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Jon “Bones” Jones and Brian Stann on how to effectively break in a hotel room. That is one nice looking suite. At least for now. Jones takes on Vladimir “The Janitor” Matyushenko at UFC on Versus 2 this weekend. You have to wonder if The Janitor will heed that “Do Not Disturb” sign on Jones’ door or barge in [...]...

Something about Impact FC never seemed right. Out of nowhere, Impact popped up putting on back-to-back cards in Australia loaded with high-priced former UFC and PRIDE talent with no apparent path for success. It had the potential to be disastrous internally, but at least the shows went off without any major issues. Well, that’s what [...]...

Mark Muñoz on his final day of training camp at his own gym, Reign Training Center. Jason "Mayhem" Miller (0:40), Krzysztof "The Polish Experiment" Soszynski (0:56), Benji Radach (1:20), Jake Ellenberger (1:56), Abel Nunez (2:26), Allan Goes (2:38) and Jay Silva (3:00) all weigh in on Mark's chances at the "UFC on Versus" show. They're extremely confident that Mark will defeat Yushin Okami on Augu...

(John Howard: You'd be a fool to pick against hair like that.) Watching MMA is a lot more exciting when you have something riding on the outcome. And while you may not be bold enough to throw actual money on all those tasty underdogs, you can still play along during Sunday's UFC Live: Jones vs. Matyushenko broadcast (Versus, 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT) by casting your predictions in an MMA FightPicker p...

Looks like we won’t have to wait a whole year to hear about War Machine’s stint in San Diego county jail. Apparently even inmates get internet access these days, or at least long enough access to maintain a weekly blog about their time behind bars. War Machine’s first entry takes us through his first week in [...]...

CHICAGO, Ill. (July 29, 2010) — A showdown between one of MMA’s most exciting lightweights and a colorful, highly-regarded South Florida fan favorite will serve as the “Local Main Event” when Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla., for its Season 3 debut on Aug. 12th. The [...]...

Courtesy of cagepotato.com We don’t have to fight. I issued him, in writing, I sent it over, my demands: He leave the UFC for no less than 12 months. He issue an apology to the fans. Simple things. And he erect a statue in my likeness in his living room that he bow to each [...]...

Wanderlei Silva is video blogging his knee injury layoff from the surgery through rehab. It’s clearly an emotional time for The Axe Murderer, but he promises to return stronger than ever and make a run for the UFC title. Today, on the day of my surgery, I say this, I will fight for the belt. I [...]...

Following a successful stint in the amateur ranks, Randy Couture’s son, Ryan Couture, is turning pro and Strikeforce has signed him. He’ll make his debut in couple weeks at Strikeforce Challengers 10. Following a successful amateur career, Couture will cash his first paycheck following an Aug. 13 bout against Rage in the Cage veteran Lucas Stark [...]...

Ryan Couture, son of MMA legend Randy “The Natural” Couture, has signed a multi-fight agreement with world championship Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE and will make his professional MMA debut on Friday, Aug. 13 at the STRIKEFORCE Challengers event at Dodge Theatre in Phoenix, Ariz., LIVE on SHOWTIME (11 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the [...]...

(Props: YouTube.com/UFC) "We don't have to fight. I issued him, in writing, I sent it over, my demands: He leave the UFC for no less than 12 months. He issue an apology to the fans. Simple things. And he erect a statue in my likeness in his living room that he bow to each evening. He didn't accept 'em." Like the Ultimate Warrior before him, Chael Sonnen goes into a kind of fugue state whenever the...

Due to some unforseen circumstances, the main event for Friday August 20th’s Wreck MMA: Bad Intentions has been changed. Wreck MMA and FitShop.ca are excited to announce that Markhaile ‘Showtime’ Wedderburn will be making his Wreck debut against the talented striker from Drummondville, Martin ‘The Hammer’ Grandmont. Showtime is known as one of the most [...]...

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Lee Murray made it near the top of the MMA heap, but it didn’t provide the British-Morrocan fighter quite enough cash, so he sought other revenue streams. Murray is believed to have been involved in the largest bank robbery in British history. He was apprehended in Morocco, where he has citizenship courtesy of his Moroccan father, [...]...