When an event like St. Pierre vs. Penn II rolls around the anticipation and excitement seem to overshadow almost everything else going on in the world. While I’m simply happy to be able to witness what should be a truly epic battle, it just wouldn’t be a proper fight weekend without the usual predictions. [...]

Sorry Ireland. But your beer and whiskey are still way better than ours, and I still really want to visit St. James Gate some day, so I hope you don’t hold this sub-par UFC event against me personally, okay? We cool?
UFC 93 is officially in the books and while I can’t say it was the [...]

It’s certainly clear by now that Zuffa has decided to push UFC 94 hard and fast while pretty much phoning it in for this Saturday’s big Dublin show. Nonetheless, UFC 93 still has a few interesting match ups that should, if nothing else, answer a few nagging questions such as: Who will finally be the [...]

All of tomorrow nights UFC 93 combatants met their respective weight requirements earlier today during the official weigh-in ceremony, which took place inside The O2 Dublin Arena in Dublin, Ireland at 11 a.m. ET.
Former middleweights Dan Henderson and Rich Franklin both came in well under the 205lb light-heavyweight limit, with Henderson tipping the scales at [...]

I hate to editorialize so heavily, but some things are just too absurdly ignorant and annoying to tackle more tactfully. New York State Assemblyman Bob Reilly recently spoke to MMA Weekly about why he is voting no on the bill to legalize mixed martial arts in New York.
Check out this gem:
“I think that [MMA] [...]

Behold, quite possibly the most bad ass UFC poster to date. I currently only own one nicely framed UFC marquis, but I think it might be time to indulge my inner fan-boy with an addition. Kudos to the Zuffa graphic design squad.

Here’s that late holiday gift you’ve all been waiting for. PrimeTime Amusements has finally released a Kimbo Slice Boxing Machine, and boy does it look like a gem.
In place of my usual humorous jab, I’ll just leave all the comedic potential to you folks. You deserve it.

Former UFC middleweight Dean Lister, who was granted his release from the promotion after dropping a snooze-fest to Yushin Okami at UFC 92, has apparently issued what one might call an “apology” via The Underground for his “piss poor performance.” Check out the front hand:
“…I had a very poor performance my last fight…I [...]

Rich “Ace” Franklin never seemed all too enthused about coaching the ninth season of The Ultimate Fighter: U.S. vs. U.K., but now it seems he really, really doesn’t want to. His hints aren’t exactly subtle:
“I have not personally spoken to Dana, the UFC or any of the production people about the show,” Franklin said. “Six [...]

It looks like the floundering U.S. economy is actually good for some things. A new ESPN.com article reports that the UFC is poised for yet another run at legalizing MMA in New York, with dollars and cents being at the forefront of the persuasive argument:
“The UFC also commissioned an independent economic impact study that showed [...]

The rumor mill has been churning over the last few days regarding upcoming match ups for the new year so check out the quick list and get yourself up to speed:

Josh Koscheck vs. UFC newcomer Paulo Thiago at UFC 95 (Tatame)
Lightweight wrestling machine Gray Maynard vs. Jim Miller at UFC 96 (TheGarv)
Ben Saunders vs. submission [...]

Just when you thought it was safe to pull one over on the California State Athletic Commission, word comes down that Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is getting slapped harder than Badr Hari after the K-1 GP Finals. According to Dave Meltzer of Yahoo!Sports, the CSAC has not taken kindly to Silva’s blatant disregard for [...]

Speaking to SI.com, famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach, who is currently working with Andrei Arlovski, commented on Fedor Emelianenko’s striking prowess, which is apparently none too impressive:
“He’s flat-footed, has no technique, but he can punch…That always helps. He’s accurate. He’ll follow you right to the floor, so he’s aggressive. But that aggressiveness can be used [...]

Devastating striker Melvin Manhoef will step in last minute to take on Mark Hunt at tomorrow night’s epic “Fields Dynamite” event. Manhoef is replacing Hunt’s original opponent, K-1 superstar Jerome Le Banner, who is apparently out with influenza. One can only assume that officials are simply ignoring the fact that Mark Hunt outweighs Manhoef [...]

According to his official website, UFC middleweight Demian Maia will next face off against Team Quest product Chael Sonnen at UFC 95, slated for London, England on February 21st.
A highly decorated grappler, undefeated Demian Maia (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) most recently choked out Nate Quarry in the first round of their meeting at UFC 91 [...]