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- - ROBERTS VS. GUYMON ADDED TO UFC 121
An undercard bout has been added to the upcoming UFC 121 show in Anaheim, CA as Daniel "Ninja" Roberts gets back in action against former King of the Cage champion Mike "Joker" Guymon in a welterweight bout on the October 23 card....
- - JOHN HOWARD PLANS TO PRESSURE ELLENBERGER
John Howard has faced tough opponents before, and most have crumbled under the pressure. He plans to use the same formula against Jake Ellenberger on Sunday...
- - UFC ON VERSUS 2 WEIGH-INS LIVE AT 4 PM PT
Watch the UFC on Versus 2: Jones vs. Matyushenko weigh-ins streaming LIVE on MMAWeekly.com at 4 p.m PT / 7 p.m. ET, courtesy of UFC.com ...
- - CAN'T TOUCH THIS: MC HAMMER STARTS MMA FIRM
Publicly, he may be most famous for his 1990 hit song “U Can’t Touch This” and for his Hammer Pants. But 48-year-old MC Hammer has launched a new offering, catapulting him onto the mixed martial arts scene...
- - SOTO DEFENDS BELLATOR BELT FROM WARREN SEPT 2
Bellator Fighting Championships on Friday announced that current featherweight champion Joe Soto will defend his belt for the first time on Sept. 2 against Season 2 tournament winner Joe Warren...
- - UFC FAN EXPO HEADS TO ENGLAND
The UFC will travel across the Atlantic for UFC 120 in London, and now the promotion will put in their first ever fan expo in England on October 15 and 16 as announced by the UFC on Friday...
- - NEW TRAINING PARTNERS GIVE ELLENBERGER A BOOST
Jake Ellenberger got the rug pulled out from under him his last time out, but he's got the confidence of new training partners behind him as he readies for UFC on Versus 2...
- - PAUL KELLY WANTS A WAR, NOT TRASH TALK
Paul Kelly isn't getting goaded into a war of words. He just wants a plain old-fashioned war...
- - UFC FILES SUIT AGAINST BELLATOR & FIGHTER AGENT
Yahoo Sports!'s Kevin Iole reports that Zuffa, the parent company of the UFC, has filed suit against Bellator FC and a leading fighter agent for allegedly stealing trade secrets...
- - SHAPING MMA: FRANK SHAMROCK'S INFLUENCE
Frank Shamrock recently retired from mixed martial arts competition. He may no longer be able to compete with the new generation, but there's no denying the influence he had on those fighters...
- - IMPACT FC PROMOTERS SPARRING, NOT PAYING (UPDATED)
Impact FC promoters are busy sparring with each other over financials, while fighters sit on the sidelines waiting to be paid...
- - WANDERLEI SILVA: ONE DAY I WILL RAISE UFC BELT
An emotional Wanderlei Silva chronicles his recent knee surgery and proclaims that he will one day become a UFC champion (VIDEO)...
- - CARINA DAMM'S COULD MISS STRIKEFORCE TOURNEY
Brazilian fighter Carina Damm's participation in a one-night, four-woman Strikeforce tournament is at risk over visa issues...
- - UFC 120 WILL AIR ON SPIKE TV IN THE U.S.
Spike TV on Thursday confirmed that it will air UFC 120, which emanates from the O2 Arena in London, on a tape-delayed basis at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT in the United States...
- - RYAN COUTURE MAKES PRO DEBUT IN STRIKEFORCE
Ryan Couture, son of UFC legend and hall of famer Randy Couture, will make his professional MMA debut in the upcoming Strikeforce Challengers show on Friday, August 13 in Phoenix, Ariz....
- - FIGHTERS NAMED FOR THE UFC FAN EXPO IN BOSTON
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Wednesday announced the list of fighters that will participate in the festivities at the UFC Fan Expo in Boston...
- - MARK MUNOZ TAKES ANDERSON SILVA TO THE MAT
Training for upcoming fights just a week apart, Mark Munoz and Anderson Silva have been working together to crush the opposition...
