Veteran fighter Paul Kelly's mixed martial arts career is likely over after he was recently sentenced to 13 years in prison by a British court for heroin trafficking.The 28-year-old Kelly, a native of Liverpool, England, was sentenced by the… - 4 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 9:19pm -
Tyrone Spong returns to the kickboxing ring Saturday night at GLORY 9 in New York as part of the promotion's light heavyweight tournament.The producers of the popular "The Reem" documentary series followed Spong as he prepared for the tournament.… - 6 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 7:10pm -
This is a sport that requires supreme belief in one's self, so you can understand why Roy Nelson took the chance that he did, rolling the dice on increasing his market value with a win at UFC 161. With one fight left on his contract, Nelson d… - 7 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 6:40pm -
The UFC show on Aug. 17 at the TD Garden in Boston is happening, according to UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner. An article in the Boston Herald on Tuesday indicated the event was in jeopardy."The show will definitely be t… - 7 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 6:09pm -
There were no great surprises when it came to the ratings of the weekend MMA television programming.The prelims to UFC 161 did 968,000 viewers, roughly 24 percent below the 1.27 million average for FX prelims over the past 18 months. It was… - 9 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 4:59pm -
WSOF 3: Fitch vs. Burkman took place Friday night in Las Vegas. Had fans known ahead of time the upset that was brewing, the TV ratings for the show might have jumped out of the promotion’s average range. - 3 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 10:48pm -
Former UFC lightweight and featherweight contender Kenny Florian agrees with UFC president Dana White's assessment of Steve Mazzagatti as a referee. - 4 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 9:47pm -
The UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson preliminary bout telecast on FX drew the lowest TV ratings of any UFC pay-per-view event prelims since UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort. - 7 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 6:53pm -
Bellator MMA LogoA knee injury has forced heavyweight Vinicius Spartan out of the Bellator Summer Series Heavyweight Tournament. - 7 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 6:21pm -
Three of the four participants in Bellator’s 2013 Summer Series light heavyweight tournament hit their contracted marks at Tuesday’s Bellator 96 weigh-ins, but Jacob Noe came in slightly heavy at 206.2 pounds. - 3 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 10:52pm -
Nick Diaz has his own view of what MMA should be, and with that in mind he’ll be launching a new promotion, War MMA, on Saturday in his hometown of Stockton, Calif. - 13 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 12:08pm -
Although he’s been on the shelf for more than a year, Thiago Alves won’t have an easy matchup when he returns to the UFC on Aug. 17. - 1 day ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:45pm -
"People want to talk about Roy's physique, but Roy trains hard, you know what I'm saying? He's one of the hardest workers I've been around, as far as pushing through, you know, Roy goes hard." Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion… - 3 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 11:00pm -
Newport Beach, CA. (June 18, 2013) - A knee injury has forced heavyweight Vinicius Spartan out of the Summer Series Heavyweight Tournament, and has been replaced by fellow heavyweight Ryan Martinez. With the change, the night will now see Ric… - 4 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 9:30pm -
With one swing of his right hand at ONE FC: "Pride of a Nation," Koji Oishi silenced the Filipino fans, won the ONE FC featherweight title and proved emphatically that, while countries like Korea and the Philippines are catching up fast, Japa… - 5 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 9:00pm -
The big question is, can Chris Weidman take Anderson Silva to the ground at UFC 162 before "The Spider" has a chance to expose the "All American's" striking deficiencies? - 5 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 8:06pm -
Tickets for UFC on FOX Sports 1 #1, which is set to go down inside TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Aug. 17, 2013, will go on sale to the general public Thursday morning (June 20, 2013) at 10 a.m. ET.Assuming this gets resolved.Ultimate Fight… - 7 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 6:55pm -
UFC 163 is set to go down August 3rd in the HSBC Center in Rio de Janeiro, and now has a new main event. Anthony Pettis was forced out of his UFC featherweight title fight due to a knee injury, and he will be replaced by Chan Sung Jung. The e… - 3 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 11:00pm -
Dallas Winston and Zombie Prophet of Bloody Elbow present a round up of the best MMA and UFC videos on YouTube. Today's list features: Genki Sudo's trippy music video, Luis "Sapo" Santos' 3rd-straight 1st-round TKO (XFC 24), Ralek Gracie on Metamoris… - 4 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 10:00pm -
