How old are you and where are you from? -24 years old and I’m from Alberton, Jhb What weight do you fight at?  I walk around @ 76kgs and then drop to fight at Lightweight (70.5kg) How did you get into MMA A close mate of mine (Paul de Vos-EFC Africa LW fighter) quite his [...]

  Smack talk attended EL Grande , what a great event!   Organized by local Kensington resident Pietro Cignoli, EL Grande is a challenge that tests both strength and fitness. The event manages to put South Africa’s top MMA fighters and the public together for a morning full of fun and hard work. Being able [...]

  UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, a man considered by most to the best fighter in the world, pound for pound, returns to the Octagon on August 27th to defend his crown against the last man to beat him, Yushin Okami, in the main event of UFC RIO. A win would add to his record-setting [...]

“Fox Sports is adding the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the dominant brand in mixed martial arts, to its collection of sports programming. The seven-year deal will include four fights a year on broadcast television in prime time and will pay the U.F.C. at least $100 million annually.” read full article read official press release  

UFC on Versus 5 Aftermath Thanks for the support guys, I gave it what I had but the better man won. Gonna take a little time off and get some learning done.  -Dan Hardy Thanks for all the support. Next up for @AMAFightClub in UFC is @DanMiller185  -Jim Miller A big thanks & take my [...]

Verbal agreements are in for a third featherweight scrap on the stacked Houston fight card. “China’s best prospect, Tiequan Zhang, makes his return to the Octagon vs. the always-tough Darren Elkins at UFC 136,” said UFC president Dana White. Elkins most recently scored a hard-fought decision over Japanese judoka Michihiro Omigawa. Zhang’s last bout was [...]

When you think of Brazilian fighters in the UFC, what are the moments that immediately pop into your head? In advance of the organization’s return to Brazil for UFC RIO, here are a few to jog your memory before more additions ultimately make the list on August 27th. Royce Gracie introduces Jiu-Jitsu to the world [...]

Today, Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC), the world’s leading mixed martial arts organization and No. 1 Pay-Per-View event provider in the world, finds its perfect media match in FOX, the No. 1 television network in the country. FOX Sports Media Group, the umbrella entity representing FOX Networks Group’s wide array of sports platforms, has reached a [...]

A little over two years into his UFC career, Forrest Griffin had established himself as not only a crowd-pleasing light heavyweight contender, but a free spirit who could always be counted on to go against the grain in whatever he decided to do. But when he asked for a fight with UFC debutant and former [...]