- - HDNET EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH CANADA'S MFC
The Maximum Fighting Championship on Tuesday announced that it has inked a new six-event contract with broadcast partner HDNet...
- - SHARK FIGHTS 13 ADDS SEVERAL NEW FIGHTS
Shark Fights is ambitiously putting together their biggest show ever, and that's saying something for the Texas promotion that has drawn huge live crowds for their cards already, but this could be the largest one yet....
- - BIG JOHN RETURNS AT UFC ON VERSUS 2
The original UFC referee, "Big John" McCarthy returns at UFC on Versus 2 this Sunday after more than two and a half years away from the Octagon...
- - ANDERSON SILVA PLANS TO RETIRE AT MIDDLEWEIGHT
Anderson Silva has never discounted fighting in other weight classes, but it looks like the current middleweight champion plans on hanging up his gloves while he's still at 185 pounds...
- - BELLATOR SIGNS UFC VET ALVIN ROBINSON
Bellator Fighting Championships continues to add to its roster, signing UFC veteran Alvin Robinson to face Bellator standout Georgi Karakhanyan...
- - UFC 117: SILVA VS. SONNEN CONFERENCE CALL
Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen met with the media via a UFC 117 conference call on Tuesday, and yes, the sparks were flying (AUDIO)...
- - SONNEN SAYS FRANKLIN & SILVA DUCKED HIM
Chael Sonnen speaks out about how Rich Franklin ignored his call for a fight for over a year, and that Anderson Silva isn't at UFC 117 because he wants to be there. It's because he was told to be there...
- - DAN MILLER REPLACES BARONI AT UFC 118
The replacements are coming in quick for injured fighters as MMAWeekly has now confirmed that Dan Miller will get the call to step in on short notice to face John Salter at UFC 118 in Boston after Phil Baroni was forced out of the fight with a collarbone injury...
- - SONNEN RIPS INTO SILVA, WINNING WAR OF WORDS
Chael Sonnen has let his feelings about Anderson Silva be known, stoking up the war of words leading into their UFC 117 showdown just over a week away...
- - TODD BROWN IN AGAINST BOETSCH AT UFC 117
Earlier in the day on Tuesday, MMAWeekly broke the news that Thiago Silva was forced out of the UFC 117 fight against Boetsch due to an injury, and now UFC newcomer Todd "Bulldog" Brown has been tapped as a replacement....
- - BARONI OUT OF UFC 118 WITH COLLARBONE INJURY
Phil Baroni is out of a scheduled middleweight bout with John Salter when the UFC debuts in Boston on Aug. 28 ...
- - BANUELOS VS. GEORGE ADDED TO WEC 51
Antonio Banuelos and Chad George will return to WEC action in September as the two bantamweights are set to square off as part of the undercard for the upcoming show in Broomfield, CO as part of WEC 51....
- - McKEE WILL QUIT IF MFC 26 BOUT GOES THE DISTANCE
Maximum Fighting Championship on Sunday announced the co-main event for its upcoming MFC 26: Retribution with lightweight champion Antonio McKee saying he'll retire if his fight goes to the final bell...
- - ELIOT MARSHALL RETURNS AGAINST JOSH HAYNES
Eliot "The Fire" Marshall is set to return to action as the Colorado native goes back to Ring of Fire to take on Josh Haynes in the main event of their upcoming Aug. 27 event...
- - HEAVYWEIGHTS AND WOMEN HEAD BELLATOR 25
Two heavyweight tournament bouts and a women's tournament opener head up Bellator 25 on Aug. 19 in Chicago...
- - THIAGO SILVA OUT OF UFC 117 FIGHT
With UFC 117 just over a week away, Thiago Silva has been forced to drop out of his scheduled fight against Tim Boetsch on the card due to injury....
- - PAUL DALEY LATEST TO SIGN FOR SHARK FIGHTS 13
Controversial British banger Paul Daley has signed on to fight at Shark Fights 13 in September, the promotion's most prominent event to date...