When Paul Kelly got his walking papers from the UFC, some could argue that he was hard done by. A 9 fight veteran, he was 5-4 with the promotion and left on only a single loss at the hands of divisional mainstay Donald Cerrone. It's hardly a… - 5 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 9:00pm -
Shawn Jordan won a $50,000 KO of the Night bonus from the UFC for dispatching Pat Barry in 0:59 at UFC 161 in Winnipeg. But apparently not everyone think that bonus was well-earned.Damon Martin has the scoop:On Monday, Barry's manager, Bri… - 6 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 8:00pm -
From the department-of-confirming-things-you-probably-suspected-but-had-no-evidence-for comes a new study by psychologists at the University of Illinois and Cal-Berkley claiming to prove that UFC fighters who smiled at their opponent at the p… - 7 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 7:00pm -
By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br>UFC 161 is in the books and featured 11 bouts, nine of which went to decision, and was highlighted by a main event between two of the best 205lb fighters in… - 3 days ago, 16 Jun 13, 1:18pm -
By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br> UFC On FUEL 10 took place Saturday evening at the Paulo Sarasate Arena in Fortelaza, Brazil and featured thirteen bouts topped with a main event featuring h… - 9 days ago, 9 Jun 13, 3:17pm -
By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br> Many of the greats that helped build the sport of MMA to what it is today have since taken the path of retirement as the game continued to evolve.<Br><br>… - 16 days ago, 2 Jun 13, 2:57pm -
By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br> UFC Light Heavyweight Mauricio "Shogun" Rua has an important bout at UFC 161 when he faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in Winnipeg, Manitoba in two weeks and b… - 16 days ago, 2 Jun 13, 2:26pm -
By <a href="mailto:howie@mmanews.com">Chris Howie</a> <Br>MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer<Br><Br> Main Bouts (Live on PPV, 10:00 PM ET)<br><br>-Cain Velasquez defeated Antonio Silva by TKO (Ref Stoppage, 1st Round, 1:21)<br>-Junior Dos Santos defeate… - 23 days ago, 26 May 13, 7:58pm -
MMA Junkie reports the disclosed payouts by the Nevada State Athletic Commision from Friday’s World Series of Fighting event. Josh Burkman and Jon Fitch topped the $200,000 payroll for the event. The salary list is as follows: Josh Burkman: $32,0… - 5 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 8:33pm -
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 161 from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada where Rashad Evans took on Dan Henderson in the main event. Evans edges Henderson In what was an entertaining fight, Rashad Evans… - 22 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 3:47am -
MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for last night’s UFC 161 from Winnipeg. It was the UFC’s first show in the city and it drew well. Attendance and gate as reported from the post-UFC161 press conference was 14,754 for a gate of $… - 2 days ago, 16 Jun 13, 6:47pm -
MMA Payout takes a look at the prior PPV history of UFC 161’s main event fighters. This time around we take a look at Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson and Roy Nelson and Stipe Miocic Rashad Evans There’s a cliff that some fighters fall off of i… - 4 days ago, 15 Jun 13, 4:34am -
Ronda Rousey stars as “The Insureon Protector” in a YouTube video promoting Insureon – an online company specializing in insuring small businesses. Rousey kicks, punches and uses her trademark armbar in fending off lazy tech support workers.… - 5 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 5:44am -
“All the pros, when you talk to all the fighters – every fighter out there that I’ve talked too that we’ve interviewed thinks Weidman is going to beat him [Silva]. Georges St. Pierre thinks he’s going to win so much that he didn’t even wa… - 13 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 12:56pm -
Click Here To ListenMMA DieHards Radio’s hosts Jason Kelly (Twitter: @JayMMADieHards) and Corey Charron (Twitter: @charronkotd) welcome Alex Gasson (Twitter: @Pecker17) and KOTD’s 100 Bulletz (Twitter: @100Bulletz).Gasson is the owner of Pecker… - 1 day ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:50pm -
Event results for UFC 161, which took place Saturday at the MTS Center in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)Rashad Evans def. Dan Henderson split decision (29-28x2, 28-29)Stipe Miocic def. Roy Nelson via unanimous dec… - 3 days ago, 15 Jun 13, 11:25pm -
Every Tuesday, MMADiehards.com will post a feature focused on various people that impact MMA from outside the cage. The list will consist of trainers, broadcasters, referees, judges, photographers, nutritionists, promoters, matchmakers, ring announ… - 4 days ago, 14 Jun 13, 4:29pm -
CLICK HERE TO LISTEN LIVE#ReplacingAmy.Tonight, Punch Drunk Radio’s Alex Donno (Twitter: @Alex Donno) and is joined by guest co-host Joe Rizzo (@RearNakedChoke).Thus, the hash tag.LISTEN ON iTUNESJoe is subbing for Amy Barton (@AmesBelle), o… - 7 days ago, 11 Jun 13, 8:00pm -
