Anderson Silva says he may vacate Middleweight crown with focus shifting to GSP fight

In a video courtesy of MMAFighting.com, UFC Middleweight champion and perennial pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva weighs in on the future of his fighting career past this weekend’s UFC 153 bout with Stephan Bonnar. The champ says that it has been nice not having to cut weight while fighting at Light Heavyweight. He then goes on to discuss that he may be leaving the Middleweight division, but he in unsure. Silva states his focus on getting the fight that everyone wants right now, a superfight with

Michael Bisping: I’ll fight Chris Weidman if I have to

UFC Middleweight contender Michael Bisping is no stranger to running his mouth, and with a win over Brian Stann at UFC 152 it appears that he will calling for his long-awaited title shot. Bisping has been in the discussion for the next crack at champion Anderson Silva’s belt for some time, but many believe that undefeated contender Chris Weidman is the next man to challenge him. Still, Bisping has much more experience and believes he should be next in line for the title shot. However, Bisping is willing to

Then and Now: What has changed in MMA since 2005?

A long term dynamic develops in every sport that sticks around for a while. A section of the fan base will inevitably compare the play of today to their heroes from yesteryear.  Whether it is the baseball fan that longs for the day where they didn’t have to worry about someone using performance enhancing drugs after every home run, or the football fan that yearns for the era of hard hitting and less complaining in the NFL. One thing is a common factor; this group wishes things would go back to