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Glover Teixeira is the UFC’s newest light-heavyweight and will debut for the American organisation in May at UFC 146.Speaking to Sportv.com from the United States, Glover said he lands in Brazil on March 3 to start the training camp for what will be the biggest fight of his career. “During my stay in the United States I visited my old team ‘The Pit’, trained...

Dan Hardy will make his return to the Octagon in May.The British welterweight will face Duane ‘Bang’ Ludwig at the Las Vegas, Nevada event. The match was confirmed to Fighters Only today.He will ride a four-fight losing streak into the match and his UFC career will surely be over, at least for now, if he takes another loss.Hardy has been absent from the Octagon...

For over a thousand years, the Japanese have taken a special interest in the transition from spring to summer. From March until the middle of May, the islands of Japan are alive with the fresh pink glow of cherry blossoms. The flamingo-coloured leaves of the cherry tree are a centuries-old delight to the people of Japan, who trek in huge numbers to find groves of...

Dana White goes off on ‘racist’ Floyd Mayweather Jr - “Sushi is Japanese, Pacquiao is from the Philippines dummy. Shut up and make the fight.” ...

Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson and Ariel Helwani are both on top form in this interview from the UFC 144 open workouts in Tokyo, Japan yesterday. Watch out for a cameo appearance from Cheick Kongo and his 'zombie toe'. Not for the faint-hearted or people eating at their desk. ...

Nate Marquardt is back in the Zuffa fold.The former UFC middleweight title challenger has been announced as a Strikeforce signing eight months after being cut from the UFC roster following a failure to obtain a license to fight Anthony Johnson at UFC on Versus 4.The license-denial meant that the main event of the show was pulled the day before the event took place....

Nick Diaz may find out tomorrow what sentence he faces for failing a drug test at UFC 143. The former Strikeforce champion tested positive for marijuana during tests administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which was overseeing the event. According to a friend of the Diaz camp, he is on the agenda for a meeting of the NSAC board tomorrow.Having...

Michael Bisping made his split from the Wolfslair official today with the announcement that he has engaged a new management team to handle his affairs going forward. Bisping will henceforth be represented by Paradigm MMA Management, a subsidiary of Paradigm Sports Management. Seasoned mixed martial arts fans will recall reports last year that Paradigm was the company...

Yesterday Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson gave vent to some frustrations with UFC commentator Joe Rogan, accusing him of bias in his commentary. Unsurprisingly the comments caused controversy and sparked debate across a host of MMA forums. The video interview with Rampage on Joe Rogan can be watched here.Rogan made a response to the comments via a video blog of his...

Paul Sass has his third UFC fight lined up.Fighters Only learned today that the Scouse submission ace will face Jacob Volkmann at UFC 146 on May 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada.The fight pits Sass’ 12-0 undefeated record against the five-fight win streak that Volkmann is on since dropping to lightweight.It will likely take place on the preliminary portion of the card....