There is some UFC on TV tonight for those who don’t already know. The one worth watching will be the second episode of The Ultimate Fighter 5 which will air at 10:00 on Spike TV and another lightweight will be sent packing.
Also tonight the UFC will be airing a special entitled “Bad Blood: Dana vs. [...]

At UFC 69 Dana White announced that the UFC had signed Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (29-4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) furthering the depth of the UFC’s renewed heavyweight division. Other notable recent signings include Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Heath Herring as well as Randy Couture who came out of retirement to capture the UFC Heavyweight title [...]

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Dana White via NBC Sports:
“I think that when fighters fight, obviously money is great, as well as everything that goes along with it, but at the end of the day, it’s about legacy,” Dana White said. “Pride and the UFC have all the best fighters in world in all the different weight classes. Finally, we’re [...]

With news coming out left and right (and me stuck in college classes) I have been slow to update so here is the first of a few posts for the night. In the Las Vegas Review Journal, Dana White elaborated on some of the specifics of PRIDE’s transfer to the Zuffa banner:
White said Pride would [...]

After we waited and waited for the announcement the day has finally come. Today at a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan UFC and PRIDE have announced the biggest acquisition in MMA history. Dream Stage Entertainment and PRIDE President and CEO Nobuyuki Sakaibara will relinquish control of the organization on April 8th after PRIDE 34. [...]

Well it looks like we have finally received the complete answer regarding Tito Ortiz’s no-show for his match with UFC President Dana White. From Tito’s MySpace Blog:

Only doing business!!!!!!!!!!!
So, everyone is giving me shit for the Dana fight… No one knows what really went on.
Let me tell my side of what real went on. Me [...]

Going against what every major and minor MMA media outlet has been reporting, Dana White told Sherdog.com last night that no “concrete” deal is in place for Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta to purchase Pride. Here’s part of what he had to say:
When questioned about reports claiming PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakakibara had informed his American staff [...]

Today was supposed to be the hyped match between Tito Ortiz and UFC President Dana White however Ortiz decided not to show up for weigh-ins yesterday and the fight has been canceled, at least for now. Here’s the details from the Fight Network:
“On March 5, the NSAC had voted 3-1 to allow the exhibition bout. [...]

According to Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Pride President and CEO, has confirmed the Pride sale to the Fertitta brothers in a message to employees. From the article:
“Nobuyuki Sakakibara yesterday told several members of the U.S. Pride staff that the company is in the proces of being sold to Lorenzo & Frank [...]

Rumors have been floating around for months that Kurt Angle, olympic champion and former WWE star, has been looking into entering mixed martial arts. The details have been murky at best but Sam Caplan from CBS Sportsline recently got a call from Angle to talk about his future in MMA:
“Despite choosing TNA over the [...]

I don’t want to run spoilers on the front page for those wandering eyes that don’t want to know so for those who want to see spoilers for the first episode just click the “Read the rest of this entry” link to check them out.

Yesterday UFC vet Gilbert Aldana passed away yesterday in a tragic boating accident according to UFC.com. He was 29.
Aldana died in his native Arizona after attempting to retrieve a shirt that had fallen off the boat and into the water. A friend attempted rescue and was unsuccessful. A search is underway for his body which [...]

Just after I posted the complete cast on Friday night I learned that the names of the fighters came from a leaked photo accidentally published on a photographer’s website. I couldn’t find the photo at the time but Fightstalker.com snagged a copy. Here is the leaked photo:

Cast members from left to right: Gray Maynard, Matt [...]