Author: By Matt Parrino

Wanderlei Silva released a video on Wednesday to discuss his appearance before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday afternoon. He thinks that he “solved” his problem as it pertains to his evasion of a random drug test back in late May just by explaining that he used diuretics and not steroids.”I am relieved to have solved this problem,” Silva said in the video. “We explained to them the circumstances and that I was not using any PEDs.”UFC President Dana White thinks the former PRIDE middleweight champion is very wrong.”I’m not the athletic commission, but I think he’s very wrong,” W … Read the Full Article Here

Wanderlei Silva appeared in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission committee on Tuesday afternoon to provide information about his failure to comply with a commissioned random drug test back in late May.Silva, who was set to face Chael Sonnen at UFC 175, evaded the drug tester who sought him out at his gym, and in a statement read by his attorney Tuesday, Silva revealed the reason why.”Back in February of this year – at Ultimate Fighter Brazil – he injured his wrist. He was prescribed by the UFC doctors, anti-inflammatories,” Silva’s attorney said. “Early in May (Wanderlei) was x-rayed … Read the Full Article Here

Ovince Saint Preux was dominant Saturday night at UFC 174 in his win over Ryan Jimmo, and the voting members of the UFC official rankings rewarded the former college football player with a three-spot jump into the top 10 of the light heavyweight rankings.OSP leapfrogged Jimi Manuwa and Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante into the No. 10 spot.Saint Preux was asked after UFC 174 who he wanted next and OSP said the plan he made for himself is in motion.”I told myself – I broke into the top 15 and hopefully I’ll be top 10 now,” said the prophetic Saint Preux. “Then after that I’ll shoot for the top 5, then … Read the Full Article Here

It’s been a run of bad luck for the “Filipino Wrecking Machine” Mark Munoz of late. After a disappointing loss to Gegard Mousasi at Fight Night Berlin, Munoz learned he’d suffered a grade 3 MCL tear and a strained ACL in the fight, which will require a significant rehab stint before he’s back in the Octagon.But on Thursday afternoon, things may have started to turn around for Munoz, who announced via Instagram that he inked a new 4-fight deal with the UFC.At 36 years old, Munoz, who has amassed a 13-5 record in his mixed martial arts career, will look to make one more run at the title in the m … Read the Full Article Here

Forrest Griffin’s car is a lot like Griffin the fighter: it’s been through some wars. So as we move into the final hours before UFC 174 Saturday night, who better to walk us through the card than the former UFC light heavyweight champ and participant in arguably the greatest single fight in UFC history? But before we get to talking about UFC 174, Forrest decided to give you a little insight into the marks on the inside and outside of his car – that’s right, the same Toyota Scion he won by beating Stephan Bonnar on The Ultimate Fighter.The car’s interior has become the open canvas for … Read the Full Article Here

Coming off an impressive second-round TKO win over Charlie Brenneman at UFC 172, UFC lightweight Danny “Last Call” Castillo will face another tough test in his next bout when he meets Tony “El Cucuy” Ferguson at UFC 176 in Los Angeles, which was announced Wednesday afternoon by UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.Ferguson, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter season 13, has won his last two fights and has won eight of his last nine, including an unbelievable finish of Katsunori Kikuno at UFC 173.Team Alpha Male member Castillo has put together a 17-6 record, while Ferguson sits at 16-3. Both fighters are l … Read the Full Article Here