Mike Dolce weighs in on Chael Sonnen’s weight cut and loss to Silva

Mike Dolce fought professionally for four years run with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses. However his greatest loss comes in the form of pounds and that is where he is most in demand on the fight circuit. Dolce is the designer of the Dolce Diet, an author of three books and famous for helping some of the top athletes in MMA get down to their desired weight come fight day.
One of his more high profile fighters is Chael Sonnen, who challenged Anderson Silva for the UFC Middleweight title for the

Jon Jones: Tito Ortiz possibly could have beaten me in his prime

In a video interview promoting his next title defense versus Dan Henderson on September 1st, UFC Light Heavyweight Jon Jones answers a few questions heading into the bout. The champ declares he is more concerned with Dan Henderson’s knockout power and striking than his wrestling ability. Jones states that one of his immediate goals is to break Tito Ortiz’s record of title defenses at Light Heavyweight, something that he is steamrolling towards. When asked if Tito Ortiz could have beat him when he was on

Andrei Arlovski vs. Soa Palelei set for ONE FC 5 in Manila

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski will compete for ONE: Fighting Championship 5 (ONE:FC 5) in the Philippines next month, according to a post on the fighter’s website. Arlovski is scheduled to fight AFC Heavyweight champion Soa Palelei at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila.
Another former UFC Champion, Lightweight Jens Pulver, will be fighting on the same card against Eric Kelly. Arlovski is coming off of 2 back-to-back victories, while Pulver’s last fight resulted in a win 3 months

Strikeforce to hold September 29 card in Sacramento, California

Strikeforce is coming to Sacramento, California. The promotion announced Saturday during the Showtime broadcast of “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy”, that they will host a fight card on September 29 at the Power Balance Pavillion, formerly the Arco Arena.Strikeforce’s next show is set for August 18 at Valley View Casino in San Diego, featuring a Bantamweight title fight in the female division between Champion Ronda Rousey and top contender Sarah Kaufman. The September card will be the second show of the

Junior dos Santos to Alistair Overeem: When you feel the power of my punch, you will change your mind

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

Chael Sonnen contemplates a weight class jump, potential battle with Jones

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

Five reasons Chris Weidman is the man to beat Anderson Silva

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