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In the wake of a run of injury announcements that has never been seen before, UFC President Dana White voiced his opinion that his fighters are going to hard in training camps. White thinks that his very talented, top-level fighters are going head-to-head on a daily basis and setting themselves up for the injuries that have wrecked cards as of late. One of these fighters is Middleweight contender Michael Bisping, who was forced to withdraw from his scheduled UFC 149 bout with Tim Boetsch. Bisping commented

Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall is set to take on Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson this Friday night for another semi-final fight in the UFC’s flyweight tournament. Their original March fight was mired in controversy as a judge miscalculated and ruled the fight in Johnson’s favor. It should have gone to a sudden victory round. The two fighters are going to throw-down to see which one will face Joseph “Beefcake” Benavidez for the inaugural UFC flyweight championship.
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Earlier this week UFC Interim champion Carlos Condit came out and said that if Georges St. Pierre is not ready to fight in November, he would fight surging contender Martin Kampmann instead. The news apparently does not sit well with fellow Welterweight Johny Hendricks, who feels he is the rightful number-one contender to Condit’s belt. Coming off a decision win over Josh Koscheck and a one-punch knockout of Jon Fitch, Hendricks had the following to say:
“Carlos Condit, he said he wanted to fight Kampmann.

Georges St-Pierre is on the mend and feeling great. This should sound like music to his fans’ ears, as the French-Canadian UFC Welterweight Champion has had to sit out his last two scheduled fights (UFC 137 and UFC 143) due to an ACL injury of his right knee. We were told that he would be out of action for at least 10 months.
Five months later, St-Pierre seems to be coming along fine in his rehabilitation. In his latest “Road to Recovery” video, posted by St-Pierre on his Youtube channel, he says: “My knee

Greg Jackson, coach for Jon “Bones” Jones, has formally pledged his support for the UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion, who was recently arrested for DUI after crashing his Bentley into a utility pole in Binghamton, New York, in the early-morning hours of May 19. Jones had the support of the UFC behind him including CEO Dana White, Malki Kawa (his manager) and one-time rival Rashad Evans. In spite of that there has been a degree of backlash against Jones, stemming from what could be labeled as

UFC Interim Welterweight champion Carlos Condit has been the subject of much debate lately, stemming from his decision to wait for a fight with titleholder Georges St. Pierre. Hoping for GSP to be back by November, some support his decision while others believe he should defend his belt once while the true champ heals. Today, a new twist on the story has arisen. Carlos Condit has come and stated that if GSP suffers a setback in rehabilitation, he will accept a fight in November regardless. This finding may

Former UFC contender Nathan Marquardt opens up in an interview from MMAFighting.com. He admits that he is no longer using TRT after he was controversially cut by Zuffa last year. Marquardt explained the reasons why he used TRT, including allergies and sleep apnea, but admits that using it may have hindered his dreams coming true. He stated the following:
“I didn’t know if I was going to be able to fulfill my dreams going that route I just feel it was so much of a hassle and stress with the commissions and