UFC 142: Injury reduces card to 10 fights

The injury hit parade keeps rolling along for the UFC. It was announced today that light heavyweight Fabio Maldonado was forced to withdraw from UFC 142 due to an injury. Maldonado was scheduled to meet Caio Magalhaes on the January 14, fight card. With less than a week to find an opponent for Magalhaes, the UFC decided to remove him from the fight card, leaving the card with 10 fights at this point.
The unbeaten Magalhaes was actually a replacement fighter himself, as he was moved onto the card to replace

UFC’s first Swedish fight card taking shape with six fights including Stann vs Sakara

The UFC will make its first trek to Sweden on April 14, 2012. The fight card will take place in Stockholm and according to MMAJunkie.com, it will air live on Fuel TV from the Ericsson Globe Arena beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
Several fights have been booked for the card, including a middleweight scrap between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara. Stann recently saw a three fight winning streak come to an end when he was submitted by Chael Sonnen at UFC 136.  For his part Sakara also had a three fight winning

UFC 142 Conference Call: Chad Mendes will "blast Jose Aldo off of his feet"

UFC 142 is set to go down on January 14 from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The main event on the card will feature a Featherweight title bout between Champion Jose Aldo and challenger, the undefeated Chad Mendes.
The co-main event will feature a middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Anthony Johnson.  Johnson, will be making his middleweight debut in Brazil, moving up from Welterweight.
Today, the four fighters took part in a Media Conference Call and below are some highlights from the

Shane del Rosario leaves Strikeforce, signs with UFC

The Strikeforce Heavyweight division shrank by one more fighter today as Shane del Rosario signed with the UFC. The signing was initially reported via Iridium Sports Agency’s twitter account.
Del Rosario enters the UFC with a record of 11-0, with eight wins coming via knockout and three by way of submission. The deepest Del Rosario has ever gone in a fight was 1:07 into the second round.
The last time Del Rosario competed was back in February of this year when he earned a submission victory over Lavar

LowKick.com’s Weekend guide to MMA for October 14th – 16th 2011

It’s that time folks! The weekend is here and although there is no UFC events going down, that doesn’t mean there isn’t any MMA action for you and you’re friends to enjoy! Here’s your weekend guide for October 14th – 16th.
Friday 10/14/2011 – The Score Fighting Series:
One of Canada’s premier MMA leagues, The Score Fighting Series showcases some of the best fighters from the Great White North and talent from all over the world. If you live in Canada, you can catch the fights on The Score at 7:30 PM ET /

UFC on Versus 5 Compustrike Preview: Lytle’s Advantage

Fans around the world are expecting the main event of Dan Hardy and Chris Lytle to be an exciting bout featuring two men who are not afraid to stand and trade. According to Compustrike both men are near mirror images of each other in the stand up department with Hardy on average landing 41/87 (47%) strikes compared to Lytle landing 38/85 (45%). From the looks of things “Lights Out” has the best chance against “The Outlaw” on the ground. Lytle in a combined nine fights on the ground

More fights added to UFC 135, 136, 138, & Fight Night 25

UFC 135 is already looking to be a very stacked card, headlined by the main event light heavyweight title fight between Quinton Jackson and Jon Jones. To add to an exciting night of fights on September 24th with some of the sport’s biggest stars, UFC.com announced a middleweight bout between TUF veteran Nick Ring and Tim Boetsch is set to take place. 
UFC 136: Maynard vs. Edgar III will be another top caliber card which will feature two title fights on October 8th in Houston, Texas. “The