- - LIKE CARWIN, SIMPSON SEARCHING OUT ANSWERS
Aaron Simpson is turning to medical professionals to help solve the issue he ran into when he fought Chris Leben, an invisible wall that zapped his energy just five minutes into the fight...
- - MATYUSHENKO: PRESSURE MAY BE JONES' DOWNFALL
Vladdy Matyushenko's experience could help him stand with his arm raised in victory on Sunday with Jon Jones cracking under the pressure...
- - CASTILLO VS. POIRIER ADDED TO WEC 50
A lightweight bout has been added to the upcoming WEC 50 show in August as Team Alpha Male fighter Danny Castillo returns to action to face newcomer and undefeated prospect Dustin Poirier...
- - MACHIDA CONFIRMS RAMPAGE BOUT (UPDATED)
(UPDATED) Lyoto Machida on Monday confirmed plans to face Quinton "Rampage" Jackson later this year. MMAWeekly.com sources confirmed a target date...
- - MARSHALL VS. USCOLA HEADS TAICHI PALACE FIGHTS
Tachi Palace Fights returns on Sept. 9 with “High Stakes,” headlined by former WEC light heavyweight champion Doug Marshall vs. TUF 11's Kyacey Uscola...
- - WEC MAKES ALDO VS. GAMBURYAN OFFICIAL
As the WEC prepares for their 50th show in August, WEC 51 has taken shape and on Monday the promotion officially announced their next card taking place on September 30 in Broomfield, CO with featherweight champion Jose Aldo defending his belt against top contender Manny Gamburyan in the main event...
- - HIOKI VS LAWSON AT AUGUST SENGOKU EVENT
British fighter Jeff Lawson has been confirmed as the next opponent for Top 10 featherweight Hatsu Hioki...
- - JON JONES: STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
When people call Jon Jones the next big thing or the future of the light heavyweight division, he politely smiles and says thank you, then goes back to work...
- - DAMARQUES JOHNSON TRADES MONTHS FOR MINUTES
Damarques Johnson knows most people don't recognize that fighters train for months for their minutes in the cage. He's ready to trade those months for a win over Matt Riddle...
- - "JZ" WANTS THOMSON IN HIS STRIKEFORCE DEBUT
Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante recently inked a four-fight deal with Strikeforce and wants to fight two more times this year. If all goes as planned, once in his expected fall debut in the American mixed martial arts promotion against Josh Thomson and once in Japan at Dream’s year-end event.
- - STRICTLY BUSINESS, TITO SIGNS TO FACE HAMILL
Tito Ortiz signs his UFC 121 contract to face his former number one pick on "The Ultimate Fighter," Matt Hamill...
- - VILLASENOR VS. MCFEDRIES AT SHARK FIGHTS
Joey Villasenor will be fighting again soon, but it won't be in Strikeforce. The Jackson's MMA middleweight will take a fight in Shark Fights on September 11 as he battles former UFC heavy hitter Drew McFedries in Texas....
- - DEL ROSARIO STAYS UNDEFEATED, MAY GET ARLOVSKI
Shane Del Rosario remained undefeated with his win at Strikeforce Challengers 9 on Friday night and may face former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski next...
- - KAUFMAN SLAMS MODAFFERI, COMMANDING RESPECT
Sarah Kaufman made a statement at Friday night's Strikeforce Challengers event, all but forcing the promotion to put it's champion on a main card in future bouts...
- - GERALD HARRIS STEPS IN FOR RIVERA AT UFC 118
The man with the slam will get back in action sooner rather than later. Gerald Harris, whose slam was heard round the world at UFC 116, will step in on short notice to fill the spot vacated by Jorge Rivera earlier today when the Boston area fighter was forced out of his bout against Alessio Sakara with a broken arm...
- - STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS 9 LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY
Live play-by-play from Strikeforce Challengers 9, featuring Sarah Kaufman vs. Roxanne Modafferi, begins at approximately 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET ...
