Reminder: General admission tickets for UFC 79: “Nemesis” on December 29 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, are on sale NOW.This blockbuster New Year’s Eve weekend pay-per-view (PPV) event will more than likely be sold out.
That’s because Matt Serra will defend his welterweight title against former 170-pound champion, Matt Hughes, in […]

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Quoteworthy:
“I don’t want to look past Serra, but if I get to fight Georges again, things will change. Definitely. I will definitely change my stand up and maybe my take downs. I only tried one take down in our last fight and I didn’t even give it 100% percent. I promise that lots will […]

Our own Jesse Holland returned to “Fight Talk Radio” over at BetUS.com yesterday.
He talked in-depth about the resignation of Randy Couture, the Fedor Emelianenko sideshow, UFC 77 and much more.
Check it out here when you have some time — Jesse is “one one of the premier mixed martial arts journalists on the planet.”
Ha!

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Note: No opponent was mentioned during the interview.

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“[Andrei Arlovski] has not been forgotten. We want him back in the mix … he’s kind of just sitting on the sidelines right now.”
– UFC President Dana White comments on the status of former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski during a recent teleconference. “The Pitbull” has not fought since April 2007 — a “boring” (according […]

UFC President Dana White and Spike TV President Kevin Kay announced yesterday that their two organizations have agreed to a four-year television contract extension that lasts up until 2011.
The details of the partnership were revealed in a teleconference and in a press release.
Essentially, the deal ensures that The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) mixed martial arts reality […]

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Act II (Q&A):

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Jumpin’ Jackrabbits.
The UFC has now decided to stream its conference call today online over at Yahoo!Sports.com at 4 p.m. ET. This is a rather historic moment — never has this happened before. These calls are usually locked down tighter than Jesse Holland’s jock.
But, the reigning UFC champion doesn’t often resign from his post and schedule […]

“I’ll be honest, I haven’t heard anything about it. I called my manager today, but he’s on a plane right now. And unless they’ve spoken and he hasn’t told me about it, I don’t know anything about it. I’d love to fight Lesnar though. I think it’d be a good match up for me, but […]

Randy Couture — who abruptly stepped down as the reigning UFC heavyweight champion a few weeks ago — is holding a press conference today to discuss his reasons for the departure.
ProElite.com will stream the video LIVE from the X-Treme Couture gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 4:30 p.m. ET. To watch the event online CLICK […]