Vinny Magalhaes to return to the Octagon in September at UFC 151

Vinny Magalhães was cut from the UFC in 2009 after back-to-back losses to Ryan Bader and Eliot Marshall. However, according to the Brazilian-based MMA site tatame.com, the former M1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion is expected to return to the UFC on September 1 at UFC 151 in Las Vegas, Nevada.The UFC confirmed this with the following post on Twitter:

Former “The Ultimate Fighter” contestant Vinny Magalhaes returning to UFC bit.ly/OPITbV
— UFCONFOX(@UFCONFOX) July 17, 2012

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Melvin Guillard says there is no way for Donald Cerrone to defeat him at UFC 150

Melvin Guillard is feeling back in top fighting form after weathering a rough patch recently. After switching his camp from Greg Jackson’s to The Blackzilians, Guillard found himself on the unfortunate end of two submission defeats to Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller, respectively. Knowing that the fight game always has its ups-and-downs, the experienced Guillard learned from his faults and rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Fabricio Camoes at UFC 148. This victory has earned him a fight with fellow

Vitor Belfort looking to fight Chris Weidman or the winner of Lombard vs. Boetsch

When asked about his next opponent, UFC Middleweight contender Vitor Belfort took little time in giving a decisive answer:
“Weidman, or the winner of the Cuban (Hector Lombard) vs. (Tim) Boetsch),” Belfort told MMA.tv via tatame.com
Weidman has many calling for him to be the next number-one contender at Middleweight. Dana White has also been quoted as perhaps fast-tracking former Bellator champ Hector Lombard to the title shot with a win over the top-10 Boetsch. Belfort has looked impressive in

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

UFC 149: Faber vs. Barao Media Conference Call Audio

In this audio clip UFC Bantamweight headliner Urijah Faber sounds off about his UFC 149 Interim title bout with Brazilian Renan Barao in Calgary, Alberta. He says that all of his fights have been title fights or fights to get into title bouts, so he has always used a sense of urgency when preparing for his fights. UFC President Dana White is also on hand to address the obvious issue of injuries that cause much changing to this card, but still promises a huge, entertaining events for the Canadian fans.

Will Urijah Faber be in the UFC Hall of Fame?

Urijah Faber has done a lot for the sport of MMA in terms of drawing in fans and popularity. With the serious knee injury to UFC Bantamweight titleholder Dominick Cruz, Faber finds himself again fighting for UFC gold. Faber will face Brazilian sensation Renan Barao for the Interim Bantamweight title in the headliner of UFC 149 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada this Saturday. While much of Faber’s fame and glory was accomplished during his title run in the WEC as Featherweight champ, the WEC is part of Zuffa

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