Forrest Griffin: I never thought I would wind up a UFC champion

At UFC 148, Tito Ortiz will step into the Octagon for the final time as a fighter. Much has been written about Ortiz’s farewell bout and his induction into the UFC Hall of Fame on July 7, but what of his opponent, Forrest Griffin? In an exclusive interview with our good friend: Bryan Levick at Fightline.com, the Georgia native discusses Tito Ortiz, Shogun Rua and his own future.
Griffin began his career in the UFC  thrilling fans in his performance during The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale, a fight

Tito Ortiz to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July

Tito Ortiz (16-10) will officially retire at UFC 148 in Las Vegas. One of the few fighters to have fought all of his bouts in the UFC, the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy”, will be honored by induction into the organization’s Hall of Fame that same weekend.This was confirmed by MMAWeekly.com after the UFC 150 press conference held in Denver by UFC President Dana White. White told MMAWeekly: “He pound for pound was doing some of the most damage at a time when we were hurting,but it’s part of our

He’s back: Dana White announces B.J. Penn’s return to the Octagon

UFC President Dana White recently revealed that former UFC champion B.J. Penn will indeed be returning to the UFC Octagon sometime soon, ending the retirement he announced after losing handily to Nick Diaz last October. While many had speculated Penn would not remain retired long, news had broke that he had declined a fight against Gilbert Milendez for the Strikeforce Lightweight championship. No Penn is ready to return to battle apparently. He commented on the subject at the press conference for UFC on

Georges St. Pierre remains open to fighting Nick Diaz

The one thing that UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre seemed to want more than anything else on Saturday night was to see Nick Diaz stand in the center of the Octagon with his hand raised in victory. In the days leading up to the event, St. Pierre made it clear that he wanted to face Diaz in his next bout, however that opportunity was denied him by a Carlos Condit victory.
There were many fans that also wanted to see St. Pierre meet Diaz and while that fight may not happen as soon as St. Pierre

Dennis Hallman: Maybe Dana White didn’t like the color

In an interview with MMAJunkie.com, UFC Welterweight veteran Dennis Hallman finally shared the story behind his “wardrobe malfunction” at UFC 133. According to Hallman, he lost a bet to one of his fighting teammates, and as punishment, he had to wear a super-tight-extra-small blue Speedo’s during the fight with Brian Ebersole at UFC 133.
Hallman’s outfit caused the UFC President Dana White to label the incident as “disgusting”, promising MMA fans around the world that such “disgraceful” incident will never