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UFC Heavyweights Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin will serve as coaches on the 16th season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), culminating in a season-ending fight between the two in the show’s finale. UFC President Dana White revealed the news as an exclusive to USA Today Sports, this morning.According to White: “This is going to be a very interesting dynamic between these two heavyweights. They both have huge punching power and great chins, but outside of the octagon, they couldn’t be any more different. These two

In this video from Xyience.com, UFC Middleweight Mark Munoz chronicles his return from the elbow surgery that derailed him from a possible number-one contender’s spot earlier this year. Munoz is never one to dwell on the past however, and says he has been training to get back to the shape he was in when he destroyed Chris Leben in England last fall.  After his time off, he was up to 240 lbs. with a long road ahead to make 185. His training team at Reign has much to do with his success. Munoz will now

On last night’s UFC on FuelTV: Munoz vs. Weidman weigh-in show, Chael Sonnen assisted Jay Glazer and Stephan Bonnar and addressed some of the issues that resulted from his recent loss to Anderson “Spider” Silva at UFC 148.
The main topic was the knee to the chest that he took from Spider, many fans watching live mistook it for a knee to the head and hence, an illegal strike: “The knee really hurt. All those shots hurt. But here’s the reality, we don’t do instant replay in this sport, and

MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant sat down with UFC Middleweight Mark Munoz and asked the “Filipino Wrecking Machine” about his upcoming fight with Chris Weidman, set for the main event at UFC ON FUEL TV, tomorrow night. Additionally, Munoz gives his thoughts about where he thinks he stands in the pecking order for a chance to fight for the title.For tomorrow night’s opponent, Chris Weidman, Munoz had nothing but praise: “He lost a lot of weight, around 30 lbs right before the fight (with Damien Maia), that’s

This trailer video from Gaspari Nutrition showcases former UFC Lightweight champion and his quest to retain his belt this August at UFC 150. The trailer is quite in-depth, speaking to Edgar’s trainers about his work ethic and willingness to fight in a tough weight class. Much has been made for the call for Edgar to move down to the Featherweight division. Edgar’s coach Renzo Gracie states that he has never seen someone train as hard as Edgar, while Ricardo Almeida makes an appearance to say that he still

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

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While Chael Sonnen had appeared quite graceful and respectful after losing handily to UFC Middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 148, news comes today that his team may have plans that are quite the opposite. Sonnen’s head trainer Scott McQuarry spoke out today, explaining that he has filed a claim with the NSAC stemming from what he believes was an illegal knee by Silva to the downed Sonnen. Already one of the most hotly debated topics in MMA, the knee was ruled to have struck Sonnen in the chest

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