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K.J. Noons Believes All the Pressure Falls on Donald Cerrone at UFC 160

K.J. Noon has spent the past decade throwing leather in seemingly every other major promotion outside the UFC. This Saturday night in Las Vegas, the next chapter of his mixed martial arts career will begin, as he makes his long-awaited debut inside the Octagon at UFC 160. Show More Summary

UFC 160 predictions, preview and analysis

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back for its annual Memorial Day Weekend extravaganza, putting its heavyweight hurters front and center for this Saturday night's (May 25, 2013) UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" pay-per-viewShow More Summary

10 Fighters with the Best Takedown Defense in MMA

Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell unveiled the blueprint for stuffing takedowns and dictating the pace of fights against upper-echelon wrestlers years ago in the UFC. Superior technique and a vicious and well-timed sprawl helped "The Iceman"...Show More Summary

4 Reasons Junior Dos Santos Needs a Win over Mark Hunt

Junior dos Santos is set for the co-main event at UFC 160 this Saturday. He will take on feared striker Mark Hunt with a potential title shot hanging in the balance. The former UFC heavyweight champion will try to come back from the loss that cost him the crown. Show More Summary

[VIDEOS] Countdown to UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2

(Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva II) This Saturday night, you can join us for all the action during our UFC 160 liveblog, but today you can prep for the pay-per-view card with these "Countdown to UFC 160" documentary hype videos, broken...Show More Summary

UFC 160's Roy Nelson will never get a heavyweight title shot thanks to the ‘business’ of ‘politics’

What do former National Football League (NFL) running back Barry Sanders and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight Roy Nelson have in common? Neither of them will ever have the opportunity to compete in the championship game,...Show More Summary

Dana White: 'Jacare Souza vs. Yushin Okami is the fight we're going to make'

The pieces of the 185-pound puzzle are slowly falling into place. There is no date and no venue (yet), but Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White says he's already got Ronaldo Souza vs. Yushin Okami paired off forShow More Summary

Donald Cerrone Needs to Make a Statement Against KJ Noons at UFC 160

Donald Cerrone needs to crush KJ Noons at UFC 160 if he wishes to stay relevant in the ever-deepening lightweight division. For "Cowboy," this matchup is potentially disastrous—Noons is a sensational striker with relatively little fan...Show More Summary

Ok, So No One Really Knows What’s Up With Jon Jones’s Toe Yet

(Thursday's media scrum with Dana White, via MMA Heat) Just a couple days after floating the possibility that middleweight champion Anderson Silva and light-heavyweight king Jon Jones could meet in a super fight within the year, UFCShow More Summary

Jon Jones' Toe and 7 MMA Injuries You'll Never Be Able to Unsee

It is a curious fact about human psychology that we can’t help but gawp at the abnormal, even if it makes us want to regurgitate our lunch. And so it is with MMA injuries. They seem to have a hypnotic quality. Then again, once the initial...Show More Summary

Fallon Fox weigh in video: Watch 'Queen of Swords' weigh in against Allanna Jones at CFA 11

Fallon Fox tips the scale in a bikini and faces off against Allanna Jones for CFA 11.

Fitness Friday: Raising the bar

Congratulations to longtime MMA maniac "AK" for winning last week's Fitness Friday contest after coming the closest with his prediction for the UFC on FX 8 main event AS WELL AS satisfying the contest eligibility requirements. AK wins a new Nike+ FuelBand and some goodies from ViSalus. Show More Summary

Booking Alert: Erik Koch vs. Dustin Poirier Added to UFC 164, ‘Jacare’ vs. Okami Targeted for Future Event

(Ricardo Lamas helps Erik Koch re-enact the fire-extinguisher scene from Irreversible, which I will not be linking to, because it's way too early in the morning, and it's freaking horrible. / Photo via Getty Images) We'd forgive you for getting Dustin Poirier and Erik Koch confused. Show More Summary

UFC 160 Fight Card: Complete List of Matchups and Predictions

UFC 160 will be live Saturday night, May 25, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and with such a wonderful venue for the show, the card had to be just as amazing. With Cain Velasquez fighting Antonio Silva for the UFC Heavyweight Championship and two possible No. Show More Summary

Dana White: Mark Hunt's Story 'Is One of the Greatest Stories in Sports'

UFC heavyweight competitor Mark Hunt may be one win away from fighting for the UFC title. Yes, the same Mark Hunt whom the UFC once tried to pay to just go away and never fight for the promotion at all. Hunt’s road from unwanted asset to title-fight contender is a crazy story. Show More Summary

UFC 160: Bleacher Report Main-Card Staff Predictions

With UFC 160 fast approaching, it is once again time for us to engage in the thankless task of forecasting what will happen when trained killers engage in unarmed combat. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. Saturday night's card, coming to us from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, is stacked from top to bottom: Donald Cerrone vs. Show More Summary

Velasquez vs. Silva 2: Breaking Down UFC 160's Heavyweight Championship Bout

In what should be the most brutal fight of the night, UFC Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez will defend his title against Antonio Silva in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC 160 pay-per-view. This is a rematch from UFC 146 that featured Velasquez brutalizing Silva from the start of the fight and bloodying the giant fighter. Show More Summary

5 Questions We Have About Donald Cerrone Ahead of UFC 160

Before UFC 160's main event between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva gets underway, the card will play host to 11 additional bouts. Many of Saturday night's lead-ins have the potential to dazzle with exciting, competitive action, but...Show More Summary

3 Questions We Have About Gray Maynard Ahead of UFC 160

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen Gray Maynard in the cage. Since his last bout (an uninspiring affair with Clay Guida), Maynard has been on the sidelines, rehabbing a leg injury while watching the rest of the lightweight division go on without him. Show More Summary

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