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UFC and WEC Merge!

Published on 2010-10-28 13:57:00

Today Dana White announced that the WEC (World Extreme Cagefighting) will be merging with the UFC in January 2011. The main goal is to incorporate the 3 lowest weight divisions into the UFC, with new bantam- and featherweight champions and a unifie > read more

Roy "Big Country" Nelson crowned as TUF 10 champion

Published on 2009-12-06 14:46:00

Saturday Night we witnessed the culmination of The Ultimate Fighter 10, with the exciting finale bout between Roy Nelson and Brendan Schaub. As many had predicted, the experienced former IFL champ, Roy Nelson came out victorious in the end. I honest > read more

End draws near for The Ultimate Fighter Season 10

Published on 2009-12-02 12:23:00

SPOILER ALERT: If you haven't watched The Ultimate Fighter S10E11 yet, and don't want to be spoiled, I guess you should stop reading :) Matt Mitrione once again showed his true colors when he claimed his "rattled brain" was just a tactic to throw Ja > read more

The Last Emperor - A HDNet documentary about Fedor Emelianenko

Published on 2009-11-29 16:00:00

On friday night, HDNet aired an awesome documentary about Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko, who just so happens to be my all time favorite fighter. Although the guy hasn't lost a fight in 9 years, he is just recently getting the recognition he de > read more

Fighter Profile: Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi

Published on 2009-11-25 03:00:00

Gegard Mousasi is one of the fastest rising superstars of MMA, and one of my favourite MMA fighters. He is very well rounded and is very humble and respectful by nature. Many, including myself, find similarities between Mousasi and Fedor Emelianenko, > read more

MMA fighters go straight to DVD

Published on 2009-11-24 16:00:00

In the recent years we have seen more and more MMA fighters cross over into the movies. I guess being played by a real life MMA fighter, could add a lot of credibility to any bad ass in a movie. On the other hand, they usually have no real training o > read more

Ever wonder how much UFC fighters get paid?

Published on 2009-11-23 16:48:00

Well if you have, you should take a look at this. The following is a list of official disclosed salaries from Nevada State Athletics Commission for the recent UFC 106 event. Names are paired in twos with the winner listed first. The first figure is t > read more

Kimbo Slice fighting in TUF Finale

Published on 2009-11-23 15:06:00

Kimbo Slice, also known as Kevin Ferguson, will enter the Octagon on December 5 for The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale, according to Spike TV. Kimbo, who was defeated early in the series by Roy "Big Country" Nelson, will fight an opponent announced at > read more

UFC 106: A bloodied Griffin takes the decision over Ortiz

Published on 2009-11-22 06:31:00

Saturday night the UFC put on one of their weakest cards in a long time, but the main event was definitely no disappointment at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. It has been over three years since Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin met in the > read more

Strikeforce Challengers Series 5: Rising Talent

Published on 2009-11-21 22:00:00

It's good to be a fan of MMA these days. The sport is growing at an amazing pace and there are emerging talents across all divisions. Friday night was an opportunity to see some of this talent, at the Strikeforce Challengers Series 5 at Memorial Hall > read more