“If I could block this Evans match out of my head right now, I would love to. But I can’t. Right after the fight I watched the video about a million times. I still watch it at least once a day. Still looking for any mistake I made or anything I can improve on. And [...]

“I don’t train for fights. I train for three or four weeks to cut my weight and fight.  I fight guys based on talent.  I don’t fight guys to get in shape and get ready for a fight, which is pathetic for a lot of welterweight fighters. It’s not about the coaching.  We know what [...]

“It was (the UFC’s) decision (when he’d fight Liddell). They wanted to see the fight. I wanted the fans to get to know me a little better, but it didn’t go down that way. It’s all right. I’m fighting. I’m making money. I’m going to show (the fans) who I am. I’m the new face [...]

I wanted to pass along a quick note that the official website for UFC 71 is live. After a quick loading headkick the main page features Chuck Liddell and Quinton Jackson as well as two different video previews for the event.
The site also has ticket information, the complete fight card, the story behind the main [...]

According to a report on FiveOuncesofPain.com UFC 71 competitor Josh Burkman and UFC alum Phil Baroni apparently got into a scuffle at a bar this past weekend. Here’s the account of what happened from Burkman:
“We were dancing up by the table with about 25 people in the same area… I got bumped into his girlfriend [...]

The UFC is almost sure to catch some heat from those who criticize the sport as the organization failed to test any fighters for drugs both pre and post UFC 69 and UFC 70, according to Steve Seivert of Brawl Sports. Here’s part of what Steve had to say:
“…drug testing at UFC 69 was the [...]

UFC.com has added James Irvin (2-2  UFC) to the UFC 71 fight card effectively rounding out the 9 fight card. Irvin will face UFC newcomer Thiago Silva on the events undercard. 5 of the bouts on our current rumored card have yet to be posted to UFC.com and may be the most likely to change [...]

Continuing the theme from our other event update of the day we have 3 more fighters who have been added to the fight card for UFC 71. These additions push the fight total to 9 (standard for the UFC except for tomorrow’s UFC 70). There is only one fighter missing and that is Thiago Silva’s [...]

Lots of UFC card rumors popping up over the weekend. Here’s some updates on the fight cards for UFC 71, 73, and 74:

Jeremy Stephens will make his UFC debut against Din Thomas at UFC 71.

Jorge Gurgel will face Jamie Varner at UFC 73 on July 7th.
Sean Sherk will no longer defend his title against [...]

Well one of the final pieces of the logistical puzzle for UFC 72 has fallen into place with The Fight Network confirming through various sources that UFC 72 will be held at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Ireland. Here’s an excerpt from the story:
“Back in January, The Fight Network explored rumours of UFC events spreading [...]

Thiago Silva (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been added to UFC 71 according to the most recent rumors on MMAWeekly.com. Silva is an undefeated mixed martial artist who is set to make his octagon debut in this fight. He packs strong hads stopping 7 of his fights with (T)KOs and winning the other two with [...]

After lots and lots of back-and-forth flip flopping of dates and venues it appears, for now at least, that we know the dates and locations for all of UFC’s “numbered” events through early July. UFC 71 will still be held on May 26th in Las Vegas so no changes there. “UFC 72″, which we originally [...]

Josh Burkman has confirmed his match against Karo Parisyan at UFC 71 via his myspace site:
I signed the fight today, me and Karo Parysian May 26th at Mandalay Bay in Vegas. Tickets go on sale monday!
Thanks for the support and messages!
JBurk
“peoples warrior”
Not sure if Burman didn’t get the note or if the UFC has changed [...]

The LA Times has an article that contains a few interesting stories. Here’s the first clip:
“…less than four months after Jackson joined UFC, he’s getting his shot to take Liddell’s belt. UFC will officially announce today that the fighters have signed contracts to headline a May 26 pay-per-view card, UFC 71, at the MGM Grand [...]

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 [...]