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For the first time in UFC history, an event has been cancelled. UFC President Dana White made the announcement on a media call this morning.It started with an injury to Dan Henderson, who tore his MCL (medial collateral ligament) and had to bow out of the fight. The UFC offered Jones a replacement in the forms of Chael Sonnen and Lyoto Machida, waiting in the wings.The Lightweight Champion turned them both down.According to White: “Its in his head that he didn’t prepare for this fight. I am f&#*ing

The controversial topic of TRT again rears its head in MMA, this time surrounding a high-profile title fight. When Dan Henderson enters the cage to face Jon Jones on September 1st, he will be 42 years old and seemingly getting better with age, at a time when most fighters are long gone. It is no secret that Henderson uses a TRT regime to help him combat the effects of aging and a hard training schedule. He is far from the only one to use the controversial therapy by now, with fighters like Chael Sonnen,

After his destruction of tough number one contender Chael Sonnen on July 7th, much speculation has been made as to the identity of Anderson Silva’s next opponent. When Chris Weidman took out Mark Munoz with authority on July 11th, many began clamoring for the young Weidman to have the next shot at the belt. Former Bellator Middleweight champion Hector Lombard will also make his UFC debut this weekend at UFC 149 after amassing an impressive 31 wins in 34 fights. With the announcement of Brian Stann versus

This video from SportsNetCanada.com shows several UFC fighters predicting who will win the UFC 149 headlining bout between Urijah Faber and the surging but lesser-known Renan Barao. Dominick Cruz wants Faber to win so they can end their trilogy, and Chad Mendes obviously goes for his coach. Other fighters such as “Mayhem” Miller, Cung Le, and Bigfoot Silva also go for “The California Kid”. Chael Sonnen, Frank Mir, and the recently retired Tito Ortiz make appearances to add their insight. With  most

In a promotional video for the ESPN “Body” Magazine, Strikeforce Bantanweight women’s champ Ronda Rousey speaks out against the female role models in place in America, namey Kim Kardashian. Always outspoken and brash, Rousey is quickly becoming a popular female version of Chael Sonnen with her extreme quotability. Obviously she has the ring skills and the skyrocketing fame to match currently. She lightens up the conversation a bit by talking about her diet. A good interview with the women’s champion, who

It was reported yesterday that Chael Sonnen’s head trainer, Scott McQuarry was appealing his fighter’s loss to UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva at UFC 148 on several grounds. The Nevada State Athletic Commission’s director, Keith Kizer, said there were no grounds for an appeal, but that does not mean that the Champion is in NSAC’s good graces.The buildup to UFC 148 was characterized by a bitter rivalry, the likes of which had never been seen in the history of MMA.Sonnen’s trash talking became

Lowkick.com just obtained the list of disclosed salaries from the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 148.  UFC 148 took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card, including UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva’s second-round TKO of Chael Sonnen and Tito Ortiz’s farewell fight, aired on pay-per-view following preliminary fights on FX and Facebook. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,438,000.
For the headlining event Anderson Silva made a flat

After handily defeating Chael Sonnen at UFC 148, the question has benn posed: Who will realistically pose a challenge to Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva?
UFC President Dana White has gone on record multiple times saying that Anderson “Spider” Silva is the greatest fighter or the greatest martial artist in the world. Last night’s post fight press conference was no exception as White summed it up with: “He is an amazing fighter, he’s an artist with his hands and feet. The guy is a freak of nature. He

The attendance and post-fight bonuses have been announced for tonight’s UFC 148 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bonuses of $75,000 each, were awarded for Submission of the Night, Fight of the Night went to Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin and the Knockout of the Night was awarded to Anderson Silva for his TKO victory over Chael Sonnen. The total bonus payout for this event came to $225,000. These numbers do not represent any pay-per-view bonuses or victory bonuses.UFC President Dana White gave the

The monumental rematch between Middleweight champion Anderson Silva and arch-nemesis Chael Sonnen began as we may have expected, with Sonnen looking for the double leg early and securing it. He spent the rest of the round in top position, scoring some strikes on Silva and looking for a few submissions to no avail. As the second round started, Sonnen pushed Silva up against the cage. He appeared to have gone for a spinning backfist, as he was previously seen training. This one was wild and found no home, as