ESPN UK inks deal with UFC
After an abrupt ending to their 17 month partnership with Setanta Sports in June, the UFC has officially paired up with ESPN UK to air live events in the United…
Tito Ortiz is Back in the UFC
After the never ending war of words between Dana White and Tito Ortiz kicked into high gear last May it appeared as if the former UFC lightweight champion would never…
Rich Franklin will Headline UFC 103 Against Vitor Belfort
Although the UFC originally announced that the main event of UFC 103 would pit Rich Franklin against Dan Henderson for the second time, now the UFC has announced that Franklin…
Dana White says the UFC will not co-promote
UFC president Dana White confirmed today during his teleconference that the promotion has worked diligently to try and sign Fedor Emelianenko. Emelianenko’s Manager, Vadim Finkelstein, has been all over the…
Remembering Ivanov vs. Fedor in Combat Sambo
“The man who beat Fedor” will make his MMA debut against Kazuyuki Fujita on the Sengoku Ninth Battle card. Although Blagoi Ivanov claims to be a veteran of many underground…
Steve Eldridge vs. Jeff Morris headline “Gladiator Challenge: Total Recall” on July 31 in Colusa
Colusa, Calif. — Gladiator Challenge (GC), one of the longest-running MMA promotions in existence, proudly presents “Total Recall” on Friday, July 31st, live from the Colusa Casino Resort in Colusa,…
World Victory Road’s “Sengoku: Ninth Battle” takes place Aug. 2 in Saitama, Japan
On Sun., Aug. 2, 2009, World Victory Road’s “Sengoku: Ninth Battle” will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event will feature a lightweight title fight…
MMA LIVE: 7-30-09
Rashad Evans breaks down the collapse of Affliction and the impact on their fighters. Will Tito Ortiz return to the UFC? The crew discusses that idea, as well as a…
Thomson out with injury – Mitsuhiro Ishida will fight Melendez
SAN JOSE, Calif. (July 30, 2009) – It looks like Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez will get his rematch with Japanese wrestling expert Mitsuhiro Ishida a little sooner than he expected.…
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker discusses Fedor
Strikeforce’s Chief Executive Officer Scott Coker talks with Loretta Hunt about the Affliction fallout and potential future match-ups with Fedor Emelianenko should he in fact sign with Strikeforce. Coker describes…