Stephan Bonnar, Dave Herman fail drug tests at UFC 153
It’s not going to cloud the joy of witnessing the birth of his first child on Wednesday. And he’ll still take to heart all of the laudatory sendoffs that came flowing his way after he announced his...
View ArticleDana White talks of Dallas, Toronto or Brazil for Georges St-Pierre vs....
Georges St-Pierre (left) is returning to the cage for the first time in 20 months. [Al Bello/ Zuffa LLC via Getty Images] “We missed him,” said Dana White, the words spoken with a hint of longing....
View ArticleDemetrious Johnson to defend UFC flyweight championship against John Dodson...
Demetrious Johnson (above), the UFC’s first flyweight champion, will make his maiden defense against John Dodson on Jan. 26. (Al Bello/Zuffa LLC) Election Night was a sensory overload of names and...
View ArticleAnderson Silva says he will not challenge Georges St-Pierre at UFC 154 on...
Anderson Silva easily defeated Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153 last month in Rio. (Zumapress.com) Anderson Silva plays with people. The UFC middleweight champion has done it for years inside the octagon,...
View ArticleDana White makes it official: Ronda Rousey is the UFC's first female fighter
Ronda Rousey’s next match will be as a member of UFC. (Robert Beck/SI) MONTREAL — Ronda Rousey usually is the one doing the arm twisting. Did someone beat her at her own game to get her to finally...
View ArticleGeorges St-Pierre: Digging into the Quebec roots of the UFC welterweight...
Georges St-Pierre returns to his native Canada to fight Carlos Condit at UFC 154. (Josh Hedges/Getty Images) ST-REMI, Quebec — Sitting in a restaurant in northern Vermont enjoying a nice lunch and a...
View ArticleFor his UFC return, Georges St-Pierre finds inspiration in NFL’s Tom Brady
Tom Brady attended UFC 118 when it came to the TD Garden in Boston. (Mike Roach/Getty Images) MONTREAL — Some fighters prepare for a bout by watching video of an opponent’s past performances. Others...
View ArticleUFC's Dana White portrays a homeless man on Fox NFL Sunday skit, gets into...
Dana White will do anything for a little cross-promotion of next weekend’s UFC on Fox event. Even if it renders him homeless. Of course, the UFC president isn’t really a homeless person. He just plays...
View ArticleSource: Anderson Silva in discussion with UFC president Dana White for more...
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has two bouts left on his existing UFC contract, and both could be superfights. [Tom Szczerbowski/US Presswire]Three weeks ago, Georges St-Pierre returned from...
View ArticleDana White says 400 of the UFC's 475 fighters would test positive for marijuana
Dana White is not in favor of random drug testing. (Jake Roth/USA TODAY Sports) LAS VEGAS — Dana White hates the idea of a fighter stepping into the octagon under the influence of performance enhancing...
View ArticleFrankie Edgar at UFC 156: For his biggest fight, he's returning to the scene...
Frankie Edgar (left) defeated Tyson Griffin in his UFC debut on Feb. 3, 2007. [Josh Hedges/ Zuffa LLC via Getty Images]LAS VEGAS — When Frankie Edgar makes the long, lonely walk to the octagon at the...
View ArticleAt UFC 156, Rashad Evans is looking for a win ... and to regain what's been lost
Former light-heavyweight champ Rashad Evans will fight Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in the co-main event of UFC 156. [Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images] LAS VEGAS — Rashad Evans will be looking for a...
View ArticleUFC suspends Thiago Tavares for failed drug test, reveals Vitor Belfort's TRT...
Thiago Tavares has been suspended 9 months after failing a drug test. (AP) It was Friday evening, a little over 24 hours before a featherweight championship bout in Las Vegas that the UFC was hyping as...
View ArticleInjury could spell the end of Dominick Cruz’s UFC reign at bantamweight
Dominick Cruz may be stripped of his bantamweight belt due to injury. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Images) MONTREAL — One UFC champion might be dethroned this weekend. And the fight promotion also could soon...
View ArticleUFC 158: Nick Diaz accuses Georges St-Pierre of using steroids
Things got testy during Nick Diaz (right) and Georges St-Pierre’s weigh-in for UFC 158. (Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports) MONTREAL — Saturday night will merely be an encore. Whatever Nick Diaz does in his...
View ArticleRonda Rousey to coach “The Ultimate Fighter” with male and female fighters
Ronda Rousey, who beat Liz Carmouche at UFC 157, will be one of the coaches in next season’s “The Ultimate Fighter.” (Jae C. Hong/AP) MONTREAL — Somebody’s about to learn the armbar. We knew the UFC...
View ArticleAmid furor, Fallon Fox and UFC officials address Matt Mitrione suspension
Dana White said Matt Mitrione should not have been doing an interview in the first place. (Jed Jacobsohn/SI) A significant portion of public reaction to the UFC’s suspension of Matt Mitrione for...
View ArticleUFC 159′s Michael Bisping: ‘I fight better when I’m angry’
An angry Michael Bisping eyes revenage against Alan Belcher at UFC 159. (Diamond Images/Getty Images) NEWARK — He’s back. After an absence of nearly a year and a half. True, Michael Bisping competed in...
View ArticleUFC's Daniel Cormier to Jon Jones: "We can fight at 220 [pounds] tomorrow"
Jon Jones retained his light heavyweight title at AFC 159 in April via a first roudn TKO. (Gregory Payan/AP) LAS VEGAS — Apparently word got around that Daniel Cormier was going to be taking questions...
View ArticleWith Anthony Pettis injured, José Aldo will defend UFC belt vs. Chan Sung Jung
Jung, known as the “Korean Zombie,” will face Jose Aldo as Anthony Pettis will miss the fight with a torn meniscus. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Getty Images) You win some, you lose some. Title bouts, that...
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