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After spending a relaxing fortnight in Florida we are back to another UFC in Brazil. Due to some slackness on behalf of the bookies I only managed to tip up three fights on the previous Brazil card. However, from three fights came two wins, once again making this another profitable event for followers. For those who are counting, we are standing at £17.98 profit...

Brazilian brand Pretorian has confirmed the end of its relationship with the UFC.Fighters Only reported several days ago that Pretorian had been added to the UFC ‘banned sponsors’ list. A memo was circulated to managers informing them that the ban had immediate effect.Approached by Fighters Only for comment, Pretorian initially said that the memo was news to them...

Hi Sara, tell us who you have been a ring girl for? I started out as a ring girl for a lot of amateur MMA, Muay Thai and boxing events.But I'm currently a BAMMA Belle for BAMMA UK who will be announcing their next events with Channel 5 soon. I am also ring card girl for Matchroom boxing which can be seen on Sky Sports. What is the best thing about being a...

With his debut for World Series of Fighting quickly approaching, Fighters Only sat down to talk with the former number one contender for the UFC welterweight title to find out his feelings on life after the UFC and his rematch with Josh Burkman.It's good to finally talk to you Jon. Firstly with everything that's been going on behind the scenes, how has your training...

Fighters Only staff writer Aundre Jacobs previews this weekend’s UFC on FUEL 10 event in Brazil, which is headlined by a long-awaited rematch between top heavyweights Rodrigo Nogueira and Fabricio Werdum.They fought in 2006 under the Pride FC banner but Werdum is a far, far different animal today compared to back then. At the same time, Nogueira is older and more...

Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson made his first appearance for TNS Wrestling last night and was immediately challenged by Kurt Angle.Jackson is part of the TNA roster now after signing a deal with Spike TV/Viacom which will see him take part in Bellator MMA and in the TNA Impact pro-wrestling game. ...

All fighters are on weight for tomorrow’s KSW 23 event in Gdansk, Poland, including Melvin Manhoef and Mamed Khalidov at their 87 kilo catchweight.Five-time winner of World’s Strongest Man, Mariusz Pudzianowski, has weighed in twenty kilos lighter than his UFC veteran opponent Sean McCorkle for their heavyweight fight. RESULTS:Melvin Manhoef (87kg) vs. Mamed...

The recent rash of British signings had everyone suspecting that Bellator MMA was about to make a push into the UK market and now its been confirmed.Bjorn Rebney, Bellator CEO and Kevin Kay, Spike TV president, today announced that Viacom-owned channel VIVA will begin airing live Bellator fights on Wednesday June 19 as part of the MMA league’s summer series...

Fabricio Werdum and Rodrigo Nogueira are two of the best grapplers in the mixed martial arts and they’ll be in action at UFC on Fuel TV 10 on June 8th, in Fortaleza, Ceara, for the main event of the evening.To analyze the BJJ black belt match-up, Fighters Only caught up with Goiti Yamauchi, a phenomenal twenty-year old featherweight fighter who has defeated twelve...

The legendary Rodrigo ‘Big Nog’ Nogueira expects a better version of Fabricio Werdum than the one he beat by decision in their 2006 Pride FC meeting. But he is still confident of achieving a second victory over his fellow Brazilian when they meet this weekend in their homeland… ...