To bolster its expansion efforts overseas in the United Kingdom, the UFC has created a dedicated microsite for British fans.
With UFC 70 planned for April 21 at the Manchester Evening News Arena (M.E.N.) in Manchester, England, as well as the increasing effort to sign European talent, offering a dedicated site is a logical next step.
Don’t […]

Canadian karate ace Jeff Joslin (5-3) and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Japan, Kuniyoshi Hironaka (10-3), have agreed to square off at UFC Fight Night 9 on April 5, according to Sherdog.com.
The match up is one of many in April that will showcase a gaggle of Japanese talent, including Dokonjonosuke Mishima (17-5-2), Naoyuki Kotani (16-5-5) […]

The television and preliminary lineups for UFC 67 on February 3 are set, according to WrestlingObserver.com.
Here’s what most of us will see (in order):
–Patrick Cote vs. Scott Smith
–Marvin Eastman vs. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
–Eddie Sanchez vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
–John Halverson vs. Roger Huerta
–Anderson Silva vs. Travis Lutter
Here’s what fans at the Mandalay Bay will see […]

UFC middleweight contender Mike Swick recently launched a dedicated video section on YouTube.com that includes fight highlights and a smattering of other ventures.
And, it’s done rather nicely.
Here’s what he’s got up so far:

Training for his first and second UFC fights
Getting attacked by Cisco the K9 dog
A highlight video
Xyience commercial
TUF 3 commercial

And here’s what he says […]

Judging by the lack of footage (and there’s tons of it) the UFC is showing of its latest superstar acquisitions — Mirko “Cro Cop�? Filipovic and Quinton “Rampage�? Jackson — it’s pretty clear that PRIDE FC has not given its biggest competitor access to the full library of their sensational highlights.
Can you blame them?
At UFC […]

Looking to build momentum and fan support for its expansion into Europe and beyond, the UFC recently inked two foreign fighters to multi-fight contracts.
German welterweight prospect Dennis Siver (10-3) and British lightweight David Lee (5-2) will soon fight in the Octagon, according to recent reports.
Both fighters are expected to make their debuts in April, which […]

I rarely post stories from UFC.com on this site because you can usually grab them off of our live news feed in the right sidebar.
And, I figure that most UFC fans check out UFC.com on a daily basis, anyway.
But, over the weekend, Thomas Gerbasi wrote an absolute masterpiece on Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic that is […]

Luigi Fioravanti (10-1) stepped up to face Jon Fitch (12-2) at UFC 68 after a host of other welterweights looked the other way when called upon, according to fcfighter.com.
Cowards.
Here’s a snip from Fitch:
“[UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva told my manager Bob Cook [that] he’s having a harder time finding fights for me than anybody he’s ever […]

Starting today, we’ll start compiling all the UFC 67-related news stories, fighter interviews and updates right here on an ongoing basis.
Prior to a major UFC event, it’s nearly impossible to write about every news story that runs because there are so many of them.
We try and update this site five to seven times each day […]

GracieMag.com is reporting that Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE) CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara will be in the stands this weekend at UFC 67, watching his former superstar fighter, Mirko “Cro Cop’ Filipovic, dismantle Eddie Sanchez.
DSE owns PRIDE Fighting Championship — the Japanese UFC counterpart for which “Cro Cop” fought under for nearly six years.
 
Here’s a snip from […]