Miesha Tate recalls her first MMA bout and when she realized she was a fighter

When Miesha Tate steps into the cage on March 3 to defend her Strikeforce title against Ronda Rousey it will mark her 15th professional MMA bout. Tate is brimming with confidence heading into her first title defense, with that confidence being something she gained very early in her career.
Tate recently revealed when she discovered that she was a true fighter, the moment of clarity coming as she was beaten bloody in her first amateur MMA bout. Fighting with a badly broken nose, with her blood pooling below

UFC 145 Press Conference Video: Jones and Evans go face-to-face in Atlanta

The UFC will head to Atlanta on April 21, 2012 for UFC 145, which will be headlined by a bout that will see Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones defend his title against Rashad Evans, a fight that many, including the combatants, have been looking forward to for some time.
The two former friends had once said that they would never face each other inside the Octagon, but once UFC gold came into the equation that talk went out the window and the relationship between the two became quiet contentious.
Time has

UFC on Fuel TV 1 Recap: Jake Ellenberger delivers in front of hometown crowd

After being promised a “dog fight” in the UFC 143 main event, UFC fans could not be blamed if they were somewhat skeptical when Diego Sanchez proclaimed that his UFC of Fuel TV main event bout against Jake Ellenberger was going to be the same.  
After 15 minutes, I’m not sure if you could construe what occurred between Sanchez and Ellenberger as a dog fight, but even if you don’t there’s no denying that it was one of the more entertaining fights that fans witnessed

Tim Sylvia: I can beat 80 percent of the guys in the UFC

Tim Sylvia has not fought in the UFC since February 2008. In that fight Sylvia lost to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Shortly after the loss Sylvia left the UFC, opting to sign with Adrenaline MMA a promotion that Sylvia opined would allow him to fight more often and would allow him to compete with other promotions.
Adrenaline MMA held four cards in America, with the final card taking place in September 2009. Since leaving the UFC Sylvia has fought nine times, putting together a record of 6-3 with his last

Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenbergr Head to Head: Who will win at UFC on Fuel TV 1

This Wednesday, Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger will face off in a fight that may determine who the top ranked contender is in the UFC’s welterweight division.
While some people may sleep on this fight because it’s a midweek card and does not feature a “glamour” name in the main event, I would implore you, the reader, not to be one of those fans.  Between the two fighters they have captured five “Fight Night Bonuses, with Sanchez raking in four of those, including two

Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger sound off on their UFC on Fuel fight

The UFC will travel to Omaha, NE to present UFC on Fuel TV on Wednesday, February 15. The card will see Welterweights Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger meeting in the main event.
On Monday, the UFC held open workouts and the two competitors spoke about the upcoming bout that could very well put the winner on the path to fight for the UFC Welterweight title.
Diego Sanchez:
“You know, this is a big fight with Jake Ellenberger because I believe he is one of the top guys in the division. He has more momentum

Fuel TV to offer over 100 hours of UFC coverage during free preview this week

We are a little over two months into the UFC’s seven year deal with the FOX television families and one of the biggest complaints about the deal is the fact that Fuel TV is not readily available to many fans of mixed martial arts.
Overall the channel is available to approximately 36 million homes in the United States, a far cry from the 100 million homes that received the UFC’s former partner, Spike TV.
This week Fuel TV will, at least temporarily, remedy that situation as they will offer a

Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks set for UFC on FOX 3

When two wrestlers face off inside the Octagon often times what the fans receive is the exact opposite of what they would expect.
The expectation would be that the fans would be in for a technical battle fought on the ground, a glorified NCAA match where the two fighters look to showcase who has the better skills in the discipline that led them to the upper reaches of the mixed martial arts world. Instead what they tend to receive is a stand up battle, where the fighters look to showcase the fact that they

Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung-Jung to headline UFC on Fuel 3

The UFC will visit the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia on May 15 when the promotion presents UFC on Fuel 3. Today the UFC announced the main event for the card, a three round Featherweight battle between Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier.
Jung is 2-0 with the UFC, defeating Leonard Garcia and Mark Hominick. The Garcia victory via the first twister submission in UFC history earned him “Submission of the Night” honors as well as “Submission of the Year” at the 2011 World MMA