Yahoo Sport’s Kevin Iole is reporting that Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the UFC, is taking legal action over what it alleges is the misuse of its trade secrets and intellectual property by rival promotion Bellator. Zuffa argues that fighter agent Ken Pavia passed along confidential Zuffa documents to Bellator after being asked to [...]
If done right, rematches are always going to be intriguing to fans, especially if the first fight was exciting or controversial. And then sometimes you find challengers who don’t even mind waiting.
The UFC has revealed more details of the forthcoming International Fan Expo that will be taking place at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England on October 15th and October 16. The UFC expects to attract over 100 leading vendors for the event, with the expo area covering around 20,000 gross square meters. There will [...]
WBC featherweight champion Elio Rojas has pulled out of his September 11 title unification bout with WBA belt-holder Yuriorkis Gamboa. Rojas cited hand and shoulder injuries for his withdrawal. Rojas hoped to go through with the fight but decided to pull out after his doctor recommended he be out for two months. With Rojas out, [...]
With anticipation growing for the UFC’s debut in President Dana White’s former stomping grounds of Boston, Massachusetts the organization has announced some of the fighters that will be in attendance at the Boston Fan Expo. Taking place in conjunction with UFC 118, the likes of Anderson Silva, Chuck Liddell, Shogun Rua and Forrest Griffin are [...]
World Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will take a break from preparing for his upcoming title defense against Chael Sonnen at UFC117 to attend ESPN’s X Games 16. “The Spider” will be in attendance at the LA Coliseum on Thursday 29th July for the Moto X Freestyle Final, Women’s Super X Final and Men’s Super X [...]
MMA’s first referee, John McCarthy, will make his return to the Octagon this Sunday at UFC on Versus 2 in San Diego. It has been two and a half years since the last time he officiated a fight for UFC (the last being the main event of the “The Ultimate Fighter Season 6” finale, Roger [...]
Photo: Ray Kasprowicz // Ultravista.com Ryan Couture, son of legendary MMA fighter Randy Couture, will begin his professional career August 13th against Lucas Stark at Strikeforce Challengers 10 on Showtime. The match is set to be a 182-pound catchweight bout according to reports from MMAJunkie. The younger Couture trains with his father’s Xtreme Couture camp [...]
Photo: BrianStann.com With less than a week to go before Brian Stann makes his debut at 185Ibs at UFC on Versus 2 against Mike Massenzio, the former WEC Light Heavyweight Champion is feeling the benefits of the dropping the weight telling me that he “feels great, faster than I was previously” while still be able [...]
For those fans sick of all the recent action that has been taking place outside the ring, the next two weeks or so should cleanse your palate and put the focus back where it belongs.
Unbeaten super middleweight prospect Lennox Allen has relocated to Brooklyn, NY to further his growth. Check out this press release for more, including when his next fight will be.
UFC Veteran Phil Baroni has been removed from his scheduled middleweight fight with John Salter at UFC 118 due to a collarbone injury. Sources close to the fight confirmed the news earlier today to MMAWeekly and now John Salter (5-1) will be looking for a replacement opponent when the UFC makes its debut in Boston [...]