Author: Mike Drahota

Melvin Guillard is feeling back in top fighting form after weathering a rough patch recently. After switching his camp from Greg Jackson’s to The Blackzilians, Guillard found himself on the unfortunate end of two submission defeats to Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller, respectively. Knowing that the fight game always has its ups-and-downs, the experienced Guillard learned from his faults and rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Fabricio Camoes at UFC 148. This victory has earned him a fight with fellow

When asked about his next opponent, UFC Middleweight contender Vitor Belfort took little time in giving a decisive answer:
“Weidman, or the winner of the Cuban (Hector Lombard) vs. (Tim) Boetsch),” Belfort told MMA.tv via tatame.com
Weidman has many calling for him to be the next number-one contender at Middleweight. Dana White has also been quoted as perhaps fast-tracking former Bellator champ Hector Lombard to the title shot with a win over the top-10 Boetsch. Belfort has looked impressive in

In a video interview promoting his next title defense versus Dan Henderson on September 1st, UFC Light Heavyweight Jon Jones answers a few questions heading into the bout. The champ declares he is more concerned with Dan Henderson’s knockout power and striking than his wrestling ability. Jones states that one of his immediate goals is to break Tito Ortiz’s record of title defenses at Light Heavyweight, something that he is steamrolling towards. When asked if Tito Ortiz could have beat him when he was on

In this audio clip UFC Bantamweight headliner Urijah Faber sounds off about his UFC 149 Interim title bout with Brazilian Renan Barao in Calgary, Alberta. He says that all of his fights have been title fights or fights to get into title bouts, so he has always used a sense of urgency when preparing for his fights. UFC President Dana White is also on hand to address the obvious issue of injuries that cause much changing to this card, but still promises a huge, entertaining events for the Canadian fans.

Urijah Faber has done a lot for the sport of MMA in terms of drawing in fans and popularity. With the serious knee injury to UFC Bantamweight titleholder Dominick Cruz, Faber finds himself again fighting for UFC gold. Faber will face Brazilian sensation Renan Barao for the Interim Bantamweight title in the headliner of UFC 149 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada this Saturday. While much of Faber’s fame and glory was accomplished during his title run in the WEC as Featherweight champ, the WEC is part of Zuffa

After much talk, Michael Bisping has found his next opponent barring any injuries or schedule changes. Set to face Brian Stann in the co-main event of UFC 152 on September 22nd, the famous Brit will have his chance to prove he is truly worthy of the next shot at Middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Earlier this week Bisping came out and said that while Chris Weidman did defeat Mark Munoz convincingly at UFC on Fuel TV 4, he thought that Munoz was out of shape after returning from elbow surgery. Bisping

Interviewed by FuelTV.com, UFC Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos explains that he is perfectly healthy now from his rigorous training camp prior to UFC 146. Although there is not an official fight date lined up for his next title defense, he addresses the issue of the suspended Alistair Overeem, who has been talking a lot about wresting the belt from dos Santos. Laughing at the former Strikeforce Heavyweight champ’s recent talk, dos Santos goes as far as to say that Overeem is becoming like Chael

This video from SportsNetCanada.com shows several UFC fighters predicting who will win the UFC 149 headlining bout between Urijah Faber and the surging but lesser-known Renan Barao. Dominick Cruz wants Faber to win so they can end their trilogy, and Chad Mendes obviously goes for his coach. Other fighters such as “Mayhem” Miller, Cung Le, and Bigfoot Silva also go for “The California Kid”. Chael Sonnen, Frank Mir, and the recently retired Tito Ortiz make appearances to add their insight. With  most

In a promotional video for the ESPN “Body” Magazine, Strikeforce Bantanweight women’s champ Ronda Rousey speaks out against the female role models in place in America, namey Kim Kardashian. Always outspoken and brash, Rousey is quickly becoming a popular female version of Chael Sonnen with her extreme quotability. Obviously she has the ring skills and the skyrocketing fame to match currently. She lightens up the conversation a bit by talking about her diet. A good interview with the women’s champion, who