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Mixed Martial Arts legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko declared he will return to the Strikeforce cage this summer, against a currently unknown opponent. Speaking at the premiere of “The Salamander Key” movie in Moscow, Russia, Emelianenko seemed in quite a positive mood: “This Sunday I’ll fly out to Holland to have a two-week training camp. Then, I’ll return back home to Stariy Oskol to continue my preparations. I’m going to fight this summer. I still don’t know who will be my opponent, but it’s

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).

Eduardo Alonso, manager of former Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, has released an open letter to fans, thanking them for their support and promising that the Brazilian will bounce back strong from his loss to Jon Jones at UFC 128. “Shogun” was dethroned Saturday night after being overwhelmed by Jones, who was able to out strike the former champ from start to finish, resulting in a third round TKO stoppage. It was Rua’s first title defense since knocking out Lyoto Machida to take the…

UFC 129: St. Pierre vs. Shields participants will gather at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for the official weigh-ins. Fighters will hit the scales approximately 24hrs before testing their skills inside the Octagon, on a fight card headlined by Georges St. Pierre’s UFC Welterweight Title defense against Jake Shields.Also on the card, Jose Aldo will make his long-anticipated UFC debut, putting his title on the line against Mark “The Machine” Hominick.The weigh-ins will be streamed LIVE

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

Jon Jones started out his day by stopping a New Jersey car jacker, but had his sights set on stopping the legend Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Going into this fight both men looked extremely focused and hungry at the task at hand. Bones went into this fight the favorite, while the Shogun even though he was the man with the belt was the underdog.
As soon as first round bell rang, Jones was the man with the master plan. He exploited Shogun’s lack of size and reach, he was outclassed on the ground, and

Just hours before he will challenge Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in New Jersey, Jon “Bones” Jones witnessed a crime in progress and quickly intervened. Jones, who recounted the incident via Twitter, said he and his coaches, Greg Jackson and Mike Winkeljohn, were out at a park when they noticed a man break into a car, steal something and attempt to flee.