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Mark Hunt cleared for Dos Santos fight

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:21:52 GMT

Mark Hunt will fight Junior Dos Santos in the UFC 160 co-main event after he was finally granted a visa to fly to the United States

Barao expected to pull out of UFC 161 main event

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:36:54 GMT

UFC 161 looks set to lose its main event after Tatame reported that Renan Barao had suffered a foot injury ahead of his interim bantamweight title defence against Eddie Wineland

Brilliant Belfort produces KO of the Year contender

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:03:26 GMT

Vitor Belfort outclassed Luke Rockhold with one of the finishes of the year to cap off a great night in Brazil

Nate Diaz banned for homophobic Caraway tweet

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:12:24 GMT

The UFC has suspended lightweight Nate Diaz indefinitely for derogatory tweets he wrote about bantamweight Bryan Caraway on his Twitter account Thursday

Wanderlei confident of Sonnen KO

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:45:39 GMT

Wanderlei Silva is confident he will knock out Chael Sonnen, if UFC gives the green light to the fight

UFC confident over Mark Hunt visa issue

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:00:42 GMT

The UFC expects Mark Hunt to be cleared for travel ahead of UFC 160, despite his recent visa issues threatening the co-main event with Junior Dos Santos

Failed drug test to cost Pat Healy $135,000

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:54:26 GMT

Pat Healy is set to lose $135,000 after he tested positive for marijuana following his recent victory over Jim Miller at UFC 159

Alves, Brown & Lauzon named in Boston bouts

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:02 GMT

The UFC recently promised that the forthcoming event in Boston would feature one of the best ever line-ups, and the tone has been set by the first two announced bouts

Weidman: Anderson Silva isn't a superhero

Mon, 13 May 2013 10:11:03 GMT

Chris Weidman has brushed aside the potential impact of Anderson Silva's fear factor in their forthcoming title fight, and questioned the Brazilian's attitude after his recent media fail

Garcia vows to come back after UFC axe

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:07:21 GMT

Veteran featherweight Leonard Garcia, whose aggressive fighting style made him a fan favorite, announced on Wednesday that UFC released him

Faber 'would love' to fight fan favourite Pickett

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:28:39 GMT

Urijah Faber has told ESPN he would not hesitate in accepting a fight with Brad Pickett, and would happily meet the Brit in the UK

Carwin calls time on UFC career

Wed, 08 May 2013 04:57:09 GMT

Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin announced his retirement on Tuesday night

Franklin wants Bisping before retiring

Tue, 07 May 2013 11:16:28 GMT

Former middleweight champion Rich Franklin has his sights set on a swansong showdown with Michael Bisping after conceding that his time as a title contender is all but over

Corassani offers 48-hour challenge to Conor McGregor

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:31:03 GMT

Conor McGregor, one of the most promising new talents in the UFC right now, has been called out by Akira Corassani for a potential fight in Boston on August 17

Cormier: Only Dos Santos can beat Velasquez

Sun, 05 May 2013 09:58:41 GMT

Only one man in the UFC heavyweight division has a chance of dethroning Cain Velasquez according to Daniel Cormier, and that man is Junior Dos Santos

Masterful Mayweather too classy for Guerrero

Sun, 05 May 2013 08:18:58 GMT

Floyd Mayweather Jr easily retained the world welterweight championship with a masterful one-sided beatdown of interim titlist Robert Guerrero

Matt Brown v Thiago Alves reportedly headed for Boston

Sat, 04 May 2013 14:30:14 GMT

In-form welterweight Matt Brown is heading for a showdown with Thiago Alves, according to MMA Fighting

Philippou out of Jacare Souza showdown

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:26:28 GMT

Costa Philippou has been forced out of his middleweight bout with Ronald Jacare Souza, which was scheduled to take place in just over two weeks' time

Tyson calls for 'awesome' Jones v Anderson fight

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:17:09 GMT

Mike Tyson has called on the UFC to make a superfight between Jon Jones and Anderson Silva, while admitting it is highly likely he would have lost in a superfight of his time against Royce Gracie

Tyson: MMA stars care more than boxers

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:47:32 GMT

Boxing great Mike Tyson has revealed he would love to take on a commentary role in either boxing or mixed martial arts, but insists competitors in the latter care more than their higher-earning counterparts