Georges St-Pierre is medically cleared to fight, will battle Condit at UFC 154

Georges St-Pierre will return to the Octagon on November 17 in UFC 154, in Quebec, Canada. The WelterWeight champion will face UFC Interim Champion Carlos Condit. The Welterweight Champion has been cleared by doctors to start fighting again.St-Pierre wrote on his Facebook page today: “Yesterday was the final chapter of my road to recovery, I’m now medically cleared to compete in professional mixed martial arts.”With his ACL surgery behind him and receiving his medical clearance, St-Pierre can return

Dan Henderson says Chael Sonnen was not in his training camp for Jon Jones

Dan Henderson speaks to the MMA Hour to discuss many of the topics surrounding all the UFC 151 hoopla. He said his knee felt like it was just dangling there after he injured it. Obviously Henderson expresses the point of view that he would not pass up the fight like Jon Jones did. When questioned about knowing his injury, Hendo responded:
“I was very optimistic, I was told the MCL heals real fast. I had just under a month before the fight. Yeah, I was pretty optimistic it would get better. I could do even

What Light Heavyweight could have fought Silva to salvage UFC 151?

Although UFC 151 has been cancelled for almost a week, talk is still going on about one of the biggest let-downs of the year. With Henderson out on an injury, the UFC offered Jones a fight against former Middleweight contender, Chael Sonnen. Jones’ refusal of the fight ultimately lead to the cancellation of the entire card. A first in UFC history.
It was reported earlier that UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva was considering a move up to Light Heavyweight in hopes of salvaging the card, but it just w

Shogun’s camp details their decision not to face Jon Jones at UFC 152

It came out last week that former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Mauricio Shogun Rua was offered the title shot against Jon Jones at UFC 152 in Toronto. Shogun ultimately turned down the fight, citing a lack of time to prepare for Jones. Lyoto Machida did the same, but Shogun as in a brutal war with Brandon Vera at UFC on Fox 4 , while Machida knocked out Ryan Bader without taking any real damage. Shogun’s manager Julio Heller recently spoke up about the decision:
“We were in Sao Paulo and my phone

The five biggest UFC bouts that never happened in 2012

Obviously 2012 has been a year that held huge potential for MMA. While I wouldn’t say it was a horrible year for fighting, the insane amount of injuries and other controversy that wrecked cards is unprecedented. From main events all the way down to preliminary cards, we saw an unheard never of fights shifted, canceled, and just generally thrown into the muck. UFC 151’s cancellation was just the icing on the cake in what was the weirdest year MMA has ever seen.  And it’s not over yet. Let’s take a look

Coach Mike Winkeljohn: Jones would be motivated to beat up on Chael Sonnen in Toronto

Jon Jones’ striking coach Mike Winkeljohn, is the latest to weigh-in on Jones’ decision to turn down a UFC 151 bout with Chael Sonnen after Dan Henderson was injured and withdrawn from the fight. Winkeljohn spoke with our good friends at Bloodyelbow.com and offered his defense of the champ.Coach Winkeljohn said: “Enough’s enough. I can’t sit back on the sidelines any longer. All I can say to everybody, don’t put this on Jon. There are others to blame. This UFC 151 problem should have been resolved weeks