Chael Sonnen made waves in the MMA world when it was announced that he had signed with Bellator. Sonnen had been sitting on the sidelines serving a two year suspension after getting popped for performance enhancing drugs before signing with the UFC’s biggest competitor. Sonnen and Tito Ortiz have been going at it on social…
Chael Sonnen has suddenly made Bellator interesting again after signing with the promotion earlier this week. Sonnen didn’t take long to call out some potential opponents such as former UFC light heavyweight champ Tito Ortiz. Sonnen and Ortiz fought in the UFC at the same time but never faced off because the two fought in…
Bellator rocked the MMA world yesterday by signing Chael Sonnen. Sonnen is one of the UFC’s biggest draws in the past five years and will bring his brash pro wrestling persona to Spike TV and Bellator. Sonnen will immediately be a player in the promotion and will have opportunities to face off with some big…
CM Punk will finally make his UFC debut this Saturday at UFC 203 against Micky Gall in Cleveland, Ohio. Punk has been training with Duke Roufus in Milwaukee for the past two years and in a few days we will finally get to see if the former WWE champ will make his debut as successful…
Conor McGregor has drawn the ire of WWE superstars and fans the past few days after saying “WWE guys are pussies” in a recent UFC 202 media event. He then went on to bash Brock Lesnar who got popped for estrogen blockers saying, “he was juiced up to his fu#&ing eye balls”. McGregor elaborated in…
Chael Sonnen was reinstated by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after a two year suspension last month and there are rumblings that he isn’t done fighting. Last week we reported that “The Bad Guy” was being tested by USADA which fueled rumors he was thinking about a comeback to the octagon. Now with his buddy…
The Bad Guy is back, or is he? Chael Sonnen has been suspended in July 2014 for a failed drug test in which he was popped for anastrozole and clomiphene leading up to UFC 175. Since then Sonnen has been doing announcing for World Series of Fighting, promoting grappling events, analyst work for ESPN and…
After Jon Jones tested positive for taking two estrogen blockers before UFC 200 his career has come under a microscope and his legacy has been tarnished. His last opponent OVince St Preux recently posted on Facebook his thoughts on Jones’ situation and wants some answers. Jones defeated St Preux at UFC 197 in April when…
Days before UFC 200 the card was shaken up due to Jon Jones getting popped for banned substances by USADA. Jones is currently suspended awaiting a disciplinary hearing in Nevada for the positive tests. Chael Sonnen had revealed that Jones tested positive for estrogen blockers on Joe Rogan’s podcast last week but today the Nevada…
After spending six years in the UFC Matt Mitrione bolted to Bellator earlier this Spring with a new four fight deal. Mitrione was a star on TUF 10 where he was featured alongside Kimbo Slice and Roy Nelson on the show. “Meathead” won his first five official fights in the octagon only to go 6-5…
Yesterday the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) notified Brock Lesnar that he tested positive for a banned substance during an out-of-competition drug test on June 28th, before his UFC 200 co-main event fight against Mark Hunt. Lesnar had passed other tests before June 28th and it’s not yet known which substance was in his body.…
Everyone is wondering when Ronda Rousey is coming back to the UFC. After an upset loss to Holly Holm last November in Australia Rousey has stepped away from the octagon to pursue other projects. Now that Amanda Nunes is the new UFC women’s bantamweight champ after UFC 200 there are rumblings that Rousey is ready…
Summerslam is suppose to be the biggest party of summer, right? Well, had WWE taken a different approach to their premier matchup of Brock Lesnar V. Randy Orton, the world could have witnessed a production of even larger magnitude. Failures in storytelling and misused strategy have caused the WWE to once again miss the mark on a major…
Even though he was signed by Bellator the UFC put together a touching tribute to Kimbo Slice last night at UFC Fight Night 89 in Ottawa. Slice went 1-1 in the UFC and appeared on TUF 10 which featured future UFC fighters Roy Nelson, Matt Mitrione, Brendan Schaub, Jon Madsen and Marcus Jones. Slice lost…
Donald Cerrone is now 2-0 at welterweight after stepping up in weight following his loss to Rafael Dos Anjos last year. With two straight finishes over Alex Oliveira and Cote Cerrone will now be in the mix for a title shot at 170 and with another win could find himself in a title shot or…
The entire MMA world turned on it’s head last week when it was announced that Brock Lesnar would be competing at UFC 200 against former #1 contender Mark Hunt next month in Las Vegas. But in a recent Twitter post it was revealed that Lesnar was awarded his blue belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu by…
Scott Barrett improved his record to 16-5 with another first round TKO win in Kuwait last week against Adnan Alic at the Wawan Classic Expo. “The Bear” used his dominant wrestling background to take the fight to the ground and eventually grind out a finish in round one. The End on the fight!!! @green_eyes_and_gains31 @theblackzilians…
Conor McGregor became the first fighter to make $1 million at UFC 196 earlier this year when he faced Nate Diaz. He was set to rematch Diaz at UFC 200 but tried to get more money out of the UFC by announcing his retirement on Twitter two weeks ago. The UFC featherweight champ was upset…
Eddie Alvarez is currently ranked as the #1 lightweight contender after defeating Anthony Pettis earlier this year. Unfortunately for him he was having to wait for the champ Rafael Dos Anjos to face Conor McGregor. Then, as if his wait wasn’t long enough Dos Anjos broke his foot training for McGregor. But now it seems…
Shane McMahon has been training hardcore for his bout against Undertaker at Wrestlemania 32 in Dallas next month. A few weeks ago Shane-O-Mac tweeted out a video of himself training with muay thai champion Phil Nurse. Nurse has trained with numerous UFC fighters including Georges St. Pierre. Last night Shane tweeted out a picture himself…
