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June 11th 2013

Morning Horror: Mark Hunt's infected leg

This is horrific, don’t watch it if you’re eating.Mark Hunt has come down with an infected haematoma in his left leg following his UFC 160 fight with Junior Dos Santos. A haematoma is a pocket of blood which is escaped the blood vessels and is trapped beneath the surface of the skin; essentially they are serious bruises. “Right leg is fractured big toe lol and...
June 10th 2013

Should Rodrigo Nogueira retire?

Former Pride FC heavyweight champion and former UFC interim heavyweight champion Rodrigo Nogueira was once considered all but invincible. Notorious for taking huge amounts of punishment before suddenly catching a submission, Nogueira’s recent run in the UFC has been a less-than-stellar 3-3.At the weekend he was submitted in the first round of his fight with...
June 10th 2013

CageWarriors 57: Several fights confirmed

Officials have confirmed the first batch of fights for Cage Warriors 57, which is set for Liverpool’s iconic Echo Arena on Saturday, 20 July, 2013.Liverpudlian trio Danny Roberts, Lee Chadwick and Chris Fishgold will all feature on the event’s main card, while two very attractive bouts have also been confirmed for the prelims.Danny Roberts (8-1), a top-10 UK...
June 10th 2013

CageWarriors signs seven more top UK fighters

Seven more fighters have today been added to Cage Warriors Fighting Championship’s roster of talent.Five-fight contracts have each been signed by Steven Ray (pictured), Shaj Haque, Mick Sinclair, Carl Noon, Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Bryan Creighton and John Redmond.The deals will commit all seven fighters exclusively to Cage Warriors over a minimum period of 18...
June 10th 2013

Gallery: Jewel Santini

NAME: Jewel SantiniAGE: 27HEIGHT: 5'4"NATIONALITY: Thai/BritishLOCATION: London, UKWhat does your fitness regime consist of?"My sessions have made many a big bodybuilder run home crying to their mummies!.. I do strength and conditioning, a bit of MMA, I run a lot, but I don't have a set routine it's more intuition at this point."Do you have a favourite fighter?"I...
June 10th 2013

Sonnen: "Me and Henderson set Jon Jones up"

Chael Sonnen has finally admitted what many have long suspected - the attempt to lure Jon Jones into a short-notice fight at UFC 151 was in collusion with Dan Henderson. Sonnen and Henderson are long-time friends and team mates under the Team Quest banner. When Henderson pulled out of his UFC 151 fight with Jones on eight days notice, a replacement was always going...
June 10th 2013

Video: Korean promo for Chan Sung Jung

To get a job at Fighters Only you need to hold two black belts and speak at least a dozen languages, one of which must be Korean. Which is handy because that allowed us to come across this rather nifty Korean-only promo for the upcoming UFC 162 fight between Chan Sung Jung and Ricardo Lamas.The two are edging into title contention and the winner will probably emerge...
June 10th 2013

UFC on FUEL 10 sets new records for the UFC

UFC on FUEL TV 10 was a record-breaking event.With eight submissions in twelve fights, the show sets the record for highest percentage of submission finishes on a UFC event in the Zuffa era.Ten of the fights ended inside the distance, equaling the record set at UFC Fight Night 13 back in late 2008.Three Zuffa-era shows have had six submissions in one night - The...
June 10th 2013

[VIDEO] Probably the nicest gym in the world

Carlsberg don't build gyms but if they did they'd probably look like this one. Situated in Dubai, it's the jewel in the U.A.E's crown. From the comfort of your chair allow Glory MMA & Fitness' managing partner Tam Khan to show you around all 20,000 square feet of it. Is it the nicest gym on planet earth, let us know in the comments section below.   ...