source | MMAFighting.com Nick Diaz could be back in the Octagon by summer. The Nevada Athletic Commission reduced its penalty against Diaz after a settlement agreement Tuesday during a meeting. Diaz will be suspended 18 months (retroactively) and fined $100,000 in his marijuana case, stemming from a positive test at …
source | MMAJunkie.com The UFC on Wednesday released Wanderlei Silva from his contract with the industry-leader, freeing him to fight for other promoters, the fighter’s longtime attorney today told MMAjunkie. Silva issued a public apology today on his official Facebook page, retracting a fight-fixing allegation toward the UFC that …
It’s still unclear exactly what he was getting at. We can only hope for a comback! @bjpenn We coming !! @ufc @danawhiteufc We coming !! @ufc @danawhiteufc A photo posted by @bjpenn on Jan 12, 2016 at 6:01pm PST Thanks to @jonnybones and @hollyholm for welcoming us to Jackson-Wink gym …
source | MMAJunkie.com Veteran UFC fighter Anthony Johnson is on the cusp of another title shot in the light heavyweight division, but he’s already got plans to walk away from the sport. “I plan on retiring within the next, like, three years,” Johnson told MMAjunkie Radio. “I want to live …
Alert! Matt Mitrione is as gross as you were told! The video below shows Matt Mitrione’s grotesque eye after his TKO loss Travis Browne this past weekend. Travis Browne ended the fight in the 3rd round via TKO.
UFC® Fight Night 81 Dillashaw vs. Cruz: Results Date: January 17, 2016 Venue: TD Garden(Boston, Massachusetts) Main Card (FOX® Sports 1, 10pm et) Dominick Cruz def. TJ Dillashaw via Split Decision (48-47, 46-49, 49-46) Eddie Alvarez def. Anthony Pettis via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Travis Browne def. Matt Mitrione …
Those were #reebokjeans u should've just kept the whole check I don't need that baby ass shit anyway ..? #1000✌?️ — Nathan Diaz (@NateDiaz209) January 10, 2016
source | MMAJunkie.com An important heavyweight fight could soon be added to the UFC’s return to Australia. According to sources with knowledge of the situation, the promotion is targeting Mark Hunt vs. Frank Mir on March 20 in Brisbane. The promotion has yet to officially announce the fight. …
source | MMAFighting.com Nick Diaz may finally learn his fate next week. On the agenda for the next Nevada Athletic Commission meeting, there is a hearing on a motion for reconsideration and proposed settlement agreement regarding Diaz. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday in Las Vegas. Items …
UFC® Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Date: January 17, 2016 Venue: TD Garden(Boston, Massachusetts) Main Card (FOX® Sports 1, 10pm et) T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo Prelims (FOX® Sports 1, 8pm et) Patrick Cote …
source | MMAJunkie.com Although Dana White previously said he should lose his promoters license if an immediately rematch between Holly Holm and Ronda Rousey is not booked, it appears Holm will indeed face another opponent before a potential second showdown with “Rowdy.” “Holly Holm will fight before she fights Ronda,” …
source | UFC®.com Bedtime is early for Martin Kampmann these days, a perk of being newly retired, as well as the cost of having three children who are four-years-old and under. But lack of sleep aside, life is good for the 33-year-old “Hitman,” who officially retired from active MMA competition …
source | UFC®.com Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will make history once again on Jan. 23, as she hosts Saturday Night Live in New York City. Rousey is the first mixed martial artist and first female fighter to host the iconic NBC show. As noted by Yahoo Sports’ …
source | ESPN.GO.com Holm, 34, turned the mixed martial arts world upside down in November, when she knocked out formerly undefeated champion Ronda Rousey in the second round of a 135-pound championship fight at UFC 193 in Melbourne, Australia. Holm, a former world champion boxer, inked the new …
UFC® 195 Lawler vs. Condit: Results Date: January 2, 2016 Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena(Las Vegas, Nevada) Main Card (PPV, 10pm et) Robbie Lawler def. Carlos Condit via Decision Stipe Miocic def. Andrei Arlovski via TKO (RD1,Punches) Albert Tumenov def. Lorenz Larkin via Decision Brian Ortega def. Diego Brandao via …
source | MMAJunkie.com The UFC is pulling out two of the sport’s most notable middleweights for an event on UFC Fight Pass. Officials today announced former middleweight champion and one of the sport’s all-time greats, Anderson Silva (33-6 MMA, 16-2 UFC), will meet perennial contender Michael Bisping (27-7 MMA, 17-7 …