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The Light-Heavyweight division was once the premier division of the UFC. And although it is still fairly stacked, the now short list of opponents is quickly thinning out. Partially thanks to the insane talent of Jon Jones. We’ve seen the 205 belt move around more than any other over the years, and for the very first time since Chuck Liddell it seems to have finally found it’s home on the waist of a talent that continuously grows and get’s better with every opponent. Without many threats left to challenge hi

The UFC has announced a blockbuster card for the end of the year, and it will air live on Fox. UFC on Fox 5, taking place at a yet-to-be-named location, will showcase a title fight when Ben Henderson defends his Lightweight strap against the surging contender Nate Diaz. Henderson, of course, is coming off of two decision victories over Frankie Edgar, although the last has come under much scrutiny from both the media and fans. His last performance may have left some question marks about the champion, who is

(Mike Swick and DaMarques Johnson combine their efforts to create not only the greatest punchface of 2012, but perhaps the…

Joe Lauzon (22-7 MMA, 9-4 UFC) has earned 11 bonuses in his 13 UFC fights setting a new record for that accomplishment. Saturday at UFC on FOX 4, Lauzon earned a rare double bonus by submitting Jamie Varner (20-7-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) in the third round. He picked up two $50,000 checks for “Submission of the Night” and “Fight of the Night.”Though online databases largely list only nine bonuses for Lauzon, the UFC’s fighter profile page for him lists two more to put him at 11. In his UFC debut, he earned

In a series of post-fight interviews from FuelTV.com, UFC on Fox 4’s main fighters weigh in on the epic night of fights from Los Angeles. The man who will face either Jon Jones or Dan Henderson in his next fight describes his emphatic knockout of Ryan Bader. Lyoto Machida said he waited for Ryan Bader to come in with the right hand, and knew he was out, evident by how he stopped fighting. Machida appears super motivated to regain his title.
Shogun Rua spoke of his brutal win against a surprisingly tough

(Who wants to be #8?? / Image via Sportsnet.ca) By Ben Goldstein In case you haven’t been paying attention — or…

(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

The UFC injury bug has struck, yet again.The UFC on FOX 4 bout between Heavyweights Ben Rothwell and Travis Browne has been shelved due to an injury to Rothwell’s ankle just a week and a half out from the nationally televised event August 4, 2012. It is heavily rumored that former Strikeforce and IFL Heavyweight Devin Cole may be stepping up to take Rothwell’s place next Saturday.With the injury to Rothwell, this is the third bout from the original UFC on FOX 4 event which has had to be either dropped or

Terry Etim (15-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) is one of the latest UFC injury casualties and has had to bow out of his main-card bout against Joe Lauzon (21-7 MMA, 8-2 UFC) at UFC on FOX 4, according to FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight”. Lauzon is expected to remain on the card to face a new opponent. Etim last fought in January at UFC 142, where he was knockouted by Edson Barboza, by way of a head-kick. Ironically, Lauzon is coming in off a loss via a similar knockout at the hands (or feet) of Anthony Pettis.UFC on FOX 4 takes