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Mark Hunt has finally been granted his visa to travel to the US and fight at UFC 160 next week.The May 25 fight had been placed in jeopardy when Hunt, who has fought numerous times in the US, was denied the right to board a flight to Las Vegas from New Zealand two weeks ago because of a 2002 arrest. Despite that arrest having previously been looked into by US...

Luke Rockhold has given Vitor Belfort credit for the spinning back-kick which stopped him in the first round of their UFC on FX 8 fight.Prior to the fight Rockhold had been vociferously criticizing Belfort’s use of the controversial Testosterone Replacement Therapy treatment.But afterwards he gave the veteran a nod for his “spectacular” finishing...

Vitor Belfort, Ronaldo Souza, Lucas Martins and Jeremy Larsen were the bonus winners at UFC on FX 8. They took him bonuses of $50,000 for their standout efforts on the card, which took place in Belfort’s native Brazil and marked the UFC’s first visit to the south of the country. Belfort earned Knockout of the Night for this spectacular first-round finish:...

A brace of first-round finishes marked the latter half of the UFC on FX 8 main card as ‘Jacare’ Souza submitted Chris Camozzi in the co-main and Vitor Belfort stopped Luke Rockhold in the headline bout. Belfort’s stoppage of former Strikeforce middleweight champion Rockhold was spectacular, a spinning-heel kick reminiscent of the Barboza/Etim finish. The win...

Former UFC fighter Paul Kelly has been convicted by a court in his native Liverpool of conspiracy to supply narcotics.According to Liverpool Crown Court, Kelly and Christopher St John McGirr are guilty of controlling the supply of Class A drugs, mainly heroin.The prosecution said that Kelly and the second defendant supplied drugs of “notably pure” quality and...

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza makes his UFC debut this weekend in his native Brazil.The X-Gym athlete promises to put on a show on Saturday but is hesitant to talk about making a run for the title, because it is held by friend and team mate Anderson Silva.Today Jacare confessed he needs to make changes in his style due the debut...

Hacran Dias is ready and confident to face Nik Lentz at UFC on FX 8, in Jaraguá do Sul, Santa Catariana, tomorrow night.To beat the opponent, he is relying on “boxing, strength and wrestling” – three things he has worked to sharpen after Lentz replaced original opponent Manny Gamburyan.“I managed to maintain the same training after the replacement. They are...

Brian Caraway has explained why he so heavily criticized marijuana users yesterday following the announcement that Pat Healy had lost his UFC 159 bonuses after testing positive for the recreational substance.$65,000 of Healy’s lost bonuses passed to Caraway, who would have been Submission of the Night winner had it not been for Healy. Caraway raised eyebrows with a...

Dan Henderson is selling the Range Rover he was given by the UFC for his coaching role on The Ultimate Fighter season nine.His rival coach on the season, Michael Bisping, was also given one of the vehicles, which were heavily upgraded by the team at STRUT, modification specialists.STRUT is based in San Clemente, California  and produces "trendsetting and distinctive...

Nate Diaz has been issued an indefinite suspension by the UFC and is under an “internal investigation” following his use of the word ‘fag’ to describe Brian Caraway yesterday.Diaz aimed the insult at Caraway following Caraway’s receipt of bonus money which had originally been Pat Healy’s until Healy’s post-UFC 159 drug test came back positive for...