Following Back-to-Back Hip Surgeries, Big Nog is Hoping for An August Return in Rio Against Lesnar
(Nogueira takes ice baths to quell hip pain and to treat his hypergonadism.) Many fans of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira were disappointed by the spotty showing of former PRIDE star when he made the transition…
BJ Penn Training With Floyd Mayweather Sr. to Prepare for UFC 127 Fight With Jon Fitch
(“Minced martial arts is great. I watch it all the time.”) It looks like former UFC lightweight and welterweight champ BJ Penn has brought in a new secret weapon to…
What If the UFC Held a Heavyweight Tournament?
(Somehow we see this tournament going down before Strikeforce’s HW GP.) With the current buzz surrounding the recently announced Strikeforce 2011 heavyweight grand prix, we figured we’d take a look…
Mark Coleman’s Manager Isn’t About to Let Tito Ortiz Get Away With This
(The Coleman: this year’s most terrifying Halloween costume. Photo courtesy of MMA Authentics.) If Tito Ortiz thought he could call Mark Coleman a sissy for pulling out of their UFC…
‘The Gracie Hunter’ Returns: Sakuraba vs. Ralek Gracie Booked for DREAM.14
It looks like DREAM will try to borrow some heat from an old Pride-era rivalry to build up its next show. The leading Japanese fight club held a press conference…
Rousimar Palhares’s History of Assholishness Contributed to UFC 111 Suspension
(Rousimar Palhares vs. Helio Dipp, 3/10/07. Dipp passes out at 2:06. Palhares lets go at 2:10. Despite the peppy soundtrack, nobody appears to be very happy about it.) If you’re…