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Michael DiSanto, UFC - On April 6, 2007, Mike Swick was the darling of the UFC middleweight division. He was perfect in five trips to Octagon with a much-coveted title shot seemingly right around the corner. Many viewed him as on the fast track to becoming one of the promotions poster boys.Twenty-four hours later, he was 5-1 after dropping a unanimous decision to fellow contender Yushin Okami. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - A knee injury has forced light heavyweight Tomasz Drwal to withdraw from his February 2nd bout with David Heath on the UFC 81 card in Las Vegas. No replacement will be made for this fight, and UFC 81, which is headlined by the interim UFC heavyweight title fight between Tim Sylvia and Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira, and the UFC debut of Brock Lesnar against Frank Mir, will carry on with eight bouts. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - With no rest from Saturdays UFC 80 show in Newcastle, England, the Ultimate Fighting Championship train keeps on rolling on Wednesday with a return to Las Vegas for a stacked UFC Fight Night card. Read on UFC Fantasy Game players for a breakdown of the card to help you get an edge on the competition... - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It took BJ Penn more than 11 rounds - 59 minutes and two seconds to be exact. But finally, in his third try, BJ Penn made history, submitting Joe Stevenson in the second round tonight at the Metro Radio Arena to become the UFC Lightweight Champion and join Randy Couture as the only two men in UFC history to win titles in two different weight classes. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The Metro Radio Arena in England is a long way from Manaus, Brazil, but when heavyweights Fabricio Werdum and Gabriel Gonzaga met for the second time at the Metro Radio Arena tonight, the result was the same as it was in 2003, as Werdum stopped the former heavyweight title challenger in the second round. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - If the recent runs of the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox, and Boston Celtics werent enough, Maines Marcus Davis and Massachusetts Jorge Rivera continued the run of New England sports excellence with big knockout wins on the UFC 80 undercard at the Metro Radio Arena. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Liverpools Paul Kelly and Walsalls Paul Taylor did the British Isles proud in their welterweight battle tonight, battling it out for three closely contested rounds, with Octagon debutant Kelly emerging victorious via a unanimous decision on the UFC 80 undercard at the Metro Radio Arena. - [Read more]

Las Vegas, NV (USA) - Fellow New Englanders and rising stars in the UFC® lightweight division, The Ultimate Fighter® alumni Kenny "Ken Flo" Florian and Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon will meet each other where the Ultimate Fighting Championship® all began, and headline the first UFC fight in the state of Colorado in 14 years live on Spike TV Wednesday, April 2 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. - [Read more]

MILWAUKEE (January 19, 2008) - Harley-Davidson Motor Company has teamed up with the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) and World Extreme Cagefighting® (WEC™) organizations as a presenting sponsor and exclusive motorcycle sponsor. - [Read more]

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, January 18 - A lightweight title will be on the line on Saturday when BJ Penn and Joe Stevenson clash for the vacant 155-pound crown at the Metro Radio Arena in the main event of UFC 80.All fighters made weight for the nine fight card, which will air live on pay-per-view, with Penn and Stevenson both checking in at 154 pounds. - [Read more]

Rhett Butler, UFC - Fatherhood, one of the most underrated voluntary occupations in the world. A consensus of hands would validate that statement and the receded hairlines sported worldwide act as co-defendants. Insert Homer Simpson pre-Bart, Lisa and Maggie or Al Bundy pre-responsible shoe salesman shtick. Yes, the travails of being ones father can be thankless, but for most, the intangibles outweigh the negatives. Joe Stevenson falls into the latter category, living a dream fulfilled not through Octagon glory, but by simply being a father for his children - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - "What am I doing here?"That was the only thought running through the head of Jess Liaudin before his Tokyo fight with Hidetaka Monma in September of 2005. If he could have, he would have walked out of the arena at that moment and got on a plane back home to London, but that wasnt an option - at least not if he wanted to get paid. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Ah, how many great stories throughout the history of the world have begun with a woman? Probably too many to count. Well, add the story of Fabricio Werdum to the list, and if one day he ascends to the heights of the UFCs heavyweight division and straps a championship belt around his waist, somewhere in Brazil, there will be a woman wondering what might have been. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Before Kurt Pellegrino stepped into the Octagon to face Joe Stevenson last August at UFC 74, he said it was the fight of his life. But strangely enough, when it was over, he was glad he didnt win. - [Read more]

Stephen Quinn, UFC - Penn or Stevenson? Gonzaga or Werdum? Davis or Liaudin? The debates can go on for days when it comes to this Saturdays UFC 80 card in Newcastle. So whats a UFC Fantasy Game player to do? Read on for the breakdown of the main card, of course. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - For the folks in attendance at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle for Saturdays UFC 80 card, the undercard has a little something for everyone, from a domestic clash of welterweights and a matchup of light heavyweights at the crossroads to a battle of the big boys of the heavyweight division. How will UFC Fantasy players fare with this prelim card lineup? Well, if youre still on the fence, read on for the UFC 80 undercard breakdown. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Hes like the Loch Ness monster, provoking hushed whispers and striking fear into people who have never even seen him. But when Corey Hill makes his way to the Octagon for the first time against Joe Veres on January 23rds UFC Fight Night Card at The Palms in Las Vegas, all the talk of his great potential and prodigious raw talent will either be realized or shucked to the side. Thats a lot to fit on anyones shoulders. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Its got to be the mixed martial arts equivalent of getting a letter from the IRS telling you that youre about to get audited - finding out that youre fighting on the same card as Marcus Davis. Now, despite all your hard work, odds are that youre not going to pick up an end of the night bonus for best KO, submission, or fight. - [Read more]

Armando Alvarez, UFC - The last time we saw UFC light heavyweight fighter Alessio Sakara, he had been knocked out at 1:01 by the first round by Houston Alexander. It was the low point of Sakaras MMA career, but from the loss comes a lesson, a lesson Sakara has learned that will serve as a driving force to his ultimate goal of being world champion. - [Read more]

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - As Jorge Rivera prepares for his UFC 80 bout against Kendall Grove on January 19th, he does so coming off the longest break - over 11 months - of his seven year pro mixed martial arts career. And maybe, at 35, and coming off a loss to Terry Martin at UFC 67 last February, a long break was the wisest course of action for the New Englander, who was allowed to regroup, rededicate, and reload. - [Read more]