Carwin and Nelson to coach next season of The Ultimate Fighter on FX

UFC Heavyweights Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin will serve as coaches on the 16th season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), culminating in a season-ending fight between the two in the show’s finale. UFC President Dana White revealed the news as an exclusive to USA Today Sports, this morning.According to White: “This is going to be a very interesting dynamic between these two heavyweights. They both have huge punching power and great chins, but outside of the octagon, they couldn’t be any more different. These two

Possible injury may scratch Melendez-Thomson fight

Rumors have been circulating all day that Josh Thomson had injured his knee and tore his PCL (Posterior cruciate ligament) jeopardizing his scheduled Strikeforce® Lightweight title fight against Gilbert Melendez, scheduled for May 19 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. No official word has been released from Thomson, Strikeforce®, Zuffa or Showtime® as of this writing.A PCL injury is a serious knee injury, although not a common one. It results from forced knee flexion, or a direct blow

Remembering Cro Cop: A look back at the career of Mirko Filipovic

When I was ten years old my uncle bought me a brand new Playstation game that has helped blossom my love and interest in combat sports.  K-1 Revenge came out in 1999 and it introduced me to many kickboxing legends that I admire and still enjoy watching today. Names like Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts, the late Andy Hug, Mike Bernardo, and many more. One name in the game that really stood out to me at the time was Mirko Tiger. Not because of his style or the way he played, but it was his name itself that I