UFC News

Russell Ess - January 27, 2016

Since the UFC partnered with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) in 2015, a lot of fighters are much happier with how things are going in the organization as far as their competition goes. UFC heavyweight “Big” Ben Rothwell is one of them. Rothwell spoke with ESPN recently on how the landscape of the UFC is changing with the increased drug testing, especially in the heavyweight division.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

Ariel Helwani with MMA hour, get the rundown on Cain Velasquez and life as being a UFC champ. Luke Rockhold is living it up and ‘bumping elbows’ with rich and famous after he defeated Chris Weidman at UFC 194.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

That is what made me a fan of @TheNotoriousMMA, he talks yes but he delivers and he always shows respect after https://t.co/UYroqJ4bhN — Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) January 27, 2016

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

In a blast from the past, Shane Carwin may have just re-ignited his feud with former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. The pair fought back at UFC 116 in July of 2010 to unify the UFC heavyweight championship which was held by Lesnar, and the interim UFC heavyweight championship which was held by Carwin. Ultimately Lesnar won via 2nd round submission after being taken into deep waters earlier in the fight.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

Ready for some action packed martial arts? These martial artists use kicking and striking techniques to paint a painful picture that these strikes can be bad for your health.

Russell Ess - January 27, 2016

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Russell Ess - January 27, 2016

It looks like the kickboxer studying under kickboxing legend John Wayne Parr not only can take a punch but can dish them out too. Yesterday we seen a video of “Noodles” taking a solid body shot from UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt. If you are familiar with Hunt’s fights in the UFC, PRIDE or K-1, you know that the “Super Samoan” does not lack in the power department.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

Skies the limit for the former Bellator champion these days in the UFC. Eddie Alvarez lost his octagon debut at UFC 178 back in 2014 against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Alvarez rallied after the loss producing two straight wins against former Strikeforce champ Gilbert Melendez and former UFC champion Anthony Pettis both via split decision.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

One of the most recognizable featherweight/bantamweight in MMA today is Urijah Faber. Faber so far is looking like the best candidate for Dominick Cruz to make his first title defense against.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

Following Conor McGregor’s 13 second win over Jose Aldo at UFC 194, we saw McGregor’s popularity taken to an entirely new level. In Dublin, McGregor’s win was immortalized with a ’13 second’ beer, and now it has been taken one step further in the form of a billboard.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

In Toronto training with my friend Jorge @82spaniard at @openmatmma! A video posted by Georges St-Pierre (@georgesstpierre) on Jan 26, 2016 at 12:50pm PST

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

Prior to Khabib Nurmagomedov injuring his ribs at the end of last year, he was booked to return to the Octagon to fight Tony Ferguson in the co-main event of The Ultimate Fighter 22 finale. Nurmagomedov was replaced by Edson Barboza, who lost to Ferguson via 2nd round submission in what was ultimately the Fight of the Night.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

The heavyweight division in professional boxing produces many notable knockouts year after year. The amount of power that these ‘big boys’ generate in a knockout blow is ridiculous.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

At the UFC 197 press conference, Conor McGregor talked nothing but trash to UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos. Nothing was off limits as McGregor brought up dos Anjos’ family, kids, and allegiance to Brazil. Ahead of their March 5th scrap for the UFC lightweight title, Rafael dos Anjos spoke to MMAFighting to discuss how McGregor’s in his head.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

If you’ve been following the heavyweight title rematch between Cain Velasquez and champ Fabricio Werdum, you’re not alone if you felt like it was a roller coaster ride of emotion.

Scott Hernandez - January 27, 2016

Prior to the UFC announcing that Johny Hendricks vs. Stephen Thompson had been moved from the co-main event to the main event, and the Pay-Per View being moved to Fox Sports 1, Nate Diaz reportedly tried to save the event. According to MMAFighting, Nate Diaz reportedly tried to save the event by fighting Anthony Pettis in the main event of UFC 196.

Russell Ess - January 27, 2016

Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone was not happy about his fine that cost him “a LOT” of money after his fight with Rafael dos Anjos on UFC on FOX 17. Cerrone who wore a patriotic patch in honor of his terminally ill grandmother, was fined from Reebok for violating their uniform code. “Cowboy” later issued Reebok a challenge to donate his fine amount to a patriotic charity, and that he would even match the amount toward the same charity. The corporate sponsor never accepted the challenge and the buzz has since fizzled down after the event.

Scott Hernandez - January 26, 2016

There’s been much speculation as to what the UFC would do about Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez both withdrawing from the main event of UFC 196, and it seems like we’ve got our answer. UFC President Dana White informed Yahoo Sports that the event has been moved from Pay-Per View to Fox Sports 1, and the co-main event bout between Johny Hendricks and Stephen Thompson has been promoted to the main event.