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Dana White Says He Doesn't Know What To Do With Dan Henderson

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:24 GMT

Dan Henderson has been waiting for his next fight since his incredible win over Mauricio Rua at UFC 139. It seemed that the fight had put him in line for a title shot but the way the divisions have already been lined up, he has been put on the back burner without a clue what was next. And from what Dana White is saying, he doesn't know what is next for Hendo either. Via MMA Fighting: If Rashad Eva...

UFC 145 ?Jones vs. Evans? Press Conference Full Video

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:54:56 GMT

Full video from today?s UFC 145 press conference. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and title contender Rashad Evans were in attendance....

UFC 144: Rampage Jackson - 'It's No Secret I Love Japan'

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:00:22 GMT

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson made his name in Pride, and he's getting the chance to go back to Japan when he faces Ryan Bader at UFC 144. In the first of a three-part blog on Yahoo Sports, Rampage talked about still hoping to win back his belt one day despite his loss to Jon Jones at UFC 135, his love for the Land of the Rising Sun, and his motivation going forwa...

Video: UFC Champion Jon Jones Applies Rear Naked Choke To Comedian Bobby Kelly

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:33:59 GMT

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones continues to make the media rounds, dropping by the Opie & Anthony radio show Monday to talk MMA and show off his submission skills in the process. The popular XM satellite radio show routinely has UFC guests on and counts Dana White among its largest fans. When fighters drop by the New York studio, it's a tradition for comedian and show friend Jim Norton t...

King Mo Talks Positive Steroid Test and Serious Staph Infection

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:47:45 GMT

King Mo talks to Heavy.com?s Megan Olivi about his positive steroid test and a serious staph infection he?s recovering from that nearly became life-threatening....

UFC on FUEL 1 Post-Fight News & Notes: Five-Round Main Events On FX & FUEL Moving Forward

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:24:22 GMT

Dana White?s post-fight interview with FUEL TV?s Ariel Helwani along with a rundown of UFC on FUEL 1 post-fight news and notes? ? 6,283 fans attended UFC on FUEL 1 at the Omaha Civic Auditorium for a $405,895 live gate. ? Stipe Miocic picked up an extra $50,000 for knocking out Phillip De Fries in [...]...

UFC On Fuel TV Results: Winners, Losers, And Other Thoughts

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:59:29 GMT

Pardon the tardiness of this post, I am aware that it usually gets posted earlier in the day following a UFC or Strikeforce event. I had some computer issues last night entering the main event and was unable to do the write up as the show went off the air. Those issues have been resolved, at least temporarily, and that means I can bring you the biggest winners and losers of the first UFC on Fuel e...

Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 137: Martin Kampmann, MMA Discussion

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:58:04 GMT

Bloody Elbow Radio, presented by Bad Boy, will be LIVE! at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT for another edition of the show. Join hosts Matt Bishop and MMA Mania's Brian Hemminger as they discuss all the latest news in mixed martial arts, including all the aftermath from last night's UFC on FUEL TV, an early look ahead at the upcoming MMA schedule, plus we'll go back and look at the posts of what made BE reade...

UFC on FUEL 1 Main Card Video Highlights

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:46:44 GMT

Video highlights from all the main card fights at UFC on FUEL 1 courtesy of FUEL TV and FOX Sports....

The Itinerant Lens

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:08:07 GMT

This isn?t a story about fighter pay. This isn?t a story about the financial inequities ? perceived or actual ? in the business of sanctioned fighting. This isn?t about how someone should be compensated for their services, or about how life can be unkind to those who are diligent and hardworking. This is a story [...]...

UFC On Fuel TV Sanchez vs. Ellenberger: Jonathan Brookins Saves Facebook Prelims With Brutal KO Of Vagner Rocha

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:00:27 GMT

Often the fights on the Facebook preliminaries of a UFC broadcast are a highlight of the night's action. No so last night at UFC on Fuel TV. If not for a fine performance by Jonathan Brookins in a back-and-forth fight with Vagner Rocha, it would have been entirely uneventful. Rocha, a late substitute for Rahni Yaya, initially seemed to have the edge on Brookins standing. He tagged Brookins with hi...

Anderson Silva Says He Won't Fight Jon Jones, Thinks Chael Sonnen Is Bad For The Sport

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:06:38 GMT

It is no secret that Anderson Silva's days in MMA are numbered. He is getting older and we hear chatter from him and his camp constantly that he'll be out of the sport in a handful of fights. Anderson has been on the shelf since his dominating August victory over Yushin Okami but is supposed to face long-time rival Chael Sonnen after Sonnen's win over Michael Bisping at UFC on Fox 2. In a recent i...

Brookins Drops Bombs: UFC on FUEL TV Prelim Results

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:58:57 GMT

By Laura Gilbert OMAHA, February 15 ? The final fight on the UFC on FUEL TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Facebook prelim broadcast at the Omaha Civic Auditorium Wednesday pitted two featherweights fighting out of Florida: wrestler Jonathan Brookins vs. BJJ ace Vagner Rocha. And after two early bouts that went to the judges, the crowd [...] Brookins Drops Bombs: UFC on FUEL TV Prelim Results is a post ...

UFC On Fuel TV: Is Jake Ellenberger Ready For The Championship Rounds?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:59:07 GMT

For the first two rounds of last nights UFC on Fuel TV headliner, Jake Ellenberger looked like the same fighter who had Carlos Condit on the run in the early going of their 2009 bout. Sadly, he had the same issues in the final round of his bout with Diego Sanchez that cost him a decision loss to Condit. Let's face it, in the early going Jake Ellenberger is a true force of nature. He abolished Jake...

UFC On Fuel Results: Dana White On Jake Ellenberger, Inconsistencies, Tim Sylvia

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:20:00 GMT

Ariel Helwani caught up with UFC president Dana White for an extended interview following UFC On Fuel Wednesday night, discussing a slew of topics related to the card itself, Nick Diaz's situation and the political issues around it and his thoughts on a former UFC champion trying to get back in the Octagon. Here are some of the topics covered in the 11-minute clip, one of the better ones Helwani a...