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  1. Vitor Belfort's Win over Luke Rockhold May Cause More Problems Than It Solves

    For the second straight fight in a row, Vitor Belfort finished an opponent with a devastating head kick, this time around putting away former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold ...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 19 hours ago 18,846 reads 90 comments

  2. UFC on FX 8: The Real Winners and Losers from Belfort vs. Rockhold

    Saturday night's UFC on FX 8 card marked the return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to Brazil. Two years ago, that would've felt like a big deal...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 20 hours ago 21,996 reads 144 comments

  3. Leave It to the UFC's Nate Diaz to Somehow Make a Dumb Situation Even Dumber

    It started as the typical dumb fighter story. Pat Healy , it turns out, smoked marijuana prior to his career-defining win over Jim Miller at UFC 159 last month...

    Jonathan Snowden Written by Jonathan Snowden about 2 days ago 6,149 reads 54 comments

  4. Nate Diaz, Twitter and the Pitfalls of Being a Public Figure

    What is it about Twitter that makes people say dumb things? It's a powerful tool. I remember thinking that Twttr —as it was known back then, when dropping the vowels from ...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 2 days ago 5,481 reads 33 comments

  5. Vitor Belfort: Carlson Gracie, Shaquille O'Neal and the Birth of a UFC Legend

    Jon Hess was big. At 6'7" and more than 300 pounds, he towered over 18-year-old Vitor Belfort . Hess was as mean and ugly as he was large, a man with a reputation for dirty play...

    Jonathan Snowden Written by Jonathan Snowden about 3 days ago 12,510 reads 55 comments

  6. WADA Changes Marijuana Testing Policy, State Commissions Could Be Next

    Testing for marijuana in mixed martial arts has become one of the hottest subjects over the last few years...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 3 days ago 6,474 reads 19 comments

  7. Nate Marquardt, Brendan Schaub Join Coach Leister Bowling to Form New MMA Team

    Denver, Colorado has always been a breeding ground for mixed martial arts ever since the first UFC event was held there all the way back in 1993...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 3 days ago 4,191 reads 12 comments

  8. MMA's Great Debate Radio: Chris Camozzi, Malki Kawa, and Kyle Noke

    MMA 's Great Debate Radio is back for UFC on FX 8 with a complete breakdown of the card, as well as guests including Chris Camozzi , MMA manager Malki Kawa and former Ultimate Fighter competitor Kyle Noke ...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 3 days ago 754 reads 0 comments

  9. UFC on FX 8: Three Things to Watch for on the Belfort vs. Rockhold Fight Card

    UFC on FX 8 isn't exactly the most anticipated fight card of the year. It's not even the most anticipated card of May, if we're getting right down to it...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 3 days ago 10,583 reads 11 comments

  10. Life on the Local MMA Circuit Isn't as Big as the UFC but It's Just as Real

    It was a rain soaked night in Columbus, Ohio but the parking lot at the Aladdin Shrine Center on the east side of town was filled with cars...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 4 days ago 10,909 reads 22 comments

  11. UFC on FX 8: Is It Fair That Luke Rockhold Must Face an Enhanced Vitor Belfort?

    I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this UFC on FX card that’s coming up on Saturday night from Brazil. More specifically, I've been thinking about the main event...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 4 days ago 5,850 reads 71 comments

  12. UFC on FX 8 Video Preview: Predicting Luke Rockhold vs. Vitor Belfort

    Saturday night's event on FX features a main event that I'm quite looking forward to: Luke Rockhold taking on Vitor Belfort . Rockhold , the former Strikeforce middleweight champion, is making his long-awaited UFC debut...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 4 days ago 10,222 reads 50 comments

  13. Mike Pyle Expecting a Scrap with Rick Story at UFC 160

    There isn't much about the fight game that is going to rattle Mike Pyle. Over a decade spent competing against the best competition the sport has to offer has brought the 37-year-old to the mindset where he breaks things down to simple solutions...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 5 days ago 3,233 reads 12 comments

