Two title bouts — one of which includes the debut of middleweight sensation Paulo Filho — headline the very solid World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) event tonight at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Even better, WEC 29 will be televised for free on the Versus cable channel, beginning at 9 p.m. […]

UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch (12-2) will join his American Kickboxing Academy training partner Mike Swick on the UFC 68 fight card in Columbus, Ohio, on March 3, according to recent reports.
He will most likely face Luigi Fioravanti (10-1) — a one-time middleweight fighter who recently dipped down to try his luck in the loaded […]

This news is a little old, but it never made it up here until now. And, I still think most will find it interesting.
MMAWeekly.com posted the fighter paydays for the UFC Fight Night 7 at Miramar card on December 13, which featured the welterweight showdown between Diego Sanchez and Joe Riggs.
Collectively, the UFC forked over […]

UFC welterweight fighter Jon Fitch (12-2) is still recovering from the broken nose he suffered during his dominant victory over Kuniyoshi Hironaka (10-3) at UFC 64 on October 14.
He can’t spar or return to action until he receives medical clearance. However, he is looking to return to the Octagon in March.
Here’s a blend of two […]

And now, without further ado:
–Diego Sanchez defeats Joe Riggs via knockout (knee) in round one
–Josh Koscheck defeats Jeff Joslin via unanimous decision
–Karo Parisyan defeats Drew Fickett via unanimous decision
–Marcus Davis defeats Shonie Carter via unanimous decision
–David Heath defeats Victor Valimaki via split decision
–Alan Belcher defeats Jorge Santiago via knockout in round three
–Luigi Fioravanti defeats Dave […]

Following are the latest* UFC odds for UFC Fight Night from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar tonite at 8 p.m. EST on SpikeTV courtesy of beteagle.com:
Favorite: Diego Sanchez -500
Underdog: Joe Riggs +350
Favorite: Josh Koscheck -300
Underdog: Jeff Joslin +230
Favorite: Karo Parisyan -450
Underdog: Drew Fickett +325
Favorite: Shonie Carter -145
Underdog: Marcus Davis +115
Favorite: David Heath -180
Underdog: Victor Valimaki […]

It’s official: All fighters on tonite’s UFC Ultimate Fight Night Card have made weight.
Here’s how each tipped the scales:
Diego Sanchez (169.5) vs Joe Riggs (170)
Jeff Joslin (169.5) vs. Josh Koscheck (169.5)
Drew Fickett (171) vs. Karo Parisyan (171)
Marcus Davis (171) vs. Shonie Carter (171)
Victor Valimaki (204) vs. David Heath (206)
Alan Belcher (186) vs. Jorge Santiago (186)
Dave […]

It’s almost that time.
Tomorrow night (December 13) at 8 p.m. the latest installment of Ultimate Fight Night will air LIVE on SpikeTV. The top two fights — Sanchez-Riggs and Koscheck-Joslin — should be very competitive and exciting to watch.
The rest of the field is just gravy.
So who are these fighters, anyway? What are their MMA […]

In an interview about his upcoming UFC welterweight showdown with Diego Sanchez on December 13, Joe Riggs didn’t hide his disgust for former champ Matt Hughes.
Here’s a snip from Riggs on BoxingTalk.com:

“I want to fight Matt Hughes again. I don’t like that guy…. He’s a disrespectful muthaf*cka – f*ck him!”

Those, maniacs, are fightin’ words.
Apparently, Hughes […]

With all the brouhaha over Hughes-St. Pierre 2 and Chuck-Tito 2 this upcoming Saturday and December 30, respectively, the UFC hasn’t even mentioned Ultimate Fight Night (UFN) 7 on December 13.
(*Update: The full fight card is now available on UFC.com.)
That’s probably because there are no tickets to be sold – the event will be held […]