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In this video interview courtesy of MMAFighting.com, UFC President Dana White addresses a variety of hot topics surrounding the UFC right now, from his bout with Meniere’s disease to Jon Jones’s controversial arrest last week. White explained how hard it was for him to miss his first card at UFC on Fuel TV 3, fighting the disease until the plane took off. He briefly touched on the issue of the Fox TV ratings, stating that he was upset with the MMA media and not sorry for what he said about certain members.

Roy Nelson (16-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC), a UFC heavyweight fan-favorite and winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 10”, has received nothing but praise for his ability to absorb punishment. In spite of that, with three losses in his last four fights, he may be cut from the UFC if he does not win against Dave Herman (21-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) this Saturday at UFC 146.
The always upbeat Nelson had nothing but praise for his opponent, as reported on MMAjunkie.com: “Dave’s one of the most versatile guys out there. He’ll take you to

(This tender moment is brought to you by the word: clownshoe.)  As we mentioned earlier this week, Chael Sonnen is basically the…

Recently UFC on Fox 4 on August 4 in Los Angeles was targeted as the location for the promotional debut of Hector Lombard. Scheduled to fight highly-ranked Middleweight Brian Stann, the fight will be an anticipated war with future title implications. Now another exciting bout has been added to the card.
Former Light Heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida will find himself facing wrestler Ryan Bader. This bout will be very important to both fighters in a division stacked with talent and

The question of who will be Mauricio “Shogun” Rua’s next opponent in the Octagon has been answered by UFC President Dana White. According to a report found by mmajunkie.com, Rua will be facing another heavy-handed Brazilian n the form of Thiago Silva. Rumored to be taking place at UFC 149 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the fight will take place on the same card as the aforementioned Jose Aldo/Erik Koch Featherweight title fight. With the potential for fireworks high here, UFC 149 is shaping up to

Another summary of the first live season in TUF history.

The frenzied discussion of the title fight originally set for UFC 147 continued yesterday as Dana White revealed that he had to spend 75 minutes persuading his champion Anderson Silva to defend the belt outside of Brazil. The fight has now been rescheduled to take place in Las Vegas as the headlining bout at the ultra-stacked UFC 148 card July 7. The longtime champ Silva, however, wanted the chance to have revenge on Chael Sonnen in his home country, whose people feel so disrespected and insulted by

The career of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has seemed to have taken a downward turn as of late, and with  it come some criticism from UFC President Dana White. Although White acknowledges the high-level skills of Jackson, he still thinks that perhaps Rampage could have had an even more productive, illustrious career. Dana White expressed the following via mmafighting.com:
“Tell me Rampage Jackson wasn’t born to fight. Not only in his power, but his attributes, his wrestling, his chin,

In the barrage of news coverage that surfaced after UFC 145, the inevitable debate of who is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world gained a lot of steam with Jon Jones’ victory over number one contender Rashad Evans.
Many believe Jones has overtaken Anderson Silva as the pound-for-pound king due to the sheer volume of top-level opponents that he has bested in the last year. However many also believe that Anderson Silva and his UFC-record winning streak are enough to keep him at the top of the

Last Saturday, a highly controversial caption appeared online that while perhaps intended as humor, seemed to insinuate that UFC President Dana White was such a fan of Jon Jones, that he had bet an exorbitant sum of money on him to retain the title at UFC 145 in Atlanta, Georgia. Understandably, number-one contender Rashad Evans reacted with anger upon hearing these allegations. While the site did issue a retraction, there still has been much fallout that could ultimately have legal ramifications.