As if having naked pictures of yourself floating around the web wasn’t embarrassing enough (and from experience, I can tell you it is), now we’ve got footage of Frank Trigg … doing the wrasslin’.
That’s right, Mr Trigg is now working for Total Nonstop Action, who seem to be trying to milk MMA’s popularity as much [...]
UFC 86 just might be my favorite card of the year. There are so many built in storylines… Rampage vs. Forrest is getting all the attention but what about Joe Stevenson making his return to the octagon for the first time since BJ Penn made blood squirt out of his forehead (that’s right, Joe Daddy hasn’t [...]
John Alessio and Pete Spratt headlined the MMA portion of this past
Friday's "Free for All: A Night of Combat" event, and the two UFC
veterans also scored the largest fight purses from the June 20 event.
MMAjunkie.com obtained the list of official salaries from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Alessio, who defeated Spratt with a second-round submission via rear-naked choke, earned $10,000. Spratt also earned $10,000. Website
Before Saturday night's "The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team
Forrest" finale main event, "The Ultimate Fighter 3" winner Kendall
Grove (10-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) had openly described the bout as having
"loser leaves town" implications.
In the bout, Grove defeated former UFC middleweight champion Evan
Tanner (34-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) via split decision and earned what was
arguably the most notable victory of his career.
"Da Spyder" was a guest on Monday's edition of TAGG Radio, the official radio partner of MMAjunkie.com, and explained why he felt he was fighting for his
future in the UFC.
In the least surprising announcement of the year, Ivan Salaverry has revealed to Sherdog that he is retiring from the sport of mixed martial arts:
“Basically, I am just not prioritizing fighting anymore,” Salaverry told Sherdog.com. “Even though I love fighting and I had a great run and I enjoyed it, I’ve transitioned to other things. [...]
A welterweight bout between Karo Parisyan and Yoshiyuki Yoshida at UFC 88 in Atlanta on Sept. 6 is in the planning stages, according to a report by MMAjunkie.com.
The report states that a match between Parisyan and Yoshida is not yet signed but that signed bout agreements from both could be imminent.
Parisyan had been scheduled to [...]
After turning down a potential proposed light heavyweight bout vs. Brandon Vera at UFC Fight Night 14 on July 19, attention has turned to Wanderlei Silva’s next fight, which could take place in the fall.
According to the June 23 print edition of the Wrestling Observer, Silva’s likely next opponent is undefeated light heavyweight prospect [...]
Randy Couture's wife, Kim Couture had her jaw broken by her opponent by her first punch in the first round of her MMA debut. She still fought and went the distance, all three 5 minute rounds!
UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Marc Ratner, recently revealed that the promotion is heading back to England on October 18 with UFC 89, according to Fighters Only Magazine.
It will be the fifth major event to be staged there in 18 months; however, the show will likely take place for the first time ever in [...]
Nick Diaz, who was recently pulled from a DREAM welterweight title bout in anticipation of an EliteXC lightweight championship rematch against KJ Noons, will not fight Noons on the July 26th EliteXC CBS card according to MMAMania.com. Diaz, however, is still expected to fight at the event ,which will reportedly take place in his hometown [...]
Dave Sholler, UFC - Tyson Griffin doesn't have much to complain about these days. At just 24 years old, the Sacramento, California native fights for the premier mixed martial arts organization in the world and is on the fast track to title contention. Since debuting for the UFC with a submission victory over David Lee in 2006, Griffin has made a name for himself with gritty, crowd-pleasing performances. Fight of the Night awards? He's won them. Victories over world-class opponents like Thiago Tavares and Clay Guida? Got them too. Full Article
