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In less than two weeks, we’ll finally have a good reason to forget about Jon Jones’ controversial decision to decline the fight with Chael Sonnen at UFC 151. But until then, it’s time to look back at four of the biggest news topics that made headlines in the world of Mixed Martial Arts over the past few weeks. We had Tito Ortiz adding his name to the list of fighters upset with Jon Jones’ decision-making process, the talk about Anderson Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre being in works

Six LowKick.com staff members predict the outcome of tonight's main event between Ian McCall and Demetrious Johnson.

Jose Aldo remained the UFC Featherweight Champion, after defending his title for the third time with a devastating first round KO victory over Chad Mendes. Aldo controlled the action inside the Octagon, not allowing Chad Mendes to execute his wrestling-based gameplan. Mendes had some success with leg kicks and one takedown that allowed him to take Aldo's back, but this fight was all about the champion finally proving himself after two disappointing performances against Kenny Florian and Mark Hominick.

Victory Belt Publishing recently released three instructional sports books; Marcelo Garcia's Advanced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Grapplers Manifesto, and Kettlebell RX. I had an opportunity to review the mentioned above trio. The first that comes to mind when holding a Victory Belt book is the print quality. It feels like a book and looks like a book. The covers are very creative, and will add some color to every bookshelf. Things get serious when you open the book and proceed to its content. The first book

“He has a contract with Strikeforce, but Strikeforce is now controlled by the UFC and we’re watching Strikeforce fighters going to the UFC all the time. UFC’s heavyweight division is big, but they could have even more, and I’m sure Bigfoot will be in the UFC real soon” - TATAME According to his manager, Alex Davis, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva may find himself pretty soon inside the UFC Octagon. Bigfoot was TKO'd by Daniel Cormier in the semi-final of Strikeforce Heavyweight GP, in

In this video, Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos goes toe-to-toe in grappling session with the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz. After getting armbarred, Cyborg body slams Ortiz, who's approximately 80lbs heavier (props for correction to Riddle-Jitsu) than her own body weight.

Jon Olav Einemo, or simply JOE (props to Ryan Ventura for the nickname), will return to Mixed Martial Arts this weekend after almost a five-year lond absence, directly into the big stage against the 20-2 Dave Herman on the main card of UFC 131 in Vancouver. Holding a professional MMA record of 6-1 (5 Submissions and one TKO), thirty-five year old Jon Olav Einemo started his MMA career in the year 2000. Einemo is a decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, and a 2003 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Champion with a

Shane Carwin will step inside the Octagon next week, fighting Junior Dos Santos for the #1 Contender spot in the UFC Heavyweight division. In the sixth episode of his UFC 131 Video Blog, Carwin and his coaches discuss the power of "The Engineer" and his chances to KO Junior Dos Santos. Photo: Francis Specker.

Many people laughed when Steven Seagal took credit for Lyoto Machida's front kick victory over Randy Couture at UFC 129, but now it looks like the action movies star was speaking the truth. In this rare (or not) video, Seagal shows Machida the wide array of his martial arts techniques, including the famous "Karate Kid" kick.

"It's the fact that I've paid my dues in the UFC. It's my time. I'm going to make him pay [his UFC dues] June 4. It's not out of any rivalry or anything like that, but he's going to realize that it's time to step it up.... He has fought some tough guys. He has wins over Shane Roller and Ben Henderson -- they are tough guys. But I've fought the best in the cage.... Pettis is super tough. He's riding a wave of confidence, he's got the kick heard around the world and he's beaten some tough guys. But I know

Strikeforce Ring Girl Kelli Hutcherson continues to move up in the Ring Girls Pound-for-Pound rankings, this time doing a photo shoot for the popular Maxim Magazine. Twenty-two year old model will return on June 18th, for the long anticipated Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum fight card.Meanwhile, you can follow her on twitter @KelliHutcherson. For full gallery, please visit

Congrats to my opponent Tom Watson for the win @bammauk tonight, he was better and deserved it... I would like to announce officially my retirement from PRO MMA fights tonight. It was an amazing run, and its a very tough moment but there comes a time for all in life, and it's time to move on. I am proud of all I did in MMA and all experiences I had. I will continue to work with MMA,doing seminars, eaching classes, training fighters,and doing my share to help our sport that I love so much. Its time

UFC fighters Phil Davis, Joey Beltran and Travis Browne took some time off training for the upcoming fights, spending time at the Sea World in San Diego, California.

Team Dos Santos Lew Polley looked back at getting cut from TUF 13 by Junior Dos Santos, as was seen on last night's Episode 6. Nicknamed "The Titan", Lew Polley had his last professional MMA bout back in 2010, currently holding a record of 10-4.

We are proud and excited to present "Split Decision", LowKick.com Official pre-fight podcast. The podcast features news round-up, predictions and in-depth pre-fight discussion, hosted by LowKick.com Staff Writer Ryan Ventura and the Predictions Legend Scott Johnson.In this episode, UFC 129 main card participant Vladimir Matyushenko and the CompuStrike founder Bob Canobbio share their thoughts about tomorrow's fight card, as Ryan Ventura and Scott Johnson discuss what is without a doubt one of the

Next weekend, Georges St. Pierre will step inside the Octagon as a Champion for the seventh time in his career, facing Jake Shields in the main event of UFC 129 at the sold-out Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. St. Pierre and Shields are two of the most decorated Welterweights on the planet, with a long list of top tier opponents tasting defeats against them. Match-up wise, Jake Shields is the most aggressive grappler St. Pierre faced since Matt Serra. Cesar Gracie's protégé is