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What a difference a year makes. Less than 365 days ago, newly-crowned UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones appeared on…

UFC President Dana White confirmed yesterday that the former UFC Heavyweight title contender Shane “The Enigneer” Carwin will make his Octagon return against no other than the Golden Glory fighter and UFC newcomer John Olav Einemo. Carwin will square off against the 35-year old Einemo at the main card of Lesnar-JDS headlined UFC 131 on June 11th. Not to take anything away from Jon Olav Einemo, but I’m really having a hard time finding the logic behind such match-up. The first question that comes to my

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is a true veteran in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts and one of the few guys in that has come from the “old school” still competing at the highest level. Many of us are already familiar with his famous twin brother “Big Nog” Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, but there are many casual fans out there that are not familiar with “Lil Nog”.
In a career that spans 10+ years he has beaten the likes of Guy Mezger, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Alistair Overeem (twice).

UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva shared his thoughts about Jon Jones’ performance against Shogun Rua, declaring that the 23 year old Champ will keep his belt for a very long time. Silva also labeled Jones’ performance as “amazing”, giving more praise for the newly crowned Champion.The potential “Superfight” between Anderson Silva and Jon Jones is currently one of the most hot topics in the Mixed Martial Arts community, with fans and media alike speculating about the possible

After just three years of MMA competition, Jon “Bones” Jones became the youngest Champion in UFC’s history. Jones defeated the PRIDE legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in an impressive fashion to become the new UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, proving everyone once again that “the hype is real”. The Greg Jackson product is currently 7-1 in his Ultimate Fighting Championship campaign, defeating Andre Gusmao, Stephan Bonnar, Jake O’Brien, Brandon Vera, Vladimir Matyushenko and Ryan Bader on his way to the triumph

Just a month after securing the biggest victory of his professional career, defeating “The Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko via TKO in February, it appears Strikeforce Heavyweight contender Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva already has his sites set on another big name opponent. Though its not the first time the Brazilian has expressed a distaste for the former WWE superstar, the potential for a future UFC/Strikeforce merger makes the idea of crossing promotional boundaries seem far less unrealistic to fans and…

One of the most respected striking coaches in the game, Trevor Wittman, will have his hands full on March 19th, with three of his fighters competing at the long anticipated UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones event in Newark, New Jersey. Eliot Marshall will look to make a successful return to the UFC against Luiz “Banha” Cane, Nate Marquardt will square off against Dan Miller, and Brendan Schaub will face the toughest challenge of his career against the legendary Mirko Cro Cop.Wittman is a head coach at the Grudge

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic has never been a fighter who holds his tongue when he disagrees with something even…