Jon Fitch speaks out: "I'm irritated, I'm pissed off. I'm tired of being ignored."

“I get no respect, I tell ya.”
-Rodney Dangerfield, Comedian 1921-2004
In his nine-year career, UFC veteran and welterweight contender Jon Fitch just seems to not be able to catch a break despite being 13-1-1 in his UFC career with his only loss against current champion Georges St-Pierre. The division one NCAA wrestler from Purdue University may not have the most crowd pleasing style in MMA, but it works and it gets him the most important thing of all which of course are victories. In a very stacked

UFC’s return to England headlined by Chris Leben and Mark Munoz

The last time top caliber MMA action was showcased in “Jolly Ol’ England” was UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama. Nearly a year has passed and finally the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be making it’s return to the great fighting nation. UFC 138 will be headlined by “The Crippler” Chris Leben taking on “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Mark Munoz at the LG Arena in Birmingham.
Official UFC 138 announcement:
“Two of the middleweight division’s heaviest hitters will go to war in the UFC’s first ever non-title

What’s wrong with JMMA?

Once upon a time, the center of the Mixed Martial Arts universe was the land of the rising sun. During the late 90’s / early 2000’s while MMA was struggling to be a legitmate sport in North America, it was a hot ticket in Japan with many options to watch. PRIDE of course was the best known and most popular brand of MMA to come from the country, but pioneers Shooto, Pancrase, and RINGS paved the way. Many of the greatest fighters this sport has ever seen made their name in PRIDE, but many of those same

Jeremy Stephens vs. Anthony Pettis added to a stacked UFC 136 card

It’s only been two weeks since UFC 132 and it seems already seems like an eternity since we’ve seen elite Mixed Martial Arts action. The next big event in the month of July will be Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Hendo, but so far October will be a month for must see MMA. UFC 136 is already shaping up to be a spectacular fight card stacked with many high profile names. To add to the very stellar event, UFC president Dana White has announced on UFC.com that both Jeremy Stephens and Anthony Pettis have verbally

Ovince St. Preux: I’m content with working my way up (Exclusive Interview)

Ovince St. Preaux may have started his Mixed Martial Arts career only three years ago, but he is very quickly becoming a very well-known name amongst hardcore fans. The proud Haitian-American was a stand out in high school wrestling, played football for the University of Tennessee, and graduated with a degree in Sociology. Along the way, the man known as “OSP” has beaten the likes of Jason Day, Antwain Britt, Benji Radach, and Abongo Humphrey. This Friday on Showtime at the Strikeforce

CompuStrike: So who won, Siver or Wiman?

UFC 132 was arguably one of the best Mixed Martial Arts cards of 2011, with each fight from top to bottom delivering exciting action for the hardcore and casual fan. Majority of the fights from last Saturday ended decisively without any controversy, but the bout between Dennis Siver and Matt Wiman to many fans was questionable. Thanks to our friends from Compustrike we are able to analyze every strike, every submission, and takedown attempt.
First Round notes:
-Dennis Siver connected with 35/75 (47%)