WMMA superstar and former Strikeforce champ Miesha Tate was at Invicta FC’s innaugural show this past weekend, and spoke with Mauro Ranallo briefly to give us an update on the condition of her arm that Ronda Rousey snapped like a twig: You know I haven’t got any clearance from the doctors yet. I’m going in [...]
Last night on Fox Sports Network, alternative format sports talk show Barfly featured actor Ed O’Neill and UFC president Dana White talking the history of the UFC and training as old men. The above web exclusive content was taken from the show with White and O’Neill reminiscing about the last time they were really [...]
When UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva launched his autobiography last week in Rio de Janeiro, few expected the book to casually reveal that the 185 pound kingpin planned to assassinate Rafael Cordeiro with a shotgun. According to a translation of the story via Fighters Only, a young Silva had become incensed with his then trainer Cordeiro [...]
Last night during the 2012 NFL Draft Chandler Jones, brother of UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, officially became the third professional athlete in the current generation of the family when he became the first round pick of the New England Patriots. The 6’5 defensive end from Syracuse was picked number 21 overall, with a [...]
Bleacher Report weighs in on potential fights for Hector Lombard as he enters the UFC. Check out the full breakdown of this weekend’s Invicta card on MMA Mania. See the recap of the California MMA Fighters’ Rights Bill debates on Fight Opinion. MMA Payout reports on the new broadcast deal between Golden Boy and [...]
Yesterday, April 25, the California State Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Tourism Committee debated a bill that would expand the California State Athletic Commission’s power to include regulating coercive contracts between promoters and fighters. Several employees of UFC parent company Zuffa Entertainment came before the committee to speak out against the bill, one of [...]
Bellator Fighting Championships heads back to Canada, as the promotion returns to Casino Rama in Orilla, Ontario for Bellator 67. The night will feature Bellator Lightweight World Champion Michael Chandler squaring off against 32-win MMA veteran and Japanese sensation Akihiro Gono. Also, a Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Semifinal bout between Ben Saunders and Bryan Baker [...]
For those who missed yesterday’s much talked-about hearing between former UFC number one heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem and the Nevada State Athletic Commission, MMA Weekly has isolated the video above. Overeem was called to the commission to answer for a random drug screening last month that showed he had a 14:1 testosterone to epitestosterone [...]
This afternoon marked the long-awaited hearing between the Nevada State Athletic Commission and former UFC number one heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem, as Overeem was called to answer for the 14:1 testosterone to epitestosterone ratio that he tested during a random drug screening at a UFC press conference one month ago. Overeem initially applied for a [...]
The king of the promo returned last week as UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen hosted a fan Q and A session where he broke out into spoken word verse about his upcoming opponent Anderson Silva. Sonnen has been demonstrating his gift of gab for years now as he has hyped his long-time rivalry with the [...]
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