Mazzagatti Draws UFC 143 Referee Assignment for Condit-Diaz The Nevada State Athletic Commission has appointed Steve Mazzagatti to referee the interim welterweight title clash between Nick Diaz and Carlos...

Matches to Make After Strikeforce ‘Melendez vs. Masvidal’ Gilbert Melendez outstrikes strikers, outwrestles wrestlers and outgrapples grapplers. There can be no clearer sign of one’s completeness.

Strikeforce’s Big Fish Gilbert Melendez sure sounds like a short-timer, despite his multi-fight contract with Strikeforce.

Strikeforce ‘Melendez vs. Masvidal’ Preview: The Main Card Much of the uncertainty that was surrounding the future of Strikeforce was put to rest in the days leading up to UFC 140, when Ultimate Fighting...

Masvidal on Noons: Just Another Tough Guy to Beat Up Jorge Masvidal isn’t certain a win over K.J. Noons will earn him a Strikeforce lightweight title shot, but he’ll be fighting Saturday with the expectation that a crack against champion...

From Small Steps to One Giant Leap The path to contender status in the UFC is usually a long one, but it is rarely incremental in nature.

Pros Pick: Shogun vs. Jones Considering how much success Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has enjoyed in his mixed martial arts career, it may come as a surprise to some to see him as an underdog to...

Dos Santos Talks Lesnar, ‘TUF 13’ Coaching Staff A few weeks ago, Junior dos Santos received the frustrating news: UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was out of action, sidelined for six...

The Weekly Wrap: Oct. 23 - Oct. 29 In the definition of a star-making performance, Cain Velasquez put down the UFC's top draw on Oct. 23 to become the organization's heavyweight...

The Weekly Wrap: Sept. 11 - Sept. 17 Just before the latest season of “The Ultimate Fighter” premiered on Spike TV, two of the show’s most promising recent winners were toppled in upsets on a fight night card that saw...