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Junior dos Santos is the UFC Heavyweight Champion. It has been presumed that dos Santos would face Cain Velasquez in a title defense, but the champ has another fighter in his sights. Allistair Overeem was originally scheduled to fight the champion as the headline fight for UFC 146 before Overeem tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone that led to his eventual removal from the card, and a suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Overeem is out until December 27, 2012 and dos Santos is

The attendance and post-fight bonuses have been announced for tonight’s UFC on Fox 4 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Bonuses of $50,000 each, were awarded for Submission of the Night to Joe Lauzon, Fight of the Night went to Joe Lauzon, again, and Jamie Varner and the Knockout of the Night was awarded to Mike Swick for his 1:20 KO victory over DaMarques Johnson in the second round. The total bonus payout for this event came to $200,000. These numbers do not represent any pay-per-view bonuses o

(When Zuffa purchased the UFC, Dana White actually had hair. There is no punchline, just a fact worth mentioning.)…

With the stakes for this Saturday’s UFC on Fox 4 well-known by now, Light Heavyweight challenger Lyoto Machida is not looking past his opponent Ryan Bader. He knows that the fighter who wins in the most impressive fashion on Saturday will find himself fighting against the winner of UFC 151’s Jones vs. Henderson title bout. That title shot is his goal, but he is wise to not look past any fighter towards the top of the UFC ranks. No stranger to title fights, Machida was the first man to tag Jon Jones with a

Anderson Silva (32-4) is the reigning UFC Middleweight Champion. He has been called “a mutant”, a “freak of nature” and “the greatest martial artist of all time”. With 15 straight wins in the UFC spanning over 6 years, the question I am most often asked by fans, fighters and fellow scribes is “What is it going to take for someone to defeat Anderson Silva?”
There is no quick or easy answer. A shift up and down to the wrong weight class could be his undoing, likewise age could start to catch up with him, but

UFC held a media conference call today in advance of UFC on FOX 4: Shogun vs. Vera which takes place this Saturday, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.Headlining is “Shogun” Rua, a former UFC Light Heavyweight champion. He won the title in 2010 but lost it in 2011 to Jon Jones. Since losing the belt, he had the 2011 “Fight of the Year” against Dan Henderson who will be fighting Jon Jones at UFC 151 in Las Vegas for the title. He is facing Brandon Vera for a match which now has title

Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson will compete for first ever Flyweight championship title at UFC 152 in the card’s main event. Benavidez and Johnson earned their spots in the inaugural flyweight title fight by defeating Yasuhiro Urushitani and Ian McCall in their respective semifinal matchups.
Additionally, this event will mark B.J. Penn’s return to the Octagon, as he faces Rory MacDonald. In the Middleweight division Michael Bisping will take on Brian Stann. A Light Heavyweight bout between

UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta, who made $113.8 million last year as president of Station Casinos is resigning from his position in…

When it comes to MMA promotions, the UFC is the biggest kid on the block. The best fighters in the world fight in the Octagon and the competitive level is second to none. Very often fighters will have successful runs in second and third tier promotions and go on to success in the UFC. However, there are a few that follow that same pattern only to find themselves totally outclassed in their Octagon debut.If it is “UFC Jitters”, it is usually bypassed by the second fight. However, if it goes beyond that,

(Our approximate reaction upon hearing the news.)  When we laid out a possible plan to sort out the UFC’s…