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UFC president Dana White says Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson will be fighting for the organisation early 2010. Jackson was supposed to fight Rashad Evans at UFC 107 this weekend, but withdrew from the card to take a role in The A Team movie, which is currently being filmed. Asked at today‘s press conference if he was upset that Rampage was not on the...

Brock Lesnar’s MMA coach Greg Nelson has confirmed that his fighter was suffering from diverticulitis and says it will be some time before he is ready to return to competition. Lesnar is currently stuck at home and not able to train, although he is on the mend, Nelson told MMA Weekly. “He’s feeling much better, but he’s still on the mend and...

Wanderlei Silva and Rafael Alejarra have ended their partnership after almost four years of conditioning training together, according to the Brazilian magazine Graciemag. Alejarra also cornered The Axe Murderer when they moved to Las Vegas after Silva signed a contract with UFC. No official statement has been made from them.Despite criticism regarding the physical...

Greg Jackson is disappointed with the outcome of Jon Jones’ fight with Matt Hamill at the TUF 10 finale, but is very happy with the way his fighter performed. Jones, 22, lost by disqualification for striking Hamill with illegal elbows after a protracted ground ’n’ pound assault that looked close to finishing the fight. “I was really excited to...

Hoelzer Reich’s short-lived tenure as a UFC/WEC sponsor came to an end yesterday as the company was placed on the Zuffa banned list, preventing its fighters from wearing Hoelzer Reich clothing while on any official UFC/WEC business, including television and pay-per-view appearances.The ban was first reported by Yahoo! Sports, who spoke to WEC general manager...

Vitor Belfort IS fighting Anderson Silva in early 2010 after all - at least according to a video interview he gave in Brazil this week. Belfort - also known as ‘The Phenom’ - was linked to a fight with Nate Marquardt by a source close to him last week, but Marquardt is now confirmed for a clash with Sonnen at UFC 109.Relations between Anderson and Belfort...

Paul ‘Semtex' Daley is likely to be facing Dustin Hazelett at UFC 108 following Carlos Condit's withdrawal from the card, Fighters Only has been told by a well-placed US source. Condit withdrew from the fight after suffering a non-training related injury this week. According to our source, Hazelett has been offered the fight and will "probably"...

Carlos Condit has withdrawn from his UFC 108 fight with Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley after suffering an injury in training. The fight was removed from the UFC website in the early hours of Wednesday morning and Daley confirmed the news in a post on The Underground.“I'd [accept] any fight.. I just wanna fight. Condit is a big pussy IMO, I have inside...

Josh Koscheck will get his rematch with Paulo Thiago at UFC 109 in February, it was announced by the Ultimate Fighting championship today.For Koscheck, the rematch can not come fast enough. He was shocking KO’d by the Brazilian in one of the upsets of the year at UFC 95. Coming off a win over Anthony Johnson, Koscheck is determined to avenge that loss in...

The UFC has confirmed a number of bouts for UFC 109, including a headline clash between Randy Couture and Mark Coleman, two legends of the sport and former heavyweight champions now operating in the 205 division and looking to show the young pups they are still dangerous.Other matches announced for the card are: Josh Koscheck v Paulo Thiago IIAntonio Rogerio Nogueira...