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Ben Henderson vs Nate Diaz at UFConFOX™5

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 …

Cerrone wants Pettis, Pettis’ camp accepts

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. …

UFC on Fox 4: Shogun vs Vera

5PM/8PM PTET Aug4th, 2012 Main Card: Mauricio Rua vs. Brandon Vera Ryan Bader vs. Lyoto Machida Joe Lauzonvs. Jamie Varner DaMarques Johnson  vs. Mike Swick Preliminary Card: Cole Miller vs. Nam Phan Phil Davisvs. Wagner Prado Philip De Friesvs. Oli Thompson Josh Grispi  vs. Rani Yahya Manny Gamburyan  vs. Michihiro Omigawa John …

Cung Le: “I wasn’t used to the heavy pounding,”

Source | MMAWeekly.com  After coming back from a 17-month lay off, the Sanshou ace’s first opponent back was Pride legend Wanderlei Silva at UFC 139. While Silva stopped Le in the second round, Le had an impressive first-round showing, but just couldn’t keep the momentum going. Le, however, doesn’t believe the …

Forrest Griffin: “I’m old now.”

By Brett Okamoto | ESPN.com ESPN.com: Why do you think Tito Ortiz wanted you specifically for his last fight? Griffin: I feel like, from his perspective, there’s a kid I beat once. I could have beat him a second time, but I was hurt. Let me put the stamp on him; let me …