  14. Josh Barnett Says a Return to the UFC Is 'Realistic', Targets Frank Mir Fight

    It's been more than a decade since Josh Barnett last set foot in the UFC Octagon, but his return has been talked about almost since the day he left the promotion...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 5 days ago 9,331 reads 32 comments

  15. MMA's Great Debate Radio: Josh Barnett, Luke Rockhold and the Best Debate in MMA

    MMA 's Great Debate Radio returns for Tuesday's show with UFC on FX 8 headliner Luke Rockhold and former UFC champion Josh Barnett , as well as all new topics, including Bellator , drug testing in MMA and Alistair Overeem's return...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 5 days ago 1,609 reads 1 comments

  16. The Business of Fighting: A Look Inside the UFC's Top-Secret Fighter Contract

    Boxer Floyd Mayweather earned $32 million for a single night's work against Robert Guerrero earlier this month...

    Jonathan Snowden Written by Jonathan Snowden about 5 days ago 153,779 reads 110 comments

  17. Fight Talk: Reliving the Glory of Vitor Belfort vs. Scott Ferrozzo at UFC 12

    The UFC has changed a lot over the years, almost entirely for the better. Fighters are now almost all professionally trained, in shape and capable of at least vaguely coherent post-fight interviews...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 6 days ago 8,582 reads 6 comments

  18. UFC on FX 8 Headliner Luke Rockhold Talks Main Event with Vitor Belfort

    One of the most anticipated fights of 2013—at least on my own personal calendar—takes place this Saturday night in Brazil when Luke Rockhold makes his UFC debut against Vitor Belfort in the main event of UFC on FX 8...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 6 days ago 3,717 reads 7 comments

  19. Luke Rockhold: Vitor Belfort's 'Transformation' Just Isn't Natural, Not Right

    If there's one question Luke Rockhold can't escape in the lead up to his fight with Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX 8, it's about his opponent's usage of testosterone replacement therapy ( TRT )...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 6 days ago 10,942 reads 69 comments

  20. Demetrious Johnson Discusses Shoulder Surgery, Return at UFC on Fox in July

    UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson may be the smallest champion on the UFC roster, but he's also getting some of the biggest exposure available when he fights for the second time on Fox this July...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 6 days ago 98,665 reads 2 comments

  21. Lessons the UFC Can Learn from Big-Time Boxing Promoters

    The rapid rise of the UFC, combined with boxing's decline in the American mainstream, has led to a slew of pundits, including yours truly , suggesting that the sweet science has plenty to learn from its cage-fighting brethren...

    Jonathan Snowden Written by Jonathan Snowden about 8 days ago 14,661 reads 63 comments

  22. Nick Newell Will Never Fight in the UFC, and That's OK

    I'd like to get a few bullet points out of the way before we dive into the heart of this story: 1. Nick Newell will not fight in the UFC. I'm not trying to crush anyone's dreams here...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 9 days ago 11,799 reads 59 comments

  23. Lance Palmer Could Be the Most Coveted Prospect for Either the UFC or Bellator

    The label "prospect" gets tossed around quite often in mixed martial arts. Sometimes it's a word that refers to a young fighter at a gym where the coach just raves about this particular student as the next big thing...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 9 days ago 6,912 reads 7 comments

  24. Leonard Garcia Calling on Team Alpha Male to Help Him Return to UFC

    Leonard Garcia knew the call was coming. Following his loss to Cody McKenzie at UFC 159 last weekend that marked his fifth defeat in a row inside the Octagon, Garcia had no illusions that his job would be saved with the promotion...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 10 days ago 3,424 reads 12 comments

  25. Bellator's Brian Rogers Defends Promotion in Wake of Eddie Alvarez Lawsuit

    A lot has been said recently about Bellator Fighting Championships in the wake of former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez 's pending trial with the company over his contract...

    Damon Martin Written by Damon Martin about 10 days ago 1,977 reads 5 comments