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Amidst all of the endless injury talk that has dominated MMA for months now, it finally appears that one fighter is able to return to training on schedule. That fighter is Dan Henderson, whose injury partly lead to the cancellation of UFC 151, sparking a fallout of epic proportions. The resulting bout of Jon Jones versus Vitor Belfrot was rescheduled an Jones won but injured his arm in the process. Henderson, however, is rumored to be fighting Lyoto Machida for a perceived 205 lb. title shot even though

While UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones emerged victorious with a submission over a game Vitor Belfort last night, it appears that he suffered damage that no other fighter had been able to affict upon him up to this point. Spening the aftermath of his title fight in a Toronto hospital due to a vicious first-round armbar that Jones said he felt pop, the reigning 205 lb. king could be on the shelf for some time. Sustaininn possible nerve damage to his right arm, Jones was noticeably favoring the limb

UFC 152 provided a solid card all said and done, and the Fight Night bonuses were headed up by Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones for his Kimura victory over Vitor Belfort. Jones continues to ride his momentum as one of the best fighters in the game today. Cub Swanson earned the $65,000 prize for Knockout of the Night, which makes two in a row for him. Knocking out Charles Oliveira with one punch was impressive, and Swanson continues to law his way back towards a rematch with Jose Aldo. The two met in

UFC 152 is in the books and Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones has successfully defended his belt once again with an impressive submission ofVitor Belfort. The champ used a great mix of his wrestling and striking to thoroughly out-class Belfort throughout the entire fight. This comes as no surprise to most, although Belfort appeared to have Jones in some danger of being submitted early on with a tight armbar. Jones said afterward that he was waiting for the arm to break, but that he would not tap

Light Heavyweight champion has dominated the news recently. He came out and said that he was unaware that UFC 151 would be cancelled were he to turn down the proposed fight with Chael Sonnen when Dan henderson was injured. Today, however, UFC President Dana White spoke up at the UFC 152 weigh-ins to disparage this statement. White, always strong in his convictions, had the following to say via MMAFighting.com:
“I’m actually glad that he did say that. I don’t think he would have said that if I was there. So

Former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Rashad Evans has had a lot to say about tomorrow’s title fight between Jon Jones and Vitor Belfort, and with good reason. For one, Jones is his former training partner and student who eventually rose to a level high enough to defeat Evans at UFC 145. On the other hand, Evans has been enlisted by Belfort to be his head coach heading into tomorrow’s main event. Should Belfort win, Evans may find himself in a compromising position were he to choose to continue chasing the

UFC Light Heavyweight Stephan Bonnar is no stranger to the limelight, having been one half of the fight versus Forrest Griffin that put modern MMA on the map in 2005. However, his next battle will be in the limelight of an entirely different sort. There, he will fight Anderson Silva at 205 lbs., in the long-standing Middleweight champion’s home country of Brazil. While absolutely no one is giving Bonnar a fair shake to win this fight, he insists that it is this exact reason why he is extremely excited for

Karyn Bryant of MMA H.E.A.T. interviews towering UFC Heavyweight Stefan Struve in anticipation of his UFC on Fuel TV 5 bout with undefeated opponent Stipe Miocic. Miocic is undefeated heading into the September 29th bout from Birmingham, England. Sporting an impressive 28-5 record at a very young age, Struve is no doubt one of the 265 lb. division’s top prospects. Struve is coming off a submission win over Lavar Johnson, and also took out Dave Herman earlier this year. Struve states his intentions to