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It is official, Kenny Florian (16-6, 12-5 UFC) has retired from fighting. Florian made his announcement after the weigh-ins for “The Ultimate Fighter Live” finale.UFC President Dana White made the initial announcement:  “He’s been an amazing fighter, an amazing ambassador for this sport and for this company, and now going on to bigger and better things as a commentator.”Florian told the crowd: “It’s something I’ve been grappling with for a while. When I look

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According to police reports obtained by WBNG of Binghamton, New York, UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones had two female passengers who were injured when he crashed his Bentley into a telephone pole before being arrested for DWI in Binghamton, New York two weeks ago. Both air bags had deployed during the crash.The two women, both 25, have been identified as Cara Johnson and Michele Vojtisek. Johnson, who attended Union-Endicott High School with Jones, was in the front passenger

Appearing on “UFC Tonight,” Rashad Evans had some comments on his rival Jon Jones’s recent arrest for DWI and subsequent plea bargain. The comments made by Evans are not in the nature one would think. Evans stated he was not surprised by the May 19th incident:
“Honestly, it is hard to really say if it surprised me. I hate to see that happen to someone. Thankfully, no one got hurt and hopefully he can move forward from it.” via Bloodyelbow.com
Evans could have taken the time to trash

This morning, UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones appeared in a Binghamton, New York courtroom to enter a guilty plea for his recent driving while intoxicated arrest. The plea stems from an early morning of May 19th arrest in which Jones crashed his 2012 Bentley into a pole. City Court Judge Daniel Seiden handed down a punishment that included an alcohol dependency counseling program and of course a suspended driver’s license.
Jones’s guilty plea shows that the fighter wants to accept the

Jake Ellenberger is on a rise up the UFC Welterweight division rankings, currently enjoying a six-fight winning streak with four (T)KO finishes. Having only lost a razor-thin decision to Carlos Condit in his last eleven, Ellenberger seeks a title shot with a win over Martin Kampmann on June 1st. While it would appear that Ellenberger is riding high right now, many have become his detractor after he came out strong against Diego Sanchez at UFC on Fuel TV 1 last February but faded late in the third round.

Stephan “The American Psycho” Bonnar (14-7) spoke with MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant, backstage at UFC 146. Bonnar talks about his training with Carlson Gracie, Sr. and future opponents he would like to face before his official retirement.Bonnar said: “I feel I have a few of years left in me and would like to go out in a blaze of glory and fight the guys I really want to fight: Nogueira, Forrest, and a Rampage fight. He’ll be on the shelf for about 9 months and I would like to be his last fight. He always

Earlier this month, UFC President, Dana White missed his first UFC event in the 11 years he has been at the helm of the organization. White watched UFC on FUEL TV 3 from home because he was scheduled to undergo a surgical procedure the next day, which would have involved cutting his vestibular nerve to treat symptoms of Meniere’s Disease.
At the last minute, the doctors decided to treat it without surgery. Now, White claims that he wants to have the surgery to combat the disease and put it behind him, once

Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier is currently on the injured list, facing a medical suspension of six months unless cleared by a doctor. Having broke his right hand for the third time in under a year, Cormier is set to have surgery and get back in the cage this fall. His next opponent is completely up in the air at this point, as Cormier and Grand Prix final opponent Josh Barnett are the only Heavyweights sitting on the Strikeforce roster. Still, Cormier fights through the