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 [...]