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Josh Koscheck has confirmed he will be the co-main event of UFC 106 in a fight with Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson.  "I got some big fight news for me. I am fighting Nov 21 in Vegas. Co main event!!! Haha it's on baby!!!!" was the exuberant Twitter post he made last night to announce the fight.Johnson is coming off a quick KO win over Yoshiyuki...

On Saturday at the Staples Centre, Los Angeles, to the surprise of many, Lyoto ‘The Dragon’ Machida was made to look mortal for the first time in his career. Granted he came out of his battle with fellow Brazilian Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua at UFC 104 with his hand raised – but seemingly everyone save three judges at ringside thought that...

Lyoto Machida has responded to UFC president Dana White, who said that he believes Mauricio ’Shogun’ Rua won their light-heavyweight title fight at UFC 104. White made the comments at the post-event press conference, which he opened with the words “Shogun won that fight.““Anyone who has a mouth can talk. I respect his opinion and...

“The UFC needs to get some new judges before I even think about coming back,” is Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson’s reaction to the result of Saturday night’s UFC 104 headline fight, which saw Lyoto Machida retain his light-heavyweight title by controversial unanimous decision.Using his blog to invite fans to complain about the judges and...

Takanori Gomi had some provocative things to say about two prominent UFC figures in his latest interview, saying he found Dana White hard to deal with and that he thinks he is the only lightweight capable of beating BJ Penn.In an interview with Japanese website Tsutaya to promote his fight at Vale Tudo Japan on Friday night, he said, “I don’t want to talk...

Yoshihiro Akiyama could be heading to Las Vegas to train with Shawn Tompkins for his fight with Wanderelei Silva, which takes place in February 2010.Fighters Only was contacted by a source close to the fighter this weekend and told that Tompkins is being considered for the role of head coach for the training camp.He had been due to spend some time at Xtreme Couture...

“We will have to fight twice to get what we should have had in the first place,” says Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua’s manager Eduardo Alonso on the subject of a rematch with UFC light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.UFC president Dana White has already said that a rematch of the fight - which ended in a controversial decision for Machida -...

Is Dan Henderson asking the UFC for a contract that would pay him more than $5 million for one fight? That is the astronomical figure suggested by a report this week from a highly respected MMA publication.In the run up to UFC 104, organisation president Dana White said negotiations with Henderson have fizzled out because he is asking for a deal “that would...

Wanderlei Silva has no doubts about who won the light-heavyweight title clash between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua at UFC 104 on Saturday night.“I think that Shogun won the fight, he should be the UFC champion now” he said via a phone call from his Las Vegas gym today. “He attacked more, he was more effective. Machida was not...

Brock Lesnar has pulled out of his scheduled UFC 106 title defence against Shane Carwin, the UFC has confirmed.UFC president Dana White told Yahoo! Sports today that the heavyweight champion has been ill for several weeks and unable to conduct an adequate training camp.“He said he’s never been this sick in his life,” White said. “He said...