According to a recent report former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell was asked to choose from Keith Jardine, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Kazuhiro Nakamura, and Lyoto Machida. Liddell reportedly opted for Jardine based on his popularity but I’m sure his quick KO loss to Houston Alexander at UFC 71 helped make up his mind. Here [...]

UFC veteran Robbie Lawler, who last fought for the organization at UFC 50 in 2004, will be returning to the UFC as an assistant coach on Matt Hughes’ Ultimate Fighter 6 team.
Lawler is a 14-4 mixed martial artist who trains with Miletich Fighting Systems. He holds UFC wins over Aaron Riley, Steve Berger, Tiki Ghosn, [...]

The biggest free agent in MMA, Fedor Emelianenko, and the top MMA organization in the world, the UFC, appear to be still be in talks although the situation could easily be described as tense as the two sides lock horns over philosophical differences which are often the hardest to overcome in sports contract negotiations.
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“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ultimate Fighting”, which was authored by top UFC middleweight Rich Franklin and John Merz, will be released on September 4th.
On the surface most expect the book to be very basic covering the concepts behind the sport, its history, rules, and scoring but the book has taken a more technical stance [...]

 
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At UFC Fight Night 11 “The Silent Assassin” Luke Cumme will face Edilberto de Oliveira who is typically known simply as Edilberto “Crocota”. The event takes place on September 19th and will serve as a lead in for the debut episode of The Ultimate Fighter 6.
“Crocota” holds an 8-1-1 MMA record with his lone MMA [...]

The next episode of “UFC All Access”, hosted by Rachelle Leah, will feature current UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture. Although no specific date has been announced for the show it will air in the week leading up to his title fight at UFC 74 against Gabriel Gonzaga on August 25th.
In the past the show has [...]

Team Punishment fighter and UFC heavyweight Justin McCully will make his return to action at UFC 76 on September 22nd in Anaheim. His opponent is not yet known. McCully has been rumored to be on a September UFC card for some time although what card he would be fighting at was not yet determined.
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Sean Sherk has released the following brief statement regarding his positive drug test at UFC 73 and the appeal he has filed with the California State Athletic Commission:
“At the present time I cannot explain the positive drug test in Sacramento California. I know I have never used any steroids or any other banned substances, I [...]