Brendan Schaub Is a ‘Sad Panda’ After Matt Mitrione Pulls out of UFC 164

UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub has expressed his frustration after losing his spot at UFC on Fox 8 later this month due to an injury to his opponent, Matt Mitrione. The two former The Ultimate Fighter teammates were supposed to meet on July 27, but it was reported on Thursday that Mitrione was injured in training. […]

UFC heavyweight Brendan Schaub has expressed his frustration after losing his spot at UFC on Fox 8 later this month due to an injury to his opponent, Matt Mitrione. The two former The Ultimate Fighter teammates were supposed to meet on July 27, but it was reported on Thursday that Mitrione was injured in training. […]

Chael Sonnen Says He’ll End Up Facing Jones After Belfort Pulls out

The unquestioned biggest winner of last week’s cancellation of UFC 151 was Chael Sonnen. There’s no real way to argue otherwise. Sonnen went from defeated middleweight title contender to “in the mix” light heavyweight title chal…

The unquestioned biggest winner of last week’s cancellation of UFC 151 was Chael Sonnen. There’s no real way to argue otherwise. Sonnen went from defeated middleweight title contender to “in the mix” light heavyweight title challenger, all without, you know, actually fighting at light heavyweight to earn the spot. And despite Sonnen being passed over […]

6-Year-Old Kid Pulls a Tito Ortiz After Win: Should Child MMA Fights Be Allowed?

Scrolling through my Facebook news feed this morning, I came across an interesting article written by a colleague of mine detailing a recent mixed martial arts bout between a six-year-old child and a seven-year-old child for the Armenian Fighting Champ…

Scrolling through my Facebook news feed this morning, I came across an interesting article written by a colleague of mine detailing a recent mixed martial arts bout between a six-year-old child and a seven-year-old child for the Armenian Fighting Championship. The fight, which can be viewed in its entirety in the embedded video above, featured […]

Report: UFC 144 Edgar vs. Henderson Pulls in 375,000 Pay-Per-View Buys

Dave Meltzer has reported in the latest edition of the subscription-only Wrestling Observer Newsletter that last weekend’s UFC 144 event in Saitama, Japan pulled in nearly 375,000 pay-per-view buys. The big surprise was in PPV, as preliminary ind…

Dave Meltzer has reported in the latest edition of the subscription-only Wrestling Observer Newsletter that last weekend’s UFC 144 event in Saitama, Japan pulled in nearly 375,000 pay-per-view buys. The big surprise was in PPV, as preliminary indications are about 375,000 buys, which is way above predictions. Keep in mind, numbers this early in the […]

Full Tilt Poker Pulls UFC Sponsorship Deal Off the Table Following Indictment

On Friday, April 15, MMAJunkie.com broke the news that three of the largest online poker sites, PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com and AbsolutePoker.com, had been seized by the FBI. The sites were indicted for “bank fraud, money laundering, and il…

On Friday, April 15, MMAJunkie.com broke the news that three of the largest online poker sites, PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com and AbsolutePoker.com, had been seized by the FBI. The sites were indicted for “bank fraud, money laundering, and illegal gambling offenses.” Currently all three poker websites display a message indicating, “This domain name has been seized by […]

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Full Tilt Poker Pulls UFC Sponsorship Deal Off the Table Following Indictment