- - VANCOUVER ON UFC'S 2011 RADAR DESPITE CHANGES
Despite shake-ups in the athletic commission, the UFC has a return to Vancouver on its radar for 2011...
- - UFC TAKES NEXT STEP AGAINST ILLEGAL STREAMS
Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the UFC, announced Friday that it has served subpoenas to reveal the identities of users who have uploaded video of live Pay-Per-View UFC events...
- - ALVES' BRAIN ANOMALY WAS WITH HIM SINCE BIRTH
Thiago Alves talks about an earlier CAT scan in 2005 that proves he had the brain anomaly discovered at UFC 111 his whole life, and thanks the doctors that may have saved his life...
- - ADAPTX: WARM UP RIGHT, TO WIN YOUR FIGHT
David Nader of AdapTx Labs explains the importance of warming up before a fight, and just how to go about it...
- - STRIKEFORCE CHALLENGERS WEIGH-IN RESULTS
The fighters for the Strikeforce Challengers show hit the scales on Thursday with all of them making weight, including the championship competitors, now making the title fight official...
- - ONE LAST STEP UP FOR SHANE DEL ROSARIO
With an unblemished record and finishes in all nine of his fights, Shane Del Rosario takes his last step before the big time at Friday's Strikeforce Challengers Series event...
- - SCHAUB VS. GONZAGA ON TAP FOR UFC 121
Brendan Schaub and Gabriel Gonzaga will help clear up who the contenders are in the UFC heavyweight division when they collide at UFC 121...
- - PHIL DAVIS REPLACES NEDKOV AT UFC 117
NCAA champion wrestler turned mixed martial artist Phil Davis will step back in the Octagon sooner than expected as he has accepted to step in on short notice to face Rodney Wallace at UFC 117 in Oakland, just over two weeks away....
- - REPORT: TITO ORTIZ VS. MATT HAMILL AT UFC 121
Tito Ortiz is set to return to the Octagon on October 23 at UFC 121 in Anaheim where he will face the fighter he picked No. 1 during the third season of the "Ultimate Fighter" in Matt Hamill...
- - STRIKEFORCE TOURNEY OFFICIAL, BUT COENEN GETS NEXT SHOT
Strikeforce on Thursday officially announced its one-night four-woman welterweight tournament, but also confirmed that Marloes Coenen gets the next title shot...
- - KAUFMAN READY FOR MODAFFERI & MARQUEE EVENTS
Undefeated Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman is prepared to defend her title for the first time...
- - MIKE KYLE SET FOR COMEBACK IN STRIKEFORCE
Once almost a cautionary tale for getting too much too fast, Mike Kyle returns to Strikeforce Friday a veteran fighter poised on a career comeback...
- - PATRICK COTE TAKES ON TOM LAWLOR AT UFC 121
Patrick Cote and Tom Lawlor have agreed to meet at UFC 121 in Anaheim in a middleweight match-up on the card set to take place on October 23...
- - HORODECKI VS. RATCLIFF RE-BOOKED FOR WEC 51
Chris Horodecki and Ed Ratcliff have agreed to meet at WEC 51 in September after the two were originally scheduled to fight in June, but an injury forced Ratcliff off the card...
- - SANCHEZ VS. THIAGO FACE OFF AT UFC 121
UFC 121 continues to add big fights to the October 23 card, and the latest will see "Ultimate Fighter" season 1 winner Diego Sanchez back in action facing Paulo Thiago in a welterweight contest for the Anaheim, CA card...
- - HEATH HERRING: FIGHTING ISN'T PRIORITY NO. 1
Longtime heavyweight contender Heath Herring says he hasn't ruled out a comeback to MMA, but for now it's simply not the first thing he thinks about when he wakes up in the morning...
- - SOKOUDJOU VS. ALEXANDER ADDED TO SHARK FIGHTS 13
The upcoming September 11 show in Shark Fights has added another big fight to the card. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou will return to action to face fellow UFC veteran Houston Alexander in the night's co-main event...
