The coaches for the Ultimate Fighter 8 have been announced and it will be Rodrigo Nogueira and Frank Mir facing off against each other as coaches and then as fighters at the conclusion of TUF 8. A departure from previous TUF seasons, both coaches come in known primarily for their Jiu Jitsu. The program is scheduled to air starting September 17 but is set to go into production in May. No cast members are known at this time but the weight classes will be light heavyweights and lightweights.

SAITAMA, May 11, 2008 -- American wrestler Eddie Alvarez beat Norwegian shooto fighter Joachim Hansen in a thriller; while Japanese mixed martial arts legend Caol Uno won in the Main Event at tonight's DREAM.3 Lightweight Grand Prix 2008 2nd Round. Held at the Saitama Super Arena, DREAM.3 featured winners from the inaugural DREAM event meeting in a trio of bouts in the 70 kg/154 lbs Lightweight class, with victors advancing to the Osaka DREAM.5 Lightweight GP Final in July. The card included five additional contests in a variety of weight classes. All bouts were conducted under Official DREAM Rules, (1stR x 10 min, 2ndR x 5min).

MFC 16 took place in Enoch, Alberta and Ryan Ford defeated CJ Fenandes by rear naked choke in the first round. In other news Eric Pele lost a decision to Chase Gormley in an upset, Gavin Neil defeated Ryan McGillivray by split decision,  and more. Click on for the full results.

Press Conference for MFC 16: Anger Management will take place on Wednesday, May 7 at 3 p.m. at Centre Bar in the River Cree Resort and Casino. MFC 16: Anger Management is set for Friday, May 9 inside The Venue at River Cree. And for the ninth straight fight card, the show is officially sold out – another example of the fans’ demand to see the best mixed martial arts action which they have come to expect from the MFC.

MONTREAL, CANADA, May 1st, 2008 – TKO Championship Fighting is excites to announce the line-up for TKO34: SIMS vs. BOSSE which is set for Saturday, June 7th, 2008 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. The main event features notorious, three-time UFC veteran, Wes Sims against perennial fan favorite, Steve Bosse.

UFC Programming Schedule for May 5 - May 11 on Spike TV. Check out the schedule for the Ultimate Fighter 7, UFC Unleashed, Ultimate Knockouts and much more.

Art of War kickboxing came to Vancouver Island as Hal Kreisel defeated Tory Paul, TIna Derix defeated Melissa Reaume,  Ian Rozylo defeated Scott Judson, and much more in an entertaining night of fights with some strong up and coming kickboxing talent and a questionable judges decision.

AMSTERDAM, April 25, 2008 -- The springtime weather vacillates in Amsterdam, and today a powerful storm arrived from the East. It's the new generation of fighters from Belarus, Hungary and Romania, here to challenge Western Europe's domination of the K-1 World Grand Prix. The competitiveness of Central and Eastern European fighters was confirmed at the K-1 Europe Elimination in Budapest this February. In tomorrow's K-1 World GP '08 Europe Final at the Amsterdam Arena, the arrivistes aim to prove they can beat the best.

Eight count suit alleges HDNet's unifying mixed martial arts organization, "HDNet Fights" is the work product of the NABC.
Indianapolis, IN April 25, 2008 -- "HDNet Fights", the unifying mixed martial arts organization televised on Mark Cuban's HDNet cable channel, should cease operations immediately because it was born out of a breach of trust, misappropriation of trade secrets, and other harmful actions on the part of HDNet, the North American Boxing Council (NABC) said in a lawsuit filed March 17th in the Marion Superior Court in Indianapolis, Indiana.

EDMONTON, AB - The Maximum Fighting Championship has signed Wayne Cole to step into the spotlight of a fight with Eric “Big E” Pele at MFC 16: Anger Management on Friday, May 9 at the River Cree Resort and Casino. Cole, who is riding a three-fight winning streak, replaces Gary Goodridge who was injured in training and suffered a back injury.