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Lots of appetizing fights on the way in the coming weeks, especially if you are a fan of fast-paced lighter weight action.  Here, we examine…

Amidst many rumors surrounding Vitor Belfort’s next bout, it appears that one has been officially confirmed. It was reported earlier that Forrest Griffin turned down a fight with ‘The Phenom,’ but the Brazilian brawler will face outspoken Brit Mchael Bisping at an as-yet-to-be-named location in Brazil on January 19th. The announcement comes as a confirmation of earlier rumors, which were downplayed by Belfort and others.
Both fighters come into the bout on the back of fairly impressive resumes. The only

UFC Lightweight Shane Roller has decided that his MMA career has come to an end after losing to Jacob Volkmann.

This week’s edition of “UFC Tonight” has confirmed something that has speculated upon for quite some time. Former UFC Lightweight champion Frankie Edgar will indeed make the drop to fight in the 145 lb. division. After spending almost two-and-a-half years fully entrenched in the 155 lb. title scene due to six fights with three rematches, Edgar will now cut weight to make Featherweight.
Recent weeks have shown a ton of controversy surrounding Edgar, as many thought that he had won his

(Frankie Edgar vs. Dominick Cruz for the UFC bantamweight title, with special guest referee Michael Vick. Dare we…

In a series of UFC 150 post-fight interviews, UFC President Dana White speaks to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com and avoids addressing who he thought won the Ben Henderson vs. Frankie Edgar rematch. He thought Henderson won both decisions, so there was no reason to keep discussing it. White hoped to have Henderson fight Nate Diaz before the year was up, and also stated Donald Cerrone would fight Anthony Pettis next. White also dispelled a ton of Heavyweight hype by stating Cain Velasquez will no doubt be

The Diaz Brothers’ coach and manager, Ceasar Gracie, met with UFC president Dana White yesterday to work out a new deal for Nate Diaz (16-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC) and discuss the future of Nick Diaz  (27-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC).White tweeted that a new deal was done for Diaz, who had one fight remaining on his previous contract.

Just wrapped up another deal with @natediaz209 and @cesargraciebjj
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 7, 2012

Today, Gracie today told MMAjunkie that they have not come to terms on the

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Melvin Guillard are set to face each other on August 11 in the co-main event for UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar in Denver, Colorado. The two trained together and became close friends while at Team Jackson-Winkeljohn in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but their friendship has nothing to do with Cerrone’s plans come fight night.”I plan to win!”, Cowboy told Lowkick.com in an interview this morning, “I will fight him and yes, he is my brother, but I want to get paid and I will go through any

Today a special press conference took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, to formally announce the monumental event of UFC 150. Airing live on Saturday, August 11th, the event will feature the long-awaited rematch between Lightweight champion Ben Henderson and rival Frankie Edgar. Dana White was on hand to answer many questions about the event, addressing altitude in Denver and its effects on fighters. He also touched on the integration of the WEC fighters into the UFC. Benson Henderson was also

After beating Jeremy Stephens on Tuesday at UFC on Fuel TV 3, Donald Cerrone eyed Anthony Pettis as his next challenge, a step up in competition. He was hoping for the fight to take place in his home state of Colorado at UFC 150 on August 11th. However, Pettis’s manager announced today tat this would not be happening and that his client Pettis would be next fighting in September, possibly at UFC 151.
“Showtime” is recovering from shoulder surgery, and will not be able to make UFC 150 at