- - SOTO VS. WARREN FOR BELLATOR TITLE IN SEPTEMBER
In one of the most anticipated title fights for the upcoming Bellator shows, undefeated featherweight champion Joe Soto will defend his 145lb belt against season 2 tournament winner Joe Warren on September 2 in San Antonio, TX...
- - RAMPAGE VS. MACHIDA EXPECTED IN THE FALL
The match-up Dana White teased fans with a couple months ago now seems to be in the works. Former light heavyweight champions Lyoto Machida and Quinton "Rampage" Jackson are expected to meet in the fall...
- - SHIELDS' END ROAD LEADS TO GSP AND TITLE SHOT
Signing with the UFC wasn't the big challenge Jake Shields was gunning for. His dream will come true with a title shot, and getting a crack at Georges St-Pierre...
- - VARNER VS. CERRONE 2 SIGNED FOR WEC 51
Former WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner will indeed return to action on September 30 and face an old foe as Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone steps in to oppose him on the Colorado card as part of WEC 51...
- - ATTONITO VS. NATAL ADDED TO UFC FIGHT NIGHT
Middleweights Rich Attonito and Rafael "Sapo" Natal have been added to the upcoming UFC Fight Night show in Austin, TX on September 15 as part of the untelevised undercard....
- - SHIELDS: NO PRESSURE FROM UFC ABOUT WEIGHT
Jake Shields will make his UFC debut at 170 pounds. He says that the decision was always his, and the UFC played no hand in what weight class he could compete in...
- - LESNAR TRAINING PARTNER KONRAD TO BELLATOR
Cole Konrad, a training partner of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, has signed on for Bellator's Season 3 heavyweight tournament...
- - BISPING VS AKIYAMA, OTHERS OFFICIAL FOR UFC 120
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday made UFC 120 official for its return to London. Michael Bisping and several other Brits lead the return...
- - MIKE PYLE STEPS IN TO FACE HATHAWAY AT UFC 120
An injury to Dong Hyun Kim has forced the Korean Judoka off the upcoming UFC 120 card in England. Stepping in to replace Kim will be Xtreme Couture fighter Mike Pyle who now faces rising welterweight star John Hathaway at London's O2 Arena on October 16...
- - UFC 119 GETS LIVE PRELIM TREATMENT ON SPIKE TV
Spike TV on Tuesday announced that it will air at least two “UFC 119: Mir vs. Nogueira 2” preliminary bouts on Sept. 25 from the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis...
- - SHIELDS SAYS IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THE UFC
Jake Shields talked to MMAWeekly Radio on Monday night and says that he never really had intentions of going back to Strikeforce, and the UFC was always the ultimate goal...
- - BRUCE BUFFER ON THE BUFFER POKER ROOM
Bruce Buffer talks about the Buffer High Stakes Poker Room at the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
- - GSP & KOSCHECK GO TO WAR DECEMBER 11
Georges St. Pierre and Josh Koscheck will first collide as coaches on the "Ultimate Fighter" season 12, and then the two will face off for the UFC welterweight championship on December 11 at UFC 123...
- - JASON FRANK TURNS PRO, WANTS IN STRIKEFORCE
Jason David Frank has some pretty big plans in store for the rest of 2010, and it starts in August when the former Mighty Morphin Power Rangers star turns pro in mixed martial arts...
- - SANCHEZ VS. GROVE KICKOFF BELLATOR TOURNEY
The first match-up in the Bellator Fighting Championships heavyweight tournament has been announced as former UFC fighter Eddie Sanchez takes on British heavy hitter and fellow UFC veteran Neil Grove on August 12 in Hollywood, Fla...
- - MITCHELL VS. WALDBURGER MEET AT UFC FIGHT NIGHT
The UFC will welcome newcomers David Mitchell and Anthony Waldburger to the Octagon in September as the two welterweights are expected to meet at UFC Fight Night on September 15 in Austin, TX...
