Leland Roling Archives: 05/2011

It’s no secret that this season’s The Ultimate Fighter is suffering. After an initial 1.5 million viewers tuned in for the show’s debut on March…

According to the The Sports Business Journal, Cablevision is going to launch a 24 hour mixed martial arts television network in the New York area on…

According to Gorilla Management, the same company that represents 2011 World MMA Scouting Report prospects Ricardo Tirloni and Tony Johnson Jr., 2011 NCAA Division I…

Last week, it was announced that Brock Lesnar was withdrawing from a scheduled bout with Junior dos Santos at UFC 131 in Vancouver due to a relapse…

Badr Hari returned to the world of kickboxing after roughly one year away from the sport, fighting Tony Gregory on the It’s Showtime card yesterday…

On Sunday, DREAM officially announced that Japanese lightweight kingpin Shinya Aoki would face MFC and UFC veteran Antonio McKee at the ‘Fight for Japan’ charity…

On Monday, the UFC announced that all fighters under the Zuffa banner would be covered by accident insurance effective June 1st of this year. The policy has…

According to Sherdog.com, the Vancouver Athletic Commission has approved a motion by the UFC to allow the use of video monitors by judges cageside at UFC 131…

The UFC has announced that former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown (24-8) will meet The Ultimate Fighter season 12 contestant Nam Phan (16-8) in featherweight action at…

This year will serve as the final year of the UFC’s current contract with Spike TV. As we’ve speculated in the past, the UFC’s ability to…

Since the news that Zuffa had bought Strikeforce back in March, there has been an enormous amount of speculation among MMA media and fans alike revolving around…

DREAM event producer Keiichi Sasahara announced Monday that DEEP featherweight champion Koichiro Matsumoto (12-2) will battle former Shooto 143-pound champion ‘Lion’ Takeshi Inoue on the DREAM…

According to a news release from Reuters, Manny Pacquiao was involved in a minor car accident today, hours before his WBO welterweight title defense against “Sugar”…

In the aftermath of UFC 129 this past weekend, questions arose regarding the status of the UFC’s featherweight division and whether Jose Aldo should be…

According to MMAJunkie.com’s Dan Stupp, former UFC heavyweight title contender Gabriel Gonzaga will return to action on June 25th at MMAX: Heavyweight Xplosion in Las Vegas, Nevada…

According to Dana White, as reported by MMAFighting.com’s Mike Chiappetta, current UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez may return to the Octagon in October and fight the…

Japanese featherweight kingpin Hatsu Hioki, considered by many to be one of the best featherweight fighters in the world, extended his winning streak to four…

UFC 129 was an evening full of great stories. Randy Couture retired from the sport. Jose Aldo conceived a baby on the forehead of Mark…

Color me unimpressed with Georges St. Pierre’s performance last night at UFC 129, or should I say… “I am not impressed by your performance”. The…