Once thought of as an interesting idea that would only appeal to a small section of the fanbase, the Facebook broadcast of preliminary ufc fights have quickly become an event all to themselves. For years we would only be able to see prelims if Pay-Per-Views needed to fill time or if we bought the event on DVD. Now we get five, six, sometimes even seven free fights spread throughout Facebook, Spike TV, even ION Television every once in a while. And as expected, UFC 133 will feature its own Facebook preliminary stream. Here are all the details. ...

A featherweight match-up has been added to the budding UFC 133 event which will be hitting the east coast come this August. Former WEC 145-pound champion Mike Brown will be taking on "The Ultimate Fighter" season 12 semi-finalist Nam Phan. The two featherweight notables will be meeting at UFC 133, which takes place on August 6th at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

It was one of the best fights of the final era of the gone-but-not-forgotten World Extreme Cagefighting promotion. It’s Leonard Garcia vs. The Korean Zombie… and it’s happening again. Many fans and insiders attribute a chunk (the exact size depends on who you ask) of the success of the WEC’s first and only Pay-Per-View to this free preliminary fight, which saw both men battle to a magnificent fifteen-round decision that Garcia somewhat-controversially won. Garcia was set to rematch another fighter who he controversially beat, Nam Phan, but with Phan’s recent removal from the card due to an injury, the stage is set for “Garcia/Zombie 2” at UFC Fight Night 24. Here are all the details. ...

Rounds 4,5, and 6 are now taking shape as "The Ultimate Fighter" veteran Nam Phan will square off again with Leonard Garcia, in what should turn out to be another instant classic in the newly minted featherweight class inside the UFC. The two bangers originally met last December at "The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale", after Nam competed on the show as a lightweight, making it to the semi-finals where he lost a close split-decision to eventual finalist Michael Johnson. The cause for the immediate rematch is due in part to the controversy sorrounding their original encounter, where it appeared that Phan had walked away with an obvious decision win after controlling most of the action throughout the fifteen-minute affair with superior striking skills, hurting Garcia on several occasions, however in the end the Greg Jackson product left the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas with a gifted split-decision win. ...

Another season of the popular UFC reality TV show “The Ultimate Fighter” has come and gone, another live special that traditionally ends the competition is once more in the history books. The UFC recently held its “The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale” event from the Pearl at the Palms in the UFC’s home base of Las Vegas, Nevada, and the traditional post-fight award bonuses as well as the attendance and live gate figures have been released. ...

Twelve seasons of the popular UFC reality TV show “The Ultimate Fighter” have now aired, twelve “Ultimate Finale” live events have come and gone. Last night was the latest “Ultimate Finale” event, and it certainly caused its fair share of controversy. In the main event, Jonathan Brookins defeated Michael Johnson to become the TUF 12 champion. But what does his future hold, and for that matter, the futures of all the men who competed at “The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale”? Here are my thoughts. ...

The live finale event to the twelfth season of the popular UFC reality TV show “The Ultimate Fighter” is now a thing of the past. A new champion has been crowned, and several stars looked great in their main-card attractions. Stephan Bonner surprised most of the viewing public by using his grappling and wrestling to outmaneuver and ultimately outpoint Igor Pokrajac, while Jonathan Brookins survived some big punches courtesy of Michael Johnson throughout their three-round war of attrition to ultimately emerge as the TUF 12 champion. Here are the full results to “The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale”. ...

Heading into tomorrow's night of fights, which will be challenged by Strikeforce who will hold a show in St. Louis simultaneously with the UFC, all fighters weighed in for "The Ultimate Fighter" season twelve finale show. All but one fighter, WEC veteran Nick Pace, were successful in making weight on their first attempts. Pace was eventually deducted twenty-percent of his purse when he was unable to lose the additional 3 pounds which was required to reach the 136-pound limit of the bantamweight division. ...

Hello once more fans and friends and welcome to another edition of “Picks and Predictions”, where I pull out my crystal ball and unleash my inner Nostradamus on an upcoming high-profile MMA card. This latest edition officially ends my special “TUF 12 Bonanza” series of articles. Today’s event is the twelfth edition of the “Ultimate Finale” series of events that’s used to definitively end a season of “The Ultimate Fighter” with a great, live night of fights that sees a TUF Champion crowned. So let’s get right to it. ...

It’s become somewhat of a tradition to have a series of eleventh-hour fight announcements for an upcoming “Ultimate Finale” event that features some of the fighters from the latest season of the popular ufc reality TV show “The Ultimate Fighter”. In that vein, the UFC has recently announced a pair of fights for their upcoming “The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale” event. According to one source, one of the bouts will even make the main card and feature a certain former WEC championship contender. Here are all the details. ...

A featherweight title fight in September apparently won't stop the Joe Warren train from booking a second fight, overseas at that, in the same month. The aforementioned featherweight will be facing Bellator 145-pound champion Joe Soto on September 2. in San Antonio, Tex. for the title. Earning his crack at the belt, Warren fought his way through the season two, 8-man featherweight tourney, after claiming victories over Eric Marriott, Georgi Karakhanyan, and finally a split decision over the previously undefeated Patricio Freire for the season's $100,000 check and number one contenders spot. ...

"Punk" Josh Thomson (15-2) won a five-round unanimous decision over "El Niño" Gilbert Melendez (14-2) for the Strikeforce lightweight title Friday night in San Jose by scores of 50-45 on all three cards. "[Melendez] is the toughest motherfucker I've ever fought," Thomson declared after dominating the former top ten 155-pounder. In the final round, Thomson landed a front kick to Melendez's face as if to say, "All night, Gil" All night, Thomson kept Melendez at bay with a front kick. And, when Melendez passed that, he got zapped with a jab, and a hammered with a knee after that. Melendez stalked for five rounds, right hand cocked; but, Thomson never set long enough for Melendez to get a beat on him with his knockout punch. In the fourth and fifth rounds, Thomson shot and scored takedowns, nearly finding a rear naked choke as the fourth round dinged closed. But, Melendez was just out-kickboxed in every round and gassed trying to corner Thomson for the big shot. Stack Attacks Palacios Crowd favorite Bobby Stack (5-1) out-wrestled lightweight San Shou fighter Jose Palacios (3-1) over three rounds for a UD by scores of 29-28 three times. The southpaw Palacios's right hook over Stack's jab convinced Stack to take the fight to the mat after that punch popped Stack's mouthpiece free in the first round. Stack took damage for the single-leg shots, but muscled Palacios down and nearly sank an armbar with 25 seconds left in round two. Stack declined the stand-up again in the third session and rode Palacios across the mat most of the round, though Palacios defended adeptly. The "W" was sealed in the last half of the round when Stack mounted and landed shots to Palcios's head. ...

Strikeforce announced Tuesday that lightweight Billy Evangelista (6-0) and Nam Phan (14-4) will fight on the undercard of 27 June's San Jose card. "It should be a great matchup," said Phan on Strikeforce's website.  "I know [Evangelista] is pretty good at wrestling and OK at jiu-jitsu and he’s got great Muay Thai." Evangelista admitted, "I don’t really have a game plan for Nam Phan and I’ve never seen him fight.  I just need to be prepared for anything that comes." Phan dealt Saad Awad (1-1) his first loss in February by second-round TKO. Of Phan's four losses, three are to Fighters.com's third-ranked lightweight "JZ" Gesias Calvancante (14-2-1), top Strikeforce lightweight contender "Punk" Josh Thomson (14-2), and former WEC Lightweight Champ "Razor" Rob McCullough (15-4) respectively. Undefeated Evangelista last kayoed Marlon Sims (3-3) in March and will step-up in competition versus Phan. ...