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Last news: November 23, 2010 13:13:15

There isn’t exactly a ton of news going on in MMA right now so I’ve been using the time to actually take a break and rest up for once. I’ve been working on catching up on some things that I haven’t paid as much attention to as I should, including my rankings. CLICK HERE to see [...] - [Read more]

SI.com, courtesy of Spike TV, has revealed the names of the 32 fighters invited to Las Vegas by the UFC to compete for the 16 final spots on the eighth season of the hit reality television show “The Ultimate Fighter.” Last season saw 32 middleweights compete for the right to become the next “Ultimate Fighter” but [...] - [Read more]

In my CBSSports.com article this week, I decided to come up with a potential UFC top-10 heavyweight ranking in the UFC to get a better idea of just where Brock Lesnar fits into it. I’m sure some will argue where I have certain fighters ranked, but I think it’s hard to argue that Lesnar is more [...] - [Read more]

I’ve made a lot of phone calls and have done a lot of reading and can report with confidence that ProElite and EliteXC and are not on the verge of collapse as some have speculated. EliteXC canceled the Sept. 20 show for various reasons. First, it was behind the eight-ball when it came to [...] - [Read more]

Now this is just hilarious. San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson doing some “old school” training with none other than Kimbo Slice. HT: AOL Fanhouse via Rear Naked News - [Read more]

In addition to EliteXC canceling its planned Sept. 20 event in Albuquerque, N.M., we are receiving word that its parent company, ProElite, has also called off a “Contenders 11” event in the UK that had been scheduled for today. “Contenders” is the “B” brand of Cage Rage, which was acquired by ProElite last year. Several [...] - [Read more]

Here are the results for last night’s ShoXC event from the Table Mountain Casino in Fresno, Calif: Main SHOWTIME card: Jared Hamman def. Po’ai Suganuma via TKO (strikes) at 2:34 of round 1 Fabricio Camoes def. Sammy Morgan via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:47 of round 1 Cyrille Dibate def. Jaime Fletcher via unanimous decision Rosi Sexton def. Debi [...] - [Read more]

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Former UFC ring girl and current UFC All Access host Rachelle Leah will pose nude in a future issue of Playboy magazine, according to MMARated.com. The pictorial will mark Leah’s second-ever appearance in the magazine. She was named the “Babe of the Month” in Playboy’s August 2006 edition. Leah appeared clothed in the issue but MMA Rated [...] - [Read more]

John Pollock of The Fight Network is reporting that EliteXC has canceled a planned Sept. 20 event titled “Showdown” to take place at “The Pit” in Albuquerque, N.M. No details for the cancellation have been provided but the promotion has struggled in the last week to put together a fight that could headline a show set [...] - [Read more]

UFC Light Heavyweight Champ Forrest Griffin and TUF 6 Champ Mac Danzig were down in Shreveport, Louisiana earlier this week on set of the movie “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell”. Griffin and Danzig have a small part in the film, playing cops in a movie based on the shenanigans of Tucker Max. For those [...] - [Read more]

This week’s Fight of the Week features the highly decorated collegiate All-American wrestler Vladimir Matyushenko (21-3) taking on jiu jitsu wizard Jamal Patterson (4-2). Matyushenko is a veteran fighter who had steamrolled his competition in the IFL so far and is looking to do the same to Patterson in this title defense. Patterson, however, has [...] - [Read more]

EliteXC will return to SHOWTIME on tonight at 11 p.m. ET live from the Table Mountain Casino in Fresno, Calif. As per usual fare, the card lacks star power, which is not what the ShoXC concept is intended for. The idea behind the franchise is to create a proving ground as a way to build new [...] - [Read more]

Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio informed MMAWeekly.com on Thursday that former UFC light heavyweight champion and current middleweight competitor Vitor Belfort has pulled out of his previously scheduled Oct. 11 bout against Matt Lindland due to a hand injury. Belfort is the second top fighter to pull off of “Day of Reckoning” due to a hand [...] - [Read more]

MMA Weekly is reporting that Jay Hieron officially announced that he would be signing a one-year, three-fight deal with Affliction. His Xtreme Couture teammates, Mike Pyle and Chris Horodecki, have all jumped on board with Affliction and Hieron is the latest fighter that they’ve added to their stable. Hieron had some thoughts on the deal: “They [...] - [Read more]

In Kevin Iole’s latest piece on Yahoo! Sports, he interviews Fedor Emelianenko, a man that many feel is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Fedor says himself that he doesn’t think he’s the best and is hesitant to name a fighter that he believes is the best. But the real gem of the article [...] - [Read more]

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Los Angeles-based Elite Xtreme Combat will introduce its 140 lbs. title on Sept. 20 in Albuquerque, N.M. at “The Pit” when Wilson Reis and Bao Quach face each other for the vacant championship. FiveOuncesOfPain.com spoke with EliteXC officials earlier in the week about the possibility of the matchup being finalized by week’s end. EliteXC has yet [...] - [Read more]

San Jose-based MMA promotion Strikeforce issued a press release Thursday evening confirming that it will be debuting in Denver, Colo. at the Broomfield Center on Oct. 3. The release also announced a middleweight matchup between Frank Trigg and Falaniko Vitale. While Strikeforce has officially announced the matchup, Trigg himself has yet to confirm it. When contacted by [...] - [Read more]

Sherdog is reporting that Quinton “Rampage” Jackson’s arraignment, which was scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed pending further investigation into his arrest. Jackson was arrested on July 15 for suspicion of felony evasion, reckless driving, and hit and run charges. The District Attorney’s Office of Orange County gave these comments regarding the postponement: “The district attorney’s [...] - [Read more]