Olympian Sara McMann says UFC deal is ‘in the works’

The UFC may soon have a second female fighter under contract.

This past week UFC President Dana White confirmed Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has signed with the UFC and will is now the organization’s first female UFC titleho…

The UFC may soon have a second female fighter under contract.

This past week UFC President Dana White confirmed Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has signed with the UFC and will is now the organization’s first female UFC titleholder.

Now, Olympian and submission-grappling standout Sara McMann said she may not be far behind.


UFC’s Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve agree via Twitter to UFC 156 fight

Responding to a fan’s tweet, heavyweights Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve today agreed to a fight at UFC 156.

“It would be very exciting 4 the fans & a great challenge for both of us,” Kongo wrote on his Twitter account.

The proposed matchup com…

Responding to a fan’s tweet, heavyweights Cheick Kongo and Stefan Struve today agreed to a fight at UFC 156.

“It would be very exciting 4 the fans & a great challenge for both of us,” Kongo wrote on his Twitter account.

The proposed matchup comes three days after the French heavyweight was criticized by UFC President Dana White.


Bellator 81 ratings: Numbers hold steady, still below season average

For the second straight week, Bellator ratings fell below the Season 7 average.

This past weekend’s Bellator 81 event averaged 149,000 MTV2 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with industry sources.

That’s up slightly from the 148,000 viewers wh…

For the second straight week, Bellator ratings fell below the Season 7 average.

This past weekend’s Bellator 81 event averaged 149,000 MTV2 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with industry sources.

That’s up slightly from the 148,000 viewers who turned in a week prior for Bellator 80.


UFC 154: Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann full fight video highlights

After initially being told they were fighting for a title shot, Johny Hendricks and Martin Kampmann then were told their UFC 154 co-headliner might not be a title eliminator, after all.

The only thing each welterweight contender could do was try to w…

After initially being told they were fighting for a title shot, Johny Hendricks and Martin Kampmann then were told their UFC 154 co-headliner might not be a title eliminator, after all.

The only thing each welterweight contender could do was try to win in convincing fashion.

Luckily for Hendricks, that hasn’t exactly been a problem lately.


MMAjunkie.com’s UFC 154 pick’em results: ‘asjr25’ wins ‘UFC: Ultimate Collection 2012’

MMAjunkie.com’s first pick’em contest is in the books, and one MMAjunkie.com reader took a lead and never let it go.

“asjr25” scored 37 points and bested 1,430 other players to win the “UFC: Ultimate Collection 2012” 20-DVD set from Anchor Bay Entert…

MMAjunkie.com’s first pick’em contest is in the books, and one MMAjunkie.com reader took a lead and never let it go.

“asjr25” scored 37 points and bested 1,430 other players to win the “UFC: Ultimate Collection 2012” 20-DVD set from Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Check out the inaugural contest’s top 25 finishers, and see how (poorly) the MMAjunkie.com editorial team finished.


UFC 154 play by play and live results

MONTREAL – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight’s UFC 154 event.

The event, which features a title-unification bout between Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit, takes place at Montreal’s Bell Centre. The main card airs on pay-per…

MONTREAL – MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight’s UFC 154 event.

The event, which features a title-unification bout between Georges St-Pierre and Carlos Condit, takes place at Montreal’s Bell Centre. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.

Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6:40 p.m. ET (3:40 p.m. PT) for the prelims and 10 p.m. ET for the main card.