Ben Rothwell injured, changes made to UFC on Fox 4 event

The UFC injury bug has struck, yet again.The UFC on FOX 4 bout between Heavyweights Ben Rothwell and Travis Browne has been shelved due to an injury to Rothwell’s ankle just a week and a half out from the nationally televised event August 4, 2012. It is heavily rumored that former Strikeforce and IFL Heavyweight Devin Cole may be stepping up to take Rothwell’s place next Saturday.With the injury to Rothwell, this is the third bout from the original UFC on FOX 4 event which has had to be either dropped or

UFC on FX 4: Guida vs. Maynard Weigh-In Video and Results

The weigh-in results are official for tomorrow nights UFC on FX 4 card, and all but one fighter came in on-point. Gray Maynard will look to regain a high spot in the stacked Lightweight division against Clay Guida in the main event. Here are the full results:
Main Card (FX, 9:00 PM ET)-Gray Maynard (155.0) vs. Clay Guida (155.5)-Sam Stout (155.5) vs. Spencer Fisher (156.0)-Brian Ebersole (170.0) vs. T.J. Waldburger (170.5)-Ross Pearson (146.0) vs. Cub Swanson (145.5)
Preliminary Card (Fuel TV, 6:00 PM

The UFC will have to wait; Gilbert Milendez faces Josh Thomson May 19th

Gilbert Melendez was anxiously awaiting the announcement of his first UFC fight. However, the plan never came to fruition for the Strikeforce Lightweight champion, who now finds himself facing Josh Thomson in a trilogy-ending bout May 19. The fight will precede that evening’s Daniel Cormier-Josh Barnett Grand Prix Final. Melendez expressed his disappointment at this finding, and had the following to say:
“I guess it was inevitable. I was hoping for something better, for some top talent, and it

Sean Sherk wants to cement his place in the UFC Hall of Fame

It’s been well over a year since Sean Sherk last stepped into the Octagon. Sherk’s last fight was a split decision victory over Evan Dunham at UFC 119, which took place on September 25, 2010.  His previous fight had been a unanimous decision loss to Frankie Edgar in May 2009.  The reason behind the gap between those two fights was injuries that forced Sherk from three separate fight cards.
Sherk told MMAJunkie.com that he wanted to fight in 2011, but again his 38 year old body had