Author: Mike Drahota

In an interview from FuelTV.com, Tom Lawlor explains his happiness at his impressive 50 second knockout of Jason “The Athlete” MacDonald, saying that he he had never seen MacDonald knocked out cleanly, and age may be getting to him. Still, he was very professional in wishing MacDonald a chance to go out on a high note in his hometown of Calgary later this summer. Always the showman, Lawlor described his attempts to confuse and entertain the fans. He also was very thankful for his Knockout of the Night

In this short video courtesy of FuelTV.com, Ariel Helwani details a conversation he had with UFC President Dana White to clarify the top of the Featerweight division. With Jose Aldo set to face Erik Koch at UFC 149 in Canada, White had ranked Hatsu Hioki as the second-best Featherweight in the world. However, Hioki took a fight on June 22nd, and White has stated that the vastly impressive submission victory of The Korean Zombie last night showed him enough to grant Sung Jung the title shot. If it

UFC on Fuel TV 3 brought an incredibly action-packed card to the table. A total of 4,592 fans attended the event live from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.,The gate totaled $343,175. While it did posses the lowest attendance of the 3 UFC on FuelTV broadcasts, it presented a main event that is an early candidate for Fight of the Year in Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier.
Much has been made of the perceived poor ratings for last week’s UFC on Fox event. Falling on Cinco de Mayo, both Lorenzo Fertitta and

Tonight UFC on Fuel TV 3 delivered a great night of fights for the fans from Fairfax, Virginia. The main card brought some unbelievable action to the table with six battles.
In the main event Featherweights Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier put on quite the show. They went back-and-forth with takedowns and displays of grappling, with “The Korean Zombie” opening a cut on Poirier’s forehead early on. Poirier was in the guard in the

Today Nick Diaz and his camp’s request for an injunction in his ongoing legal battle stemming from a failed drug test at UFC 141 was turned down in district court. The judge started off by saying that the set of circumstances surrounding this case are odd.However, Diaz will indeed have to appear before the NSAC and find out what his true punishment is before the judge can intervene directly. This will take place next Monday, May 21st.: Nevada state Judge Bare stated the following, revealed via MMA Fight

Last week we saw a rare calm interview with Chael P. Sonnen. This week he is back to his fight-promoting ways. In this video excerpt from TSN’s “Off the Record,” Sonnen explains his personal trainer from his last 3 fights, former WWE champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. Apparently Sonnen asked Austin for advice when he was heded down to Brazil as public enemy number one, somthing that has since been changed with his bout versus Anderson Silva now in Las Vegas, NV. Of course Sonnen adds his own theatrics to

Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi is at home in the Netherlands, healing from a major injury right now. Most people were quite unaware that he had torn his ACL, having last seen Mousasi in his December victory over Ovince St. Preux. While Mousasi heals, he took the time to answer several questions, and in doing so, he set his sights upon the top of the food chain in MMA right now. When asked about current UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones, a man who has run roughshod over

Recently Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney came out with some comments regarding his former Middleweight champion Hector Lombard, who has of course signed with the UFC. However they are not the kind of bitter or resentful comments you may expect from a man whose champion just left his promotion Rebney actually praised Lombard for what he did while fighting in Bellator, and understood  that him going to fight in the UFC was always a distinct possibility. Rebney has a high outlook for Lombard in the UFC

Three additional bouts were added to the UFC on Fuel TV 4 event this summer. Featuring a main event of Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman, the card is now starting to take shape. In what promises to be an exciting show from the HP Pavilion in San Joe, CA, the previously announced Light Heavyweight scrap of Brandon Vera versus James Te Huna will serve as the co-main event, with three bouts just added. Two Bantamweight fights were announced, with TUF veteran T.J. Dillashaw will face Vaughan Lee, while Raphael

UFC on Fuel TV 3’s Lightweight fighter Jeremy Stephens recently came out with some very candid comments about his opponent Donald Cerrone. Both fighters will be coming off a loss, and a win will be absolutely necessary to stay relevant in a class that is deeper than it ever has been. Pulling no punches in this latest interview, Stephens shows a lot of of confidence for this imperative bout. When questioned about drawing Cerrone into a toe-to-toe striking match, Stephens had the following to say: