UFC announces next TUF tryout
Think you have what it takes to be the next Ultimate Fighter (TUF 17)? Well Chicago, here’s your chance. The fight promotion announced today that the next round of tryouts for the reality-based...
View ArticleChandler won’t fight until 2013
Those interested in seeing the undefeated Michael Chandler (10-0) fight will have to wait. The current lightweight champion of local MMA company Bellator Fighting Championships will not get back into...
View ArticleFitch cries foul
It’s just not fair and Jon Fitch isn’t going to standby and take it any longer. Or so he says as it relates to title fights. Speaking to Full Contact Fighter, the pride of nearby Fort...
View ArticlePettis, UFC returning to Chicago
It’s been awhile since we’ve seen Anthony “Showtime” Pettis inside the cage. But MMAJunkie.com is reporting that the pride of Milwaukee, Wisconsin won’t have to wait much longer. It appears as...
View ArticleUFC 154 a big draw
Go figure, people want to see one of the best fighters in the history of MMA. How much they want to see him is hard to say, but UFC boss Dana White called the pay-per-view numbers for UFC...
View ArticleUFC 155 salaries
Losing the UFC heavyweight championship is certainly not the way that Junior Dos Santos wanted to spend his Saturday night. But he was well compensated for taking a beating at the hands of Cain...
View ArticleWhite thinks Velasquez could have finished JDS
I tweeted after the main event of UFC 155 that Junior Dos Santos should get credit for lasting five rounds with a superior fighter on Saturday night. It seems like Dana White agrees with me. Yet,...
View ArticleTeixeira coming for Jackson
In just a few short days the UFC invades the United Center. And while fans around Chicago can’t wait, Glover Teixeira might be just a bit more anxious. The Brazilian will enter the octagon to face one...
View ArticleGustafsson pulled from UFC on FUEL TV
Alexander Gustafsson will not be fighting the main event on the UFC on FUEL TV card this Saturday night. In the end, a cut suffered in training will cost him a fight with Gegard Mousasi. The Swedish...
View ArticleSpike TV happy to have Bellator
Losing the UFC to Fox could have been devastating to Spike TV. The network, which continues to gear programming toward the male demographic, was losing one of the only reason its core audience...
View ArticleJones has choice words for Sonnen
After watching the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter, call me less than enthused for the upcoming the light heavyweight title fight between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen. While the battle can possibly...
View ArticleEnd of the line for BJ Penn?
BJ Penn hasn’t been inside a UFC octagon since 2012. But, we have yet to here the magic “R” word escape from his lips, retirement. If his last fight is indication of what is left of...
View ArticleWeidman looks to beat Silva, end legacy
Listen to enough people around the MMA water cooler and you’re bound to hear that Chris Weidman will walk out of Las Vegas as the UFC middleweight champion this weekend. And while I’m not among them...
View ArticleJon Jones thinks Silva was disrespectful
Saturday night wasn’t the first time that we’ve seen Anderson Silva employ questionable techniques inside a UFC octagon. And while we laughed or complained about it after some of his previous fights,...
View ArticleWeidman/Silva II in the works
Fresh off his defeat at the hands of Chris Weidman last Saturday, Anderson Silva said he wasn’t interested in a rematch. The middleweight title must not mean much to “The Spider” after holding it...
View ArticleSilva claims fight with Sonnen will happen
Credit Chael Sonnen. Just when it seemed as though the former Oregon Duck’s career was becoming more broadcaster then fighter, an entertaining WWE promo following a win against Mauricio Rua has fans...
View ArticleEA Sports UFC to showcase women for the first time
Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate are about to make more history together. EA Sports announced today that both women will be the first female athletes to be included in an EA Sports UFC videogame. While...
View ArticleAskren’s future still undecided
It all seemed so perfect. Ben Askren defended his championship, fulfilled his nine-fight contract, and was on his way to the UFC. The former Olympian would get to test his skills at the highest level...
View ArticleMachida wants Belfort next
Lyoto Machida knows that if you want something bad enough you need to ask for it. And that is just what he did following his impressive knockout win against Mark Munoz last week at Ultimate Fight...
View ArticleCruz ready for battle
Dominick Cruz, remember him? Somewhat understandable if you don’t considering the last time that we saw the current UFC bantamweight champ was October of 2011. Since then, “The Dominator” has...
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