The UFC has officially announced UFC 74: “Respect”. The event will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Headlining the fight will be a heavyweight title bout between Randy Couture and Gabriel Gonzaga. Couture came out of retirement and defeated then-heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia in a 5-round unanimous decision at UFC 68. [...]

In a recent installment of TAGG Radio it was reported that PRIDE veteran Hayato Sakurai would not be facing Diego Sanchez at UFC 74 despite numerous reports confirming the fight in the past several weeks. Here is what was said by Frank Trigg on the radio show:
“Sakurai, for sure, is not fighting Diego at least [...]

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 [...]

There are reports surfacing that top welterweight Diego Sanchez will face Pride transfer Hayato “Mach” Sakurai at UFC 74 in August.
Sanchez has long been rumored to be fighting at the event although early reports suggest the event would be held in his home state of New Mexico. The location didn’t pan out but it appears [...]

According to published reports the UFC has selected the Mandalay Bay Events Center as the venue for UFC 74 over the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The more intimate venue holds 12,000 as opposed to the 17,000+ capacity of the MGM arena. Both venues were being considered according to MMAFrenzy.com sources with the company ultimately opting [...]

The NSAC has clarified the situation regarding the recent rumors that Frank Mir was denied a rematch with Tim Sylvia at UFC 74 this August. Here is what NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer had to say regarding the fight:
“That fight has not been presented to me, and thus no ‘denial’ has been made. I was [...]

Roger Huerta has announced, via his website, that he will be fighting on August 25th’s UFC 75 card against a yet-to-be-named opponent. The event is headlined by Randy Couture’s first title defense against Gabriel Gonzaga.
Huerta has posted a spotless 3-0 octagon record since he debuted in the organization at UFC 63. Huerta has defeated Jason [...]

One of the most frequently asked questions I receive from readers is “when is Vera going to be fighting again” and coming in a close second is “who will he fight when he returns”. Although nothing is official at this point it appears that the answer to the first question is August.
A recent piece about [...]

“Well as of now, it looking like Kos is set to be fighting in AUG at UFC 74 and it’s looking like we will be taking on Georges St. Pierre. We have the contract and will be sending it back this week to the UFC! more updates to come in the next couple of days!”
- [...]

Just a few weeks ago it was believed UFC 74 would be held in Albuquerque but new information makes it almost certain that the event will be held in Las Vegas. Adding to the legitimacy of the most recent rumored location is that it has been confirmed by UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture as well [...]

Former champion Tim Sylvia (8-3 UFC) will face another former heavyweight champion Frank Mir (7-3 UFC) at UFC 74 in August. The event is headlined by a heavyweight title tilt between Randy Couture and Gabriel Gonzaga.
Sylvia was the UFC heavyweight champion until he met Randy Couture who exited retirement for the match. Couture won the [...]

According to an interview with TheFightWorksPodcast.com, Joe Stevenson (4-1 UFC) will face Kurt Pelligrino (2-1 UFC) at UFC 74 on August 25th.
Stevenson was the winner of the welterweight division on season 2 of The Ultimate Fighter over Luke Cummo. Most recently Stevenson was featured in the main event at UFC Fight Night 9 where he [...]

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 [...]

Now that UFC 70 has settled in interviews are starting to surface about various things but the biggest topic is Cro Cop’s loss to Gabriel Gonzaga. The LA Times got in touch with UFC President Dana White to get his opinion on the loss as well as Mirko’s contract and his previously destined bout with [...]

There is a rumor circulating that was picked up by Sam Caplan that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, the UFC’s most recent heavyweight signing, may debut against Brandon Vera. Here’s what Sam had to say:
“This is total rumor, but I’ve been hearing a lot of talk that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s first UFC fight could be against [...]