Thumbs Down: 5 fights that didn’t happen in 2012

It is midway through 2012, and it seems to be a bad year for injuries in the UFC. Five important fights have been cancelled or postponed this year due to injury, surgery, illness or suspension. These things are all part of the fight game and have been since day one. The nature of the sport is brutal, but injuries are not isolated to fights. Most fighters suffer their injuries in training.  As well-rounded as a UFC fighter is expected to be, it is quite easy to “overtrain”, that is, put the body

UFC Fan Expo in July to host more than 50 stars under one roof

The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced today that more than 50 UFC and Strikeforce stars are scheduled to appear at the UFC Fan Expo on Friday, July 6 and Saturday, July 7 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Fans will have the chance to meet their favorite stars during autograph sessions, Q&A sessions, meet and greets, training and development seminars and other special events. The UFC Fan Expo is coinciding with UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II.
Fighters scheduled for the UFC Fan

Where Are They Now? 2007 Pound-for-Pound Rankings Edition

Where Are They Now? A Look Back At The 2007 P4P RankingsIt’s truly amazing to see how fast the landscape can change in a sport that continues to grow as rapidly as MMA does. It’s been 5 years since 2007, which in this sport is practically a generation bordering on an eternity. And yet without fail, our surroundings are once again drastically different from what they were. Jon Jones, Jose Aldo, Dominick Cruz, Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson are all newly prominent parts of the p4p picture,

Firas Zahabi: Rory MacDonald will get his title shot when GSP retires

Famed TriStar Gym trainer Faras Zahabi came out some interesting comments, suggesting that surging Welterweight contender will wait for training partner Georges St. Pierre to retire rather than facing him. While there are many fighters looking for the next title shot at 170, MacDonald is considered the future of the division and an eventual title contender. Longtime champ GSP is obviously coming off of ACL surgery, and it will remain to be seen how he bounces back, tenatively set to face Interim champ

Georges St-Pierre’s road to recovery: I feel great

Georges St-Pierre is on the mend and feeling great. This should sound like music to his fans’ ears, as the French-Canadian UFC Welterweight Champion has had to sit out his last two scheduled fights (UFC 137 and UFC 143) due to an ACL injury of his right knee. We were told that he would be out of action for at least 10 months.
Five months later, St-Pierre seems to be coming along fine in his rehabilitation. In his latest “Road to Recovery” video, posted by St-Pierre on his Youtube channel, he says: “My knee

Nick Diaz is a no show for World Jiu-Jitsu Expo match with Braulio Estima

Nick Diaz was suppossed to face Braulio Estima in a BJJ Superfight in Long Beach, California today as part of the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo. Diaz said he would donate his winnings to charity. Unfortunately for the charity in question (St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital)and fans who paid to see the match, when it came time to step on the mat, Diaz was not present.Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com asked Cesar Gracie, Diaz’s trainer and manager, the reason. Gracie had this to say: “I don’t know. I know he was mad when

Johny Hendricks willing to wait for a title shot; details how he beat Josh Koscheck

An excited Johny Hendricks expresses his feelings about his close split-decision win over Josh Koscheck at UFC on Fox 3, saying that he most likely won rounds 1 and 3 or 2 and 3. He was thankful for the outcome obviously, and expressed his desire to take sme time off from MMA to be with his family, as he was quite sick during is most recent training camp.
It will be very interesting to see how the Welterweight title scenario will play out, with returning champ Georges St. Pieree to face Interim champ

UFC on FOX 3 Recap and Results: Johny Hendricks edges Josh Koscheck in a close contest

Tonight’s UFC on Fox 3 from East Rutherford, New Jersey delivered an action-packed main card. Overall it was an exciting night of fights and an excellent event to continue the UFC’s run on Fox. First off, the main event did not fail to live up to the hype.
With a Lightweight title shot at stake for Nate Diaz this evening, many had considered his opponent Jim Miller the favorite. Diaz brought his trademark boxing to the cage to keep the talented grappler Miller at bay, who could never seem to find his

UFC on Fuel TV 2 aftermath: Who’s next for Alexander Gustafsson?

The dust has settled on UFC on Fuel TV 2, and now many questions arise about where Alexander Gustafsson will go from here. No doubt a promising prospect with title fights on the horizon, just how ready is he for the biggest stage at this point of his career? His decision victory over Thiago Silva in Stockholm was a one-sided affair. Gustafsson beat arguably the best opponent of his young career handily in Sweden, but there are seemingly many detractors to his performance.
Those arguing for Gustafsson say

Nick Diaz set to compete in "BJJ Superfight" at WJJE in May

While it won’t be inside the octagon, it appears Nick Diaz may be returning to action sooner than expected.According to MMAFighting.com, both his manager, Cesar Gracie, and The World Jiu-Jitsu Expo have confirmed that “The Stockton Bad Boy” will compete in a “BJJ Superfight” at the WJJE in May.A black-belt under Gracie, Diaz has competed in such matches in previous years, but would traditionally be prohibited from doing so while actively signed for a fight in mixed martial arts. Last seen at UFC 143,