For the first part of my look at ufc 136 called “A First Look At UFC 136”, I took an in-depth look at three match-ups that would more than likely anchor the UFC 136 main card and undercard. It was the first three of six major match-ups that were all announced nearly at the same time for the increasingly-epic UFC 136 event. Now it’s time to focus on the other three matches, and they’re all huge: we’ve got Frank Edgar vs. Gray Maynard for the UFC Lightweight Championship, Jose Aldo vs. Kenny Florian for the UFC Featherweight Championship, and Melvin Guillard vs. Joe Lauzon. Let’s dive right in. ...

UFC 129 was an event on an epic scale, and it delivered several epic results. From a spinning backfist to a flying triangle, from a twenty-second KO to a Jump Kick KO, UFC 129 saw many fighters add something amazing to their highlight reels. But which stars shined brightest, and what moments will fans be talking about in the following weeks? Here’s my take on the matter: my top 5 best moments of UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

UFC 129 was a historic event for several reasons. It featured two title fights, it featured a UFC legend and Hall of Fame member retiring, and it featured over half the night’s fights ending with stoppages, many of which were dramatic and amazing. And now once again it’s time to ask: what’s next? What does the future hold for Georges St. Pierre, Jose Aldo, Lyoto Machida, and others?? Here’s my answer to just that: a new edition of my “What’s Next for the Winners and Losers” series of articles, now featuring UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

Another one went down in the history books tonight, fans and friends. Tonight the UFC presented UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields” in front of 55,000 screaming Canadians. With all twelve fights being available through some form or another, UFC fans in attendance and around the world were treated to a night of fantastic action, and by far the best MMA event of the year. Without hyperbole, UFC 129 should go down as the greatest UFC event of all time, one of (if not the) greatest MMA event of all time, and one of the most important events in UFC and MMA history. Here are the full results as well as some early commentary on UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

It’s come down to this, fans and friends. After weeks of speculation and intense debate, after a twelve-part series and my usual rounds of predicting, previewing, and giving crash courses… this is my final say. UFC 129 takes place roughly twenty-four hours from now, in front of a sold-out crowd of over 55,000 people. I’ve done my best to cover each and every fight in detail, in the myriad amount of coverage I’ve given this very special event. And here’s where it ends: this is another “Finally Final Thoughts”, covering my last random, assorted thoughts on UFC 129. ...

We’re now only a few days away from UFC 129, which should go down as the most-important MMA event of the year. In the main event, Georges St. Pierre defends his UFC Welterweight Championship against former EliteXC and Strikeforce champion Jake Shields, in front of over 55,000 fans. The co-main event will also be an interesting match-up, as Jose Aldo makes his long-awaited UFC debut by defending his UFC Featherweight Championship against Mark Hominick. As is customary, here is my official “picks and predictions” post (covering who I think will win and why), now featuring UFC 129. ...

Tomorrow night, the ufc will be breaking records once again when the worlds largest mixed martial arts organization takes their event to Toronto, Cananda before a sold-out crowd of over 55,000 fans in attendance. The organization shattered their previous benchmark record of roughly 23,000 when they visited Montreal last December, by bringing this star studded event to arguably the most loyal fans--Canadians. Two titles will be on the line, as featherweight champion Jose Aldo defends his UFC title for the first time when he takes on lethal striker in Canada's own Mark Hominick. Also, the prodigal son Georges St. Pierre will take on the toughest challenge of his career when he meets with 5-time world champion Jake Shields in the main-event of the evening. And while there were some mishaps during today's weigh-ins, inevitably all fighters made their respective weight limits. ...

Perennial contender Kenny Florian has racked up some impressive victories in his career. Whether it be his first-round submission victory over former title challenger Joe Stevenson, his dominant decision victory over Roger Huerta, or his third-round submission win over former PRIDE champion Takanori Gomi--Florian has an impressive body of work in the 155-pound class. However, as Florian prepares to make the drop to the featherweight division, he was so bold as to ask his friend and employer, UFC President Dana White if he will be next in line for a shot at the title, to which White answered in the affirmative. ...

