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WEC 39: “Brown vs. Garcia” is set to go off from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, tonight live on the Versus network beginning at 9:30 p.m. ET.
Featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown will defend his title for the first time since knocking off superstar Urijah Faber back in November. He’ll face the heavy-handed [...]
UFC 95 “Sanchez vs. Stevenson” is set to go down tonight starting at 9 pm ET from the O2 Arena in London, England. Headlining the event opposite Joe Stevenson will be Diego Sanchez, a former welterweight contender making his much-anticipated debut at 155 lbs.
The inaugural Ultimate Fighter (TUF) middleweight champion had resisted the move in [...]
Mac Danzig traveled around the world and back again before winning season six of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF). And he has yet to hit the ripe old age 30.
He already has a lifetime of experience in mixed martial arts, winning 18 professional bouts in 23 career contests. It’s safe to say, however, that the former [...]
Kill or be killed: MMAmania.com exclusive conversation with UFC lightweight Joe Lauzon
By: Penny BuffingtonWhat a difference massive nationwide exposure on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) can make in the life of a mixed martial arts fighter … just ask season five alum, Joe Lauzon.
“It was ridiculous,” Lauzon explains about the difference before and after the Spike TV reality-based fight program. “You’ll be going out and just get stopped by [...]
‘I’m ready to die. I’m going to beat you:’ Exclusive conversation with UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn
By: Penny BuffingtonUFC 94: “St. Pierre vs. Penn 2,″ the blockbuster Super Bowl weekend UFC pay-per-view (PPV) event, features the welterweight superfight between former 170-pound champion and current lightweight kingpin BJ Penn versus reigning welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre.
It’s the rematch mixed martial arts fans have been demanding for over two years.
Penn and St. Pierre have already [...]
Tim Credeur — the first man to apparently ever earn his Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from Louisiana — didn’t need to rely on his solid ground game to score his second UFC win at UFC Fight Night 16: ‘Fight for the Troops’.
The veteran blasted away at Nate Loughran for 10 full minutes, forcing [...]
“I have one fight left with Strikeforce. Right now, I’m really happy with them…. There is the possibility I could stay there with them, but I don’t know, we will see how it goes. The UFC has always been a big dream of mine. The UFC is a great organization. I love that show. But [...]
Robert Drysdale — the 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) Open Weight tournament winner — tasted mixed martial arts victory for the first time on October 17 of this year, submitting Josh Musick with a sweet-looking first round armbar at TUFF-N-UFF.
The event took place at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, marking [...]
UFC lightweight competitor Jeremy Stephens (14-3) threw a devastating uppercut in the third round of his lightweight battle at UFC 91: “Couture vs Lesnar” that not only sent opponent Rafael Dos Anjos crashing to the floor, but also brought the fans in attendance and at home straight out of their seats.
It was a jaw-dropping ending [...]
Alvin Cacdac knows that a career in mixed martial arts is ripe with challenges – both inside and outside the cage.
Cacdac is an impressive 3-1 in Strikeforce (4-4 overall), and faces talented striker Jose Palacios in the undercard at Strikeforce: ‘Destruction’ tonight at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
His strategy is simple one:
"He’s [...]


















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