WELTERWEIGHT (156 lbs. – 170 lbs.) Georges St. Pierre (20-2 / UFC Welterweight Champion) Jake Shields (25-4-1 / Strikeforce Middleweight Champion) Josh Koscheck (19-4 / UFC) Jon Fitch (22-3, 1NC / UFC) Nick Diaz (21-7, 1 ND / Strikeforce Welterweight Champion) Thiago Alves (16-6 / UFC) Paulo Thiago (13-1 / … Continue reading →

LIGHTWEIGHT (146  lbs. – 155 lbs.) Frankie Edgar (12-1 / UFC Lightweight Champion) B.J. Penn (15-6-1 / UFC) Gilbert Melendez (18-2 / Strikeforce Lightweight Champion) Gray Maynard (9-0, 1 NC / UFC) Kenny Florian (13-4 / UFC) Benson Henderson (12-1 / WEC Lightweight Champion) George Sotiropoulos (14-2 / UFC) Sean … Continue reading →

FEATHERWEIGHT (136  lbs. – 145 lbs.) Jose Aldo (17-1 / WEC Featherweight Champion) Manny Gamburyan (11-4 / WEC) Mike Thomas Brown (23-6 / WEC) Bibiano Fernandes (8-2 / DREAM Featherweight Champion) Urijah Faber (23-4 / WEC) Josh Grispi (14-1 / WEC) Joe Soto (9-0 / Bellator Featherweight Champion) Raphael Assuncao … Continue reading →

BANTAMWEIGHT RANKINGS (126 lbs. – 135 lbs.) Dominick Cruz (15-1 / WEC Bantamweight Champion) Joseph Benavidez (12-1 / WEC) Brian Bowles (8-1 / WEC) Scott Jorgensen (10-3 / WEC) Miguel Torres (37-3 / WEC) Wagnney Fabiano (14-2 / WEC) Takeya Mizugaki (13-4-2 / WEC) Cole Escovedo (16-4 / DREAM) Nick Mamalis … Continue reading →

The night had two amazing Fight of the Year Candidates, a main event that surprised on many fronts, and not a single bad fight on the main card. For certain, it was one of the best fight cards in recent memory. George Sotiropoulos def. Kurt Pellegrino via Unanimous Decision Sotiropoulos … Continue reading →

Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin (UFC Heavyweight Championship) PREDICTION: LESNAR via TKO, R2 My gut tells me that Lesnar is going to win, but he’s coming back from a pretty severe ailment that quite literally almost killed him. And, even though we’ve all crowned him the undisputed King of Heavyweights … Continue reading →

Paul Heyman, Lesnar’s Ex-WWE Manager, Explains Friendship With Champ — MMA Fighting. Really interesting interview conducted by Ariel Helwani with Brock Lesnar’s fictional WWE manager – and real-life best friend – Paul Heyman. Tweet

From Mike Chiapetta at MMAFighting.com comes word that Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is out of action until at least March 2011 due to a recent knee surgery. Dana White wants to re-assure everyone that this was actually good news, as it means Rua’s knee is healing the way it should. Which is … Continue reading →

Following up on yesterday’s story, Ray Hui of MMAFighting.com reports that the Commission will be investigating the fight that ended the life of Michael Kirkham. South Carolina’s guidelines require a physical and eye exam prior to the event and documentation to prove a competitor is negative for HIV and Hepatitis … Continue reading →