George St. Pierre spoke with Steve Cofield of Yahoo! Sports about fighting Anderson Silva. “It’s a complete re-orientation of my career. People are saying crazy stuff, like ‘Oh, you just have to gain 30 pounds and take the fight and fight him in three months.’ I can’t [gain] 30 pounds in three months. It would [...]

After Rampage Jackson said he’d knock Matt Hamill into tomorrow, Hamill responded in an interview with MMAJunkie.com, saying he believes he’s a more complete fighter than the former champion. “I’m just glad Rampage accepted the fight. I had my doubts if he would or not. I’m glad he’s so motivated. He won’t have any excuses [...]

1. Couture on retirement: On Thursday’s MMA Live, Randy Couture says he’ll go quietly into the night. “I don’t think I’m going to make any public announcements because I don’t think anybody’s going to buy it,” Couture said. “I did that once and came back. I don’t want to be like Brett [Favre]. I do [...]

1. Tom Lawlor scales back entrances: Tom Lawlor talked to MMAJunkie.com about scaling back his elaborate entrances to conserve energy. “I wasn’t gassed out in the last round like I was after other ring entrances. I had a little extra in the gas tank…I’ll do more entrances in the future. I’ll probably just conserve my [...]

1. Diego Sanchez sees holes in Paulo Thiago’s game: UFC.com spoke to Diego Sanchez about his upcoming fight with Paulo Thiago. “[Paulo Thiago is] a tough guy. I think his striking’s good, but I don’t think it’s great. I think he kinda got lucky with the Koscheck knockout and I don’t think he’s some flashy [...]

1. Chris Leben arrested: According to a report from HawaiiNewsNow.com, UFC middleweight fighter Chris Leben was arrested Tuesday in Hawaii for allegedly driving under the influence. And according to police officers, Leben was driving west-bound on the H1 freeway just before 2AM when he lost control of his pickup and crashed into a wall near the [...]

ESPN is at it again, splitting up ESPN2′s MMA Live into four parts. Never fear, SportsNickel.com is here with all four quarters. This week the guys review last Saturday’s Strikeforce event on Showtime, take look ahead to this weekend’s UFC 120 event, and talk to Eddie Alvarez about his upcoming superfight with Roger Huerta. Check [...]

1. Huerta vs. Alvarez is official: Roger Huerta vs. Eddie Alvarez has been officially announced by Bellator Fighting Championships officials, and will headline Bellator 33 in Philadelphia, PA. “The Alvarez-Huerta fight should be one of the most electrifying bouts in the history of Bellator Fighting Championships, and to be able to host it in one [...]