Former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell will reportedly not retire despite the wishes of Dana White, with rumors swirling that he could return to action this fall, possibly for a bout against Rich Franklin.

The anticipated showdown between TUF 10 coaches Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Rashad Evans is expected to headline UFC 107 on December 19 in Las Vegas.

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As much as we would all like “Grease Gate” to go away, BJ Penn brought it up again this week on his video blog at BJPenn.com, in response to a question by one of the members of his website.

The UFC today announced the majority of the fight card for UFC 101: Declaration, which is set for August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. Joining BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin on the pay-per-view main card will be Johny Hendricks vs. Amir Sadollah, Ricardo Almeida vs. Kendall Grove, and Josh Neer vs. Kurt Pellgrino.

The UFC has officially announced UFC 101, which will take place on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia and features BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian and Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin.

UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn has verbally agreed to take on top contender Kenny Florian in the main event of UFC 101 on August 8th at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta has confirmed that BJ Penn will likely meet Kenny Florian in the main event of UFC 101 on August 8th in Philadelphia. Fertitta also announced that Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will headline UFC 102 on August 29th in Portland.

The NSAC took no formal action today in its investigation into greasing allegations made by BJ Penn against UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, who defeated Penn via fourth-round TKO on January 31st in Las Vegas.

Despite recent indications from Dana White that Kenny Florian may finally get his long overdue shot at the Lightweight Title in June, Sherdog is now reporting that may not be the case. They recently spoke to BJ’s brother and manager, who indicated BJ wants to take a little more family time before his next [...]

In response to all the controversy surrounding the beating that UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre doled out to Lightweight Champion BJ Penn at UFC 94, GSP spoke with MMAWeekly Radio on Wednesday, making the following statements:
George St. Pierre’s successful welterweight title defense at UFC 94 was the direct result of his disciplined preparation and [...]

I know, I know, “GreaseGate” is still raging on like a forest fire but this post has nothing to do with such matters, so follow one of these links if you’re still looking to add your two cents to that whole mess.
Lately, I can’t help thinking that those who are simply fans of great MMA, [...]

Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer today forwarded MMAFrenzy.com a copy of BJ Penn’s formal complaint to the NSAC regarding Vaseline being applied to opponent Georges St-Pierre’s back during their headlining bout at UFC 94 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
The complaint can be read in its entirety here.

Georges St-Pierre’s trainer Greg Jackson on Monday commented to MMA Weekly on the application of Vaseline to St-Pierre’s back during his main event victory over BJ Penn on Saturday at UFC 94:
“So in between rounds, (’witch doctor’ Steven Friend) had this little drill that you do – and (cornerman) Phil Nurse is the one who [...]