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Fedor Emelianenko is being spoon-fed beatable opponents in order to protect his legacy, according to UFC heavyweight Shane Carwin.“Fedor has built an amazing legacy in this sport. His run in Pride was nothing less then epic. A few years a go I would have put him as the clear P4P Best Fighter in the World. I do not think there are many fans or fighters that...

Mike Swick has been forced to withdraw from a UFC 103 fight with Martin Kampmann after suffering an injury in training.His place will be taken by new UFC signing Paul ‘Semtex’ Daley, who was originally supposed to face Brian Foster on the card."I got the call and I accepted. I came to the UFC to fight the best, and that's what I am going to do, Daley...

Sean Sherk’s manager has moved to clamp down on rumours that his fighter purposefully evaded a drugs test he was due to take this week.“Sean has passed 7 drug tests since the California incident. He separated his shoulder in training and had to pull out of his fight. [A copy of the] MRI was sent to Zuffa. He didn't skip any test... if you're not fighting,...

BJ Penn will fight Diego Sanchez at UFC 107 on December 12th, it has been confirmed by UFC president Dana White.White revealed the date when appearing on a BJPenn.com video today. The video was filmed at Zuffa headquarters this morning, immediately after the conclusion of a meeting to set the fight.UFC 107, which will take place in Memphis, was originally due to be...

Rogerio Nogueira (17-3) - a light-heavyweight fighter who fought for PRIDE FC in the past - is about to sign up with UFC and will debut on November 14th at UFC 105 in Manchester, England.“The UFC didn’t confirm yet (the contract) but Dana White welcomed me,” said the talented fighter at UFC 102 post-event  conference. “I hope everything...

Recently departed ring girl Edith Labelle has spoken about her departure from the UFC, which came a few days after UFC 100.A Las Vegas source told Fighters Only at the time that Labelle was dismissed because she phoned in sick the day of UFC 100. The UFC believed this was because she was hungover, and dismissed her summarily."They contacted me and they said that...

Chris Tuscherer has admitted that he probably would have stopped the fight with Gabriel Gonzaga after taking a heavy groin shot - if Oregon athletic commission officials had been able to tell him that would have been a no contest not a loss.“Between the doctor and the referee, no one could tell me a straight answer on, if I couldn't finish, what would be the...

Michael Bisping just got back off his summer holidays days after it was announced by Dana White that he would be facing Denis Kang at UFC 105. Fighters Only managed to get him on the phone last night for a chat about his last fight and his next one…FO: Hey Mike, thanks for talking to us. I gather you’re only just back off holiday?Yeah, I was in Malaysia...

Michael Bisping says he needs to “come back big” in his next fight, which will be against Denis Kang at UFC 105.He made the comment in response to a Denis Kang interview with Fighters Only earlier this week. (Kang was asked whether the fact Bisping is coming off a KO loss encourages him. He replied, “I am gonna beat his ass anyway, whether he won...

Dan Henderson says he is not open to fighting Nate Marquardt at middleweight and would prefer to move up to light-heavy if his next fight is not to be a title shot against UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva.Marquardt is “right in line for a title shot” after his win over Demain Maia at UFC 102, Henderson admits, but in his opinion  “I've...