During the third season of the hit show The Ultimate Fighter, Matt Hamill, a world-class, medal-winning collegiate and Olympian wrestler, won the hearts and minds of the fighting world when, despite his disability (deaf), he proved to be a beast in the octagon. Although Matt had to drop out of the season due to injuries, he returned for the Spike TV finale and defeated Jesse Forbes...

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Courtesy of "Inside MMA" which will air tomorrow night at 9:30pm ESTLegendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach had an interesting quote on the show about Toney's foray into MMA.“I think they’re using James as a way to say MMA fighters are better than boxers,” he said. “If he fights a quality ground guy, once he goes to the ground he’s gonna get killed. But if a guy chooses...

Heath Herring addressed the UFC brass and pay scale in an interview with Fight Night Radio via MMA FightingThey've got their guys they want to push, guys they want to market. Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir are the guys they want to push and market. The problem is if you're one of the guys who's not one of their favorites, they want to keep you out of the competitionI'm...

UFC President Dana White was asked if a Pride revival was ever possible by The Scrapyard. He responded by saying the "Best of Pride" series on Spike TV pulled a solid rating and discussed further the possibility of a Pride resurrection.“You never know, anything is possible,” said White when asked if he’d consider hosting an event or two in a ring under the Pride brand.“For...

International movie star Jackie Chan weighed-in on what he thinks of mixed martial arts via Sherdog.“I don’t like to see Ultimate Fighting,” Chan said. “As a martial artist, I find it too violent putting them in a cage. At the end, it’s not fighting anymore. That’s not the martial arts. Martial arts is about respect. When somebody is knocked down, stop. I really respect...

5. Don Frye Gets Into A Fight with Bodyguard Sonny WestbrookFor any fan of MMA that has been following the sport since the beginning, Don Frye is a legend. Perhaps the two words "tough guy" were invented for Don Frye. Here's a guy that will fight anybody, anytime, anywhere and he is notorious for telling crazy stories that happened to him outside the cage/ring. Below...

I wrote an article a few days back entitled 10 Things MMA Could Live Without in 2010 and one of my gripes was friends or teammates not fighting each other. Shizio Machida, Lyoto's Father, did an interview with PVT Mag in which he agrees that Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida need to go at it at some point.There is only one champion, so I believe this fight must happen. It's a professional...

Gray Maynard won a split decision over Nate Diaz last night at UFN 20 in a rather uneventful main event. In the video below via Sherdog Maynard talks about how his game plan went out the door when Diaz starting taunting him in the center of the octagon.Ultimate MMA News and Articles for your reading pleasure.

For those of you that train MMA, I'd like to introduce EliteMMA.com. They're a MMA equipment supplier which carries great fight gear brands including Fairtex, Throwdown, Sprawl, Top Contender and, Lucky.They list their inventory on-line so you know what's in stock and orders before 3:00 ship the same day.They've provided an exclusive coupon for 15% off their thai pads valid until...

WEC General Manager Reed Harris cleared thigs up on the UG about who the guy in the mask was last night at WEC 46."Guys-He's a soldier I met when we did the show in San Antonio at the Brooks Military Hospital.He was burned in Iraq when an IED blew up his vehicle. I flew him out to Sac. as he was Ben Hendersons biggest fan. Trying to do something nice.ThanksReed"(Pic Props BloodyElbow...

10. Horrible MMA Movies- Seriously, either find a competent director or give it up already. The sad thing is that there are very compelling stories behind so many fighters that would make for great cinema. Think about the life story of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, run over by a truck when he was 9, and fell into a coma for 25 days. During this time he lost a rib and part of his liver...

West Virginia has yet to legalize our beloved sport, it also happens to be the state I was born in. Steve Allred is the chairman of the state athletic commission and doesn't consider MMA a sport at all. Below you will find a quote from this politician that is all too familiar to MMA fans.From Jake Rossen's Sherdog BlogAccording to the State Journal, lawmakers could potentially introduce...

