Urijah Faber feeling optimistic about the fight vs. Dominick Cruz

When the current season of The Ultimate Fighter concludes, coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will face off inside the Octagon. When the two bantamweights meet Cruz’s UFC crown will be on the line as well as bragging rights as the two fighters have met twice before, with each fighter taking a victory.
Since their first fight Cruz has not lost another bout, going 10-0, while Faber has compiled a record of 8-4, tasting defeat at the hands of Mike Brown (twice), Jose Aldo and Cruz. The difference in

Frank Mir says loss to JDS doesn’t take much away from Cain Velasquez

Former Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, who will face fellow former title holder Cain Velasquez at UFC 146, discusses his opponent, and looks back on his first-round submission victory over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Mir explains that though Velasquez was “caught” by Junior dos Santos, he still considers the AKA fighter to be among the top ranked Heavyweights in the world.

Gray Maynard: Fight against Clay Guida will be a fun fight

Not long ago Gray Maynard was an unbeaten fighter competing for the UFC Lightweight championship. In his first attempt at unseating Frankie Edgar the two fought to a draw. An immediate rematch was hoped for, but injuries prevented that rematch from taking place as soon as everyone would have wanted. 
When the rematch did take place Edgar retained his title by knocking out Maynard at the 3:54 mark of the fourth round. The victory allowed Edgar to avenge what was then the only loss of his career, as he

Ronda Rousey to train with the Diaz brothers

The Strikeforce Women’s Bantamweight division may have a reason to become a little bit more concerned as the champion, Ronda Rousey, is looking to expand her training.
The 5-0 Rousey has become known and feared for her brutal armbars, the submission hold she has used to end each of her five professional and three amateur fights, with only one of those fights going past the first minute.  The reason her potential future opponents need to be concerned is the fact that Rousey is going to spend time

Mark Munoz wants a title shot, says Michael Bisping wouldn’t last three-rounds with him

Top Middleweight contender Mark Munoz, who was last seen in action defeating Chris Leben in November, discusses the injury that forced him out of UFC on Fox 2, as well as who he would like to fight upon his return. Munoz also responds to recent remarks made by Michael Bisping, and shares his thoughts on a potential match-up with the Brit.

Mike Easton injury results in Renan Barao vs. Ivan Menjivar bout

A training camp injury to Mike Easton has resulted in changes being made to two upcoming UFC fight cards.
Easton, on a seven fight winning streak, was originally set to face Yves Jabouin at the UFC on Fuel 3 card. Jeff Hougland, who has a nine fight winning streak of his own, will replace Easton on that card, moving from UFC 148, where he had been scheduled to face Renan Barao.
Barao, 28-1-0-1, will now face Ivan Menjivar at UFC 148, in a fight that MMAFighting.com is reporting may very well decide who

Rich Franklin hoping for another run at the Middleweight title

Rich Franklin has not fought in the Middleweight division since 2008. That will all change on July 7 when he meets Cung Le at UFC 148, which is scheduled to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
While fight at Middleweight, Franklin captured the UFC title, defeating Evan Tanner at UFC 53. He would defend the title twice, knocking out Nate Quarry and beating David Loiseau via unanimous decision. Franklin would lose the title in his next bout, falling to Anderson Silva at the 2:59 mark of