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?Yesterday Dana White came out with solid confirmations about the title implications that Saturday’s UFC on Fox 3 will hold. He first addressed the issue of the Lightweight championship belt, saying that Nate Diaz would indeed be next in line for a shot should he win versus Jim Miller in New Jersey. Many had speculated that the winner of this bout would face the winner of the next Frankie Edgar/Ben Henderson title fight this summer. However, White confirmed that Miller may be a victory or two away, even

Apparently suspended fighter Nick Diaz is sticking to his guns and staying away from the Octagon, according to his brother, UFC Lightweight challenger Nick Diaz. After dropping a razor-thin decision o Carlos Condit for the UFC Interim Welterweight championship in February, Diaz as found to have marijuana metabolites in his post-fight drug screen. A much-publicized legal battle has ensued between Diaz’ legal team and the NSAC, but Nate Diaz reported that is brother would not be interested in an MMA fight

Jon Jones has now dispatched the very best in his weight division within a span of only two years. He’s been faced with challenge after challenge, and continues to not only triumph, but to learn and grow from every experience both inside and outside the octagon. With every opponent came a different challenge physically, and a new lesson morally. With Shogun, he proved to himself and the world that he possesses the skills to fight fire with fire, and ended up defeating Shogun in his strongest area. He

Early this week, MMA Tonight reported that Jake Shields, after a four fight stint at Welterweight, would be returning to the Middleweight division.
Shields relinquished his Strikeforce Middleweight crown in 2010 and joined the UFC’s Welterweight ranks. In his first UFC bout, Shields defeated Martin Kampmann via a somewhat controversial split decision.  That victory earned him a shot at UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre, a fight that Shields lost via unanimous decision. Shields would

Legendary boxing coach Freddy Roach once again labeled Anderson Silva as the best pure boxer currently competing in Mixed Martial Arts. Roach praised Silva’s movement and timing, adding that “The Spider” is one of the most intelligent fighters he ever worked with. UFC Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, who trained with Freddy Roach on several occasions, is ranked at #2, while BJ Penn completes the TOP 3 list at #3. Roach also mentioned Nick Diaz at #4 and KJ Noons at #5, crediting both fighters for

Jake Shields’ time at Welterweight has come to an end. According to Tuesday night’s edition of Fuel TV’s UFC Tonight, Shields will move to the 185 pound division for his next fight.
Shields has four fights at Welterweight in the UFC and he has put together a record of 2-2.   It should be noted that Shields will be making the move up in weight after winning his last fight, a unanimous decision victory over Yoshihiro Akiyama, a fighter that had dropped from Middleweight to

Before the post-fight press conference for the UFC on FX 2 fight card began it appeared that the focus would most likely be on Martin Kampmann’s come from behind victory and the upcoming UFC Flyweight title bout between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez. However that was not to be, as one of the first things that was announced was the fact that there had been a error in the Johnson versus Ian McCall bout and the fight should have been a majority draw, which would have necessitated a sudden

Ever since his lackluster performance against Michael Bisping on December 3, Jason “Mayhem” Miller was left wondering what his UFC future held. He found out today, as it was announced that Miller will meet C.B. Dollaway at UFC 146, which will take place over Memorial Day weekend in Las Vegas.
Before meeting Bisping, Miller had only one other UFC fight on his record, an April 2005 unanimous decision loss to Georges St-Pierre. There was a significant amount of hype going into the bout with

After being promised a “dog fight” in the UFC 143 main event, UFC fans could not be blamed if they were somewhat skeptical when Diego Sanchez proclaimed that his UFC of Fuel TV main event bout against Jake Ellenberger was going to be the same.  
After 15 minutes, I’m not sure if you could construe what occurred between Sanchez and Ellenberger as a dog fight, but even if you don’t there’s no denying that it was one of the more entertaining fights that fans witnessed