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Strikeforce: Los Angeles takes place this evening at the famed Nokia Theatre with the first preliminary fight starting at 7 pm PT. The first televised fight on Showtime will be at 8 PT. "The Reverend of MMA"  Turk Vangel will be cageside bringing you all the action with live updates posted here. ...

ufc 115 has come and gone and the main event was a great one with "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell (21-8) coming out very aggressive only to get knocked out by "Ace" Rich Franklin (27-5) in the first round. ...

This evening UFC 115 takes place in Vancouver and the main event is two of the UFC's brightest stars. "The Iceman" Chuck Liddell (21-7) and "Ace" Rich Franklin (26-5) step inside the Octagon where one seems to be the clear favorite but I tend to disagree. ...

Pat Curran (12-3) entered the night as an underdog yet again but pulled off a split decision, some are calling controversial, victory over Toby Imada (26-15) to win the lightweight tournament. We also saw Megumi Fujii (20-0) get her first TKO victory and become the only fighter that Fighters.com is aware of to go 20-0. ...

The eleventh season of "The Ultimate Fighter" (TUF) came to an end last night and finalized the line up for the finale with Court McGee (9-1) facing off against Kris McCray (5-0) in the finals. ...

Saturday night the North American Allied Fight Series (NAAFS) held Fight Night in the Flats VI. The main event saw Chris Lozano (5-0) take on "Dynamite" Jason Dent (21-11) in a five round title fight. ...

Former UFC fighter "The Silverback" Seth Petruzelli (11-4) best known for his TKO win over Kimbo Slice (4-2) at an October 2008 EliteXC show is returning to the Octagon. His opponent will be light heavyweight Ricardo Romero (10-1) at UFC 116. ...

This week we look at the president of the UFC, a Strikeforce fighter and a legend in the sport. So sit back and get hit with Fighters.com weekly jab. ...

Saturday we watched UFC 114 and the main event billed as "the biggest grudge match in UFC history." "Sugar" Rashad Evans (15-1-1) used his wrestling to beat "Rampage" Quinton Jackson (28-8) in what believe was a major let down. ...

Awoke to the sun shining and my thoughts about UFC 114 running rampant in my head. So as always "The Reverend of MMA" will bring you the gospel on yet another event, UFC 114: Rampage vs. Rashad. ...

Tonight we finally get to see a fight many have waited for since June of 2009 when "Sugar" Rashad Evans (14-1-1) takes on "Rampage" Quinton Jackson (28-7) in the main event at UFC 114. ...

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes (42-7) became the eighth person inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame on Friday. ...

The Tennessee Athletic Commission determined yesterday that five individuals engaged in "conduct that is detrimental to a professional contest of unarmed combat." Those five individuals will receive fines and suspensions. ...

The Atlanta Falcons have become the first professional sports team to use their own team-sponsored mixed martial arts (MMA) training regiment during their off-season workouts. ...

The UFC held a press conference today in Toronto to announce they are opening a Canadian office. The head of UFC-Canada will be ex-Canadian Football League commissioner and Adidas Canadian president Tom Wright. ...

Two-time Bellator Fighting Championships fighter and Renzo Gracie (13-7-1) student Dave Branch (6-0) has signed a four-fight deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). Renzo Gracie announced the news about his black belt student making his way into the UFC. Branch is an exciting fighter who turned pro in 2007 and since then has a record of 6-0 all coming via stoppage. Three were technical knock out (TKO) victories and the other three were submission wins. It is rare to see a jiu jitsu black belt who also possesses good striking and knock out power so early on in his MMA career. This makes Branch a unique prospect who could end up making some big waves in the UFC considering their ability and willingness to bring a fighter along slowly. Stay tuned to Fighters.com to find out when Dave will be fighting and who is first opponent inside the Octagon will become. ...

Strikeforce has announced the next challenger for champion "Cyborg" Cris Santos (9-1). Stepping inside the cage with her will be Jan Finney (8-6) and she is not as big of an underdog as most of the fans and media make her out to be in this fight. ...

