Brandon Melendez has been released from his UFC contract, MMA on Tap reported earlier this week. According to the report Melendez asked for and was granted the release with plans to maintain a more active fight schedule in smaller MMA promotions.
Melendez was a competitor on The Ultimate Fighter 5 topping Andy Wang in the opening [...]

The Ultimate Fighter 5 semifinalist Joe Lauzon is eying a new place to call home, at least temporarily, according to The Patriot Ledger. Lauzon will likely be moving from Massachusets to Hawaii this fall or early next year.
Many may be wondering why Lauzon would consider changing anything in his MMA routine after his recent string [...]

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the medical suspensions stemming from The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale.
Topping the list of suspensions is Manny Gamburyan who re-injured his shoulder in a takedown attempt on Nate Diaz. Gamburyan must have his right shoulder x-rayed and cleared by an orthopedic doctor or he will be unable to compete [...]

B.J. Penn used his bad blood with Jens Pulver to fuel his win last night on The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale. Penn dominated the first round and with Pulver unable to counter Penn’s offense “The Prodigy” cinched in a rear naked choke late in the second round to avenge his loss to Pulver at UFC [...]

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Quick results

B.J. Penn def. Jens Pulver via submission (rear naked choke) - Round 2, 3:12

Nate Diaz def. Manny Gamburyan via submission (injury) [...]

Brandon Melendez failed to make weight tonight in Vegas for The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale. Melendez weighed in 2 pounds over the 155 lb. limit and just 1 over the additional 1 pound granted to fighters. His fight with Joe Lauzon will continue despite Melendez not making weight although he will be docked 10% of [...]

Perhaps the most glaring omission many fans spotted on The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale fight card was Cory Hill who many felt would be fighting on the finale of the show after he began training with Miletich Fighting Sytems. It turns out that Hill is injured according to an interview with TUF 5 coach Jens [...]

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Live Finale has been finalized. Today the UFC announced the final bouts for next Saturdays event filling out the 9 fight card with competitors from the show. Last night Nate Diaz and Manny Gamburyan won to move on to compete in the finals of the show. Here is the finalized card [...]

Two more rumored bouts have surfaced for The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale on June 23rd. Both fights are not expected to be televised.
UFC newcomer Floyd Sword will make his octagon debut in a middleweight matchup with Thales Leites. Sword brings a 9-2 record to the fight including a 3 fight win streak. He has fought [...]

Earlier this month we reported that Roger Huerta would be fighting at UFC 74 in August. It has now been confirmed by Huerta himself that his fight has been moved up…considerably. The Sports Illustrated cover man has confirmed he will be fighting in just a few weeks at The Ultimate Fighter 5 live finale on [...]