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Strikeforce Set to Shut Down After January Card

Shortly after news broke that Ronda Rousey would be joining the UFC, a story of perhaps greater importance also came down the wire. Strikeforce, the California-based promotion that has been home to many top mixed martial artists over the years, will be…

Shortly after news broke that Ronda Rousey would be joining the UFC, a story of perhaps greater importance also came down the wire. Strikeforce, the California-based promotion that has been home to many top mixed martial artists over the years, will be closing its doors in January. The promotion was bought out by Zuffa LLC, […]

UFC: Why More Fighters Will Turn Down Short Notice Fights

If you thought that the frantic main card shuffles for events like UFC 149, UFC 151 and UFC 153 were bad, you haven’t seen anything yet. Now that the UFC has stretched itself from monthly pay-per-view events to supporting an additional three FOX …

If you thought that the frantic main card shuffles for events like UFC 149, UFC 151 and UFC 153 were bad, you haven’t seen anything yet. Now that the UFC has stretched itself from monthly pay-per-view events to supporting an additional three FOX Network channels, expect many more main card-caliber fighters to turn down last-minute […]

Dana White on Matt Mitrione Turning Down Daniel Cormier Fight: “Makes Me Sick”

As far as bosses of major sports go, you’d be hard pressed to find one more approachable, more honest, more a fan of the sport that he presides over than UFC president Dana White. However, sometimes the peskiness of running the company gets in th…

As far as bosses of major sports go, you’d be hard pressed to find one more approachable, more honest, more a fan of the sport that he presides over than UFC president Dana White. However, sometimes the peskiness of running the company gets in the way of that fandom, and one nagging issue facing White […]

Breaking Down a Potential UFC Fight Between Brock Lesnar and Fedor Emelianenko

Yesterday, Dana White broke the Internet. I don’t know if that was his goal, but the UFC President’s post on the popular mixed martial arts forum The Underground last night, discussing a possible fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Brock Le…

Yesterday, Dana White broke the Internet. I don’t know if that was his goal, but the UFC President’s post on the popular mixed martial arts forum The Underground last night, discussing a possible fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Brock Lesnar caused quite a stir in the MMA world: From: dfw jrMember Since: 1/1/01Posts: 1246Is this the […]

UFC 150 Results: Frankie Edgar Won’t Be Kept Down for Long After Loss

Frankie Edgar‘s unfortunate loss in UFC 150 on Saturday night won’t keep the lightweight fighter down for long. He’ll make yet another comeback to jumpstart his career. A fight that was widely expected to go down to the wire did Satur…

Frankie Edgar‘s unfortunate loss in UFC 150 on Saturday night won’t keep the lightweight fighter down for long. He’ll make yet another comeback to jumpstart his career. A fight that was widely expected to go down to the wire did Saturday, as Edgar battled Benson Henderson. The two previously fought just five months prior at […]

UFC on FOX 4: Breaking Down Lyoto Machida’s Karate Style

Former UFC Light-Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida proved once again the effectiveness of his karate-based style at UFC on FOX 4, brutally knocking out Ryan Bader in the second round. Bader was mystified by Machida’s striking and grew impatient …

Former UFC Light-Heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida proved once again the effectiveness of his karate-based style at UFC on FOX 4, brutally knocking out Ryan Bader in the second round. Bader was mystified by Machida’s striking and grew impatient with the former champ’s elusive footwork. The Ultimate Fighter alum eventually threw his game plan out the […]