Dana White: Miguel Torres handled his business like a man, Torres rejoins UFC

Earlier this month former WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres posted the following on his twitter account:
“If a rape van was called a surprise van more women wouldn’t mind going for rides in them. Everyone likes surprises.”
The tweet, a line from Comedy Central program, “Workaholics” earned him an abrupt release from the UFC.  Today it was announced that Torres had been reinstated to the UFC.
Somewhat fittingly the news of Torres rejoining the promotion came via

Bellator 47 makes Canadian debut with a stacked card

Bellator Fighting Championship makes it’s long awaited debut in ‘The Great White North’ in Rama, Ontario on July 23th with a stellar night of fights featuring many familiar names among fans. Originally the card was headlined by the main event of Joe Warren vs. Patricio Freire was supposed to go down, but ‘The Pitbull’ broke his hand during training with the fight due to take place on a later date. But even without the high profile main event, we’ll still be treated to the continuation of the feather

Strikeforce Challengers 17 showcases a trilogy in it’s first trip to Vegas

Note: Before watching this card you should click here to read my exclusive interview with Ovince St. Preux who’ll be facing Joe Cason tonight on this card.
Strikeforce will be making it’s debut at the fighting city of Las Vegas, at the Pearl at the Palms casino and resort. The home of many UFC Fight Night cards, also the former home of the WEC will be introduced to the six-sided cage for the very first time. The main event of the evening is a trilogy bout featuring welterweights Bobby Voelker and Roger

UFC 132 Recap: Cruz in control, Wanderlei falls, and the return of Tito Ortiz

Cruz vs. Faber II:
If you are a hardcore combat sports fan, yesterday was your day. On the other side of the world in Germany, the boxing match between Wladimir Klitschko and David Haye was one of the most anticipated heavyweight fights in recent memory. However, the bout didn’t live up to any of its hype leaving many fight fans disappointed. UFC 132 in Los Vegas on the other hand provided Mixed Martial Arts fans with plenty of action and the highest profile Bantamweight title fight in the

Compustrike: TUF 13 Finale by the numbers

Saturday’s TUF 13 Finale was truly a mixed bag of fights. From epic finishes to stand up battles and grappling clinics, the event had something for everybody. The co-main event between Anthony Pettis and Clay Guida was expected to be a battle for the ages. Both fighters with clashing styles going head to head for a chance at the Lightweight championship. If Anthony Pettis won that fight he would get the WEC / UFC unification bout he’s been waiting for. If Clay Guida wins he’ll finally get his shot after

TUF 13 Finale Recap: Guida turns Showtime into No-time

The last WEC Lightweight champion of the world Anthony “Showtime” Pettis finally made his long awaited UFC debut against Clay “The Carpenter” Guida at the TUF 13 Finale. Fresh off his “Showtime Kick” victory against Ben Henderson, the Mixed Martial Arts world was buzzing with anticipation to see how the former champ would do again one of the UFC’s best. Both fighters have very unorthodox and unpredictable styles that would clash in this bout, but in the end Guida’s brand

Five fights you shouldn’t miss at UFC 130

UFC 130 will take place this weekend (May 28th) at the famous MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a Light Heavyweight collision between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Matt “The Hammer” Hamill as the main event. UFC 130 fight card also includes nine other exciting match-ups, with former Champions, title challengers and TUF winners testing their skills inside the Octagon.
Here’s top five other fights you definitely shouldn’t miss this weekend:
1. Jorge Santiago (23-8) vs. Brian Stann (10-3)