The Cut List: Who’s in Desperate Need of a Win at UFC 133?

Aug. 4 | TweetFiled under: UFC If Zuffa’s recent releases tell us anything, it’s that determining who stays and who goes is not a simple formula. Sometimes it’s all about wins and losses, others it’s more about how you won and/or lost,...

Mike Brown on UFC 133 Fight: ‘I Need This One Bad’

Aug. 2 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News Former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown admits his decision to fight twice in January backfired on him. At UFC 125 on Jan. 1, Brown suffered a loss to Diego Nunes and three days later accepted a fight against Rani Yahya...

Leonard Garcia Out; Jim Hettes Meets Alex Caceres at UFC on Versus 5

Aug. 2 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News Another injury has hit the UFC‘s card in Milwaukee next week, this time to one of the featherweight division’s fan favorites. An injury has forced Leonard Garcia out of his preliminary card fight against Alex Caceres...

TJ Grant Drops to Lightweight, Meets Shane Roller at UFC on Versus 6

Jul. 30 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News Canadian fighter TJ Grant will return to action after a nearly 10-month layoff, and he’ll drop from welterweight to lightweight to take on Shane Roller. The UFC announced the fight booking late Friday for its first visit...

Aoki vs. McCullough, Kitaoka vs. Freire Booked for DREAM.17

Jul. 29 | TweetFiled under: DREAM, News, Japan DREAM.17 got two more matches on Friday afternoon as event officials revealed that DREAM lightweight champion Shinya Aoki will clash with former WEC lightweight champion “Razor” Rob McCullough in a non-title...

Bantamweights Chris Cariaso, Newcomer Vaughan Lee Added to UFC 138

Jul. 28 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News British fighter Vaughan Lee is the latest addition to the UFC‘s bantamweight roster, and he’ll be welcomed to the promotion by Chris Cariaso at UFC 138 in November. The UFC made Lee’s signing official on...

Jeff Curran Back in UFC, Expected to Face Scott Jorgensen in Return

Jul. 26 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News After a five-fight stint outside Zuffa, former WEC and UFC fighter Jeff Curran is once again back in the UFC. Sources close to Curran’s camp confirmed Tuesday to MMA Fighting that the fighter has signed a new deal with...

New Promotion Books Alexander vs. Al-Hassan for Inaugural Main Event

Jul. 26 | TweetFiled under: Fighting, News A new MMA organization called MMA Fight Pit has announced its debut show, entitled “Genesis,” for Aug. 13 in Albuquerque, N.M. The main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between former UFC fighters...

Bellator 47 Predictions

Jul. 23 | TweetFiled under: Bellator The semifinal round of Bellator‘s Summer Series featherweight tournament takes place Saturday night in Rama, Ontario, Canada, as Pat Curran faces Ronnie Mann and Marlon Sandro takes on Nazareno Malegarie at Bellator 47. What:...

Nunes vs. Gamburyan, Mizugaki vs. Escovedo Added to UFC 135

Jul. 22 | TweetFiled under: UFC, News UFC continues to add to the quickly filling UFC 135 event for September, announcing a pair of lighter-weight clashes to the Mile High City event. The first addition is a featherweight scrap pitting Diego Nunes against Manny...