Despite news to the complete contrary from broadcaster Spike TV UFC President told Steve Sievert of The Houston Chronicle that Noah Thomas and Marlon Sims will not have their street fight rematch on The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale.
Here is what UFC President Dana White said about the situation:
“They’re not fighting on the finale,” said UFC [...]

UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock may be planning a UFC comeback, at least according to the Fight Network. Here is what they said about the fighter:
Ken Shamrock has not been offered a rematch with Royce Gracie if Sakuraba fails to get cleared to fight. Shamrock’s manager Rod Donohoo says an individual not representing the [...]

Sellout attendance of 14,728 people
Live gate of $4.3 million which is the second biggest UFC live gate ever behind UFC 66: Liddell vs. Ortiz II
Over 3,000 people attended the weigh-ins.
Dan Henderson chose to fight as a light heavyweight in the UFC.
Dana White contradicted Henderson in saying that Rampage and Henderson will both have their titles [...]

Yesterday UFC President Dana White was interviewed on ESPN News talking about the results from UFC 71 as well as the company and sports future. In the interview it is confirmed that the UFC deal for Pride is finally official after nearly a month delay. It was quite obvious when Dan Henderson was revealed as [...]

The deal to sell Pride’s assets to UFC owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta has now been finalized according Sherdog.com. The news comes more than 3 weeks after the sale was supposed to be finalized on May 1. In a pre-UFC 71 call with the media on Thursday UFC President Dana White denied the news.
The status [...]

“I have a three o’clock conference call with Angle this afternoon.
[Mixed martial artist and professional wrestler Brock] Lesnar would be interesting but I do think it would be very hard for anyone from pro-wrestling to make the jump into UFC right now.�
- UFC President Dana White comments on the ongoing discussions with professional wrestler and [...]

Less than a month ago we learned that a deal between the UFC and HBO to air events that were somewhere between fight nights and numbered events was essentially a done deal. The deal was thrown into limbo when HBO President and CEO Chris Albrecht was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend in a Las [...]

After their major lapses at UFC 69 and UFC 70 in which no fighters were tested as well as UFC Fight Night 9 which had only a handful of the competitors complete drug screenings the UFC has announced that drug tests will be completed at UFC 72 in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 16th. The [...]

“Tito’s whole take on this is killing me [referring to Tito's match with Dana White]. It’s hilarious. When he first pulled out, he said, ‘I don’t want to risk getting hurt, and that Dana was almost a pro boxer.’ It sounds to me like he didn’t want to look like a p—-.I thought the whole [...]

Earlier today I discussed what I thought was the biggest news to come from Dana White’s appearance last night on The Scott Ferrall Show on Sirius radio but it was not the only news of the night. Dana White also gave us some more details on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s debut and a future UFC event [...]

UFC President Dana White has gone on the record to Mel Harris with Buddy TV on the safety of MMA versus boxing. White also discusses the HBO deal and boxing personalities moving to MMA. Here’s a group of quotes from White from his comments to Buddy TV:
“What’s more violent than boxing? You and I stand [...]

The Ultimate Fighter 5 started out with an OK 1.4 rating for its premiere then fell to 1.3 for episode 2, now MMAWeekly.com is reporting that last week’s episode fell further to a 1.2 rating. The bout on the show was hyped as one of the best TUF fights ever, a sentiment echoed by Dana [...]

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 are rumors floating that a U.K. version of The Ultimate Fighter is in the works. A quick search also reveals that versions for Mexico with the UFC and Japan for Pride may also be in the works. I like the shows but how sustainable is this model. Eventually the UFC will run out [...]

Michael Bisping when asked if he was ready for a title shot:
“Once I get a bit of time, keep winning, do what I can. That’s [a title shot] what I want though.”
Dana White on the possibility of a Michael Bisping vs. Chuck Liddell matchup:
“I don’t think anybody is too excited to fight Chuck Liddell these [...]