Nick Diaz to GSP: I am not impressed by your performance

I am not impressed by your performance @georgesstpierre
— nick diaz
The cameras had hardly stopped rolling on last night’s GSP/Condit Welterweight title bout when a familiar character offered his comments on St-Pierre’s winning performance. Former UFC interim Welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz took to Twitter to take a verbal jab at nemesis GSP, citing some former smack talk St-Pierre had directed at Matt Hughes.
Of course Diaz lost a closely-contested bout with Condit last February in a fight

Dan Henderson: I guess I should go to s*** talking school

As the uproar peaks over yesterday’s announcement that Chael Sonnen and Jon Jones will face off as coaches on the Ultimate Fighter and for the Light Heavyweight title, the man who almost had his shot at Jones has spoken up. Almost healed up from a partially torn MCL, Dan Henderson is a friend and training partner of the polarizing Chael Sonnen. However, that does not mean that he is happy about how the 205 lb. title scene has played out. Hoping for his shot at Jones, Hendo was supposedly matched up with

Cormier calls for Pat Barry to replace Frank Mir on November 3rd

Recently Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier has found himself in the news a lot due to his November 3rd fight rapidly approaching, with no opponent named. After Frank Mir endured a knee injury that forced him to withdraw, it was reported last weekend that Matt Mitrione as offered the bout with Cormier but turned down the UFC’s offer to go to Strikeforce. Cormier, however, had his own opponent in mind, and took to Twitter to call for this fight:

.@danawhite offer the fight to

The UFC pays tribute to the fans with new video

Today Dana Whte and the UFC came out with a video to thank all of the fans for sticking with the promotion throughout its extremely tumultuous summer that was decimated by injuries. White remains unfazed, and has been in the news even more than usual as of late, first because of the UFC 151 cancellation and now because of UFC 152 this week. He spoke up in support of his true MMA fans and supporters:
“There’s no sport in the world where the fans are as amazing, as dedicated, as passionate, and as awesome as

Urijah Faber thinks he or Chad Mendes should fight Frankie Edgar at UFC 153

Hot on the heels of the diappointing announcement that Jose Aldo will indeed miss the UFC 153 headlining bout with Frankie Edgar, it appears that two new potential opponents have arisen from the fray. Team Alpha Male Leader Urijah Faber has spoken out on Twitter, calling for either he or his teammate Chad Mendes to be the man to replace Featherweight champ Aldo:

Weighed 158 yest“@thesensation82: @danawhite edgar v @urijahfaber for Interim belt? I’m sure the Cali kid wouldn’t mind stepping up

Daniel Cormier: Put me up against Jon Jones as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter

Earlier today, Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier came out with some interesting statements concerning MMA’s most oft-discussed man, UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones. While Cormier has been a Heavyweight throughout his whole career and is set to face former champion Frank Mir in Strikeforce’s final Heavyweight bout ever on November 3rd, he seems to have grand ideas for his foray into the UFC. Speaking to BloodyElbow.com, Cormier relayed the following about a possible move down

What Light Heavyweight could have fought Silva to salvage UFC 151?

Although UFC 151 has been cancelled for almost a week, talk is still going on about one of the biggest let-downs of the year. With Henderson out on an injury, the UFC offered Jones a fight against former Middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen. Jones’ refusal of the fight ultimately lead to the cancellation of the entire card. A first in UFC history.
It was reported earlier that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva was considering a move up to Light Heavyweight in hopes of salvaging the card, but it just w