Interviews

Is sport giving way to spectacle? Jon Fitch told the guys over at Heavy.com that the best fighters should get the best opportunities. He doesn’t begrudge Dan Hardy’s title shot against Georges St. Pierre but does say he “can’t fully agree” with it. A short extract from the in-depth interview is below, hit Heavy.com for the full version....

The guys over at Heavy.com recently caught up with Kenny Florian and asked him about his training for the Clay Guida fight. Interestingly, Florian is now training with Georges St. Pierre's team, while Guida is training with GSP's cornerman Greg Jackson. They gave us a short extract from the interview below, hit Heavy.com for the full version. Heavy.com: I guess the...

Tito Ortiz meets Forrest Griffin in the headline fight of UFC 106 this weekend. The two first met in 2007, with Ortiz taking a controversial split decision win.Can you glean anything useful from your first fight at UFC 59?Tito Ortiz: Yes, I mean, I look at the fight, you know? At the time I wasn't even what I am close in today.  You know I've gotten a lot better...

Forrest Griffin meets Tito Ortiz in the headline fight of UFC 106 this weekend. The two first met in 2007, with Ortiz taking a controversial split decision win. Can you glean anything useful from your first fight at UFC 59?Forrest Griffin:  Yes.  I mean, there's a little bit to be gleaned from it, you know, tendencies don't tend to change.  But...

Dana White fielded a range of questions on a recent conference call to promote UFC 106; here’s the pick of them:Is there a chance we could see Tito as a coach on TUF again?Dana White:  Yes. Tito coached season 3 of the Ultimate Fighter, but I wouldn't count him out as a coach [again].Is it a huge problem when you have guys dropping out of cards left, right...

Due to its immense rise in popularity as a sport, the fashion side of MMA has not done to bad for itself either. It is not uncommon to see members of the public wearing a Tapout tshirt at the grocery store, or Affliction in the club. MMA clothing is definitely not just for the gym and it is because of this, many stores across the world are stocking some of MMA's...

Brandon Vera is a man on a journey. Once a much-hyped heavyweight knockout machine, he freely admits his early success translated into a relaxed work ethic. Vera thought he was as good as he could get, until a couple of losses gave him a fresh perspective.Now at light-heavyweight and with Randy ‘The Natural’ Couture in front of him on Saturday night, Vera...

Next month’s highly anticipated return of the Ultimate Fighting Championship to U.K. shores will showcase no less than nine home-grown combatants, making it the most significant card in the history of British mixed martial arts. But while Michael Bisping, Dan Hardy and company will grab all the headlines for their UFC 105 encounters, MMA enthusiasts are purring...

UFC heavyweight Pat Barry was kind enough to join us on the phone today, just a few days out from his UFC 104 clash with Dutch heavyweight Antoni Hardonk.Hey Pat, thanks for talking to us, hope our training has gone well. First thing I’d like to ask is, is is true you spent time studying under Antoni in Holland some years ago?We trained together for like five...

FO: Hey Shawn, thanks for talking to us. We hear there are some big changes in your world recently.Its been a pretty exciting week. A lot of people know this but if you haven’t already heard, I resigned this week from the Xtreme Couture gym as the head trainer. On good terms, there is no war or battle. The gym and the direction its going and the direction I am...