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Cheick Kongo would 'gladly' accept a fight against Matt Mitrione

Props: Riddum.com (via Middle Easy) Quoteworthy: "[Matt Mitrione] is a favorite of mine in the UFC, a great guy. I met him several times, he came off as a good person, the type of guy I like in life and as a fighter. If the UFC offered me this [match-up], I would gladly take it." The love-fest...

Joey Beltran Talks Pat Barry - UFC Fight for the Troops 2

Joey Beltran on: - 1:10 Growing up fighting and learning wrestling - 2:04 How Eddie Sanchez gave him his nickname the "Mexicutioner" - 2:52 Always wanting to fight since his childhood - 5:04 Working conditioning and boxing for Pat Barry - 6:10 Needing this win - 6:20 Wanting to fight Ben...

Josh Barnett Thinks Strikeforce has a Better Heavyweight Division than the UFC

Josh Barnett is one of the most controversial fighters in all of MMA. A veteran of 31 professional fights, Barnett is a former UFC Heavyweight champion. He talks a big game and for the most part he's always backed it up. The problem with Barnett is that he's tested positive for steroids no less...

USAT/SBN August MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight

<!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter % Promotion Last Rank 1 Brock Lesnar 99 UFC 1 2 Fedor Emelianenko 90 M-1 Global/Strikeforce 2 3 Fabricio Werdum 89 Strikeforce 4 4 Cain Velasquez 87 UFC 3 5 Shane Carwin 84 UFC 5 6 Junior dos Santos 82 UFC 6 7 Frank...

USAT/SBN July MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight

Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Brock Lesnar 348 UFC 2 2 Fedor Emelianenko 314 M-1 Global/Strikeforce 1 3 Cain Velasquez 307 UFC 4 3 Fabricio Werdum 307 Strikeforce 9 5 Shane...

USAT/SBN June MMA Consensus Rankings: Heavyweight

Rankings compiled by Richard Wade. <!-- BEGIN RANKINGS TABLE --> Rank Fighter Points Promotion Last Rank 1 Fedor Emelianenko 300 M-1 Global/Strikeforce 1 2 Brock Lesnar 287 UFC 2 3 Shane Carwin 274 UFC 3 4 Cain Velasquez 260 UFC 4 5 Frank Mir 240 UFC 5 6 Junior dos...

UFC 115 Post-Fight Analysis: Rich Franklin Ends Chuck Liddell's Legendary Career

UFC 115 is in the books, and as usual -- an event that didn't have much hype or interest due to the lesser names associated with the card delivered some exciting fights. Unfortunately, the names are what sell the card, and it isn't looking great for the UFC in terms of talk regarding buyrates for...

UFC 115: Ben Rothwell promises 'Big' improvements after June 12 win over Gilbert Yvel

"For me the fight [against Gilbert Yvel] is bittersweet. In one aspect, I got my first 'W' in the UFC and it was the kind of fight that I really had to dig deep. I had a feeling that Gilbert was going to train hard for this fight, he was extremely tough and took a lot of elbows. It's not a...

UFC 115 Analysis: Rich Franklin vs Chuck Liddell Delivers With Top to Bottom Great Card

This event might have not been exactly the most anticipated card of the year, but it delivered better action than any card in recent memory. Some quick thoughts: Every fight delivered back and forth action that saw every fighter have their moments. Hopefully no one will be cut after this...

UFC 115 Results: Ben Rothwell and Gilbert Yvel Put on a War

One of the most action packed heavyweight fights in UFC history saw Ben Rothwell edge out Gilbert "the Hurricane" Yvel by unanimous decision. Two heavyweights hanging on by their fingernails to their place at the bottom of the UFC ladder, Ben Rothwell and Gilbert Yvel faced high stakes coming into...