Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira to appear on ?The Ultimate Fighter 8? as coaches

SpikeTV has announced that UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will serve as the coaches for the eighth installment of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality television series.
TUF 8 will feature lightweights and light heavyweights and will premiere on Wednesday, September 17, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
The release also confirms […]

Gina Carano on ESPN?s ?E:60? (video)

Here’s the video from tonight’s “E:6o” episode featuring Gina Carano. What I thought was interesting was that they interviewed Shayna Baszler and Tara LaRosa about what they think of Gina being the face of women’s MMA.

Finale Fireworks on June 21st

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – On June 21st, just days before Independence Day, the fireworks will get started a bit early at The Pearl Arena inside The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas when some of MMA’s top prospects and contenders clash on the undercard of The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs Team Forrest Finale.

GALAVISIÓN AND UFC® PARTNER TO PRESENT EL OCTÁGONO DEL UFC™

MIAMI, FL, MAY 7, 2008 – Galavisión announced today it has partnered with Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) to present El Octágono del UFC™ (The UFC®’s Octagon™), a weekly program that features highlights of the best UFC® fights of all time. Hosted by renowned sportscaster, Troy Santiago, the show showcases the UFC’s most compelling fighters, thrilling battles and over-the-top mixed martial arts action. El Octágono del UFC™ will launch Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 8pm ET/PT (7pm central) on Galavisión.

'EL OCTÁGONO DEL UFC™' PREMIERES SATURDAY, MAY 10

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – In the upcoming premiere of “El Octágono del UFC” (The UFC’s Octagon), renowned sportscasters and UFC commentators Troy Santiago and Victor Davila will take viewers through some of the most thrilling battles and over-the-top mixed martial arts action ever seen in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. “El Octágono del UFC”, featuring Santiago and Davila as hosts, launches tomorrow night, Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 8pm ET/PT (7pm CT) on Galavisión.

UFC Joins Forces with StubHub and RazorGator

Las Vegas, NV (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced a new relationship with two ticket industry heavyweights StubHub and PrimeSport (a RazorGator Company) to become the official ticketing and hospitality partners of the UFC.