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Brandon Vera is set to return to the UFC, most likely in October, and his first opponent may be former heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia. The UFC announced via their website that after a long absence from the organization, rising heavyweight talent Brandon Vera would be returning and they are...

http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1234 Sherdog.com's James Meinhardt spoke with Icon Sport's TJ Thompson and Patrick Freitas shortly after it was announced that the Hawaii-based promotion would partner with EliteXC.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman (Pictures) was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence near Las Vegas, Nevada, MMAWeekly.com reported on Thursday. Randleman, 36, was also booked on charges of malicious destruction of public property, intimidating a public officer and...

Mixed Martial Arts continues to grow all over the United States. In New Mexico, Greg Jackson’s camp continues to flourish and produce some of the best fighters today. Jackson’s camp has also become the place many champions and contenders go to better themselves as fighters and prepare for...

Shawn Tompkins has pulled up roots and is officially settling down as a coach at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas. The talented Muay Thai instructor and coach of the IFL’s Anacondas has left training at other centers for the time being and will now be an instructor at Couture’s gym instead...

“He’s [Randy Couture] strong on the ground. He has very good jiu jitsu and excellent stamina. He’s stronger than I thought. Randy is good for this fight. He’s ready. Very good boxing. He will win.” That’s the prediction from former PRIDE FC middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva on the upcoming...

Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock has carved out a substantial legacy in the sport of mixed martial arts, with his Lion’s Den team recognized as the blueprint of countless training squads to come. Now, Shamrock’s “other” legacy, his 18-year-old son Ryan, will follow his...

EliteXC premiered on the Showtime network in February of this year and has since gone on to work various events with other promotions. On September 15, the promotion returns to Showtime with a fight card featuring some of the top fighters in the world. The main event features newly-crowned...

The two-time defending IFL team champion Quad City Silverbacks will be without their welterweight, Rory Markham, as they attempt to threepeat in the team finals September 20, in Hollywood, Florida against the New York Pitbulls. Markham suffered a hand injury in his TKO win over Chris Clements...

American Top Team continues to grow as one of the premier mixed martial arts training camps in the world. From their home base in Florida, ATT has one of the largest rosters of fighters and many top contenders that continue to grow out of their camp, as well as many new faces than seek out ATT...

K-1 HERO'S today announced the shock participation of Minowaman (Ikuhisa Minowa) for their 9/17 show at Yokohama Arena, which will also host the HERO'S 2007 Middleweight Tournament finals. Minowaman has been very busy of late and is set to square off against newcomer, Ralek Gracie, who submitted...

Randy "The Natural" Couture takes on Gabriel Gonzaga for the UFC Heavyweight Championship of the World next weekend at UFC 74 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Couture weighed in on the current state of the heavyweight division worldwide. A year ago mixed martial arts fans were complaining about the lack...

Many U.S. fans have longed for it and in September Chute Boxe fighter Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will finally make his debut in the UFC. When he steps foot in the Octagon on September 22nd, Shogun will face one of the more popular fighters that has emerged from The Ultimate Fighter reality series...

http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1233 Sherdog.com's Greg Savage caught up with former PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva (Pictures) Monday evening at Randy Couture's (Pictures) Las Vegas training center, where the Brazilian discussed contract negotiations with the UFC. In...

Antonio Inoki's IGF will run its second show on 9/8 at Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Aichi. The main event of the first show in Tokyo saw Brock Lesnar tap out to Kurt Angle's ankle lock, and the leading candidate to headline the second show next month is Kurt Angle vs. Josh Barnett. All fights on the...

After his training with the 2 Dutch champions in standup fighting (kickboxing), Mirko invited us in his "trainingcamp". - Mirko: You guys should see how we fight down here. Uh, I can't even lift my arms anymore. And it's true. Mirko's sparring (training) partners are good, because of all the...

Diego Sanchez has officially left Team Jackson and moved to California to be closer to his son according to former trainer Greg Jackson, who commented during an appearance on MMAWeekly Radio on Wednesday night. “Diego has moved to California to reconnect with his son out there,” said Jackson...

Chute Boxe coach Master Rafael Cordeiro has confirmed that Fabricio Werdum has officially joined the team. “He is a heavy fighter, very strong and big and can be very fast as well. I am sure that this new partnership will give us more and more happiness,” stated Cordeiro. Coming off of a loss...

IFL World Championship finals Date: Sept 20, 2007 | 7:30pm Location: Hollywood, FL Venue: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Silverbacks vs Pitbulls Bart Palaszewski vs. Erik Owings Rory Markham vs. Delson Heleno Ryan McGivern vs. Fabio Leopoldo Mike Ciesnolevicz vs. Jamal Patterson Ben...

GracieFighter.com is reporting that Nick Diaz's return from a suspension for drug use is set for the September 15th EliteXC show in Honolulu, Hawaii. This will be the promotion's second taping for Showtime and Diaz is set to fight "Iron" Mike Aina. After his win over Takanori Gomi in February...