A fight between Strikeforce lightweight champion "El Nino" Gilbert Melendez (18-2) and Bellator champion Eddie Alvarez (17-2) is in the works. We are finally starting to see cross-promotional fights that the fans have been clamoring for since the days of Pride Fighting Championships. ...

This Saturday Strikeforce is once again presenting us with another event, Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery. The main event is Strikeforce champion "Demolition Man" Alistair Overeem (30-11) versus Fighters.com sixth-ranked heavyweight Brett Rogers (10-1). This fight is a microcosm of the problem the organization has with lack of depth and proper marketing which could bring the end of Strikeforce in the near future. ...

Strikeforce: Los Angeles takes place June 16 at the Nokia Theatre in California and according to MMA Junkie "The Dominator" Bobby Lashley (5-0) will be fighting Ron Sparks (2-0) on the televised portion of the card. ...

It seems we have come to the end of the ordeal involving "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz (15-7-1) and his girlfriend Jenna Jamesson as Tito will not be prosecuted for domestic violence. TMZ once again scoops the entire mixed martial arts (MMA) world by announcing that the Orange County District Attorney rejected the case based on "insufficient corroboration to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he attacked his girlfriend Jenna Jameson." Tito was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence after officers were called to the couple's residence on April 26 in Huntington Beach, California. The lack of charges filed likely stems from the constant changing story of Jenna. Originally she stated Tito had been physical with her. Tito stated he found the pill Oxycontin in her pants and this was the reason for the argument. Later Chip Matthews, Tito's lawyer, told Sherdog that the incident had been a “misunderstanding” and the couple was moving towards reconciliation. Then Jenna recanted once again and the District Attorney decided to take a look at the charges. I am sure all the MMA fans worldwide are happy to see an end to "As the World Turns" starring Jenna and Tito. ...

MMA Gospel Radio airs episode 44 tonight which features arguably the best cut man in the business, Stitch Duran as well as Bellator fighters Joe Warren and Ryan Thomas. ...

UFC 114 is just around the corner and lightweight Thiago Tavares (15-3-1) has been forced to withdraw from his fight with "The Young Assasin" Melvin Guillard (23-8-2) due to an elbow injury. Stepping in to replace Thiago on short notice is Waylon Lowe (8-2). ...

This weeks installment of "Weekly Jab" brings you news on the new UFC light heavyweight champion, a former NFL football player and one of the most recognizable names in the sport. ...

"SemTex" Paul Daley (20-10-2) has issued a formal apology following his post-fight sucker punch at Josh Koscheck (15-4) in the aftermath of his loss at UFC 113. What follows is that apology to the UFC, Koscheck, and the fans: ...

The rematch all the fans had been calling for lived up to the hype as Fighters.com third-ranked light heavyweight "Shogun" Mauricio Rua went from being "the people's champion" to becoming UFC light heavyweight champion after knocking out top-ranked and now former UFC light heavyweight champion "Dragon" Lyoto Machida (16-1). ...

The fight night has come to an end and at UFC 113 Josh Koscheck (15-4) wrestled his way to a decision win over "SemTex" Paul Daley (20-10-2). That was only loss number one for Daley this night though as both him and Kimbo got some bad news post-fight. ...

I had an interview with "Fancy Pants" Lyle Beerbohm (13-0) about his life and upcoming fight with  "Shaolin" Vitor Ribeiro (20-3) at Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery on May 15 in St. Louis. What transpired was Lyle venting about his frustrations with Strikeforce as we moved through the interview. Since that time I have talked with all the players involved and they have come to a resolution. What follows is the story as only Fighters.com and MMA Gospel Radio can bring you along with the exclusive press release. ...

Tuesday the UFC made the official announcement of the  UFC 116 fight card. As rumored the main event will be Fighters.com second-ranked and UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (4-1) versus seventh-ranked UFC interim champion Shane Carwin (11-0) on July 3. ...

Bellator's welterweight semifinals take place May 20 and the match-ups have been officially announced with Ryan Thomas (13-4) getting a second chance against Ben Askren (4-0). ...