In a recent Q&A with UFC.com Alan Belcher (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) did some trash talking on UFC 69 opponent Kendall Grove (7-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC):
“I think this fight is perfect for me and I couldn’t be happier with the matchup. I get to beat up trash-talking Kendall Grove. I wasn’t picked for the [...]

Roan Carneiro (10-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will make his UFC debut against Rich Clementi (24-11-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) according to GracieMag.com. Carneiro was scheduled to face Anthony Torres.
The substitution pits Carneiro against a more experiened opponent but one that would likely give Carneiro a tougher fight and more exposure. Carneiro talked about the exposure in [...]

After Dana White went on the record to tell CBS Sportsline that UFC light heavyweight champ Chuck Liddell would “most likely” face Quinton Jackson at UFC 71 it now looks like the fight may be in doubt.
After appearing very drowsy on a television show the truth came out that Liddell was suffering from pneumonia. Steve [...]

Yesterday UFC vet Gilbert Aldana passed away yesterday in a tragic boating accident according to UFC.com. He was 29.
Aldana died in his native Arizona after attempting to retrieve a shirt that had fallen off the boat and into the water. A friend attempted rescue and was unsuccessful. A search is underway for his body which [...]

In his fight with Rich Franklin at UFC 68, Jason MacDonald had to throw in the towel after the second round after he went blind in one eye and had some loss of vision in the other. Sherdog.com recently interviewed MacDonald’s trainer/manager Mark Pavelich. Here’s some of what Pavelich had to say about MacDonald’s future:
“Back [...]

The UFC 71 card has become a lot clearer this week with Tito Ortiz rumored to take on Rashad Evans and Chuck Liddell set to face Quinton “Rampage” Jackson . Today we learned that Ivan Salaverry (12-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will face Terry Martin (15-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in a middleweight bout according to [...]

Frank Mir (9-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC), the former UFC Heavyweight Champion was scratched earlier this week due to a then undisclosed injury. MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Mir was forced to withdraw due to a shoulder injury. From the article:
Mir evidently suffered the shoulder injury in training and it wasn’t healing properly for him to be [...]

Just after I posted the complete cast on Friday night I learned that the names of the fighters came from a leaked photo accidentally published on a photographer’s website. I couldn’t find the photo at the time but Fightstalker.com snagged a copy. Here is the leaked photo:

Cast members from left to right: Gray Maynard, Matt [...]

Today the UFC announced they would be releasing more UFC 70:  ‘Nations Collide’ tickets due to “stunning public demand”. We first hinted at a ticket increase Thursday and now the UFC has officially released more tickets. No definite number was announced but early reports said the number could be in the thousands. Here’s an excerpt [...]

MMA on Tap has a complete list of all 16 The Ultimate Fighter 5 competitors. Just days ago only 7 of the fighters were rumored yet a complete list has now surfaced. No sources are given for the list so take them with some apprehension but here are all 16 rumored fighters for the reality [...]

New UFC Heavyweight Champ Randy Couture has been making the rounds on major TV recently, first appearing on ESPN and now on Fox News show “Your World with Neil Cavuto”.
You can check out the video clip here.
Not the best MMA or UFC interview in history (far from it actually) but bigger than what the interview [...]

Sam Caplan has done a superb interview with Dana White for CBS Sportsline and White had lots to say. We first learned of the interview yesterday when news surfaced that Tito Ortiz would be facing Rashad Evans at UFC 71. That was just the beginning with White revealing a lot more in the interview (Part [...]

UFC vice president of government and regulatory affairs Marc Ratner went on the record to the Washington Times about possible locations for future UFC events. Here is what Ratner had to say:
“Coming to Washington, that is certainly a possibility, certainly under consideration. We don’t have enough dates to go around to satisfy the demand. You [...]

UFCJunkie.com did some superb digging into what venue will be hosting UFC 71 when it rolls into town on May 26th. The two rumored venues are MGM Grand Garden Arena or the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Here is what they turned up:
“As of now…the location isn’t exactly known. The UFC originally booked the MGM Grand, [...]

Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer is reporting in a recent article that UFC 70 will “most likely” air on Spike TV and not HBO as was initially rumored. Here’s what the article had to say:
“Dana White said that regarding the broadcast of UFC 70 on 4/21 from Manchester, England into the U.S., that nothing is [...]