Injury bug strikes Invicta FC as Sarah Kaufman drops from her debut

Sarah Kaufman has withdrawn from her October 6 Bantamweight bout with Kaitlin Young at Invicta FC 3 in Kansas City, due to an injury. This would have been Kaufman’s debut for the all-women’s MMA promotion.
This is the first time that Kaufman has had to withdraw from a fight, but she seems in good spirits and tweeted that she is waiting to fight Young:

1st fight I’ve ever had to pull out of so I’m sorry @kaitlin_young @invictafights and all my fans. Wanting to get back asap!
— Sarah Kaufman

Frank Shamrock: The whole sport of MMA is ridiculous because of Dana White

Former UFC champion Frank Shamrock makes no bones about his beef with UFC President Dana White. Now that he has anew book coming out soon, it appears that he is becoming more outspoken than usual, which is quite substantial. Shamrock takes the stance of the lesser majority in that he sides completely with Jon Jones regarding the UFC debacle:
“I don’t know if Jones made the right decision or not, but I liked the decision,” said Shamrock. “I personally don’t like Dana so I like

Dana White: Griffin and Hughes need to retire, there is nothing left to prove

Former Welterweight champion Matt Hughes (45-9 MMA, 18-7 UFC) and former Light Heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin (19-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) are two fighters that UFC President Dana White thinks need to hang up their gloves. At a press conference yesterday White said: “Hughes is one of these guys that, I absolutely, positively want Matt Hughes to retire. What else is there to accomplish? The guy’s done everything. He’s been a staple in this organization for a long time. He’s been

Invicta Fighting Championships: All-Female IFC2 Results

Invicta Fighting Championships returned to Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas, last night; bringing with it the up-and-coming stars of female MMA. The event streamed live at InvictaFC.com, and featured former Olympian Sara McMann, who defeated Shayna Baszler in the main event of the evening.Other wins included Strikeforce veterans Alexis Davis and Liz Carmouche, who respectively submitted Hitomi Akano and Kaitlin Young, respectively. At least three of the women fighting have been seen by this writer at

UFC 152 Pre-Fight Press Conference Video Highlights

Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson will compete for first ever Flyweight championship title at UFC 152 in the card’s main event. Benavidez and Johnson earned their spots in the inaugural flyweight title fight by defeating Yasuhiro Urushitani and Ian McCall in their respective semifinal matchups.
Additionally, this event will mark B.J. Penn’s return to the Octagon, as he faces Rory MacDonald. In the Middleweight division Michael Bisping will take on Brian Stann. A Light Heavyweight bout between