Former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver is often regarded as the "Godfather" of the little guys--specifically the lightweight division. Some may forget that before he was considered the worlds best 155-pounder, he was heralded as the best featherweight fighter in the world, though in those times the level of athlete that exists today was not there. After a bad run in the WEC, Pulver is now back on the winning track with two consecutive victories and hopes to add another win to the column come May 27th when he takes on Brian Davidson at a catch weight of 140-pounds. The bout will serve as a measuring stick for Pulver to see if he could eventually pair down to the bantamweight class. ...

With all of the accolades bestowed upon him in his career, UFC lightweight champion, number one ranked lightweight and featherweight fighter, you would think that those alone would be enough to cement your legacy and move on. But when that man, Jens Pulver, was on the verge of ending an illustrious career on the heels of a six-fight losing streak, his heart was sunk. Live to fight another day and get a normal job that doesn't consist of becoming a proverbial "crash test dummy", or give it another go and end the way you intended? Those were the kind of questions Jens has had to ask himself. But coming out on top is what Pulver did when he served headlining duties at XFO 38 and took his opponent out in less then a minute, reigniting the "Lil Evil" bandwagon. ...

For the last several years it’s been a long, sad road to rock bottom for former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver. “Lil’ Evil” was once equal parts famous and beloved for being a scrappy veteran that showed up to bang, unfortunately, those days seem to be long gone. It’s been three long and painful years since Jens Pulver won a fight, and he currently holds a six-fight losing-streak. So why does Pulver keep fighting? In a new interview, the former champion answered just that question. ...

Where most 6-fight losing streaks would halt a fighter's career, clearly that memo never reached Jens Pulver's door step. The former UFC lightweight champion is scheduled to appear in the early going's of 2011, under the CFX/Extreme Challenge co-promoted card in the Target Center. Pulver, who returned to the UFC in 2006 after leaving the organization four years earlier due to contract issues (also vacating his title in the process) went 0-2 in his return, losing to Joe Lauzon and BJ Penn. The bout with Penn was the culmination of their stint shared on "The Ultimate Fighter" season five, when both fighters served as the season's coaches. ...

It’s hard to be a fan of BJ Penn nowadays. It amazes me that a man so many people, including myself, consider the best Lightweight Mixed Martial Artist ever is 2-3 in his last five fights. What’s worse, there’s no more excuses for Penn’s seemingly declining ability. Against Georges St. Pierre, Penn was faced with a large opponent that is also frequently in the middle of the “best of all time” argument, and of course, there was the whole “greasing” controversy. Against Frank Edgar at UFC 112, the fight was so close that many in Penn’s corner cried foul and fluke. But UFC 118 had no controversy: a natural Lightweight dominated BJ Penn for five straight rounds. So naturally, everyone is wondering: where does BJ Penn go from here? Here are my thoughts on the entire situation. ...

It’s always hard when a fighter you once loved refuses to go quietly into the night and prolongs a career that should have ended years ago. The absolute best of the old-school UFC Lightweights, Jens Pulver has now become a shadow of a shadow of a shadow of his former self. Pulver has lost eight of his last nine fights, and were it not for a Submission win over Cub Swanson at WEC 31 back in 2007, the former UFC Lightweight Champion who famously defeated BJ Penn would have last won a fight four years ago, instead of three. Despite losing four straight fights via submission, three of them via guillotine choke, Pulver recently restated his desire to keep fighting, and said that nobody can tell him when to retire. I’ll fully agree to the only person ever being able to retire Jens Pulver being Jens Pulver, but as someone who loved him in his hey-day, it’s getting sadder and sadder to watch Pulver’s continued fall from grace. ...

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. ...

Here we are after WEC 47 in Columbus, Ohio and a few things stood out as I watched the event.There were highlight reel knock outs, great submissions and a couple of failures during the evening. ...

WEC 47 will feature a main event title fight between bantamweight champion Brian Bowles (8-0) and challenger Dominick Cruz (14-1) in Columbus March 6, the promotion announced Monday. ...

Former UFC lightweight champ "Little Evil" Jens Pulver (22-10-1) confirmed Sunday he is preparing for another fight, according to MMA Weekly. ...

