Mark Hunt has a big opportunity.  At UFC 144 on Saturday night, he fights Cheick Kongo. France’s Kongo has won his last two fights and has long been in the verge of the title picture in the heavyweight division.  In the UFC’s Octagon, the Frenchman has a better resume. But Hunt doesn’t see it as [...]

Close your eyes and try to picture a fighter with more than 45 fights under their belt, a guy who has been competing for more than a decade. What do you see? Chances are you see a battle-hardened veteran, a forty-something who has been around the block a time or two. You most likely picture [...]

Six fighters – plus UFC President Dana White -  attended the UFC on FUEL TV post-fight press conference: Jake Ellenberger, Diego Sanchez, Stefan Struve, Stipe Miocic, TJ Dillashaw, and Jonathan Brookins. The event’s Fight of the Night bonuses went to headliners Ellenberger and Sanchez. The welterweights engaged in an all-out war for three rounds the [...]

OMAHA, February 15 – It would be hard to put together a bout between two tougher, more well-rounded welterweights, but UFC matchmaker Joe Silva managed to do just that in Wednesday’s UFC on FUEL TV main event at the Omaha Civic Auditorium by pairing cardio machine Diego Sanchez against knockout king Jake Ellenberger. The roaring [...]

“UFC Undisputed 3 feels better and more accurate than any other mixed martial arts game before it. … The unprecedented amount of depth in UFC Undisputed 3 and its newfound accessibility make it a great return to form for the franchise.” IGN, 9/10 “Beyond the deep bench of talent brought in via Pride FC (32 [...]

UFC on FUEL, which is headlined by the welterweight bout between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger and the heavyweight bout between Stefan Struve and Dave Herman, airs live on FUEL TV from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, NE at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Fans who “like” the UFC on Facebook can also see [...]

Last year, the song “Coming Home” became a staple on the mixed martial arts circuit. Whether in their home state, province, city, or town, the man born Sean John Combs and his band Dirty Money echoed through countless venues, providing the soundtrack for numerous fighters as they made their walk to the cage. Jake Ellenberger [...]

LAS VEGAS, October 29 – Lightweight contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone continued to impress in UFC 137 preliminary action at the Mandalay Bay Events Center Saturday, as he tore into Dennis Siver early and often before submitting his opponent in the first round to win his sixth consecutive bout. See post-fight interview Cerrone raced out of [...]

LAS VEGAS – If you thought that the reality of Nick Diaz being back in the UFC meant that his career would soon settle into some form of normalcy after his UFC 137 fight of the night win over BJ Penn, think again, as UFC President Dana White announced that Diaz will now face the [...]

“I’m your neighbor.” To most, that benign and simple statement’s meaning has been lost on them. To the winner of the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter, being a normal Joe in the suburbs of anywhere, USA is the living testament that Court McGee wants to pass on to others who look up to him [...]

The look on Bob Dunham’s face said a thousand words, maybe even more. As he waited for the van to transport him back to a hotel in Killeen, Texas after watching his son’s second professional loss as a mixed martial artist, you felt for a man who was going through a father’s nightmare – the [...]

Two lightweight grappling specialists have verbally agreed to face off December 10 in Toronto as Nik “The Carny” Lentz takes on Canada’s Mark Bocek, confirmed UFC president Dana White today. The bout will mark Lentz’ return to action after an injury sustained in his UFC on Versus 4 Fight of the Night against Charles Oliveira. [...]

Nearly 24 hours after his world changed, everything finally started to set in for the new challenger for Georges St-Pierre’s UFC welterweight title, Carlos Condit. “Little by little,” he chuckled as he wrapped up a day of media in Las Vegas to promote UFC 137’s new main event on October 29th. On Wednesday morning he [...]

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)   On Saturday the UFC went south as they returned to Brazil for the first time in 13 years. The fight card featured 14 Brazilian fighters in the 12 fight card with only two fights not being won by a Brazilian fighter. The fighters were amped [...]

Jake Ellenberger is one of the most promising prospects in the UFC welterweight division. Actually, calling him a prospect doesn’t pay him the proper respect. Despite the fact that he only has five fights in the UFC, the 26-year-old mixed martial artist is viewed by some as a legitimate top 10 talent. A win in [...]

Numbers don’t even do him justice anymore. Yes, Anderson Silva added to his record number of title defenses (nine) and consecutive UFC wins (14) Saturday night at the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, but in stopping number one contender Yushin Okami in the second round of the UFC RIO main event, the 36-year [...]

Dana White appeared at the post-fight press conference along with the night’s big winners – all Brazilians – middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Shogun Rua and Minotauro Nogueira. Forrest Griffin – who Dana said was expecting his first child to be born in the US any second – also attended after his first-round loss to Rua. [...]

Following one of the craziest opening rounds ever seen in the Octagon, Rousimar Palhares eventually settled down at the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Saturday night, delivering an impressive and comprehensive three round decision win over courageous American Dan Miller in UFC RIO prelim action. See post-fight interview The unanimous decision win for [...]

UFC RIO, which is headlined by the middleweight championship bout between Anderson Silva and Yushin Okami and the light heavyweight rematch between Forrest Griffin and “Shogun” Rua, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the HSBC Arena in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. Fans can also tune in to Spike TV at [...]

THQ Inc. and Zuffa, LLC today announced a franchise-first opportunity for consumers to select the cover athlete for UFC® Undisputed™ 3, the forthcoming installment in the critically acclaimed mixed martial arts (MMA) videogame franchise based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship®.  By visiting www.ufc.com/ufcundisputed3 between 6:00 a.m. PT on August 26, 2011 and 12:00 p.m. PT [...]