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UFC Sues Bellator, Agent Ken Pavia for Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets

Zuffa LLC, the parent company of the UFC and WEC, has sued prominent MMA agent Ken Pavia and rival promotion Bellator, alleging that Pavia shared Zuffa’s trade secrets and confidential documents to help Bellator run its business, Yahoo Sports Kevin Iole reports: According to the suit, filed Wednesday in Clark County District [...]

Wanderlei Silva Knee Surgery Video ” I will be the UFC Champion one day.”

Wanderlei Silva posts his video diary where he goes into the surgery room in Los Angeles, to have his knee ligaments repaired. Wanderlei talks about his difficult childhood, starting work at age 7 and thanks his fans and friends and says that he doesn’t know when but he will be the UFC champion one day. [...]

Mark Munoz takes Anderson Silva to The Mat

Mark Munoz is co-headlining UFC on Versus 2 on Sunday against Yushin Okami in San Diego, Calif. Just six days later, Anderson “The Spider” Silva is defending the middleweight title against Chael Sonnen in Oakland, Calif., at UFC 117. To help prepare for Sonnen’s high level wrestling, Silva has been training with Munoz, a former [...]

Shark Fights 13 Lineup

Shark Fight Promotions, a Texas based mixed martial arts fight promotion company, is proud to announce the official Shark Fights 13 bout card. As promised, this highly anticipated card is stacked from top to bottom with well-known marquee fighters, including many Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, PRIDE, EliteXC, and Dream veterans. Shark Fights 13 will take [...]

Chael Sonnen Sounds Off about UFC 117

A candid collection of sound bites from Chael Sonnen. Sonnen is not afraid to let the world know what he really thinks about Anderson Silva. Watch UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Live on Pay-Per-View at 7pm PT/ 10pm ET on Saturday, August 7th. © 2010, MMA Spark!. All rights reserved. Share var button = document.getElementById('facebook_share_link_1557') || document.getElementById('facebook_share_icon_1557') [...]

Sonnen wins war of words with Silva

Media conference calls have become a standard leading into a big fight, and UFC 117 was no different as middleweight champion Anderson Silva and top contender Chael Sonnen on Tuesday took to the phones to answer questions from journalists. In one of the most memorable conference calls since Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson took over [...]

UFC newcomer Todd Brown replaces Thiago Silva at UFC 117, meets Tim Boetsch

UFC newcomer Todd “Bulldog” Brown (15-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has replaced injured Thiago Silva (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) and now meets Tim Boetsch (11-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC 117. In his place steps Brown, who according to agent Ken Pavia of MMAAgents.com, recently finalized a four-fight deal with the promotion. UFC 117 takes place Aug. 7 [...]

UFC champ Anderson Silva: I now want to retire at middleweight

Forget light heavyweight, forget heavyweight, and especially forget welterweight; Anderson Silva says he wants to stick to middleweight. The UFC’s 185-pound champion today said that he plans to retire in the 185-pound class and apparently is uninterested in fighting at light heavyweight (where he’s competed twice) or heavyweight (a class in which he’s previously expressed interest). “I [...]

Machida confirms Rampage bout

A light heavyweight showdown between former UFC champions Lyoto Machida and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has been widely reported recently, although no official confirmation has come from the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Machida has confirmed the bout via his Twitter account saying, “My next fight is confirmed and it’s (going) to be against Rampage.” He added that a date [...]

Roy Nelson Believes Experience Could Be Key Against Dos Santos

In his pre-fight interview with the UFC ahead of his August 7th clash with rising star Junior Dos Santos, TUF 10 champion Roy Nelson believes that his past experience could be a key factor. “My advantage in this fight, I’d say it’s mental,” Nelson says. “It’s like, I’ve been through some tough losses, I’ve been through, [...]


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