MMA

Ronda Rousey Defends Violence Against Ex as Self Defense

Undefeated MMA champ Ronda Rousey is defending herself against criticisms over her admission of a violent encounter with an ex-boyfriend.

UFC News: Chael Sonnen Says Jose Aldo Won't Show Up at UFC 194 According to Brazilian Sources

Former middleweight and light heavyweight title challenger Chael Sonnen is worried about the main event of UFC 194 between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor. In the latest episode of his Podcast, "You're Welcome," Sonnen said that his sources in Brazil are saying that Aldo is not going to show up at UFC 194.

UFC News & Notes: Ronda Rousey Taking Time Off from UFC After Holly Holm Fight

UFC Women's bantamweight champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey is set to defend her title for the seventh time at UFC 193 on Nov. 15 at Melbourne, Australia against Holly Holm. However, Ronda is looking forward already after the fight, telling Rolling Stone that she will be taking time off from mixed martial arts.

UFC: Mirko Cro Cop Retires From MMA After Suffering Shoulder Injury in Training

MMA Legend Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic announced that he is retiring from the sports of mixed martial arts due to a shoulder injury suffered during training, per MMA Junkie. He released an official statement regarding his retirement on his official website.

'UFC 2' Video Game Release Date: EA Sports Confirms Sequel To 2014's Combat Game

EA Sports recently took to Twitter to confirm "UFC 2." More details to come on Nov. 10. EA has officially confirmed "EA Sports UFC 2," the sequel to the developer's first foray into the mixed martial arts genre back in June 2014.

UFC 193 Predictions: Miesha Tate Thinks Ronda Rousey Will Beat Holly Holm

UFC women's bantamweight contender Miesha Tate was supposed to face champion Ronda Rousey for the third time, but Dana White opted to have Holly Holm challenge for the title. Tate was asked during her appearance in "The MMA Hour" who she think will win in the UFC 193 main event and said the she expects Rousey to remain undefeated.

UFC: Vitor Belfort Wants Luke Rockhold Next After TKO Win Over Dan Henderson

Vitor Belfort finished his trilogy with Dan Henderson via a first-round knockout in the main event of UFC Fight Night 77 at Sao Paulo, Brazil last Saturday night. "The Phenom" also set the record for most knockouts in UFC history with 12 and is now interested in fighting the top contender for the UFC middleweight title, Luke Rockhold.

Georges St-Pierre Return Update: GSP Having a Six-Week Training Camp to Determine Comeback

Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre is close to a decision if he will make his comeback inside the octagon. GSP's boxing trainer Freddie Roach told Fight Hub TV that the 34-year-old mixed martial artist is planning on having training camp to determine if he feels ready to fight again.

UFC: Jon Jones Signs First Sponsorship Deal After Reinstatement

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones's road to redemption has begun after a six-month suspension, following an incident last April. Jones has signed his first sponsor, a new deal with GAT, one of the leading manufacturers of sports nutrition products.

UFC: Former Welterweight Champions Matt Serra, Matt Hughes Eyeing Rematch

Former UFC Welterweight Champions Matt Serra and Matt Hughes do not like each other and have squared off at UFC 98 in 2009 with Hughes winning via a unanimous decision. In an interview with Jon Anik and Kenny Florian, Serra said that he is open to a rematch with Hughes.

WWE News: Ronda Rousey Wants to Be Part of the Divas Revolution

UFC Women's Bantamweight champion "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey made headlines when she told the media that she wants to become a WWE Divas champion someday. In a recent interview with The Rolling Stones, Rousey said that she wants to be part of the on-going Divas Revolution of the WWE.

CM Punk News: Teammate Ben Askren Says Phil Brooks' Critics Are Just Jealous

Former WWE Superstar and current UFC Fighter Phil "CM Punk" Brooks have so many critics including fellow MMA fighters and fans, who do not think he deserves to be inside the Octagon, as well as wrestling fans, who are still fuming because he left the sports entertainment industry. Roufusport teammate Ben Askren thinks that all of CM Punk's critics are just jealous of him.

MMA Video: Conor McGregor Spars with 'The Mountain' from 'Game of Thrones' [Watch]

Interim UFC Featherweight champion Conor McGregor is currently preparing for his title unification fight against UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 194 at the Straight Blast Gym in Dublin, Ireland. He was visited by Icelandic strongman competitor Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, better known as Gregor "The Mountain" Clegane from the popular television show "Game of Thrones." The two had a friendly sparring session.

UFC: Conor McGregor Says He Tore His ACL Before UFC 189 Title Fight

Interim UFC Featherweight champion "Notorious" Conor McGregor has revealed during a fan Q&A in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland that he tore his ACL before his fight with Chad Mendes at UFC 189. The injury did not matter as he won via second-round knockout to win the Interim title.

MMA News: Nick Diaz Settlement Talks With NAC Going Well, To Fight in 2016?

Nick Diaz is currently suspended for five years in the state of Nevada. He and his legal team are currently in settlement talks with the NAC, and it is going well with the possibility of fighting in 2016.

UFC: Ronda Rousey Wants to Become WWE Divas, Boxing Champion

Ronda Rousey is currently the UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion and will be defending her title against Holly Holm in UFC 193. In a recent media day, she said that she wants to become a boxing and WWE Divas champion one day.

Anderson Silva Return: Will Michael Bisping Agree To Face 'Spider' Next Year?

Michael Bisping has expressed interest in facing former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion Anderson Silva numerous times before, but it appears British mixed martial artist does not want the showdown to happen anymore.

UFC: Manager Say Jon Jones More Focused Than Ever, Cormier Won't Not Dictate Terms of Rematch

Jon Jones's manager Malki Kawa told The MMA Hour that his client is more focused than ever. He also said that current light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier can't dictate the terms of his rematch with Jones because he never defeated him.

UFC: Dan Henderson Wants Anderson Silva or Jon Jones for His Next Fight

Dan Henderson is set to fight Vitor Belfort for the third time at UFC Fight Night 77 in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Nov. 7. He has two fights left after that, and would want to fight Anderson Silva and Jon Jones.

UFC: 'Rampage' Jackson Thinks Jon Jones is Bad for MMA

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson is currently in a legal battle with his former promotion Bellator and he talked about it in an interview on "Inside MMA" on AXS TV. He also talked about why Jon Jones is bad for the sport of MMA.