Renato “Babalu” Sobral has signed a contract to fight for Strikeforce, the promotion announced during last nights broadcast of an event from the Playboy Mansion. Sobral was released from the UFC in August after defeating David Heath at UFC 74. In the win he held onto a fight-ending choke for several additional seconds after Heath [...]

Former UFC fighter Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral has been fined $25,000 by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for his extended-choke in his submission victory over David Heath at UFC 74. No suspension was handed down.
Sobral had his $25,000 win bonus immediately withheld for the move following the bout and yesterday’s fine confirmed what most expected to [...]

Renato “Babalu” Sobral was axed from the UFC earlier this week for his controversial victory over David Heath at UFC 74 last weekend. Yesterday the Nevada State Athletic Commission voted to continue to withhold Sobral’s $25,000 win bonus until a future hearing is held to determine the exact sanctions he will face. He is not [...]

Today the UFC announced that it had officially severed ties with the talented but controversial Renato “Babalu” Sobral for his actions at UFC 74.
Sobral was victorious this past weekend defeating David Heath by submission after a bloodbath of a second round but held onto the choke for several additional seconds after Heath tapped. The incident [...]

Update: According to the UFC Sobral has in fact been fined $25,000 and may face other disciplinary action from the NSAC.
Renato “Babalu” Sobral, who defeated David Heath last night at UFC 74 with a second round anaconda choke, has had half of his $50,000 paycheck withheld after he refused to release the choke despite a [...]

Renato “Babalu” Sobral will look to avoid a third straight UFC loss August 25th when he faces David Heath at UFC 74.
Sobral has dropped consecutive fights for just the second time in his career in his last 2 UFC fights. “Babalu” was defeated by Chuck Liddell with a quick KO in the first round of [...]

This past weekend was dominated by The Ultimate Fighter 5 finale although there was more MMA to be had. UFC veterans Frank Mir and Brad Imes both posted wins this past weekend at Tuff-N-Uff in Las Vegas.
Imes easily defeated Vince Lucero in the main event of the card as he sank in an easy rear [...]

This post has all of the fighter salaries from this past weekends UFC 68 event in Columbus, Ohio. The amounts were released by the Ohio Athletic Commission earlier today and include only base salaries and win bonuses. These do not include other bonuses the UFC pays for special awards or the percentages some fighters earn [...]

With UFC 68 just over 24 hours away, Bodog released their betting lines early this morning. Consider this a preview at what MMAFrenzy.com will be delivering betting wise for future events. By UFC 69 I hope to deliver what picks you should (and shouldn’t) make along with a “How to Bet” page and recommended betting [...]

All of the fighters have made weight and nothing exciting really came from the weigh-ins this afternoon. Sylvia got booed pretty hard which was expected but now the anticipation builds for tomorrow night’s fights.

Tim Sylvia (263) vs Randy Couture (222.5)
Rich Franklin (185) vs Jason MacDonald (183.5)
Matt Hughes (171) vs Chris Lytle (169)
Jason Lambert (204) vs [...]