Antonio Silva: I’m angry with an appetite for victory

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva came into the UFC with some hype and momentum on his side. Even though he was coming off a loss to surging contender Daniel Cormier, he was effective in Strikeforce and Elite XC, having won 9 out of 11 bouts during that time. One of those wins was his doctor stoppage victory over the legendary Fedor Emelianenko in the opening round of the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix.
However, after that, he was knocked out by the aforementioned Cormier and then thrust into a

Jake Ellenberger: My last fight just fueled my fire

UFC Welterweight Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger is on a mission headed into this weekend’s UFC on FX 5 bout with former opponent Jay Hieron. Not too long ago, Ellenberger was shooting towards a title shot with rapid momentum, on an impressive winning streak using his knockout power. It appeared no one could stop him, until a June bout with Martin Kampmann left some questions still to be answered about Ellenberger’s game. This Friday from Minneapolis, MN, Ellenberger will look to rebound

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.

Charlie Brenneman cut by the UFC

Charlie Brenneman has had a bit of an up-and-down career in the UFC, having gone 4-4 with an impressive win over Rick Story to his credit. However, his last two losses have come at the expense of brutal finishes, and then tends to not bode well with the UFC brass. So not well that Brenneman has been informed of his release from the UFC. He detailed the occurrence in an interview with BloodyElbow.com:
“Basically, I realized after my last fight that I wasn’t in a good situation. A week had passed, and

Glover Texeira weighs in on Rampage, training with Chuck Liddell, and a plan to beat Jon Jones

In this interview courtesy of our friends at MMA H.E.A.T., Karyn Bryant interviews UFC Light Heavyweight Glover Texeira about a multitude of topics in today’s MMA. Texeira stated that he obviously wanted to fight Rampage Jackson at UFC 153 in Rio in his home country, but that he thinks his replacement fight with Fabio Maldanado will be exciting nonetheless. He believes that he has more tools than Maldanado. Speaking from his home gym at Black House in California, Texeira discusses fighting fellow Brazilian