1. WSOF Goes Tournament Route to Crown Middlweight Champion

    If everything goes to plan, the World Series of Fighting will crown its first champion before the end of 2013. MMAFighting ...

    Matt Juul Written by Matt Juul about 5 days ago 258 reads 0 comments

  2. 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 9,324 reads 32 comments

  3. Former UFC Title Challenger Nick Diaz Trying to Start His Own MMA Promotion

    When it comes to former UFC welterweight title challenger Nick Diaz , fans and analysts alike have learned to expect the unexpected...

    John Heinis Written by John Heinis about 5 days ago 10,805 reads 79 comments

  4. Kenny Florian: Regardless of TRT, UFC on FX 8 Headliner Comes Down to Skill

    Kenny Florian's opposition to testosterone-replacement therapy is well-known, and he's often spoken out against it in the past...

    Eric Drobny Written by Eric Drobny about 5 days ago 687 reads 0 comments

  5. 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 1,605 reads 1 comments

  6. Report: Nick Diaz Is Starting His Own MMA Promotion (updated)

    Evan Adrian Written by Evan Adrian about 5 days ago 2,138 reads 3 comments

  7. Welterweight Champ Ben Askren Only Drug Tested Once as Bellator Fighter

    Despite going undefeated in 8 fights with Bellator, including 4 of them being headlining bouts with the Welterweight title on the line, champion Ben Askren revealed that he's only been tested once while fighting for the promotion...

    Evan Adrian Written by Evan Adrian about 5 days ago 994 reads 1 comments

  8. Josh Barnett Reignites Hope for UFC Deal

    The natural course of business negotiations often produces several stops and starts. Parties must continually reassess their own wants and needs, as well as the shifting economy beneath their feet...

    Evan Adrian Written by Evan Adrian about 5 days ago 16 reads 0 comments

  9. 4 Biggest Threats to UFC Lightweight Champion Benson Henderson

    Fully entrenched at the top of the heap in the deepest weight class in the sport, Benson Henderson has slowly put a stranglehold on the UFC's lightweight division...

    Dustin Filloy Written by Dustin Filloy about 5 days ago 13,919 reads 76 comments

  10. Tim Sylvia Still Hopeful of UFC Return

    Tim Sylvia last competed inside the Octagon in February of 2008. That's little more than five years gone, but those five years seemingly span an entire era of UFC heavyweight fighting...

    Craig Amos Written by Craig Amos about 5 days ago 1,851 reads 18 comments

  11. Chris Camozzi vs. Ronaldo 'Jacare' Souza Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    Chris Camozzi will have a huge opportunity to boost his standing in the middleweight division when he meets former Strikeforce champion Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza in the co-main event of UFC on FX 8 ...

    Sean Smith Written by Sean Smith about 5 days ago 1,766 reads 8 comments

  12. 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 153,741 reads 110 comments

  13. UFC 160: Mark Hunt vs. Junior Dos Santos Preview

    The Mark Hunt journey has been amazing to witness. A heavyweight who seemed to have his career book being shut, has rebounded not only to rectify his losing record into a winning one but to actually make a championship run in his late 30s...

    Kevin Hess Written by Kevin Hess about 5 days ago 988 reads 4 comments

  14. Jon Jones vs. Tito Ortiz: Fantasy Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    It's time for another edition of "Fantasy Head-to-Toe Breakdown!" This time around, we will examine former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz if he were to take on Jon Jones, the current champ, in his prime...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 5 days ago 4,322 reads 24 comments

  15. Wanderlei Silva and 5 Fighters Whose Aggression Works Against Them

    As fans, we love to see aggression inside the cage. It is the singular guarantor of what we pay to see: action. But for fighters, aggression also goes hand-in-hand with risk...

    James MacDonald Written by James MacDonald about 5 days ago 7,272 reads 18 comments

  16. UFC on FX 8 Info and Predictions for Belfort vs. Rockhold

    Like a desperate man slouching through the desert, MMA fans look upon UFC on FX 8 —coming to you live from Jaragua do Sul, Brazil, this Saturday—as a life-giving pool in the middle of a dry and barren wasteland...

    Scott Harris Written by Scott Harris about 5 days ago 49,385 reads 27 comments

  17. Looking at the Legacy of Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir

    Although much has changed throughout the years in the heavyweight division, one man has been through it all. That man is former UFC champion Frank Mir ...

    Kyle Symes Written by Kyle Symes about 5 days ago 7,061 reads 43 comments

  18. Daley Expects Bellator Return by Year's End, but Stopping off in Dubai First

    Paul Daley burst onto the UFC scene with back-to-back first-round stoppage wins. The Muay Thai wrecking machine from Nottingham, England, looked to be on track for a title shot until a disastrous UFC 113 appearance against Josh Koscheck...

    Ilario Huober Written by Ilario Huober about 6 days ago 670 reads 0 comments

  19. Urijah Faber: Future Flyweight Champion

    Whether you love him or hate him, Urijah Faber has played an integral role in bringing the sport of MMA to mainstream legitimacy over the last decade...

    Adam Hill Written by Adam Hill about 6 days ago 704 reads 11 comments

  20. Glaring Differences Between a Good Cornerman and a Bad One

    Coaches assume different roles and varying levels of importance in every single sport. In the NFL, the tactical brilliance of coaches like Bill Parcells and Bill Walsh will live ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 6 days ago 7,710 reads 26 comments

  21. Bellator Champion Pat Curran to Fight This Summer but Not in a Cage

    Pat Curran will be fighting this summer but it won't be in a Bellator cage. Curran, Bellator 's current featherweight champion, spoke to MMA Junkie about his plans for staying active by making his professional boxing debut this summer...

    Kyle Symes Written by Kyle Symes about 6 days ago 1,486 reads 2 comments

  22. UFC 160: Roy Nelson Would Accept If Asked to Step in for Mark Hunt Against JDS

    If Mark Hunt isn't able to make it back to the States, Roy Nelson would gladly step in as a late replacement against Junior dos Santos at UFC 160 ...

    Jordy McElroy Written by Jordy McElroy about 6 days ago 3,257 reads 31 comments

  23. UFC on FX 8: The Stakes Are High for Rockhold and Belfort

    As former champions, Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold are no strangers to competing in situations where there is more on the line than a win or loss...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 6 days ago 2,220 reads 21 comments

  24. War of Aggression MMA to Go on as Planned at Joe Louis Arena on Saturday

    Ilario Huober Written by Ilario Huober about 6 days ago 8,833 reads 0 comments

  25. Josh Thomson Claims Nate Diaz Never Made Weight at UFC on FOX 7

    Josh Thomson has had enough of Nate Diaz 's post-fight bickering, and he isn't holding his tongue any longer. The former Strikeforce lightweight champ shocked the world at UFC on FOX 7 by stopping Diaz in the second round with strikes...

    Jordy McElroy Written by Jordy McElroy about 6 days ago 3,214 reads 18 comments