by Dann Stupp | Source: MMAJunkie.com With Dan Henderson (29-8 MMA, 6-2 UFC) injured, the UFC has canceled next week’s UFC 151 event. Henderson was scheduled to fight UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones (16-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) in the headliner of the top-heavy pay-per-view card. According to UFC president Dana …
Source | MiguelTorres.com I am writing this letter to inform you that as a result of my last loss, I was cut from the UFC. My next fight will be in Hammond, Indiana for Titan Fighting Championship on November the 2nd. I am excited to continue fighting, to regain my …
by Mike Anderson | FanMMA.com In Chael Sonnens recent interview with the NYPOST he had some harsh words about the current lhw champ Jon Jones. Saying things like “I don’t think there’s gonna be much left of [Jones] when Dan Henderson gets done with him,” The champ wasn’t about to sit there …
by Marc Raimondi | source: nypost.com “That’s what I’d like to do, but I don’t know if that idea is gonna go anywhere,” Sonnen said. “These things change with a drop of a hat. I’d like to go to 205, but it’s being met with a lot of resistance [from the …
by John Morgan | source usatoday.com USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com confirmed with UFC officials that lightweight champion Benson Henderson (17-2 mixed martial arts, 5-0 UFC) will face Nate Diaz (14-3-1, 9-3-1) at UFC on Fox 5 on Dec. 8 at a host site to be announced. Henderson headlined last weekend’s UFC 150 …
by Damon Martin | source: UFC Tonight Sonnen co-hosted UFC Tonight on Tuesday evening and announced that he would be returning to 205lbs to face former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin in December. “I’ve watched him win the world championship, I’ve watched him etch his name in stone as a guaranteed future …
source: bloodyelbow.com Tonight on MMA Uncensored, after addressing Jon Fitch’s comments about Penn, Nate Quarry had a startling revelation: Oh my God, talk about a ridiculous thing to say – calling B.J. Penn a “coward”. We’re talking about B.J., who was the Lightweight champion, who also fought Machida at Light Heavy …
Source | twitter Another UFC super star signed with NIKE! Jonny Bones joins the elite with only one other fighter, Anderson Silva. Twitter @JonnyBones Blessed to be signed by the biggest sports apparel company in the world #NIKE Dreams do come true
Source | Twitter Looks like The Diaz brother and Gilbert Melendez will helping out Roy Nelson with his team on the next TUF. Here’s a tweet from @CesarGracieBJJ
by Michael Anderson | FanMMA.com Going into UFC on FOX™ 4, Dana White paved the way for some exciting fights. Lyoto, Bader, Shogun, and Vera were notified that the most impressive win/highlight will get the next title shot! All four fighters showed bad intentions from the start, but Lyoto walked …
by Steven Marrocco | source: mmajunkie.com “I’ve been trying to fight Anthony for a while now, and every time I suggest it, his manager comes back and says, ‘Well, maybe Cowboy could fight somebody else right now,’ and it’s just this excuse to not fight,” Cerrone told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Cerrone vs. …
source| sports.yahoo.com A one-year retirement was just about enough for light heavyweight Matt “The Hammer” Hamill, who has opted to resume his fighting career and will compete next at UFC 152 in Toronto on Sept. 22. Hamill will meet UFC newcomer Roger Hollett. UFC president Dana White confirmed the move and …
by Dann Stupp | Source; MMAJunkie.com It’s Sylvia’s first booking since the 36-year-old recently was offered a Strikeforce contract and a fight with Daniel Cormier that was later rescinded. Sylvia recently told MMAjunkie.com(www.mmajunkie.com) he was “shocked” that the contract, which would have allowed him to move into the UFC after the Strikeforce fight, was ultimately …
by Lance Pugimire | source latimes.com Anderson Silva’s manager said Wednesday that the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s middleweight champion of six years places a catch-weight showdown against welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre as his most attractive fight date. “GSP is the biggest fight possible, the top one we want,” Silva manager Ed Soares …
Source MMAJunkie.com FOX Sports officials on Wednesday announced the two-hour event will feature the debut of a UFC “Ref Cam.” UFC on FOX™ 4 takes place at Staples Center in Los Angeles. The main card airs live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). Preliminary-card fights air on …
Source | MMAJunkie.com The UFC light-heavyweight champion today was issued a $1,000 fine and six-month license suspension. He also will have ignition interlocks installed on his vehicles, and he needs to complete a victim-impact panel. “Blessed to still have the full support of Broom County/all my fans and my DWI …