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UFC contender Rory MacDonald will never, ever fight his Tri-Star Gym teammate, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. Except when he would. MacDonald, who will meet Jake Ellenberger in a main-card bout at UFC on FOX 8 in Seattle on July 27, was asked the “will you or won’t you?” question on Monday’s edition of The MMA [...]

5thRound.com Bellator MMA Confirms Matt Riddle Will Fight in It's Season 9 Welterweight …Yahoo! SportsRiddle had won his last four fights in the UFC, but two of them were changed to no contests due to him failing his post-fight drug tests. In both cases, Riddle tested positive for marijuana metabolites. He initially signed with Legacy [...]

Ninemsn Mark Hunt gets visa, headed to Vegas for UFC 160 fightMMA FightingMark Hunt gets visa, headed to Vegas for UFC 160 fight. By MMA Fighting Newswire on May 19 2013, 9:54p 10. Stay connected for news and updates Follow @MMAFighting. Esther Lin, MMA Fighting.  Share on Facebook ·  Tweet post · 10 [...]

Mark Hunt will be fighting Junior dos Santos next Saturday night. The heavyweight fighter will “likely” fly out tonight after getting his visa, the UFC confirmed to MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani. Hunt’s travel nightmare began around two weeks ago when he was stopped twice going to the airport because of a 2002 arrest. The UFC [...]

Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold fight video highlightsMMA FightingUFC on FX 8 took place May 18, 2013 at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. The old lion, Vitor Belfort (23-10), welcomed former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (10-2) into the Octagon in the night's brutal main event. Catch the … mma – Google [...]

Watch Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold fight video highlights from UFC on FX 8′s main event above, courtesy of FOX Sports. UFC on FX 8 took place May 18, 2013 at the Arena Jaraguá in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. The old lion, Vitor Belfort (23-10), welcomed former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (10-2) into the [...]

Cable TV discovery leads to MMA fight victory for Blue Hill's EarlandBangor Daily NewsThe Surry native, now living in Blue Hill, soon resolved the latter issue and in doing so discovered mixed martial arts. “I got into it on a whim,” said the 26-year-old Earland on Saturday evening after scoring his first amateur MMA victory, [...]

With an event of decent if relatively smaller size by UFC standards, there isn’t necessarily a great deal to weigh-in on. I’d simply say the UFC is beginning to explore territories in Brazil beyond the major cities. One would expect to see a decent gate no matter where the UFC goes, but even if this [...]

Mark Hunt may not have his visa yet, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission granted him a license to fight Junior dos Santos at UFC 160 next weekend. Hunt, who is still stuck in New Zealand awaiting a visa to fly to Las Vegas, told the commission on Friday that he is hopeful his visa [...]

Liz Carmouche has been trailblazer in her short-but-eventful mixed martial arts career. Carmouche was the first openly lesbian fighter to compete on a major MMA stage and was part of the first women’s fight in UFC history. The San Diego-based fighter will add another first to her resume on July 27 at FOX 8 in [...]