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After losing his debut on UFC octagon, facing Forrest Griffin, Mauricio Shogun Rua will face today the surgery room. The Chute Boxe Athlete will make a right knee surgery. “I’ll do it today. I hurt in a couple of months training with my brother. My foot got stuck and when I turn my knee turned...

–Anderson Silva vs. Rich Franklin –Tim Sylvia vs. Brandon Vera –Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz –Stephan Bonnar vs. Eric Schafer –Kalib Starnes vs. Alan Belcher –Jason MacDonald vs. Yushin Okami –Jorge Gurgel vs. Alvin Robinson –Demian Maia vs. Ryan Jensen –Matt Grice vs. Jason Black

With his win over Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic at Ultimate Fighting Championship 75, French striker Cheick Kongo solidified himself as a top contender in the heavyweight division. Now it appears that Kongo is headed for a UFC 79 showdown with former Pride heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo...

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell got back on the horse Monday, as he returned to the San Luis Obispo, Calif. gym that steered him to the crown and four title defenses inside the Octagon, his head trainer John Hackleman said. There, Hackleman said Liddell partook in some light...

Following his fight with Tito Ortiz in July, which ended in a draw, Rashad Evans has been waiting for the rematch that fans have been clamoring to see. A lot of controversy ensued following their initial match-up. Ortiz had clearly won the first round, but in round two, he repeatedly grabbed...

The middleweight champion from Curitiba and Black House athlete, Anderson Silva spoke exclusively to TATAME about his training for his upcoming fight at UFC 77, October 20th in Cincinnati, U.S.A and tells us how he divides his time between his preparation in Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro. Aside...

Event Name: UFC 77 - Hostile Territory Event Date: 10/20/2007 Event Location: U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio Rich Franklin vs. Anderson Silva Brandon Vera vs. Tim Sylvia Josh Burkman vs. Forrest Petz Kalib Starnes vs. Alan Belcher

When most mixed martial arts fans think of Chute Boxe, the face they think of is that of Wanderlei Silva or Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. But behind the recognizable faces, there are others that are just as responsible for the successes of the team as any of the competitors gracing the world stages...

Miguel Linares (Pictures) vs. Anthony Figueroa (Pictures) Round 1 Linares opens with an inside leg kick. Both men tentative to start. They're starting to trade leg kicks now, and Linares lands a good one to Figueroa's leg. And another. His length is working for him. They lock up in the clinch...

UFC light heavyweight Matt Hamill, who was on the wrong end of a split decision at UFC 75, wants a rematch with his opponent, “The Ultimate Fighter 3” winner Michael Bisping, as soon as December. Hamill, a castmate of Bisping’s who campaigned for the first fight at London’s UFC 75 event earlier...

by Kevin Iole/Yahoo! Sports (Reprinted from Yahoo! Sports with permission) If you watch Gilbert Melendez compete, you could be excused for believing he was an Olympic gymnast. He’s one of the most acrobatic fighters in mixed martial arts with a style that defies convention. He’s got a...

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, a top-ranked light heavyweight who made an unsuccessful Octagon debut against Forrest Griffin this past weekend, entered the fight with ligament damage in his knee. The report comes from a Brazilian site, portal.rpc.com.br. According to a translation of the story, Rua...

LONDON -- While EliteXC live events president Gary Shaw calmed his pre-fight pacing to watch Cage Rage 23, his son, vice president Jared Shaw, stayed active. The father-and-son tandem was dressed in stark contrast. Gary sported his usual red EliteXC track jacket and heavyweight watch while...

UFC has captured another big name with the announcement that PRIDE superstar, Akihiro Gono, has signed a four-fight contract with the group. Gono, who has won 13 out of his last 16 fights, will start up with the UFC on 11/17 in New Jersey at UFC 78 "VALIDATION", taking on unbeaten 20-year-old...

THE HUNT IS ON THIS OCTOBER: Become a Professional Fighter: Think you have what it takes to be an IFL fighter? Here’s your chance to prove it. IFL coaches are on the lookout for new talent heading into the 2008 season. The league will host three separate tryouts across the nation to give...

Kazuhiro Nakamura was the only competitor at UFC 76: Knockout to flunk his drug test. Nakamura, who lost his UFC debut to Lyoto Machida at the event, tested positive for marijuana. The California State Athletic Commission has fined Nakamura $500 and suspended him through December 21. All...

Q: How is your training going, and how did you spend the two month after your visited Saint Petersburg A: The training is as usual, there is a lot of boxing, a lot of wrestling. Last two month I spent in Staryi Oskol (Fyodor’s hometown), we held a training camp there. Most Red Devil team members...

UFC 76 took place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 22, and featured Keith Jardine’s upset split-decision victory over Chuck Liddell. Jardine earned $14,000 for the victory, and Liddell earned $500,000 in defeat. Other top paydays included Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, who...

Renato “Babalu” Sobral was fined $25,000 on Monday by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for excessively maintaining a submission hold on opponent David Heath at UFC 74, Keith Kizer, executive director for the NSAC, told MMAWeekly.com. Sobral was not suspended. The fine follows the Aug. 25...

Coming into his bout at UFC 76, Diego Sanchez had already gone through much just to make it to his fight with Jon Fitch. Sanchez, who was coming off of his first professional loss at the hands of rival Josh Koscheck at UFC 69, was rumored after the bout to possibly have been infected with...