Anthony Pettis is in an ideal spot. Even after the UFC changed course and postponed Pettis’ promised lightweight title shot in favor of Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard III, an immediate and necessary rematch of their split draw at UFC 125, Pettis remained in line to fight the eventual winner. All Pettis had to do [...]

Anthony Pettis

A dynamite UFC 125 card scheduled for New Year’s Day in Las Vegas is currently without a co-main event as UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was forced to withdraw from his title defense against Josh Grispi. Heavy.com first reported that a compacted vertebrae was causing tingling in Aldo’s arms and Aldo’s trainer, Andre “Dede” Pederneiras, [...]

BJ Penn, UFC 125

File this one under the department of either “strange” or “why?” Jon Fitch’s next fight will reportedly be against Jake Ellenberger at UFC 126 in February. This is not a knock on Ellenberger, 23-5, off a three-round pummeling of John Howard in August and a razor-thin split-decision loss to Carlos Condit from being a winner [...]

Jake Ellenberger, Jake Shields, Jon Fitch

The MMA world received a jolt of adrenaline when the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced plans to merge with World Extreme Cagefighting in January 2011. UFC president Dana White first informed MMAFighting.com before a formal announcement was made to reporters over a conference call, creating an explosion of feedback on Twitter and through cyberspace, much of [...]

Merge, UFC, WEC

Note: Dana White will make a “major” announcement during a conference call with reporters Thursday at 1 p.m. EST. A network-TV deal in 2011? Picking Cain Velasquez to dethrone Brock Lesnar and become the new UFC heavyweight champion wasn’t stupid. Velasquez came in undefeated in eight MMA fights. He possessed the size and strength to [...]

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What we know about what’s happening with Chael Sonnen: • Sonnen tested positive for abnormally elevated levels of testosterone following his narrow loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117, a fight he dominated until the Spider caught him in a triangle 3:10 into the fifth round. The middleweight appealed a one-year suspension and $2,500 fine [...]

CHAEL SONNEN

What exactly did I see on Saturday night at UFC 117? It’s still not registering completely. Chael Sonnen, and unlikely threat to the UFC’s Middleweight crown, dominated a man who is widely regarded as the best pound for pound fighter in the world. I mean let’s face it, the casual fan had no idea who [...]

ANDERSON SILVA, CHAEL SONNEN, UFC 117