From Bloody Elbow via Tatame"People say I can’t, but I’m training, I’m dedicated and I will defeat Fedor."While I think Fabricio Werdum has a very slim chance at defeating Fedor Emelianenko there is an aspect to his game that seems to be overlooked, his defensive guard game. His defense from his back is, in my opinion, the best in the heavyweight division. He made BJJ black...

From Brock Lesnar's Official Facebook PageNEW UPDATE!! Brock has had more problems (we can't say what they are) and he could be out all of this year if things don't get better. Brock wants to thank all of his fans for their support and for the nice messages so thanks guys.Although I'm not exactly a Lesnar fan, its a shame that this guy is sitting around very sick instead of honing...

From Kevin Iole over at Yahoo SportsFloyd Mayweather Jr. would not agree to a compromise on his insistence for Olympic-style drug testing and, as a result, the planned March 13 bout with Manny Pacquiao is officially off, promoter Bob Arum told Yahoo! Sports on Wednesday.Mediator Daniel Weinstein, a retired federal judge, was unable to bring the sides to an agreement for the historic...

From SherdogSherdog: You mentioned talking to M-1 recently, more recent than anyone thought. What's going on there?Dana White - "Listen, I think there's a million different ways to cut deals. Believe me, I want Fedor more than the people that are yapping that they want him in the UFC. And I like Mousasi too. So I would love to have them both in the UFC. And there'...

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (November 24, 2009) - M-1 Global and Strikeforce announced today that the international audience reports from broadcasters all over the world revealed an unprecedented number of viewers for the November 7th "Fedor vs. Rogers" MMA event from Chicago, Illinois. "We are extremely happy with the preliminary broadcast reports," said M-1 Global CEO Joost Raimond. ...

UFC 105 will be aired for free in the United States on SpikeTV. Earlier today, Spike.com confirmed the completed card. Main CardRandy Couture vs. Brandon VeraMichael Bisping vs. Denis KangMike Swick vs. Dan HardyJames Wilks vs. Matt BrownRoss Pearson vs. Aaron RileyPrelimsTerry Etim vs. Shannon GugertyPaul Taylor vs. John HathawayNick Osipczak vs. Matthew RiddleAlexander Gustafsson...

Mesquite, Nevada - Every day, United States military personnel face a new battle as they return home from combat zones. Addressing the desperate need to relieve the financial and emotional burdens caused by the physical and mental scars of war, Mixed Martial Arts legend Randy "The Natural" Couture created the Xtreme Couture G.I. Foundation. With a mission focused on raising money...

We all have busy schedules, so this new segment is meant to take the top news from the previous couple of days and condense it into one, easy to read segment that you can enjoy over your lunch break... or anytime you feel like it. 1. Strikeforce Kennedy vs Cummings results: *Daniel Cromier vs Gary Frazier - Cormier wins via TKO (punches) R2 M3:39*Travis Calanoc vs. Thomas Longacre...

Just hours after the rumors started Mike Swick took to his Twitter account to address the newest claims of his next fight. Without confirming not denying, Swick slyly let us all in on who his next opponent would be- Dan Hardy. Thought to be another bout vying for title contention, the two will meet in seven weeks to see who gets Georges St-Pierre next. At seven weeks out, the pair...

So, it's Friday and we're all ready to get home or have just gotten home- either way, you need a laugh. Jason "Mayhem" Miller (yes, the same guy who soccer-kick Jacare in their last fight) is one of the growing list of fighters that will be portrayed on EA Sports' EA-MMA game; release date TBD. As part of the process Miller was brought in to get a preview of the game and his character...

Written by Samantha L. JohnsonWhen Strikeforce initially announced their November 7th show would we headlined by Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers they left a key element out of the press release-where the event would be held. After several locations were discussed and reviewed the organization has finally decided on Chicaco's Sears Centre.The event, a co-promotion between Strikeforce...

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