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Fedor vs Rogers

This week America at large will get a chance to see Fedor Emelianenko in action as he goes up against Brett Rogers.

UFC 104 Results

UFC 104 ended with controversy, after the headline bout didn’t go quite as expected.
Reigning light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida was the first LHW champ to successfully defend his belt in a long time. The 5 round contest eventually went to decision, and the judges gave it to Machida. Ever since then, the MMA blogosphere has [...]

UFC 104 Picks

Finally, after waiting since May, Lyoto Machida will defend his title against Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua at UFC 104.

Retirement Round Up

Given the volatile nature of fighters’ fortunes, they often talk about retirement. Right now, who are those threatening retirement, and who is likely to make an announcement in the future?
Let’s start with the recent drama coming from Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson. Who knows what could happen here. The problem with having a blog when you’re famous [...]

UFC 103 Recap

After the KO poor Fight Night on Wednesday, it was refreshing to see UFC 103 delivering the goods.

Fight Night Results and UFC 103 Picks

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UFC 102 Preview

There are only a couple of days until UFC 102, which will see Randy Couture and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira fight to decide who will remain in contention for the heavyweight title, and who will be left as a gatekeeper.

UFC 101 This Weekend

After all of the excitement of UFC 100 and the brouhaha surrounding Lesnar’s post-fight antics, UFC 101 just doesn’t seem to matter. Until you remember the fights between BJ Penn and Kenny Florian or Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin.
The BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian fight doesn’t seem to have enough hype. While it is certainly [...]

Affliction is No More

After Josh Barnett pulled out of his fight with Fedor Emelianenko due to testing positive for drugs, Affliction: Trilogy was looking shaky. Now both the event and the promotional arm of the company are gone.
Affliction has decided to focus on its fashion label, even working with the UFC, and has abandoned its MMA promotions. This [...]

UFC 100 Approaches

With UFC 100 set to take place on Saturday, let’s take one last look at the odds that have been posted at various sportsbooks.