Two-On-Two MMA: Finally, A Freak Show I Can Believe In
(Can professional Droog-style gang-fighting be far behind?) For almost as long as MMA has existed, there have been scheming…
Following UFC 153 victory, Demian Maia looking to fight Nick Diaz or Jon Fitch
With his impressive submission victory over Rick Story last weekend at UFC 153, Demian Maia regained a lot of credit for his return to his roots of BJJ. The finish not only garnered him a victory in his new weight class of Welterweight, but it immediately put all 170 lb. fighters in the UFC on notice that Maia could be a force to be reckoned with. Now, Maia comes out today with the statement that he is ready to take one of the division’s top-level fighters:
“I think Nick Diaz and Jon Fitch that opponents
With Sonnen out of Forrest Griffin fight, Little Nog wants in
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira says he’s healthy and ready to step in and face Forrest Griffin at UFC 155.
Rashad Evans wants Lyoto Machida rematch "bad"
Rashad Evans is looking at a return in early 2013 and has his sights set on gaining revenge against the man who knocked him out.
And It Is All Over: Matt Hughes Now Says He Is ‘Fully Retired’
(See that there on the right? That’s Matt Hughes’s autograph. So this photo is relevant) In a recent feature…
Miesha Tate considered retirement after Ronda Rousey loss; plans to return next August
After losing her Strikeforce title to Ronda Rousey, Miesha Tate considered retirement. However, her fire has been re-lit and she plans on coming for Rousey again.
Dana White says Nick Diaz will fight top Welterweight before title shot
It looks like if Nick Diaz does indeed make his return to the UFC Octagon, his long called-for title shot will have to wait until he beats a top-level opponent. Last seen in a razor-thin and controversial loss to Carlos Condit last February, Diaz stated he would retire from MMA. Either way, he was put on hold when he failed a test for marijuana metabolites, prompting his much-publicized battle and subsequent suspension with the NSAC. Dana White recently revealed the following:
“When Diaz gets off
Jon Jones: "This is about putting Chael Sonnen into irrelevancy"
Jon Jones explained why he decided to face Chael Sonnen after suggesting that Sonnen didn’t deserve a shot at his light heavyweight title.
Dana White gives insight on why Jones and Sonnen became TUF coaches
The UFC President held a conference call to explains how he came to the decision that Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen would be coaches for the next season of TUF.
Sonnen puts Jones on notice, says he should have gone to Heavyweight when he had the chance
Speaking on FuelTV’s “UFC Tonight” last night, Light Heavyweight challenger and TUF coach-to-be Chael Sonnen has already begun his next round of epic smack talk, this time focused on his next opponent Jon Jones. It has come as quite a surprise to many fans and pundits of MMA that Sonnen was even offered the title bout, after over seven years away from the diviision and a knockout loss in his most recent bout. To that, he replied quickly:
“Well, probably by elimination. I got nobody out there that’s willing