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 [...]

After I reexamined our news about Brandon Vera’s contract status and The Fight Network’s coverage I think I wasn’t very clear in conveying what Vera has in fact agreed to. His contract was set to expire in May but he was unable to schedule his last fight in the UFC before the contract expired so [...]

Fresh off the heels of us talking about Brandon Vera (8-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) getting a contract extension the undfeated mixed martial artist got a contract to stay with the UFC. Here’s the announcement from The Fight Network:
“Heavyweight contender Brandon Vera has signed an extension with the Ultimate Fighting Championship with plans to complete [...]

Brandon Vera (8-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) was typing up a storm yesterday on the Sherdog forums and it was a good chance for him to answer questions surround his status with the UFC. Vera was bashed by a lot of people for asking for a large per fight contract and turning down several UFC contract [...]

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 [...]

There were quite a few interesting little news stories from the UFC 68 post-fight press conference and from the fight results that beg some attention:

After his loss, Tim Sylvia was quick to say he had an injury. Turns out he hurt his back and nearly pulled out of the fight because of it. Does this [...]