July 6, 2008
On the eve of the heavily anticipated light heavyweight title bout between Rampage Jackson and Forrest Griffin, the champion‘s trainer and manager Juanito Ibarra promises to retire should the champion lose his belt to the challenger on the
June 25, 2008
Brazilian Muay Thai champion Anderson Silva, who has been the UFC middleweight champion since October 14, 2006, will jump for the first time from middleweight to light heavyweight as he comes to blows with James "The Sandman" Irvin on Saturday, July 19 at The Pearl at The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.
June 21, 2008
In MMA, anything can happen. Sometimes, logic gets thrown out the window. The Ultimate Fighter Finale aired tonight on SpikeTV and the broadcast was a nice reminder of how great the
June 20, 2008
For Mixed Martial Arts and UFC fans who aren‘t wealthy, The Ultimate Fighter Finale might be one of the best UFC events of the year, if not the best. It‘s free, for one, airing on SpikeTV. Second, it‘s always a packed fight card, featuring guys who are literally fighting for a spot in the UFC. It‘s basically one huge tryout for all
June 18, 2008
In the last episode of The Ultimate Fighter, Jesse Taylor beat Tim Credeur in the first semi-final match. So, it was much to my surprise when tonight‘s season ending episode of
June 18, 2008
Evan Tanner is a veteran of Mixed Martial Arts. Now 37 years old, Tanner has been fighting for over a decade. Coming off a loss, Tanner will fight in this Saturday‘s
June 13, 2008
A couple of weeks ago, we reported on the punishing turn of events that sent two former UFC champions down in dramatic fashion on the Octagon at UFC 84.
June 11, 2008
This season has gone fast, hasn‘t it? In a far more accelerated TV schedule than fans of The Ultimate Fighter are used, most episodes featured two fights, as opposed to the strict one fight per episode mandate of previous seasons. Perhaps the
June 6, 2008
It‘s no secret to the mixed martial arts world that Tito Ortiz, the UFC light heavyweight champion from April 2000 to September 2003, is planning to leave the Octagon where he emerged as one of the sport‘s biggest stars. With the looming inaugural of Affliction Banned, a mixed martial arts event co-promoted by the Affliction Clothing and Adrenaline MMA, word on the street is that Ortiz has been invited to join the slate.
June 4, 2008
We begin the final quarterfinals episode of The Ultimate Fighter with everyone impressed by last week‘s fight between Matt Brown and Amir Sadollah. It truly was a very good fight, a lot of action, neither guy backing down. Jeremy May, right after the fight, wants a rematch with Matt Brown in the finale...or something. It‘s difficult to comprehend the gall May shows, or what he‘s done to even think that he‘ll be invited back for any UFC event. Matt Brown thought it was disrespectful, and the conversation continues inside the house – Jesse Taylor talks loud smack about May and continues to when May himself walks into the room. Jeremy tells Gerald that he wants to piss Jesse off so he‘ll hit him and then have to be sent home.