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If you walk into an mma bout with a nickname like shotgun, you’re already setting the bar pretty high. Jason “Shotgun” Young, however, at the age of just twenty four has already shown the explosive power to warrant such a moniker. The British lightweight prospect has already established an impressive 9-3 record and holds wins [...]

Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades Paul Daley and Nick Diaz put on the kind of welterweight title fight that would have had the pre merger UFC tearing their hair out. Both fighters came within a whisker of ending the fight at various points but it was Diaz who was able to come [...]

Once again it’s my duty, as reigning champion, to defend both my honour and my title against another competitor. This time it’s a rematch with MMAHQ’s own king of the round up Shawn Smith, who came close to taking the crown back at UFC 126. However, in the words of the great Ric Flair, “to [...]

The Thiago Silva controversy came to a head today when the commission ruled that the Brazilian would have his license revoked for one year. The ban has been backdated to January 1st, he was fined a quarter of his $55,000 purse and also $20,000 of his $55,000 win bonus. Silva will have to submit a [...]

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team Dos Santos got under way last week and, despite a drop in viewing figures, the end of show montage was once again a subtle blend of domestic violence and reality TV bravado. It’s a good job, in a lot of respects, that the season teaser was exciting because the [...]

The first three months of 2011 have gone by in a haze of brutal brilliance but, with this being a fast growing sport, the pace never stops and there’s always another slugfest just round the corner. April sees the first offerings from the new Zuffa owned Strikeforce as well as the biggest event in UFC history [...]

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Jon Jones is easily the most intriguing match up of 2011 and will be inevitably debated endlessly in the months to come. The UFC wrap up a very busy March with a really strong card from New Jersey which sees the light heavyweight title on the line and also sees the [...]

Last night saw Mark Munoz at his destructive best as he raised his UFC middleweight record to an impressive 5-1. Dollaway got the early takedown but Munoz was able to get back to his feet and delivered a beautiful crisp right hand before landing a clipping short uppercut that had his foe in trouble early. [...]

UFC 127 is in the books and there is, as usual, a good selection of post fight stories, anecdotes and opinions still in circulation throughout the community. B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch fought to a draw, the second in three UFC pay-per-view main events, but even this rare occurrence did not grab the headlines for [...]

It’s only a few days since Bisping’s performance at UFC 127 and it seems like the whole world is queing up to for a piece of him. Chael Sonnen had promised to bury Michael Bisping where he stood on MMA Live, following a meeting between the two fighters, and Sonnen resumed his assault with an [...]

A Brit abroad There’s something Michael Bisping’s demeanour that makes it seemingly impossible for anyone to have a neutral opinion of him. Bisping himself seems to go through phases of hating the critics and then revelling in their jeers but few can argue with his 11-3 record since joining the UFC. His illegal knee on Saturday was controversial [...]

UFC 127 may not have the superstar quality of other cards but it certainly has a few interesting encounters and a good old fashioned grudge match to boot. It was always going to be hard for this card to measure up when you consider it’s sandwiched between Silva vs. Belfort and Jones vs. Rua but [...]

Bellator sign highly touted featherweight Ronnie Mann British prospect Ronnie Mann was announced this week as the latest fighter to sign for Bellator Fighting Championships as the organization prepares for their upcoming season. Mann (18-2-1) is a veteran of Sengoku and Cage Rage as well as being the current Shark Fights featherweight champion. The young fighter has been [...]

There’s something about the island mentality of the British that translates perfectly into mixed martial arts. Dan Hardy may have been out-wrestled by George St-Pierre but the French Canadian champion was unable to break the steely resolve of his challenger. Hardy refused to tap in a number of brutal looking submissions and, even in defeat, [...]

UFC 130 may still be months away but the card seems to be developing at a phenomenal rate as more bouts were revealed over the last few hours. Hamill signs agreement to meet Rampage The speculation regarding Quinton Jackson vs. Matt Hamill seems to have been finally settled as Fighters Only revealed that Hamill had [...]

British organization BAMMA today announced that their lastest card, headlined by Paul Daley vs. Yuya Shirai, will be streamed internationally. Vice President of Business Development, Liam Fisher said: “We want to do everything we can to grow this sport and show fans outside of the UK exactly what our country has to offer. This is [...]

It may be a little late for New Year’s resolutions but it seems that losing weight is still the order of the day in the UFC. First it was Tyson Griffin, who spoke on Tysongriffin.com, about his plans for 2011. The Extreme Couture product, on a three fight losing streak in the UFC, has delayed [...]

It may be a little late for New Year’s resolutions but it seems that losing weight is still the order of the day in the UFC. First it was Tyson Griffin, who spoke on Tysongriffin.com, about his plans for 2011. The Extreme Couture product, on a three fight losing streak in the UFC, has delayed [...]

UK fight promotion BAMMA today announced the full fight card for their latest event. BAMMA 5, rescheduled from December due to snow, is set to take place on February 26th and is headlined by Paul Daley as he faces Deep welterweight champion Yuya Shirai. It’s looking likely that Daley will get the next shot at [...]

UK fight promotion BAMMA today announced the full fight card for their latest event. BAMMA 5, rescheduled from December due to snow, is set to take place on February 26th and is headlined by Paul Daley as he faces Deep welterweight champion Yuya Shirai. It’s looking likely that Daley will get the next shot at [...]