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EA Sports announced today that they would be launching an MMA title to debut in 2010. The game will be developed by EA Tiburon. The game was eluded to last November by Frank Shamrock while speaking with Steve Curtis for an article for MMA Payout, so the ground work has been laid for some time...

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Affliction on Friday made its third event, "Trilogy," official, via its official website. The posting on its site confirms the main event bout pitting current No. 1 ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko against No. 2 ranked Josh Barnett. As previously reported, the event will take place on Aug...

Date: Jun-7-2009 9:00 PM ET Event Type: Versus - Live Event Location: ARCO Arena, CA Mike Brown Vs. Urijah Faber 2 Featherweight title match Urijah Faber The California Kid 5'6" 145lbs 22-2-0 Team Alpha Male Submissions ability, strong takedowns, and lighting-fast hand speed Last 3...

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has in principle accepted a bout with new light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, MMAWeekly.com has learned from sources close to negotiations. Though a concrete date for the fight could not be confirmed, and Machida’s management could not be reached at the time of this...

Scottrade Center – St. Louis, MO Saturday, June 6, 2009 – 9:00PM (CST) - prelims at 7:00PM STRIKEFORCE presents: Jake Shields vs Robbie Lawler at either 185 or a catch weight of 195 "Ruthless"Robbie Lawler 5'11" 185 16-4 HIT Squad Knockout power, Like to wear opponents down, Uses...

Date Time: Jun-13-2009 3:00 PM ET Location: Lanxess Arena, Germany Catch weight fight at 195 Rich Franklin vs Wanderlei Silva Rich "Ace" Franklin 6'1" 205lbs 24-4-0 Team Extreme Good striking, good conditioning, well-rounded Last 3 wins: Matt Hamill, Travis Lutter, Yushin Okami Last 3...

David Kaplan vs. George Roop Round 1 Kaplan lands a decent leg kick. Another. Roop misses a head kick. A jab from Roop opens an existing cut on the bridge of Kaplan's nose. A hard right cross from Kaplan. Both guys are lunging for punches that miss. A stiff right kick from Roop connects with...

The Miami Herald (via Fanhouse) brings grim news: Briefly popular Kimbo Slice, who built and summarily destroyed EliteXC’s fortunes over the course of one year, is set to make his pro boxing debut this summer. Unwise. Slice could still have a go at MMA, albeit against mediocre competition, but...

In a Feb. 17, 2009, article titled "Update: Leopoldo Arrested for Methamphetamine," Sherdog reported that UFC veteran Kimo Leopoldo had been arrested "for two felony charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of stolen property." The article stated that "Leopoldo tested...

The UFC today announced it has partnered with Grapplers Quest to host the first-ever UFC sponsored grappling tournament. Held in conjunction with the historic UFC 100 event, the tournament will be held on July 10 and 11 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center as part of the previously announced...

Chuck Liddell’s recently updated Wikipedia biography refers to him as a “former” mixed martial artist. Not so fast Wiki. To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of Liddell’s retirement following his first-round technical knockout loss against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua...

Konami announced a remake of its arcade action game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle: Turtles in Time will be coming to Xbox Live Arcade and WiiWare (Wii version unconfirmed). The game will have the same music from the original version, but with renewed graphics. CNGu6Wwf3sY

Size doesn't always overcome technique, but it sure helps. In the latest only-in-Japan booking, fight officials pitted heavyweight star Fedor Emelianenko vs. lightweight stand-out Shinya Aoki in an "exhibition sparring match" that took place today. The bout, which resembled more of a grappling...

April did not go according to plan. Rolles Gracie pulled out of his April 24 super fight with Ricardo Romero at Ring of Combat 17. The much-anticipated bout between Arunas Andriuskevicus and Alexander Gustafsson imploded at The Zone Fighting Championship “Dynamite” on April 25. Jan Blachowicz...

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With possibly the best card in World Max history, Tuesday's K-1 World Max 2009 World Championship Tournament - Final-16 has garnered tremendous media attention both in Japan and internationally. And so it was standing room only at the Sea Hawk Hotel Monday, as the 26 participating fighters met...

MONTREAL – One of the most storied careers in mixed martial arts has come to a close. According to UFC President Dana White, longtime UFC fighter Chuck Liddell, who suffered a first-round TKO loss to Mauricio "Shogun" Rua in the co-main event of Saturday's UFC 97 event, is retired from...

Eliot Marshall vs. Vinny Magalhaes Round 1 Evenly aggressive and circling in the first part of round one. Trading punches with a few leg kicks by Magalhaes. A head kick by Marshall blocked. The crowd starts to boo the lack of action. Good left jab to the face by Magalhaes. Marshall continues to...

MONTREAL - MMAjunkie.com is on scene for today's "UFC 97: Redemption" official fighter weigh-ins. The weigh-ins take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal and feature, among others, UFC middleweight champion and headliner Anderson Silva and his opponent, Thales Leites. The first fighter is...