armbar *VIDEO*
Patrick "HD" Barry. UFC heavyweight. Kickboxer from hell. Running-back legs. Seven of his eight wins have been by knockout. Three of those knockouts were due to leg kicks. Read More »
Anderson Silva: ‘I’m the black Dana White’
"UFC From All Angles: Anderson Silva" premieres Tuesday night, May 14 at 9:30 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. In the half-hour show host Karyn Bryant sits down with long-reigning UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva as he discusses his career, legacy, his relationship with UFC president Dana White and much more. Read More »
Eddie Alvarez calls Rebney’s bluff, posts release letters Bellator sent for signature
Remember us posting the story of Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney stating that former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez was making false statements about the promotion and the history that have transpired between the two during this negotiation period? Eddie Alvarez took to his Twitter account this weekend to call the bluff of Rebney by producing the documents he claimed Bellator changed to try and gain his signature. Read More »
UFC returns to Indianapolis on August 28
The UFC has announced that they will be returning to Indianapolis on Wednesday, August 28. The event will take place at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and will be the first time the UFC has returned to Indianapolis since UFC 119 in 2010. Read More »
Bjorn Rebney: Eddie Alvarez made false statements, wants to be number one MMA organization
Former Bellator lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez made some bold statements earlier this week regarding the Bellator MMA promotion that he's currently battling in court. Alvarez told Ariel Helwani on "The MMA Hour" that he believes Viacom and Spike TV are now pretty much running Bellator, not Bjorn Rebney. Read More »
Leonard Garcia signs with Legacy FC, will debut July 19 against Rey Trujillo
UFC veteran Leonard Garcia was released from the promotion, but it didn't take him long to find a new home according to the Legacy Fighting Championship Twitter account Read More »
UFC commentator Joe Rogan talks ‘UFC Jitters’
We often hear UFC commentator Joe Rogan talk about "UFC Jitters" when fighters are making their UFC debut. It doesn't matter if the fighter is relatively young in the sport, of if he's a bonafide veteran with 15 fights under his belt. Joe Rogan says the "UFC Jitters" are real, and many fighters have talked about them after making their debut in the UFC. Read More »
Nick Newell stripped of XFC title after refusing to fight Scott Holtzman
The main event of XFC 24 was set to pit fast rising lightweight Scott Holtzman (4-0) against the champion Nick Newell (9-0). Newell made his way through the ranks after the XFC signed him following their open fighter tryouts. Holtzman won his way into the promotion as an amateur and has since finished three of his four opponents to capture the number one contender spot for Newell's belt. We learned today that Newell has refused to sign a contract to fight Holtzman. Read More »
Chris Weidman reveals gameplan for Anderson Silva — and it involves punches to the face
At only 28-years-old undefeated New York native Chris Weidman (9-0) will get his shot at immortality on July 6 when he steps into the Octagon with MMA's reigning pound-for-pound king Anderson "The Spider" Silva (33-4) in the UFC 162 main event in Las Vegas. Read More »