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Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix champion Daniel Cormier is currently on the injured list, facing a medical suspension of six months unless cleared by a doctor. Having broke his right hand for the third time in under a year, Cormier is set to have surgery and get back in the cage this fall. His next opponent is completely up in the air at this point, as Cormier and Grand Prix final opponent Josh Barnett are the only Heavyweights sitting on the Strikeforce roster. Still, Cormier fights through the

UFC president Dana White confirmed with MMAWeekly.com that Jon Jones’ Light-Heavyweight Title fight against Challenger Dan Henderson on September 1, 2012, at UFC 151 is still a “Go”.Jones was arrested last weekend for suspicion of DWI after the 24 year-old UFC Heavyweight Champion crashed his Bentley into a telephone pole in Binghamton, New York. Jones had striven to maintain a “clean cut role model image” and while neither Jones, nor anyone else was hurt in the accident, that image has tarnished somewhat.W

 
In what was something of a surprise last night, former UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was on hand at UFC 146, sitting ringside This may have hinted at a possible return for the well-known former titleholder who recently returned to the WWE Seen most recently being knocked out in the first round by Alistair Overeem last December, he retired after and was seemingly finished with his short, mercurial MMA career.
However, this may not be the case, as Dana White hinted at courtesy of a report via

UFC 146 has finally occurred and the results did not fail to deliver in the slightest way. The action came out of the gate smoking, and did not stop until the final bell. Each fight came out and ended with a convincing, action-packed finish that fans were expecting of an all-Heavyweight card.
First off, Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve extended his winning streak with an excellent first round submission of Lavar “Big” Johnson. After weathering some great shots from the heavy-handed

UFC paid out $70,000 in bonuses for Octagon performances in UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir which went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night, according to MMAWeekly.com.The Knockout of the Night awards went to Dan Hardy and Roy Nelson; Stefan Struve and Paul Sass took home awards for Submission of the Night. No award has been given for Fight of the Night.Roy “Big Country” Nelson and Dan “the Outlaw” Hardy were both coming in off a string of losses and both men needed the wins they

The UFC 146 preliminary fights are in the books and they delivered with a great amount of action. They started with Paul Sass utilizing his famous triangle choke for a first round submission. From there the action advanced quickly.
Dan Hardy was fighting for his job, facing Duane “Bang” Ludwig. Fortunately for him, he showed some of his old striking prowess in scoring the first round TKO. Hardy prematurely celebrated the bout after a great hook, but soon kept his job with a brutal TKO of his

UFC Octagon girl, Arianny Celeste, was arrested this morning by Las Vegas Metro Police for allegations of battery and domestic violence.
According to the website for the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC), she was taken into custody at 7:30 AM under the name Arianny Lopez and held on $3,000 bond.
Celeste has modeled for Maxim, FHM, Sports Illustrated and Playboy. She was voted “Ring Girl of the Year 2010” at the 2010 MMA Awards. On February 4, 2010, Sports Illustrated named her “Lady of The Day.” She was

In this video interview courtesy of MMAFighting.com, UFC President Dana White addresses a variety of hot topics surrounding the UFC right now, from his bout with Meniere’s disease to Jon Jones’s controversial arrest last week. White explained how hard it was for him to miss his first card at UFC on Fuel TV 3, fighting the disease until the plane took off. He briefly touched on the issue of the Fox TV ratings, stating that he was upset with the MMA media and not sorry for what he said about certain members.

Almost three weeks ago, Lavar Johnson (17-5 MMA, 2-0 UFC) knocked out Pat Barry at UFC on Fox 3, and won “Knockout of the Night”. He did the same to Joey Beltran at Fox’s second UFC event back in January. Could his third UFC fight at UFC 146 earn him another “Knockout of the Night”?If all goes according to Johnson’s plan, he will: “I like to win by knocking people out, I’m going to go in there and put on a good show.”At the Open Workouts for UFC 146 Johnson said: “I’m still in shape from the last fight,

Roy Nelson (16-7 MMA, 3-3 UFC), a UFC heavyweight fan-favorite and winner of “The Ultimate Fighter 10”, has received nothing but praise for his ability to absorb punishment. In spite of that, with three losses in his last four fights, he may be cut from the UFC if he does not win against Dave Herman (21-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) this Saturday at UFC 146.
The always upbeat Nelson had nothing but praise for his opponent, as reported on MMAjunkie.com: “Dave’s one of the most versatile guys out there. He’ll take you to