Tito Ortiz talks fighting Rampage Jackson: Only for a world title

If, for some reason, you are holding out hope that Tito Ortiz will fight Quinton “Rampage” Jackson prior to his retirement, well, odds are that the fight is not going to take place.
Ortiz and Jackson are friends and Ortiz recently had the following to say to FightHubTV about the possibility of fighting the man he first met in the late nighties when Jackson was working at a bar that he frequented, “Of course, if there was the opportunity for us to fight for a world title and we’ve

ESPN examines UFC fighter pay with Lorenzo Fertitta, Ken Shamrock, and others

Along with UFC 142, the item that seemed to get the most attention from UFC President Dana White was the ESPN “Outside the Lines” production that set out to examine the pay structure the UFC uses when compensating its fighters.
The expose’ begins by singing the praises of Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, who purchased the UFC in 2001 for two million dollars and grew it to a company worth an estimated one billion dollars plus. From there the production turns to the practices it seeks to

UFC 142 Recap: Jose Aldo and Vitor Belfort dominate in Brazil

It seemed that many fight fans were not anticipating UFC 142 as eagerly as some of the more recent UFC fight cards and for those that slept on this card, I can only offer my condolences, because you really missed out. 
Any questions that may have lingered about Jose Aldo’s ability to withstand a wrestling based attack were answered early on in the main event as he stuffed each of Chad Mendes’ seven takedown attempts before putting him out with a well placed knee.
The knockout came with

UFC 142: Jose Aldo KO’s Chad Mendes to retain title

Jose Aldo remained the UFC Featherweight Champion, after defending his title for the third time with a devastating first round KO victory over Chad Mendes.
Aldo controlled the action inside the Octagon, not allowing Chad Mendes to execute his wrestling-based gameplan. Mendes had some success with leg kicks and one takedown that allowed him to take Aldo’s back, but this fight was all about the champion finally proving himself after two disappointing performances against Kenny Florian and Mark Hominick.

Anderson Silva reveals he is suffering from a back injury

The last time MMA fans saw Anderson Silva inside the Octagon he defeated Yushin Okami by TKO in the second round of UFC 134’s main event. Following that event Silva admitted that he had suffered a shoulder injury while training for that fight.  That injury had kept Silva from training since the conclusion of that fight on August 27, 2011.
Silva recently began training again, but it looks as if he has suffered another injury. According to the UFC Middleweight champion, “I’m not sure

Dana White: Brock Lesnar said he retired because Alistair Overeem was that much better than him

Speaking via “The Jim Rome Show,” UFC President Dana White discusses the short-lived career, and subsequent retirement, of former Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar. White reveals details of his post-UFC 141 conversation with Lesnar, and says that, while it was “fun” having him around, he does not expect the former WWE star to make a return to MMA.

UFC 142 Preview: Put your "Money" on Chad Mendes

This Saturday, January 14th at UFC 142, when Jose Aldo walks into the octagon, he’ll be faced with what could be the biggest problem that he has ever faced both statistically and stylistically. Aldo will have to deal with “money” problems, and I’m not talking about the financial kind. In more ways than one, Chad Mendes is a serious threat to the legacy Aldo has built, and I’m about to share with you exactly why… POWER
Chad Mendes is a powerhouse of a Featherweight, he