Charlie Brenneman cut by the UFC

Charlie Brenneman has had a bit of an up-and-down career in the UFC, having gone 4-4 with an impressive win over Rick Story to his credit. However, his last two losses have come at the expense of brutal finishes, and then tends to not bode well with the UFC brass. So not well that Brenneman has been informed of his release from the UFC. He detailed the occurrence in an interview with BloodyElbow.com:
“Basically, I realized after my last fight that I wasn’t in a good situation. A week had passed, and

UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir, fighter salaries

Fighter salaries for UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir were released on Tuesday by the Nevada Athletic Commission to MMAweekly.com.
Saturday night’s main event featured Junior dos Santos retaining his title as UFC heavyweight champion, defeating Frank Mir in the second round of their fight.
The following figures are based on the fighter salary information that the UFC is required by law to submit to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Mixed martial arts fighters do not have collective bargaining or a

Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier Payouts and Salaries

The Strikeforce Grand Prix: Barnett vs. Cormier salaries for the fighters were released by the California State Athletic Commission on Monday, reports MMAWeekly.com.Topping the list were Josh Barnett, who lost to Daniel Cormier, and Gilbert Melendez who won over Josh Thomson by split-decision. Half of Daniel Cormier’s payday was a $50,000 win bonus. Melendez received no such bonus for his win by split-decision. These figures do not include any undisclosed bonuses, such as “fight of the night”,

Strikeforce Results Recap: Cormier and Melendez victorious in San Jose

Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier is in the books, and we saw some great action tonight, especially in the two main bouts. In the World Heavyweight Grand Prix Final, Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier spent the first round in striking exchanges with Cormier coming out on top. Barnett hurt Cormier with a knee towards the end of the first. In the second, Cormier landed some good strikes before scoring a single leg takedown on Barnett. He landed some ground-and-pound and Barnett was unsuccessful with a few

Gegard Mousasi is not afraid of Jon Jones, would love to fight him

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

Bellator 64 Weigh-In Results: Ben Askren, Douglas Lima on weight for Welterweight title bout

Tomorrow night’s Bellator 64 competitors gathered today at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada for the event’s official fighter weigh-ins. Headlining the stacked card will be a Welterweight title clash between division champion Ben Askren and challenger Douglas Lima, while Marlon Sandro and Alexandre Bezerra will square off in the co-main event for a spot in the Featherweight Tournament final. Also featured will be a pair of 135-pound quarterfinal bouts, in which Travis Marx meets Masakatsu Ueda

Jonathan Chaimberg: Florian may be dropping weight classes but he’s actually getting stronger

Jonathan Chaimberg is considered one of the most respected strength and conditioning coaches in North America. He maybe young at the age of 32, but he has been training elite athletes and regular people for over ten years. The former Canadian national wrestler works very closely with Greg Jackson’s elite fighters, but most recently has been working very diligently with Kenny Florian making his Featherweight debut at UFC 131 in my hometown of Vancouver this Saturday.
With 131 just around the corner, Jon