On April 30, 2011, the UFC will hold its highly-anticipated “St. Pierre vs. Shields” event, featuring UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre defending his championship against former Strikeforce Middleweight and EliteXC Welterweight Champion Jake Shields in front of over 55,000 fans. Also, Featherweight engine of destruction Jose Aldo makes his long-awaited debut in the UFC, defending his newly-minted UFC Featherweight Championship against Mark Hominick. Still, some fans may be asking themselves: what are the best reasons to check out this card? Here’s my answer to just that: 5 reasons to watch UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to the latest edition of “Crash Course”. “Crash Course” is a series of articles designed to give readers a quick rundown on all the relevant information they need to know heading into an upcoming major MMA event. Everything from why you should watch, what you should expect in the co-main and main event, and even where and when you can find it on TV is all covered in detail. So let’s get right to it with today’s edition, featuring UFC 129: “St. Pierre vs. Shields”. ...

The time is now, fans and friends. After ten straight editions of “ufc 129 Complete Collection”, we’ve now reached the final two parts of this special twelve-part “maxi-series”. I’ve done my best to cover each and every UFC 129 fight in detail, and we’re closer than ever to completing this series. For the previous entry into the series, click here. Now it’s time to focus on the co-main event of UFC 129: an epic clash between two of the best 145-pound fighters in the world. It’s Jose Aldo vs. Mark Hominick, it’s Aldo’s debut in the UFC, and it’s for the UFC Featherweight Championship. Let’s get right to it. ...

Canada go nuts!  UFC 100 was a milestone in the history of MMA, for sure.  However, UFC 129 in Toronto may just be the calling card, must-see event that shoves this sport over the mountain into the mainstream. ESPN2 is now airing the UFC Primetime special, which should be noticed as a big step, Just a few short years ago, the house run by Mickey Mouse up I-84 in Bristol, CT was afraid to touch the sport, due to the lingering stigma from the 90's.  Now 55,000 screaming fans will pack a massive stadium to watch some of the greatest athletes in the world compete.  It will be interesting to see, not only who wins, but how the media at large covers this event and the penetration UFC 129 makes on a sports weekend heavy in NBA and NHL playoffs. What do the fighters think about the biggest night of their professional life ... just seven days away? From GSP to Randy Couture to Jose Aldo to Pablo Garza - here are some fighter comments from the UFC press conference earlier this week. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to the second part of today’s two-part entry into my long-running series “5 Reasons Why”. Today’s double-header features the upcoming UFC Featherweight Championship bout between Jose Aldo and Mark Hominick, currently scheduled for UFC 129 next Saturday. For five reasons why Aldo could beat Hominick, please click here. What follows is the reverse: five reasons why Hominick could beat Aldo. ...

When the UFC rolls into Ontario for the first time ever at UFC 129 about a week and a half from today, they’ll do so in front of 55,000 fans. In order to please those tens of thousands of rabid Canadians, the UFC has brought together several must-see matches for the UFC 129 PPV card. One of those matches just happens to be Jose Aldo debuting in the UFC for the first time and making the first defense of his newly-minted UFC Featherweight Championship. It has the potential to be one of the best fights of the night, and possibly one of the best fights of the year. And why is that? Here’s my answer: a new “5 Reasons Why” focusing on the five reasons why I think both men could win this pivotal match-up. First up are 5 reasons why Aldo could beat Hominick. ...

It’s that time again, fans and friends. A new month is upon us, which means all-new fights and much-anticipated epic encounters. Near the start of every month I’ll be counting down the five fights I’m looking forward to the most, and why I’m looking forward to them. This is “Top 5 Most Anticipated Fights of April 2011”. Let’s get started. ...

After a few days of rumor and speculation, it’s now official: Kenny Florian is dropping down in weight. With the addition of two new weight divisions in the UFC at the start of 2011, thanks to the WEC/UFC merger, it was widely assumed that several UFC Lightweight stars would be dropping down to Featherweight to test the waters and revive their careers. Kenny Florian is now one of the first to do just that, and in a recent interview, it was confirmed that Florian will be hunting for a championship the moment he steps into the Octagon for the first time as a 145-pound fighter. ...

