Did TMZ Mislead Everyone with the Roger Huerta Streetfight Video and Story?
MMA journalists are accused all the time of being “TMZ-like” reporters — sensationalistic rumor-mongers who report on stories…
World MMA Awards finalists announced; Ronda Rousey leads with four nods
Ronda Rousey’s big year continues as she has been nominated for four World MMA Awards this year.
Team Death Clutch officially dismantled
With Brock Lesnar heading to the WWE and Cole Konrad retiring from Bellator, Pat Barry announces that Team Death Clutch is over.
Five Reasons to Be Sort-Of Interested in ‘UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Bigfoot’
(Reason #6: To get your lady in the mood, obviously.) Keeping in line with last weekend’s UFC on FUEL 5 event,…
Dave Bautista Gets New, Incredibly Beatable Opponent For Oct. 6 MMA Debut
(Vince Lucero vs. Tim Sylvia at a 2010 CFX event. We’re not sure if we’ve ever seen a more pathetic…
Anthony Johnson signs multi-fight deal with World Series of Fighting; Will face D.J. Linderman on Nov. 3
Dana White recently left the door open for former welterweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson to return to the promotion in the future. However, that won’t be anytime soon because Johnson has opted to ink an exclusive, multi-fight agreement with World Series of Fighting and will make his debut at the promotion’s inaugural event on November 3 in Las Vegas against D.J. Linderman.
What the Heck Is Going on in New York? MMA’s Legal Gray-Area in the Empire State
(A nice little Sunday at the Underground Combat League. / All photos courtesy of the author.) By Jim Genia…
Dana White: Season 16 of The Ultimate Fighter with Nelson will be interesting
Roy “Big Country” Nelson (17-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) coaches opposite Shane Carwin (12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter, which debuts Friday on FX with a two-hour season premier starting at 9:00 p.m. The show will also be known as TUF Fridays.Nelson made his UFC debut on Season 10 of the show and after “Big Country” won “TUF 10,” UFC President Dana White said he knew what he was getting into when he named Nelson a TUF coach.White told hosts Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten on Inside MMA:
Hector Lombard to face Rousimar Palhares at UFC on FX 6 in Australia
Hector Lombard will get another chance to show his skills inside the UFC Octagon, and this time it will be from his home country. Set to face fellow Middleweight Rousimar Palhares on December 14th, the bout will be the headliner of UFC on FX 6 from Australia. Both fighters are coming off a loss and will be in need of a win badly in order to stay relevant in the increasingly tough Middleweight division. Lombard lost a very underwhelming decision to Tim Boetsch at UFC 149 that was highly criticized, while
Then and Now: What has changed in MMA since 2005?
A long term dynamic develops in every sport that sticks around for a while. A section of the fan base will inevitably compare the play of today to their heroes from yesteryear. Whether it is the baseball fan that longs for the day where they didn’t have to worry about someone using performance enhancing drugs after every home run, or the football fan that yearns for the era of hard hitting and less complaining in the NFL. One thing is a common factor; this group wishes things would go back to