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Interviewed by FuelTV.com, UFC Heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos explains that he is perfectly healthy now from his rigorous training camp prior to UFC 146. Although there is not an official fight date lined up for his next title defense, he addresses the issue of the suspended Alistair Overeem, who has been talking a lot about wresting the belt from dos Santos. Laughing at the former Strikeforce Heavyweight champ’s recent talk, dos Santos goes as far as to say that Overeem is becoming like Chael

In the following interview, Chael Sonnen talks to Ariel Helwani about his loss to UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, the rumors of appealing the outcome and Sonnen’s future in the sport, whether that means retirement or facing maybe another Champion in a different division.Their headline bout at UFC 148 was somewhat controversial as many spectators watched as Silva threw a knee to what looked like Sonnen’s face without a referee stoppage: “First of all I would never appeal a loss, the ref’s decision

Less than one week after the biggest fight of the year, and maybe all of MMA history, Chris Weidman burst on to the scene as the best possible option to face Anderson Silva. His transitions from striking to takedowns were flawless. His top game was both smothering and punishing at the same time. Most importantly, he was confident enough to stand in the pocket with a guy with a lot of power in Mark Munoz. Chris showed all the qualities an opponent will need to compete with Anderson. Here are 5 reasons why, i

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