Champ Rockhold calls Larkin attack ‘pretty amateur,’ eyes early 2013 for return

Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold today told MMAjunkie.com that he never signed a bout agreement to fight Lorenz Larkin and never intended to fight at the promotion's final event. When...
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Video: Strikeforce’s Larkin lashes out at Rockhold’s withdrawal, questions UFC timing

Lorenz Larkin said injuries could excuse him from Strikeforce's final card. The middleweight today told MMAjunkie.com Radio he's accumulated all the bumps and bruises that come with four months of...
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Jesse Ronson guns for UFC contract following weekend win over Ryan Healy

Sore hands and feet are Jesse Ronson's only career roadblocks at this moment. Ronson believes a recent victory over fellow lightweight Ryan Healy proves he's capable of joining his well-known teammates...
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Former WEC announcer Joe Martinez tapped for octagon debut at UFC on FX 6

Former WEC announcer Joe Martinez will soon make his octagon debut. Martinez recently revealed to Examiner.com that he has been hired for in-cage duties at next month's UFC on FX 6 event, which takes...
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UFC on FOX 5′s FX-televised prelims add Easton-Assuncao and Siver-Phan

Two fights have joined FX's super-sized preliminary-card broadcast for next week's UFC on FOX 5 event at Seattle's KeyArena. FX now airs six fights, not the usual four, prior to the Dec. 8's main-card...
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Retired Nick Denis did his homework, and then he did what few UFC fighters can

It started in Tokyo. The second round of World Victory Road's Sengoku featherweight grand prix in 2009, Marlon Sandro coming at him with what looked like an overhand right. Nick Denis lifted his arm...
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UFC’s Chael Sonnen and Molly Qerim again host World MMA Awards ceremony

For the second straight year, UFC fighter Chael Sonnen will serve as host of Fighters Only's World MMA Awards. Sonnen has again has been paired up with CBS Sports Network/NFL Network anchor Molly Qerim. The...
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Bellator announces championship-rematch clause with move to Spike TV

While fighters will continue to control their destiny in the Bellator cage, chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney has given himself some wiggle room. The fight executive today announced a new championship-rematch...
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Women’s MMA Report: Invicta FC and Jewels announce 115-pound title fights

Invicta Fighting Championships is set to crown its second champion on Jan. 5 with 115-pounders Claudia "Claudinha" Gadelha vs. Carla "Cookie Monster" Esparza. Additionally, Japan's Jewels promotion...
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MMAjunkie.com Radio (noon ET): Matt Brown, Lorenz Larkin, Mike Swick, Sammy ‘The Squid’

MMAjunkie.com returns from vacation with UFC on FOX 5 main-card fighter Matt Brown (in studio) and his opponent, Mike Swick, who both join today's show. We also catch up with top Strikeforce middleweight...
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UFC on FOX 5 includes prelims on FX and Facebook, Schaub-Johnson in featured bout

In addition to a stacked main card, next week's UFC on FOX 5 event includes a super-sized preliminary-card lineup with nine fights. Unlike past UFC on FOX events, the featured prelims air on FX instead...
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Jan. 11 tapped for 2012 World MMA Awards ceremony in Las Vegas, tickets on sale

The winners of the 2012 World MMA Awards will be unveiled at a Jan. 11 ceremony in Las Vegas.  The awards ceremony, which is the fifth one that Fighters Only has organized, takes place at The Joint...
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Welterweight, lightweight titles on line at Saturday’s BAMMA 11 card in England

BAMMA returns this week with a card featuring a pair of title fights as well as a struggling UFC vet in the main event. Tom Breese meets Warren Kee for the promotion's welterweight title while Dale...
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RFA 5 card set with Downing-Rinaldi featherweight title fight, Krause vs. Jordan

Resurrection Fighting Alliance puts its featherweight title up for grabs when it returns this week. The show is set for Friday's RFA 5 event in Nebraska with a seven-bout main card, including Jared...
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The Sunday Junkie: Nov. 25 edition

Even if the Anderson Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre super fight never happens, it sure has given fans plenty to talk about. This week, The Sunday Junkie got reams of entries on the potential fight between...
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The Sunday Junkie: Nov. 25 edition

Even if the Anderson Silva vs. Georges St-Pierre super fight never happens, it sure has given fans plenty to talk about. This week, The Sunday Junkie got reams of entries on the potential fight between...
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