MMA News

“Smooth” Ben Henderson (10-1) choked “The Worm” Jamie Varner (16-4) in a standing guillotine choke compelling Varner to tapout at 2:41 of round three and winning the WEC lightweight title at WEC 46 in Sacramento Sunday night. ...

Quick-rising English MMA prospect “Semtex” Paul Daley (20-9-2) knocked out welterweight “McLovin” Dustin Hazelett (15-5) in 2:24 at UFC 108 in Las Vegas Saturday night. ...

Fighters.com's fourth-ranked light heavyweight “Sugar” Rashad Evans (14-1-1) defeated tenth-ranked Thiago Silva (15-2) by unanimous decision with scores of 29-28 three times at UFC 108 in Las Vegas Saturday night. ...

Fighters.com's fifth-ranked light heavyweight and former UFC champ Forrest Griffin (17-4) won a three-round split decision over “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz (15-7-1) by judges scores of 30-27 and 29-28 in favor of Griffin and 29-28 in favor of Ortiz at UFC 106 in Las Vegas Saturday. ...

Strikeforce lightweight title contender Billy Evangelista (9-1) defeated Jorge Gurgel (13-6) in a unanimous decision by judges' scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28 once at Strikeforce Challenger Series 4 in Fresno Friday night. ...

As anticipation builds among MMA fans for Saturday night's M-1 Global/Strikeforce main event between Fighters.com Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (30-1) and fifth-ranked heavyweight “Grim” Brett Rogers (10-0), CBS continues its vigorous media push to make the primetime network broadcast a success. ...

The fiery debate over MMA judging was doused with gasoline after the recent title fight between Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion "Dragon" Lyoto Machida (16-0) and third-ranked challenger “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (18-4). ...

Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi (22-2-1)  held his final training session Monday in Europe before leaving Tuesday for the United States for his matchup versus “African Assassin” Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (6-4) at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates 33 miles northwest of Chicago November 7. ...

Heavyweight Cain Velasquez (7-0) TKO'd "Big" Ben Rothwell (26-7) by referee stoppage due to strikes 58 seconds into round two at UFC 104 in Los Angeles Saturday. ...

Fighters.com and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Dragon” Lyoto Machida (16-0) remained undefeated and atop the 205-pound division with controversial five-round unanimous decision over sixth-ranked “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (18-4)  by judges' scores of 48-47 three times at UFC 104 in Los Angeles Saturday. ...

Fighters.com Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (30-1) is preparing for his matchup versus fifth-ranked “Grim” Brett Rogers (10-0) at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates 33 miles northwest of Chicago November 7. ...

Fighters.com Heavyweight Champion “Last Emperor” Fedor Emelianenko (30-1) has renewed his vows with his wife, Marina, at St. Nicholas church in Stary Oskol, Fighters.com has confirmed. ...

Welterweight "Beast" Mike Campbell (7-2) rebounded from consecutive losses during a two-fight stint in the WEC to TKO Mike Medrano (5-4) by referee's stoppage during a ground'n'pound assault at 3:12 of round one at WCF 8 in Wilmington, Mass. Saturday night. ...

The Pit middleweight Tim Kennedy (13-2) tapped out Zak Cummings (10-1) in a north-south choke at 2:43 of round two at Strikeforce Challenger Series 3 in Tulsa Friday night. Kennedy was spectacular!  In round two, Kennedy hopped into a standing guillotine attempt, slipped out of easily by Cummings.  Kennedy put Cummings against the cage, but Cummings pushed clear, falling neatly into another choke.  Cumming rolled free, but Kennedy transitioned quickly into the final choke, forcing the tap out. ...

Main event middleweights Timothy Kennedy (11-2) and Zac Cummings (10-0) both weighed-in at the 186-pound limit Thursday for their exciting matchup of prospects at Strikeforce Challengers 3 in Tulsa Friday night. ...

Light heavyweight “Sho Nuff The Master” Rodney Wallace (9-0) won the eight-man tournament and Minnesota Martial Arts Academy’s “Eraser” Derrick Noble (25-12-1) beat “Mr. International” Shonie Carter (45-19-7) at Vendetta FC's A Night of Vengeance in Aruba September 5. ...