1. Rampage fears boring fight: Rampage Jackson appeared on ESPN’s Sportscenter on Thursday morning saying he fears a boring fight from Lyoto Machida. “The thing that really concerns me is that it could be a disaster. It could be a boring fight. I’m trying to make it more exciting because I like exciting fights. But [...]

1. Shane Carwin has surgery: UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin underwent surgery on Tuesday to take care of a number of lingering issues with his back, neck and nerve pain. Surgery was successful, but Carwin will be out for 8-12 weeks with no physical contact. Carwin’s manager Jason Genet, told MMAFighting.com, “It went as good as [...]

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 [...]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship plans to merge with their sister company, World Exteme Cagefighting, at the beginning of 2011. “The timing was right,” White said. “The reality is we purchased the WEC, (and) we started getting these lighter-weight guys exposure on television. … Now, as the UFC continues to grow globally, and we’re doing more [...]

1. Fitch vs. Koscheck: In a video interview with ESPN, Jon Fitch spoke to MMATorch UK specialist Chris Park about fighting his teammate. “If Josh Koscheck is able to win and defend the belt, has two wins with the belt, then I’ll move up to 185. By that time two years have passed, I’ve fought [...]

1. Keith Jardine still fighting: Keith Jardine is returning to action this November, even though he’s dropped five straight fights in defeat. Jardine will headline in the main event of “Nemesis Fighting: MMA Global Invasion” in the Dominican Republic on November 13, where he takes on former Strikeforce competitor, Francisco France.. The fight card is [...]

1. Jose Aldo on Manny Gamburyan: In an interview with MMAJunkie.com, Jose Aldo discussed his title defense against Manny Gamburyan. “He’s a tough guy – a guy that has good wrestling and good judo,” Aldo said of Gamburyan. “Tough opponent. If the fist hits the chin in the right spot, you’re going get knocked out. [...]

1. The Huntington Beach Bad Boy makes his return:According to a report from MMAFighting.com, Tito Ortiz will be making his return from neck surgery this October at UFC 121. He is scheduled to meet his Ultimate Fighter 3 protege, Matt Hamil, on the main portion of the PPV card. UFC 121 airs from the Honda [...]