World Victory Road (Sengoku) confirmed that Xande Ribeiro will take on popular Pro wrestler Takashi Sugiura at Sengoku 5, at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. In other WVR news, the middleweight Grand Prix brackets have been set

DALLAS (September 3, 2008) – Affliction has signed a long-term deal with HDNet Fights to show lead-in bouts to the Affliction Pay Per View broadcasts. HDNet will show the preliminary bouts for the first ninety minutes leading into the Pay Per View

Montreal, Canada - Wednesday September 3, 2008 - TKO Championship Fighting announced today that they have signed a television deal with the TQS television network which will show MMA in Quebec beginning September 5, 2008 at 9p.m. with TKO, Friday night Knock-outs.

Dream continues to craft it's card and has added some big name talent to the bill with Mirko Filipovic taking on Alistair Overeem. Both fighters have had an up and down career of late but this bout is expected to be as entertaining a fight as we will see as both fighters like to stand and strike on the feet.

Dana White's video blog leading up to UFC 88 features the UFC president flying out to promote the UFC with Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar, and heading out to the premiere of entourage.

In a surprise move the UFC locked up Randy "The Natural" Couture and will put him back into the Octagon in November to face quite possibly the biggest challenge of his career in Brock Lesnar. 

EDMONTON, ALBERTA – (August 29, 2008) - The Fight Club 4 “Retribution” took place at the Shaw Conference Center with a double main event featuring kickboxer Levi Kump and MMA fighter / Kickboxer Nick Penner.