Anthony Johnson will make his UFC debut as a late replacement for an injured Steve Bruno.
Bruno, an Iraq war veteran, tore his rotator cuff last week forcing him out of this fight and likely out of competition for several months. The fight was to be Bruno’s first in the UFC but instead it will be [...]

I am away from the MMAFrenzy.com “offices” for a couple of days so posting will be light through tomorrow so here is all the UFC news you should know about from the past 24 hours:

 According to reports both Tennessee and Michigan are considering lifting the ban on MMA allowing the sport, and more specifically the [...]

Following his UFC 71 loss last weekend rumors had surfaced that he had been spotted in numerous night clubs in the nights leading up to the fight leading some to say he wasn’t taking the fight seriously. This week Liddell responded to critics saying that it was nothing he hadn’t done before other fights. The [...]

I’ve been constantly updating the rumors section here on MMAFrenzy.com but I haven’t had a chance to make note of the changes here on the front page.

TUF 1 runner up Stephan Bonnar (3-3 UFC) will return to action at UFC Fight Night 10 against Mike Nickels (1-0 UFC). [UFC Fight Night 10 rumors]
“Irish” Jake O’Brien [...]

Today the UFC announced on their official website that TUF alums ED Herman and Scott Smith will face one another at UFC 72 in Dublin. Herman (1-2 UFC) was the middleweight runner-up after defeating Rory Singer and Danny Abaddi on TUF 3 before losing via unanimous decision to Kendall Grove on the finale. After being [...]

- There are rumors floating that a U.K. version of The Ultimate Fighter is in the works. A quick search also reveals that versions for Mexico with the UFC and Japan for Pride may also be in the works. I like the shows but how sustainable is this model. Eventually the UFC will run out [...]

The UFC has “reached a deal” with HBO to show fights on the network this summer, albeit with a different broadcasting crew than the UFC traditionally uses. UFC 72 in June has already been announced for Spike TV so we are probably looking UFC 73 and beyond before we see an event on HBO.
Dana White [...]

Hard Lessons
SI.com has a featured article on their site about Nate Marquardt who will be facing Anderson Silva for the middleweight title on July 7th at UFC 72.
Wineland works overtime to climb MMA ladder
Houston Chronicle writer Steve Seivert has a blog post up about MMA fighters who have regular jobs as well as fighting [...]

IN my traversing of the web looking for the latest UFC news and rumors I often come across note-worthy pieces that aren’t quite juicy enough for their own post but are worth sharing. This is what will be the first of many “UFC Roundups” which will include anything about the UFC that’s worth noting:
Anderson Silva [...]