Paulo Thiago: Seriously Underestimated

Call him what you want, a rising star, a sleeping giant, I call him the future UFC welterweight champion. Hailing from Brazil, Paulo Thiago is a current UFC welterweight awaiting his next fight against Mike Swick this Feb. at UFC 109. Aside from being a black belt in both Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo, he is also a active member of BOPE, (Batalhão de Operações Especiais) an elite special police force in his hometown of Brasília. Other than his Jiu-Jitsu and Judo accolades he has first class Muay Thai training which he put on display at UFC 95 when he viciously knocked out UFC superstar Josh Koscheck. As I said earlier, my humble prediction is that sooner than later we're going to see Paulo wearing the UFC welterweight championship.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Forrest Griffin "possible" for UFC 113

Its looking like Forrest Griffin's decision win over Tito Ortiz has put him on a path to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira a.k.a. "Lil Nog" at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Brock Lesnar & Dana White ESPN Interview

Brock Finally Speaks

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will appear on Wednesday's edition of ESPN's SportsCenter to give an update on his health and future in the UFC.

Cheick Kongo vs. Paul Buentello for UFC on Versus 1

Kongo is set to face Buentello on March 21 for UFC on Versus 1 at The Odeum Colorado in Broomfield.

Nate Diaz Welterweight Debut for UFC 111

Nate Diaz is expected to move up to the welterweight division (170 lbs) and make his debut at UFC 111. Diaz will possibly face Rory Markham.

Possible Additions to UFC 113 in Montreal

No official announcements yet, but negotiations have begun to have Kevin "Kimbo" Ferguson vs. Matt Mitrione as well as Paul Daley vs. Josh Koscheck.

"The Answer" set to take on "The Prodigy"

Number one lightweight contender Frankie "The Answer" Edgar is set to take on the lightweight champion BJ Penn. Penn has publicly recognized his next opponent as "a good fighter". The bout is scheduled to take place at UFC 112 in Abu Dhabi on April 10.

WEC 46 Results: "Smooth" Takes the Belt / Return of the "Cali Kid"

A new undisputed WEC lightweight champion was crowned last night as Ben Henderson capitalized on one of the very few mistakes made by the former champ, Jamie Varner. Henderson submitted Varner with a split second "arm-in" standing guillotine choke. Though the ARCO Arena in Sacramento witnessed a great main event, it was truly packed to capacity to witness the return of their "California Kid". Urijah Faber gave his home town a great fight as he caught Rafael Assuncao in a rear naked choke. The former featherweight champion looks to continue in his comeback to possibly face current featherweight champion, Jose Aldo for the title. The night also included great key wins by Mike Brown and Kamal Shalorus. Shalorus won by the a judges unanimous decision while Mike Brown won his bout with a rear naked choke.

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson TONIGHT!

If you haven't seen a WEC event yet, tonight's fights should be a great example of the talent that World Extreme Cagefighting has to offer. Former featherweight champion Urijah Faber looks to earn a shot at reclaiming the belt with a win over Raphael Assuncao. Of course not taking anything away from what should be an awesome fight between lightweight champ Jamie Varner and current interim lightweight champ Benson Henderson to crown the Undisputed lightweight champion.

•MAIN CARD•
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• Jamie Varner vs. Benson Henderson (to unify the Lightweight Championship)
• Raphael Assuncao vs. Urijah Faber
• Mackens Semerzier vs. Deividas Taurosevicius
• Akitoshi Tamura vs. Charlie Valencia

•PRELIMINARY CARD•
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• Wagnney Fabiano vs. Frank Gomez
• Dave Jansen vs. Kamal Shalorus
• Mark Hominick vs. Yves Jabouin
• Rafael Rebello vs. Eddie Wineland

The Champ WILL Fight Again

After months of speculation, UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will fight again. Lesnar's camp and trainers have stated that Brock is finally starting to heal from a debilitating digestive disease known as diverticulitis. No word yet on when Lesnar will return.

Matt Brown vs. Ricardo Almeida Set for UFC 111

The well rounded Matt Brown is set to face Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Ricardo Almeida for UFC 111 on March 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

2009 World MMA Awards Results

•Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Brock Lesnar

•Female Fighter of the Year: Cris "Cyborg" Santos

•KO of the Year: Dan Henderson

•Leading Man of the Year: Dana White

•Best Promotion: UFC

•Ring Girl of the Year: Arianny Celeste

•Special Achievment Award: Charles "Mask"Lewis

•Fight of the Year: Sanchez vs. Guida

•Gym of the Year: Greg Jackson's Submission Fighting

•Coach of the Year: Greg Jackson

•European Fighter of the Year: Gegard Mousasi

•Submission of the Year: Toby Imada

•Best MMA Clothing: TapOut

•Best MMA Brand: TapOut

•Fighter of the Year: Georges St. Pierre

UFC & M-1 Re-Open Possible Negotiations

After not looking like the UFC and M-1 would ever be able to agree on a deal for Fedor, both sides confirm that talks have "reopened". This time though it would be an epic acquisition for the UFC, with negotiations being made for Fedor Emelianenko and current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi. Dana White commented saying:

"It's not that I don't want to talk to M-1. I want to get this [expletive] done. I want him, and I want Fedor. I want to do it. And I never say never. They can call me right now, and we can start talking and figure this thing out. I'd love to get Mousasi in here. He should be. He deserves to be."

Emelianenko (31-1) and Mousasi (28-2-1) are both expected to fight again for Strikeforce in the spring. Hopefully this time around the fans will get what they want.

Former Pride FC Champ to Debut in the UFC

On New Year's day, the UFC announced its latest acquisition, former Pride lightweight champion Takanori Gomi. Gomi is rumored to make his UFC debut against top lightweight contender, Kenny Florian.

UFC 108: Results

Overall, it was a great night of fights. In my opinion Mr. Evans was very lucky he wasn't defeated by Thiago Silva due to Silva gassing out right as he had Rashad hurt in the final round. Rashad wins 2 rounds to 1 with the unanimous decision. Dos Santos answers all the questions on where he belongs in the heavyweight division with a devastating knock out against Pride veteran Gilbert Yvel. This win definitely puts Dos Santos at the very top of the UFC heavyweight food chain. Paul "Semtex" Daley makes a huge statement with a crazy show of punching power as he knocks out BJJ specialist Dustin Hazelett. Dana White later said he now feels that Daley is prepared to face the top contenders in the welterweight division.

UFC 108 TONIGHT!

Evans vs. Silva is definitely not a bad way to kick off 2010. Although the main card may lack some star power names for the casual fan, ask around or do a little research and you'll find that you won't want to miss Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout. Taking nothing away from the main event, Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel has the makings to easily take "Fight of the Night" honors. Overall the card looks good on paper but what do you expect from the genius that is Joe Silva.

•MAIN CARD•
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• Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva
• Dustin Hazelett vs. Paul Daley
• Junior Dos Santos vs. Gilbert Yvel
• Joe Lauzon vs. Sam Stout
• Dan Lauzon vs. Cole Miller

•PRELIMINARY CARD•
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• Steve Cantwell vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
• Ryan Jensen vs. Mark Munoz
• Jake Ellenberger vs. Mike Pyle

Brock Lesnar's Future To Be Decided...

Reports say that current UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar, will finally find out from his doctors what the future holds as far as his MMA career later this coming week. UFC president, Dana White seemed optimistic saying,

"We hope to see Lesnar back in the cage, he still has a lot to accomplish."

We'll have more details on Lesnar as they come in.