Without an ounce of hyperbole, ufc 129 is shaping up to be one of the biggest and most important events in UFC history. How else do you describe a fight card held inside a stadium with somewhere in the neighborhood of 40,000 seats available? The UFC’s debut in Toronto is quickly shaping up to be the can’t-miss event of the year, and recently the UFC confirmed several bouts, locking in the card and bringing the total confirmed fight count to twelve. Here are all the details. ...

It's been a longtime coming for Mark Hominick. While the Canadian striker found some early success in his career when he nabbed a 2-0 record inside of the UFC, with victories over veterans Jorge Gurgel and Yves Edwards, things took a turn for the worse when he dropped down to the featherweight division in order to compete against the best-of-the-best in the WEC. Consecutive losses to Rani Yahya and Josh Grispi sent him packing from the promotion. However, Mark returned just a couple of years later and lit a fire in the 145-pound division. Now after making a successful run there and an equally impressive return to the UFC when he knocked out teammate George Roop this past Saturday, Mark is now primed and ready to go for his upcoming title fight against one of the pound-for-pound best, in Jose Aldo. ...

Current UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo will be returning to the cage to make his organizational debut when he returns for "UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields" on April 30 at the Rogers Center in Toronto, Canada. Aldo was officially named the promotions first featherweight champion during a special ceremony just before UFC 123 last November, as he was the last reigning 145-pound title holder in the WEC--which was later assimilated into the UFC following the organization's dissolved lightweight, featherweight, and bantamweight classes into the larger promotion of the two. Now, though Jose has become official for the pay-per-view event, his opponent will remain up in the air, pending the result of a scheduled featherweight fight taking place this Saturday. ...

Mark Hominick will arguably now be gearing up for the biggest fight of his career. Though he's no stranger to the UFC, having fought inside the promotion successfully twice defeating the likes of Yves Edwards and Jorge Gurgel before transitioning to the World Extreme Cagefighting organization, the 28-year-old will need to impress in his next outing if he hopes to regain a coveted title shot in the featherweight division. But first, the Canadian will have to do battle with George Roop if he hopes to tangle with Jose Aldo, the UFC 145-pound champion, in his native Ontario, Canada. ...

Everyone has been waiting on the UFC debut for Jose Aldo. Since his inception under the Zuffa banner in June of 2008, Aldo has been anything short of spectacular inside the cage. After demolishing the likes of former Shooto champion Alexandre Nogueira, "The Ultimate Fighter" winner Jonathon Brookins and contender Cub Swanson, Aldo eventually earned his way to a title shot inside the WEC. After defeating the likes of Mike Brown for the promotion's 145-pound title and defending against fan-favorite Urijah Faber and former "TUF" finalist Manny Gamburyan, Aldo became the UFC's featherweight champion once the promotion officially assimilated with it's sister promotion, the WEC this past December. ...

When it was announced that the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion would cease operations in 2010 and that all the best WEC fighters would be making their way into the UFC in 2011, one fighter in particular was on everyone’s mind and remains that way to this day: the WEC’s Featherweight engine of destruction, Jose Aldo. Now the UFC Featherweight Champion, Aldo recently had to pull out of a fight with Josh Grispi due to an injury. However, that hasn’t deterred Aldo in the slightest, and looking forward, Aldo recently stated that not only does he want to keep his championship firmly around his waist, he also wants to add the UFC Lightweight Championship to his trophy case. ...

It’s one thing to know that it has to happen, it’s another thing entirely to see it in motion. And make no mistake, fans and friends… the purge has begun. In addition to the recently-announced firings of major (albeit down-on-their-luck) WEC stars Jamie Varner and Chris Horodecki, it’s also being reported that Featherweight Tyler Toner has been released from his contract. It appears as if the UFC is finally cleaning house in earnest, wiping the slate clean and only allowing the best and brightest from the WEC into the UFC. Here are all the details, as well as some thoughts on the individual releases and what this means as a whole. ...

