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Countryman Vitor Belfort had a homecoming for the ages in the main event versus Luke Rockhold. Belfort came out throwing some fancy kicks early in the fight against Rockhold, but it was the second go-round with his spinning back-kick that dropped the American. “The Phenom” is now on a two fight winning streak and will [...]

The much anticipated featherweight bout between UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo and Anthony Pettis is now official for the main event at UFC 163 in Brazil. MMAJunkie.com reported that UFC officials announced the match-up at the UFC on FX 8 post-event news conference. In addition to the featherweight fight, welterweight fighters Demian Maia and Josh [...]

There were some awesome fights at UFC on FX 8 this evening. UFC on FX 8 took place at Arena Jaragua in Jaragua do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazi. In the main event Vitor Belfort brought down the roof in his home country by knocking out Luke Rockhold with a flashy spinning back-kick in the very [...]

One of the sports best in Vitor Belfort continued his legacy in his main event match against Luke Rockhold. A one minute feeling out process started the fight, but a flurry proceeded by Belfort. Rockhold threw some fantastic punches, but Belfort utilized a spinning back-kick that dropped Rockhold. Second time is a charm for “The [...]

The submission specialist Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza made his presence felt in the co-main event at UFC on FX 8 against Chris Camozzi. The two tangled for a few minutes on the feet, but once it hit the mat it was all Jacare. It took the former Strikeforce middleweight champion just 3:37 to lock in an [...]

Former UFC middleweight and TUF 7 competitor Matt Riddle has signed a deal with Bellator MMA. At UFC on FUEL TV 7 Riddle defeated the always dangerous Che Mills by unanimous decision. However following his post-fight drug test he was released from the organization due to testing positive for or marijuana metabolites. This was Riddle’s second [...]

Brazilian MMA portal Tatame is reporting that Barao, the UFC interim bantamweight champion, has injured his right foot, and is not expected to recover in time for UFC 161 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  This is a big blow to a card that some were already decrying as “lackluster.” No replacement has been announced, but we here [...]

Mauricio Zingano (2-0-1), a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and the husband of The Ultimate Fighter Season 18 coach Cat Zingano, issued a statement today on his website regarding the incident between his wife and UFC bantamweight Bryan Caraway. The statement was released as a response to the recent article on Bloody Elbow in which [...]

It’s been something of an uneven week for Bryan Caraway. First, he is awarded a retroactive Submission of the Night bonus for his win over Johnny Bedford at UFC 159 after Pat Healy’s unfortunate positive drug test for marijuana metabolites. So things are off to a good start for “Kid Lightning.” Then he had to [...]

The 37th installment of Pacific Xtreme Combat went down this past Saturday, May 18th, at the Ynares Sports Arena situated in Pasig City, Philippines. With a stacked fight card that featured a Bantamweight Championship title tilt in the main event, the event certainly did not disappoint. High-flying Japanese starlet Michinori Tanaka (8-0) was determined to [...]

The UFC has announced today that they will be fining lightweight stalwart Nathan Diaz $20,000 and suspending him for 90 days for violating the UFC’s code of conduct in the wake of an ill-advised tweet directed at Bryan Caraway. In a tweet released earlier this week, Diaz referred to Caraway using a homosexual slur in [...]

Questions arose regarding the UFC 160 co-main event last week, as Mark Hunt had Visa issues while at the airport. Hunt stepped in for the injured Alistair Overeem in the co-main event at UFC 160 to face the former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior dos Santos. When the Visa issues first came to fruition the name [...]

The Liverpool Echo has reported that former UFC fighter Paul Kelly has been found guilty of trafficking a large amount of heroin, and is now facing a potentially lengthy jail term.  The UK brawler, best known for his “Fight of the Night”-winning bout with Donald Cerrone at UFC 126, was ensnared in an investigation that [...]