Daron Cruickshank burst onto the scene on TUF 15 in 2012 in the first and only live version of The Ultimate Fighter. Cruickshank was a standout on the show due to his fan-friendly kick boxing style. But after losing three straight the UFC has released him from his contract according to Cruickshank’s Twitter account. I've…
You know after Saturday night’s controversial ending that a rematch would be in the works and now it seems that it is possible. Anderson Silva wants a rematch with Michael Bisping in Brazil after losing a decision to “The Count” in London. Silva’s manager, Ed Soares issued the challenge on Instagram yesterday. @mikebisping did show…
Frankie Edgar has been asking for a fight against Conor McGregor for almost a year. When Jose Aldo went down with an injury last summer Edgar asked to fight the Irishman but Chad Mendes got the nod. Edgar challenged McGregor after the fight but nothing came out of it and Aldo got the next fight…
Rampage Jackson is headed back to Bellator after settling his contract dispute with the promotion. The former UFC champ signed with the promotion in late 2013 and won three straight before jumping ship back to the UFC, citing unfulfilled promises by Bellator. In December 2014 the UFC announced that they had re-signed Jackson and fought…
Michael Bisping has been wanting to fight Anderson Silva for a long time. Silva ruled the middleweight division from 2006 to 2013. Bisping was just a win away from fighting for the title in 2009 and 2012 but losses to Dan Henderson and Chael Sonnen kept him from being named the #1 contender. Yesterday the…
Ronda Rousey has tried to stay out of the spotlight after her loss at UFC 193 to Holly Holm in Australia. The former UFC champ tried to hide her face from TMZ when she returned from the event with a busted lip but last night she attended the Marine Corps Ball with Lance Corporal Jarrod…
Dana White has been trying to figure out what to do with Anderson Silva now that his suspension after a failed drug test is about to expire. Silva tested positive for drostanolone, an anabolic steroid after his win over Nick Diaz at UFC 183 on Jan. 31st. White was a guest on Joe Rogan’s podcast…
Conor McGregor can style and profile with the best of them. The UFC interim champ recently added a 2016 Cadillac Escalade to his fleet and showed it off on Instagram. My new addition to the fleet. The Franklin. A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Nov 9, 2015 at 10:22am PST McGregor also…
Dana White dropped some big news pertaining to the welterweight division yesterday at the UFC 193 Q&A in Melbourne, Australia. Former #1 contender Rory MacDonald will face former Bellator champ Hector Lombard sometime next year. MacDonald has been out of action after his “Fight of the Year” performance against Robbie Lawler this summer at UFC…
Last night Bellator announced another tentpole event. This one will take place in Houston on Feb. 19, 2016 at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX. The main event will feature UFC pioneers Ken Shamrock vs Royce Gracie in an open weight bout. The co-main event will feature Kimbo Slice vs Dada 5000. Gracie defeated Shamrock…
Alexander Gustafsson gave Daniel Cormier all he could handle at UFC 192 last month but came up short on the wrong side of a decision. With losses to Jon Jones and Cormier Gustafsson is in a weird spot because he’s lost close fights to the champs. He doesn’t want to be a journeyman and still…
Ronda Rousey has been hyping her fight next month with Holly Holm all over the place. Sunday she was on Fox NFL Sunday and yesterday she did a media day in Los Angeles and laid out her career goals. Her most revealing career aspiration? She wants to win the WWE Divas title before she retires.…
Now that Jon Jones has been reinstated by the UFC it was only a matter of time before his rival Daniel Cormier said something. Since he was named the #1 contender last year “DC” has played it up and talked trash about Jones at every turn. After he won the belt he called out Jones…
UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones are going at it on Twitter again. The two men fought in January in Jones’ last fight before being suspended for his involvement in a hit and run and now it’s apparent they will clash one more time sometime soon. Recently Cormier announced he was taking…
Former UFC middleweight #1 contender is looking for a fight at 170. And the man in his sites is Jake Ellenberger, “The Predator” called out Ellenberger on Twitter yesterday asking “The Juggernaut” is he wanted to fight on January 30th on Fox. hey @EllenbergerMMA , January 30th UFC ON FOX 18 !!! You wanna do…
Miesha Tate was named the #1 contender after she defeated Jessica Eye in July. “Cupcake” began training for a third fight with champ Ronda Rousey but last month the UFC reversed course and named Holly Holm as the next challenger. Dana White took a lot of flack for the decision but defended it on UFC…
Interim UFC featherweight champ Conor McGregor took to Instagram today to reveal his new tattoo. McGregor got the words “McGregor” and “Notorious” tattooed on his stomach. Earlier this summer the Irish UFC star added a Tiger tattoo to his collection. I got more ink. A photo posted by Conor McGregor Official (@thenotoriousmma) on Aug 30,…
UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw took to Twitter to call out former champ Dominick Cruz Thursday. Dillashaw is the current champ but Cruz never lost it and was stripped of the title in 2014 when he suffered a groin in injury. Let's go @TheDomin8r heal that chicken leg up so I can kick your ass…
Miesha Tate was declared the #1 contender for Ronda Rousey’s UFC bantameweight title last month after she defeated Jessica Eye. But last week Dana White had a change of heart announcing that #9 ranked Holly Holm would get the title shot despite two lackluster decision wins in the octagon. Tate was obviously upset and took…
Two of the top flyweights in the world are looking for fights and after a brief exchange on Twitter we could see Jeremy Stephens vs Frankie Edgar in December. Stephens called Edgar out on Twitter Thursday asking him if he wanted to fight on Dec. 12th. “The Answer” replied, “lets go i’m in”. The tweets…