Ever since his fight with Jose Aldo at UFC 125 was cancelled, little has been made of WEC wrecking machine Josh Grispi. Grispi went from an eagerly-anticipated co-main event slot at UFC 125 against Aldo… to the undercard of the same show in a bout that has barely registered on anyone’s radar. Many are assuming that Grispi’s new opponent at UFC 125 is nothing more than a sacrificial lamb. Everyone except Grispi’s opponent, that is. In a new interview, Dustin Poirer vocally made his case and promised that fans will remember his name before UFC 125 is through. ...

Today marks the end of what I fully believe will one day be remembered as one of the most important Mixed Martial Arts promotions of all time. Just like the UFC itself broke down barriers with the first season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and live, free events on Spike TV, the WEC broke the weight barrier by putting all the best lighter-weight fighters together and making them fight each other time after time. In the process, the WEC helped proved that weight is only a number, and that exciting finishes and amazing fights can happen regardless of how big or small you are. I know I’ve only been a fan of the WEC for a short time, and believe me, I wish that wasn’t the case. Nevertheless, since all the major sites are bidding farewell to the WEC in their own special way, here’s my top 5 memories from my all-too-brief time as a WEC fan. ...

It was reported through several media outlets yesterday that the newly minted UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo would bow out of his co-main event slot at UFC 125 against top contender Josh Grispi, due to injury. Speculation then arose whether or not the Massachusetts native would remain on the card despite the loss of Aldo. Shortly thereafter, it now appears that Dustin Poirer will now drop down to the 145-pound division in order to face Grispi at the pay-per-view event. While Josh should be the decided favorite heading into the bout, it's a big risk with little reward. The 22-year-old has risen above the rest in his class to be noticed as the top challenger to Aldo's title, and a loss to Dustin would be a major setback in his career at this point. ...

Just a couple of days after receiving his coveted UFC featherweight title in a special ceremony preceding UFC 123 last Saturday, Jose Aldo has had to bow out of his title defense against top contender, Josh Grispi. The Brazilian went an incredible 8-0 inside the World Extreme Cagefighting promotion before it had been officially announced that the soon-to-be-defunct organization would be assimilated into the UFC fold. Both companies both operate under the Zuffa umbrella. Aldo had filled in as the co-main event at UFC 125, which takes place on Jan. 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, slot when an injured Shane Carwin had fallen to injury as well, a back injury that will keep him out of the octagon for the foreseeable future, requiring invasive back surgery. For Jose, he will be back to training in one month, and will hopefully debut within the organization in the first quarter of 2011. ...

Last Friday, the former WEC featherweight champion was on his way to the United States from his native Brazil in order to pick up his most prized possession. After a crushing run through the 145-pound division in the soon-to-be defunct World Extreme Cagefighting organization, the sister promotion of the UFC which are both under the same umbrella of the Zuffa corporation, which held host to Jose going 8-0 inside the octagon with 7 of those victories coming by way of knockout, Aldo will now transition into the UFC. A rough child hood eventually attracted him to the world of mixed martial arts where he has failed to disappoint yet. ...

Former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Jose Aldo is on a plane. The Nova Uniao product is on his way to the States to pick up his coveted UFC title, which has been assimilated due to Aldo being the last reigning and defending champion in the WEC, which just a couple of weeks ago was merged with it's sister promotion under the Zuffa banner. Jose will be back in action in January after crushing season five finalist of "The Ultimate Fighter" Manny Gamburyan inside of the first round at WEC last September, via knockout. ...

For the most part, WEC Featherweight Champion (and soon-to-be UFC Featherweight Champion) Jose Aldo has maintained a squeaky-clean image outside of the cage while demolishing his opponents in brutal, dominating fashion inside of the cage. However, Aldo earned himself a bit of controversy when it was revealed that he had turned down a fight in the UFC against Kenny Florian (this was before the announced UFC/WEC merger). With Aldo’s next fight set (he’ll face Josh Grispi at UFC 125), the “Junior” camp recently revealed that the Florian fight wasn’t turned down due to the fear of Aldo being beaten: it’s because Kenny Florian wasn’t perceived as a big enough name for Aldo to face in his UFC debut. ...