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Apparently, even if Dana White could have gotten Anderson Silva to say ‘yes’ to a superfight with Jon Jones, that fight would have had to wait for quite some time anyhow. Breaking news comes that Jones will act as coach on the next season of The Ultimate Fighter, and will be pitted against former Middleweight title challenger and trash-talk specialist Chael Sonnen. The two were almost on their way to a UFC 151-saving bout on September 1st before the now-infamous incident of Jones turning down the fight.

UFC Light Heavyweight doesn’t care what all the critics think about his thrown-together bout with Anderson Silva at UFC 153. He’s thankful for a chance to fight a legend, and have a shot at what some may deem the biggest upset in the history of the sport. Next weekend, he’ll be glad to stand and trade with Silva, and he believes that this may be his time to shine in a big way:
“This is like the culmination of it all. I really think it’s all meant to be, it’s perfect it really is. It feels like

UFC Middleweight contender Michael Bisping is no stranger to running his mouth, and with a win over Brian Stann at UFC 152 it appears that he will calling for his long-awaited title shot. Bisping has been in the discussion for the next crack at champion Anderson Silva’s belt for some time, but many believe that undefeated contender Chris Weidman is the next man to challenge him. Still, Bisping has much more experience and believes he should be next in line for the title shot. However, Bisping is willing to

UFC.com has released the first official video preview for the upcoming UFC 15, set to feature Anderson Silva vs. Stephan Bonnar from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The bout is somewhat controversial in the sencse that many don’t believe Bonnar is worthy of a shot at the dominant Silva, but it could provide an interesting bout for the fans. In other action, Big Nog will take on Dave Herman in his first returning bout since injuring his arm grotesquely in a loss to Frank Mir last December. Do you think that UFC 153

Former UFC Welterweight titleholder Matt Serra recently came to the defense of his young student Chris Weidman. Hot on the heels of his brutal TKO over Mark Munoz, Weidman has since taken is new-found spotlight to call out longtime champ Anderson Silva. He is one of several Middleweights making a case to fight the long-reigning champion, joining Michael Bisping and Tim Boetsch among others. Silva’s camp has not budged on any of these challenges however, giving little thought to a fight with any of the

With UFC title challenger Dan Henderson recently stating that he does not care about the effect a win over Jon Jones would have on his legacy, the question of him being the best ever has to be brought up. Should Henderson gain UFC gold by defeating Jon Jones at UFC 151, his name should at least be put into the mix alongside Anderson Silva and Fedor Emelianenko. This is a touchy conversation, so let’s take a look at both the reasons why and why not.
First of all, if he does beat the dominant champion Jones,

In the first episode of Gaspari Nutrition’s Frankie Edgar:155 Reasons series, the former Lightweight champion’s coaches praise Edgar’s competitive nature and tenacity. His boxing coach explains that Ben Henderson cuts weight to roll BJJ at 180, and cuts a ton to fight at 155 lbs. Because Edgar walks around at 155 lbs., this makes his UFC 150 title fight comparable to Henderson fighting Anderson Silva. Edgar is humble and shows respect for his opponent while retaining his razor-sharp focus on the goal of

We reported earlier that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson had a few things to say about fellow UFC fighter, Chael Sonnen. Particularly that Jackson wanted Sonnen to retire like he said he would in a challenge to Anderson Silva. Chael Sonnen was quick to respond on FUEL TV’s UFC Tonight, and running true to form, he fired right back at Rampage. He did it in Sonnen style with a classic setup: “‘Rampage’ has one fight left it is not against me. I give you this answer because

After much talk, Michael Bisping has found his next opponent barring any injuries or schedule changes. Set to face Brian Stann in the co-main event of UFC 152 on September 22nd, the famous Brit will have his chance to prove he is truly worthy of the next shot at Middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Earlier this week Bisping came out and said that while Chris Weidman did defeat Mark Munoz convincingly at UFC on Fuel TV 4, he thought that Munoz was out of shape after returning from elbow surgery. Bisping

In the following interview, Chael Sonnen talks to Ariel Helwani about his loss to UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, the rumors of appealing the outcome and Sonnen’s future in the sport, whether that means retirement or facing maybe another Champion in a different division.Their headline bout at UFC 148 was somewhat controversial as many spectators watched as Silva threw a knee to what looked like Sonnen’s face without a referee stoppage: “First of all I would never appeal a loss, the ref’s decision