- - JAKE SHIELDS SIGNS, UFC DEBUT AGAINST KAMPMANN
Jake Shields has confirmed with MMAWeekly.com that he signed his contract with the UFC on Monday, and will face Martin Kampmann at UFC 121 in his debut fight...
- - MIR VS. BIG NOG 2 REMATCH OFFICIAL FOR UFC 119
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Monday made the rematch between former UFC champions Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira official for UFC 119 in Indianapolis...
- - FRANK SHAMROCK HAS NO REGRETS
Frank Shamrock details his decision to retire from mixed martial arts competiton at the age of 37.
- - SONNEN HAS CHANCE TO BACK UP HIS SILVA BASHING
Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen will fight on Aug. 7, but the war of words began months ago, and the UFC middleweight champion's manager believes it's just about time to see if Sonnen's mouth has written a check he can't cash...
- - SILVA WILL BE WAITING IF GSP CAN MAKE THE WEIGHT
At this point the question of Anderson Silva taking on Georges St-Pierre doesn't seem so much a question of if, but a question of when, and the Brazilian is ready to show the Canadian who the best in the world is...
- - FROM BEST ON THE MAT TO BEST IN THE CAGE
The paths of former NCAA wrestling champions and All-Americans have taken a sudden turn to mixed martial arts, and the trend looks to continue with then next generation of wrestling's best...
- - RIZZO TAKES OUT SHAMROCK IN AUSTRALIA
Pedro Rizzo rocked fellow UFC veteran Ken Shamrock into a TKO stoppage at the second ever Impact FC event in Australia...
- - DANA WHITE: PROPER REGULATION SAVES LIVES
UFC president Dana White says MMA is the safest sport in the world when properly regulated despite the recent death of Michael Kirkham in South Carolina.
- - MISSING CUT, JAKE O'BRIEN HAS TO MAKE A DECISION
UFC vet Jake O'Brien missed the cut to 205 to face Gegard Mousasi. Normally a heavyweight, O'Brien's manager says he needs to find a home...
- - BELLATOR'S HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNEY FILLING UP
Bellator Fighting Championships on Friday added two more competitors to its Season 3 heavyweight tournament, filling up six of the eight slots...
- - JARDINE RETURNS VS. PRANGLEY AT SHARK FIGHTS
Shark Fight Promotions on Friday confirmed that Keith Jardine and Trevor Prangley will headline Shark Fights 13...
- - LASHLEY VS. GRIGGS SET FOR STRIKEFORCE AUG 21
Former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley will head back to action on August 21 in Strikeforce and face off against Chad Griggs in a heavyweight bout on the night's main card in Houston....
- - CHRIS LYTLE GETS HIS UFC 116 BONUS
While Chris Lytle didn’t get the Submission of the Night award he wanted at UFC 116, he did receive a hefty bonus check from the Las Vegas-based promotion...
- - SHIELDS SIGNS WITH UFC AND GOES BACK TO 170LBS (UPDATED)
The UFC has a new contender in the welterweight division and his name is Jake Shields. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion has officially signed with the UFC, and will move back down to 170lbs, where he spent the majority of his career before a recent move to 185lbs...
- - FATE UNDETERMINED, DALEY TO MAKE AN IMPACT
His fate undetermined for taking a shot at Josh Koscheck after their bout at UFC 113 had ended, Paul Daley wants to make an impact in Australia this weekend...
- - BELLATOR ANNOUNCES FIRST WOMEN'S TOURNEY FIGHTS
The first two opening round fights for Bellator's upcoming women's tournament have been announced as Megumi Fujii will face off against Angela Magana, while Lynn Alvarez squares off with Jessica Aguilar...
- - DANZIG FILES APPEAL WITH VANCOUVER COMMISSION
Following a controversial stoppage at UFC 115, Mac Danzig and his management team have filed an appeal with the Vancouver Athletic Commission to have the loss to Matt Wiman overturned to a no contest.
