Author: Mike Drahota

Barring any injuries, Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez II is rumored to headline UFC 152 from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. The September 22nd card is beginning to shape up nicely as Rory MacDonald is set to face the returning BJ Penn in a Welterweight showdown as well.
Both dos Santos and Velasquez have obviously proved their mettle in the UFC Octagon, with JDS undefeated and Velasquez’s only blemish being a KO loss to dos Santos for the belt last November. The two top-ranked Heavyweights

With injuries affecting UFC cards at an all-time high, huge news comes today as Featherweight champion Jose Aldo has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 149 headlining bout versus Erik Koch. The exact specifics of Aldo’s injury remain a mystery, but with the announcement, the Interim Bantamweight title bout of Urijah Faber versus Renan Barao has now been moved to UFC 149 as the main event.
Taking place in Cargary, Alberta, Canada, the Bantamweight Interim championship will now occur two weeks later. The

UFC on FX 3 is over and delivered a very exciting main card. Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson began tentatively until Johnson scored a double leg. McCall got up and pressed forward, but ate a huge right hand from Johnson. The two fighters got into a transitioning scramble as the first round wound down. Ian McCall continued to stalk Johnson as the second round began, and took him down. McCall land a nice combination, seemingly finding his range. A low blow caused a short break, after which McCall landed

Famed TriStar Gym trainer Faras Zahabi came out some interesting comments, suggesting that surging Welterweight contender will wait for training partner Georges St. Pierre to retire rather than facing him. While there are many fighters looking for the next title shot at 170, MacDonald is considered the future of the division and an eventual title contender. Longtime champ GSP is obviously coming off of ACL surgery, and it will remain to be seen how he bounces back, tenatively set to face Interim champ

News broke today that Brock Lesnar indeed may return to the UFC after showing his face ringside at UFC 146. The much-discussed former UFC champion recently made another foray into the world of WWE after suffering a TKO loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141. Many thought that Lesnar was indeed finished with MMA, as diverticulitis and two vicious knockouts in a row began to take their toll. However, today it appears that is not the case.
Soon after UFC 146, rumors swirled about Dana White meeting with Lesnar.

Earlier this week UFC Interim champion Carlos Condit came out and said that if Georges St. Pierre is not ready to fight in November, he would fight surging contender Martin Kampmann instead. The news apparently does not sit well with fellow Welterweight Johny Hendricks, who feels he is the rightful number-one contender to Condit’s belt. Coming off a decision win over Josh Koscheck and a one-punch knockout of Jon Fitch, Hendricks had the following to say:
“Carlos Condit, he said he wanted to fight Kampmann.

UFC Interim Welterweight champion Carlos Condit has been the subject of much debate lately, stemming from his decision to wait for a fight with titleholder Georges St. Pierre. Hoping for GSP to be back by November, some support his decision while others believe he should defend his belt once while the true champ heals. Today, a new twist on the story has arisen. Carlos Condit has come and stated that if GSP suffers a setback in rehabilitation, he will accept a fight in November regardless. This finding may

Former UFC contender Nathan Marquardt opens up in an interview from MMAFighting.com. He admits that he is no longer using TRT after he was controversially cut by Zuffa last year. Marquardt explained the reasons why he used TRT, including allergies and sleep apnea, but admits that using it may have hindered his dreams coming true. He stated the following:
“I didn’t know if I was going to be able to fulfill my dreams going that route I just feel it was so much of a hassle and stress with the commissions and

UFC Flyweight contender Ian McCall will be facing rival Demetrious Johnson in a rematch stemming from their draw earlier this year at UFC on FX 3. The fight was wrought with controversy when a judging error declared he bout a draw the next day, prompting a June 8th rematch. McCall recently spoke about the mistakes he made and how he will correct them this weekend:
“We have a lot of motivation because I felt I won the fight, he felt he won the fight, and we had all the drama behind it. We put on a

News recently broke that UFC 146 Heavyweight title challenger Frank Mir had received a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) prior to the bout. Confirmed by NSAC commissioner Keith Kizer, Mir was said to have T:E levels of roughly 1:1. This is a far cry from Alistair Overeem’s levels, the man whom he replaced in the bout. Overeem did not use TRT as a defense for his failed drug test and registered at 14:1 T:E levels.
The news comes as yet another example of a recent