Nate Diaz has been suspended by the UFC due to an inappropriate tweet he posted Thursday afternoon. It appears that a suspension could be the least of his worries. When Dana White was asked by MMAFighting’s Dave Meltzer what the end result was going to be, this was the response: “We are going to fine, [...]
Read MoreUFC on FX 8 is going down this Saturday night in Brazil and has a full night of fights scheduled. Headlining the night’s action is Vitor Belfort versus Strikeforce veteran Luke Rockhold in what will for sure be an interesting bout. Here’s the full fight card scheduled for the night. Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold [...]
Read MoreLongtime UFC Heavyweight Shane Carwin is hanging up his gloves. Carwin announced his retirement today via his twitter account. @ShaneCarwin – “Officially retired 2day:-) thank you to my family, friends and fans! #dreambig GOD BLESS!!!”
Read MoreAnderson Silva was a no-show for a full day of media. He instead hopped on a plane back to Brazil. As you can imagine, Dana White and the UFC brass were not all that impressed with the champion. “We had a full media day set up for him in Los Angeles, and he just decided [...]
Read MoreBellator will be starting their summer schedule on June 19th and have some amazing fights lined up already. Headlining the night’s event will be undefeated champ Michael Chander (11-0) versus Dave Jansen, who is on a six fight win streak. The card also boasts fights with “King Mo” Lawal versus Renato “Babalu” Sobral, and Blas [...]
Read MoreCheick Kongo has finished off his UFC contract and will not be re-signed. Kongo is coming off a devastating knockout loss at the hands of Roy “Big Country” Nelson last Saturday night at UFC 159. Kongo made his debut at UFC 61 back in 2006 and was one of the UFC’s most experienced fighters and [...]
Read More“I’ll fight at 205. I’m not retiring. I’m 36 years old. I have a lot of goals and I’m not going to reach them if I retire. I don’t have a lot of options at 185. I’ve fought everyone in the top 10, including the champion a couple of times. So I moved up to [...]
Read More“I’m not going to be one of the guys to hang around. If there’s not a road to the title, then this sport isn’t for me. I believe that was probably my last opportunity.” Chael Sonnen after loss to Jon Jones
Read MoreUFC 159 is going down Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, and has a stacked card. Headlining the night is a long awaited bout between current champ Jon Jones and the always entertaining Chael Sonnen. Here’s how the full fight card for the evening looks. Main Card Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen [...]
Read MoreIn all honesty, I am not quite sure what to make of this. Chael Sonnen recently had a guest spot on “The Steve Austin Show” and revealed that he has no existing contract with the UFC. He also stated that he never signed fight agreements to fight Anderson Silva or Jon Jones. Is this part [...]
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