Fighters

Despite Ivan Salaverry retiring back in 2007, the fighter has decided to come back to the world of MMA as he prepares to fight on a BAMMA card May 21st against Matt Ewin. Salaverry will be replacing Phil Baroni who was forced to quit the show due to injuries.

Salvarry dropped two fights he had been scheduled for during 2006 and 2007 before calling it quits. It now seems that he still has fight left in his heart as he made the decision to come back to MMA. This is Salvarry’s first fight…

Ronda Rousey is quickly making a name for herself in the world of female mixed martial arts. MMA fans that weren’t familiar with the 24-year-old Californian before last weekend’s Strikeforce Challengers 18 certainly are now, as Rousey used her unparalleled judo skills en route to a submission victory that took about as long as a typical television commercial.

After the fight went to the mat just seconds into the 1st round, Rousey maneuvered an overmatched Sarah D’Alelio into what has quickly become her signature armbar submission technique, which takes an opponent’s arm…

K.J. Noons is one of the few men on Earth to compile at least 10 wins as a professional boxer, a professional kickboxer, and a mixed martial artist, but is the 28-year-old dynamo already in the twilight of his career? After a brutal three round fight against Nick Diaz in which Noons sustained a broken jaw and broken hand, he was faced with his first ever loss by decision in an MMA fight.

On Saturday June 18th, Noons will face George Masvidal at Strikeforce: Dallas for a chance to…

Urijah Faber, the long-haired, natural-foods junkie known as ‘The California Kid,’ recently made his way into the ranks of the UFC as a result of its merger with WEC in late 2010. Faber proved to be up to the task, pummeling a spry Eddie Wineland with elbows and fists over the course of three competitive rounds.

In true UFC fashion, Faber was immediately looking toward the next step in his journey during the post-fight interview. “I want to get that UFC belt. Dominick Cruz, hide your kids, hide your wife,’…

Jon “Bones” Jones came into the UFC taking the Light Heavyweight division by storm, winning the Title belt after defeating Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in the 14th fight of his career. The fight against Rua showed just how dominant Jones is, leaving the former champion battered and beaten like a wicked stepchild. Jones holds a professional record of only one loss, which occured early on in his career. Now the MMA world is left to wonder if there is anyone who can match the impressive skills of Jones. The answer is a simple…

Season four of the Bellator Fighting Championships came to an end with Christian M’Pumbu defeating Richard Hale for the Bellator light heavyweight championship.

The six-foot-four, 205 lb Hale had a significant size advantage over his opponent M’Pumbu, yet it proved to be a non-factor as the Congolese fighter’s elusiveness negated the power and striking ability of Hale. The bout was a see-saw contest; the momentum swaying between both fighters from round to round.

Round one was a clear victory for M’Pumbo, as he scored major points for knocking Hale to the canvas. Hale’s adept jiu jitsu abilities kept him…

Strikeforce has recently cemented a super-fight between Russian phenom Fedor Emelianenko and light heavyweight champ Dan Henderson on July 30th for Strikeforce on Showtime.

The two fighters will meet in what will go down as one of the biggest Strikeforce bouts to date. Although there is no title on the line (Henderson is a light heavyweight champ but will be fighting the bigger Emelianenko in an “open-weight” bout), there is much at stake in terms of the legacy of these two prominent mixed martial arts fighters.

Emelianenko (31-3) is a former PRIDE heavyweight…

The question on everyone’s minds after seeing welterweight champ George St. Pierre dispatch main contender Jake Shields at UFC 129 is: What’s next for George St. Pierre?

St. Pierre successfully defended his title against Shields in a decision at UFC 129 in early May. It didn’t take long for those in the MMA world to begin speculating on what may or may not be the best move for St. Pierre. With Shields out of the way, St. Pierre has officially dominated the welterweight class of the UFC. At this point, there are only a couple of…

UFC Middleweight champ Anderson Silva (28-4) will step into the octagon to defend his title at UFC 134 taking place on August 27th. The fight, scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will mark the 9th time the fighter has defended his title belt. Silva will be fighting Yushin Okami for a second time.

Okami is the last fighter to have defeated “The Spider,” winning after an illegal upkick to the face disqualified Silva in the 2006 fight. Since this loss Silva has won all 14 of…

Training partners Jon Jones and Rashad Evans swore they would never fight each other just weeks ago, but now it seems the pair of fighters are singing a whole other tune after Jones’ defeat against Mauricio “Shogun” Rua earned him a Light Heavyweight Title.

It seems as if Jones has become what Evans calls a bit “two-faced”, telling Evans one thing behind closed doors and the media another thing, even going as far as to talk about Evans’ performance during the pair’s sparring sessions. Now…