Former UFC heavyweight champion “Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia (24-6) agreed to an interview with Fighters.com before his fight versus Jason Riley (6-1) at Adrenaline MMA 4 in Omaha Friday...until he peeped my questions. "Chad, I am not going to do this interview," Sylvia graciously responded.  "I don't like how this whole thing is coming accross.  Sorry." Below are the questions that Sylvia refused to answer along with what Fighters.com could dig-up.  You decide if Fighters.com's questions were out of line.  Of course, Fighters.com would prefer to put Sylvia on the record on the issues fans are chattering about.   And, Fighters.com stands by everything written here as told by reliable sources, but sources can only speak from their point of view.   It's unfortunate Sylvia won't tell his story. Fighters.com: Looking back, was the "Merciless" Ray Mercer (1-1) fight a good decision? ...

The WEC officially announced Monday that WEC 38: Varner vs Cerrone will take place 25 January at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, CA. Besides the title defense by WEC Lightweight Champion “The Worm” Jamie Varner (15-3) against “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone (8-1), WEC 38 will feature a rematch between “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-2) and “Little Evil” Jens Pulver (22-9-1). Faber, then the Featherweight Champion, earned a unanimous decision victory over Pulver in their first fight at WEC 34 in June. Faber lost his title at WEC 36 in November when he was TKO’d at 2:23 of round one by Mike Thomas Brown (16-4). Pulver also lost his last fight at the same event.  He was TKO’d at 1:12 of the first round by “Bad Boy” Leonard Garcia (11-3). ...

Former WEC Featherweight champion "California Kid" Urijah Faber (21-2) got shocked by American Top Team's Mike Thomas Brown (15-4) via TKO stoppage at 2:23 of the first round Wednesday night at WEC 36 in Hollywood, north of Miami. Brown took the title decisively following a right hand that laid the former champ out.  Chael Sonnen (21-9-1) won a surprisingly boring unanimous decision over Fighters.com's third-ranked middleweight and WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho (15-1) in a non-title fight that was heckled by fans throughout.  Official scores were 10-9 twice for Sonnen, 10-8 for Sonnen.  "Bad Boy" Leonard Garcia (11-3) dismantled "Little Evil" Jens Pulver (22-9-1) in a 1:12 TKO shocker to move up the ranks in the WEC's stacked 145-pound division. ...

The WEC has officially added a bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion “Little Evil” Jens Pulver (22-9-1) and “Bad Boy” Leonard Garcia (11-3) to its 10 September card in Hollywood, FL. After submitting Cub Swanson (12-2) with a guillotine choke in 35 seconds at his WEC debut in December, Pulver lost the unanimous decision in his five-round battle with current Featherweight Champion “California Kid” Urijah Faber (21-1) in June. Garcia, who has been battling drug charges, most of which have been dropped, last fought at his WEC debut in February when he TKO’d “Streetfight Bancho” Hiroyuki Takaya (9-5-1) in the first round. Also official on the WEC 36 card are: “Indio” Danillo Villefort (8-2) v Jake Rosholt (4-0) “Razor” Rob McCullough (16-4) v “Cowboy” Donald Cerrone (8-0) Rani Yahya (11-4) v Yoshiro Maeda (23-5-2) Johny Hendricks (3-0) v “Russian Crusher” Alex Serdyukov (8-4) “9mm” Ed Ratcliff (6-1) v Danny Castillo (5-1) Headlining the event are Faber and Mike Thomas Brown (19-4) in a featherweight title fight, and a middleweight title rematch between Fighters.com’s third-ranked “Ely” Paulo Filho (16-0) and Chael Sonnen (20-9-1). ...

“Bad Boy” Leonard Garcia (11-3) has had his share of tough fights.  In March, a fight for his freedom was in the first round. It all started when a hometown acquaintance of Garcia’s was arrested with a large amount of cocaine back in 2005.  Unfortunately for Garcia, his visitor was caught right outside of Garcia's home with the stash. “This was something that happened way before I was in the UFC or the WEC.  I had kind of took a wrong turn in life and had a poor judgment of friends," Garcia said. The WEC featherweight stand out was charged as a co-conspirator and connected to a South Texas drug ring, affecting whis whole family, which includes Jackson's MMA. The news shocked the entire mixed martial arts world and especially Garcia. ...