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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold arrives in the UFC this weekend with great expectations on him.Have his wins over Ronaldo Jacare, Keith Jardine and Tim Kennedy prepared him for a tough debut against Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX 8? We will find out on Saturday. “I am prepared for a five-round battle. I train for that but its...

Billed as “the most personal and candid” interview that the UFC president has ever done, ’The Voice vs. Dana White’ will premiere tonight on AXS TV.“From the first question, Dana opened and gave me an extremely candid, personal and revealing interview the likes of which he has never done before,” says host Michael Schiavello.“To see...