When Bellator announced the match ups for their summer heavyweight tournament, many people, including Ryan Martinez himself, were quite surprised to see his name was not among those entered.  Coming off a huge 16 second knockout over veteran Travis Wiuff, Martinez had opened up a lot of eyes in the sport and he was expected [...]

When we last saw King Mo inside the Bellator cage, he was on the wrong end of a spinning backfist, courtesy of Emanuel Newton.  The shocking upset didn’t sit well with Mo who intended on rolling through the competition on his way to capturing the light heavyweight title. Using the loss to fuel him, he [...]

Once again, Twitter is the source of controversy involving a UFC fighter, as Nate Diaz has been suspended indefinitely by the promotion for a tweet he put out. “We are very disappointed by Nate Diaz’s comments, which are in no way reflective of our organization,” the UFC stated in an official release. “Nate is currently suspended [...]

Despite a fantastic career as a boxer, in which she has won multiple world titles and beaten some of the sport’s biggest names, Jessica Rakoczy remains almost completely unknown.  Other than the few who follow the women closely, her talents as a fighter have gone unrecognized.  So, like many female fighters who have gone under [...]

The strange trip of former boxing star, Ricardo Mayorga, into the world of MMA took yet another strange twist when his May 3 win over Wesley Tiffer was changed to a no-contest by the Nicaraguan MMA commission. Prior to the contest, Mayorga tipped the scales at 175.9 pounds, well over the lightweight limit, for the [...]

YouTube has plans to offer fee-based subscriptions, and it appears UFC content will be among the 53 initial channels. UFC officials announced yesterday that the “UFC Select” YouTube channel is now up and running for a $5.99 monthly fee, which includes a 14-day free trial. To start, the channel will feature eight new fights a [...]

We caught up with Bellator heavyweight Ryan Martinez just after he finished his workout at the Mayweather Boxing Club and got his thoughts on the upcoming heavyweight tournament that he is assumed to be a part of.  Although he knows nothing for certain, Martinez gives his thoughts on the tournament, as well as who he [...]

One of the few remaining states to outlaw MMA, Connecticut, has finally started to clear the way for the sport to hold events there. Back in January, Sen. Andres Ayala and Rep. Charles D. Clemons introduced House Bill No. 5277 to the Connecticut House of Representatives, which would legalize MMA.  It passed easily by a [...]

When Chael Sonnen lost to Jon Jones at UFC 159, he sounded like a man who was considering calling it a career.  After being dominated in the main event, suffering a TKO loss in the first round, he hinted that if he could no longer compete at the highest level, it might be time to [...]

This week on the Jeff Mayweather Show, legendary boxing and MMA cutman Jacob “Stitch” Duran stopped by to discuss his amazing career. Each week, the show welcomes some of the biggest names in the sport.

The injury suspensions were handed down following UFC 159, and leading the way was Jon Jones, who received an indefinite suspension by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board after suffering a gnarly break to his big toe during his fight with Chael Sonnen. The suspensions were revealed Saturday night, and Jones’ suspension will remain [...]

It may have had some of the better build up for any UFC card in recent memory, but UFC 159 mostly failed to deliver once the combatants actually enetered the Octagon.  With few surprises and few electrifying moments, it will go down as a rather average pay-per-view. That isn’t to say there was nothing worth [...]

Put Up or Shut Up By Daniel Kendrick UFC gold is once again on the line this weekend, this time in the always thrilling light heavyweight division.  Light heavyweight boss, Jon “Bones” Jones puts the division strap on the line against the high level wrestling and signature taunts of the “American Gangster,” Chael Sonnen. A fight delayed by extenuating [...]

The weigh-ins for UFC were held today in Newark, NJ.  The exciting card will be headlined by light heavyweight champion Jon Jones defending his belt against Chael Sonnen.  Also featured on the card will be Michael Bisping taking on Alan Belcher and Roy Nelson challenging Cheick Kongo in a heavyweight fight.

While fans of MMA have longed for proposed super fights between Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre, Or Silva and Jon Jones, if you ask Chael Sonnen, the middleweight champ would be out of his league against Jon Jones. Always eager to diminish the talents and accomplishments of Silva, Sonnen has been much quicker to [...]