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World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) will head to the Sunshine State for the very first time on Wednesday, September 10, when two world titles will be on the line.
“The California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1) will put up his Featherweight strap against Florida’s hometown favorite Mike Brown (19-4). The co-featured bout is the highly anticipated rematch between […]
To the casual mixed martial arts fan, Kevin Burns (6-1) might not be a household name. But don’t let that fool you. This guy’s full of surprises.
He came out of nowhere (Iowa, actually) to take a fight on just nine days notice against Roan Carneiro at UFC 85: “Bedlam” and submitted the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black […]
Jesse Taylor just might be the most entertaining guy to ever come out of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) house. I mean, he did pee his swim trunks on national television. And who else can do better tricks on command like Coco the Monkey? Amir Sadollah? Pshaw!
But in all seriousness, when Jesse Taylor went and got […]
Joe “Daddy” Stevenson is indeed a family man. But that never stopped him from whooping up on people inside the cage.
At just 26 years old, the father of four boys has nearly 40 professional fights to his credit. He’s 5-2 in the UFC and is looking to rebound from a recent title bout loss to […]
There’s a school of thought in the fight game that to fight, you have to fight often. The fighters who subscribe to this school have an insane number of fights to their records such as Jeremy Horn (79-18-5) and Travis “Iron Man” Fulton (186-45-9). These are the guys who seem to fight every month of […]
Climbing the ladder to the top of the UFC middleweight division just might go through Hamilton, New Jersey. That’s because that’s where the Ricardo Almeida Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (RABJJ) Academy is and where Ricardo Almeida is preparing for UFC 86 when he will take on heavy-handed Patrick Cote for a fight that could very well have […]
Back in November 2006, at a Tampa Bay-based Real Fighting Championships event, Matt Arroyo first met Matt Brown. It was before either fighter would go on to earn notoriety for their stints on separate seasons of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF).
In fact, it was just the second professional fight of Arroyo’s career.
That night, the more […]
It’s official … almost.
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) Season 5 winner Nate Diaz (9-2) will face Josh “The Dentist” Neer (24-6-1) at Ultimate Fight Night 15 (UFN 15) on Wednesday, September 17.
The lightweight fight will take place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium (10,000 fan capacity), and will either be the main event or co-main event […]
‘Those who cant … teach:’ MMAmania.com exclusive interview with Rampage Jacksons trainer/manager Juanito Ibarra
By: Adam WagnerUFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is a wanted man — not just inside the Octagon, but outside of it, too.
With the conclusion of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7, which he was a coach alongside Forrest Griffin, he is now hunkering down in Big Bear, Calif., to prepare for his monster upcoming title defense […]

















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