MMA: X-Ray Picture of Akira Corassani’s Broken Nose Following Illegal Knee

Akira Corassani knew Maximo Blanco didn’t have the best reputation for keeping it clean during a fight prior to their TUF 18 finale matchup. Corassani pegged Blanco as a “dirty” fighter and has good reason to feel that way. Corassani‘s night ended early as Blanco hit him with a knee to the face while Corassani‘s hand […]

Akira Corassani knew Maximo Blanco didn’t have the best reputation for keeping it clean during a fight prior to their TUF 18 finale matchup. Corassani pegged Blanco as a “dirty” fighter and has good reason to feel that way. Corassani‘s night ended early as Blanco hit him with a knee to the face while Corassani‘s hand […]

Cain Velasquez’s Camp Denies Reports of Broken Jaw from Texas Commission

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is historically known as one of the worst commissions in all of combat sports. This is not a new thing. If you’ve followed mixed martial arts for any lengthy period of time, it’s quite likely that you’ve heard the jokes about Texas essentially serving as a free-for-all when […]

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is historically known as one of the worst commissions in all of combat sports. This is not a new thing. If you’ve followed mixed martial arts for any lengthy period of time, it’s quite likely that you’ve heard the jokes about Texas essentially serving as a free-for-all when […]

Jose Aldo Injury Woes Continue, Likely to Miss Rest of 2013 with Broken Foot

Jose Aldo will be out of action for at least the rest of 2013 after sustaining a broken foot in his UFC 163 victory over Chan Sung Jung. A report from MMAFighting.com‘s Guilherme Cruz reveals that X-ray results confirmed that the UFC featherweight champion fractured his foot in his title defense bout Saturday night in Rio […]

Jose Aldo will be out of action for at least the rest of 2013 after sustaining a broken foot in his UFC 163 victory over Chan Sung Jung. A report from MMAFighting.com‘s Guilherme Cruz reveals that X-ray results confirmed that the UFC featherweight champion fractured his foot in his title defense bout Saturday night in Rio […]

Broken Dreams and Broken Hearts: MMA’s Olympians Try to Save Wrestling

Diego Diaz wants to be an Olympian.  At least he wanted to be an Olympian until 15 members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted on Tuesday to drop wrestling from the games starting in 2020. Who is Diego Diaz?  He’s a nine-year-old boy who trains under 2008 Olympic team captain and Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand […]

Diego Diaz wants to be an Olympian.  At least he wanted to be an Olympian until 15 members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted on Tuesday to drop wrestling from the games starting in 2020. Who is Diego Diaz?  He’s a nine-year-old boy who trains under 2008 Olympic team captain and Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand […]

UFC 152: Javier Mendez Says There Is “No Truth” to Cain Velasquez’s Broken Hand

Fans can finally breathe again, as Cain Velasquez‘s head coach denied rumors that the former champion suffered a broken hand, leaving his anticipated rematch with Junior dos Santos still targeted for UFC 152. The head coach of American Kickb…

Fans can finally breathe again, as Cain Velasquez‘s head coach denied rumors that the former champion suffered a broken hand, leaving his anticipated rematch with Junior dos Santos still targeted for UFC 152. The head coach of American Kickboxing Academy shot down the reports that Velasquez would be unable to return in September and confirms he […]

UFC 146: Will the Arms That Frank Mir Has Broken Get into the Head of JDS?

Junior dos Santos will make his first heavyweight title defense against UFC veteran Frank Mir on May 26 at UFC 146. Dos Santos has predominately faced fighters who like to stand and trade punches. His last last four opponents have been Cain Velasquez, …

Junior dos Santos will make his first heavyweight title defense against UFC veteran Frank Mir on May 26 at UFC 146. Dos Santos has predominately faced fighters who like to stand and trade punches. His last last four opponents have been Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin, Roy Nelson and Gabriel Gonzaga. Mir is enjoying a rebirth […]