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November 14th, 2008

UFC 91 - Fight Predictions

UFC 91 is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 15th at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Which fighters will come away victorious in this Ultimate Fighting Championship event? Here are our predictions:


November 7th, 2008

Hermes Franca Barros in Trouble Again

Mixed martial arts fighter Hermes Franca Barros was recently arrested in Florida after getting pulled over while driving a vehicle. He was charged with a DUI, although it wasn’t immediately known whether it was related to alcohol or drugs.


October 31st, 2008

UFC 91 - Fight Matchups

On November 15th, the next Ultimate Fighting Championship event will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event, which is called UFC 91, will be held in MGM Grand Garden Arena. It is the first UFC event to be held in Las Vegas since UFC 86.


October 24th, 2008

UFC 90 - Fight Predictions

UFC 90 will take place on October 25th in Rosemont, Illinois at Allstate Arena. This mixed martial arts event is promised to be one of the most watched events of the year. With five quality fights on the main card, there promises to be a lot of good action.


October 17th, 2008

Predictions for UFC 89

On Saturday, October 18th, UFC 89 will take place in Birmingham, England at National Indoor Arena. This mixed martial arts event will be shown air live in England and will be tape delayed on Spike TV in North America.


October 11th, 2008

Fight Matchups for UFC 90

The next Ultimate Fighting Championship event to be held in the United States will take place on October 25th in Rosemont, Illinois at Allstate Arena. This event, UFC 90, has mixed martial arts fans very excited due to the many quality promised matchups.


October 4th, 2008

Kimbo Slice Loses - First MMA Defeat

Kimbo Slice, who went from street fighter to internet phenomenon to MMA fighter, lost for the first time on Saturday night. Seth Petruzelli connected with a punch that landed on Slice’s jaw and after just 14 seconds, the fight was called by the referee.


September 26th, 2008

The Fight Card for UFC 89

Fans of mixed martial arts and the Ultimate Fighting Championship are counting down the days until October 18th. On that day, UFC 89 will take place in the city of Birmingham, England and be held at the National Indoor Arena.


September 17th, 2008

Melvin Guillard Arrested Again

In what has seemingly become a pattern for the young UFC fighter, Melvin Guillard is in trouble with the law yet again. Over the weekend, he was arrested for violating his probation. Guillard, who was in Houston at the time of his arrest, was on probation for a drug charge.


July 16th, 2008

Rampage Jackson Goes, Well, On a Rampage

In a shocking interview by MMAThrowdown earlier this week, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson talked about battling issues with depression, body weight (”I got fat as hell” he said) and injuries for quite some time prior to the fight with Forrest Griffin at UFC 86. For 2 minutes and 40 seconds, one of the world’s best MMA fighters strangely babbled, repeatedly mentioning God and thanking his doctor.


July 9th, 2008

UFC vs. Affliction Banned Fight Cards

The night of July 19th will boast one of the most action packed days in MMA history, if not THE most. UFC has long been the top promoter in the MMA world, having the most recognized brand with their name even used interchangeably with MMA by novice fans much to the annoyance of many die hards. So, when Affliction, the clothing line catapulted into popularity due in large part to fighters under contract with the UFC announced their entry into the MMA promotion world, MMA fans knew the UFC nor its head honcho, Dana White, wouldn’t take it lying down.


June 3rd, 2008

The Donald Joins the MMA World in New Partnership with Affliction

Affliction officially announced a new partnership with Donald Trump, one of the worlds most recognized and accomplished business moguls. Trump recently addressed his involvement with Affliction and their entry into the world of professional mixed-martial-arts (MMA), with the first event titled, “Affliction Banned,” slated for July 19th, 2008, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.


May 28th, 2008

MMA Heads to Winston for “Mayhem in the Cage”

Winston-Salem is hosting Ultimate Cage Fighting this weekend. This is the third MMA event to be hosted in North Carolina since it lifted its 14-year ban against the sport earlier this year.


May 27th, 2008

UFC 87 in Minnesota Now Has a Title Fight

We told you earlier that UFC 87 had been announced but thought we’d post an update to let you know that the original feature bouts on the card have changed.


May 15th, 2008

Shonie Carter Headlines Primetime FC1

UFC veteran and longtime MMA fighter Shonie Carter (38-17-7) is headlining the Primetime Fighting Championship debut event, Primetime FC 1, taking place on May 30. Carter will go up against Demi Deeds (12-4), who goes for his fifth straight win.