Phil Davis Injured, Could Lyoto Machida Replace Him Against Rashad Evans?

The many troubles of Rashad Evans continue. Here?s a quick rundown: Evans sat on the sidelines for months waiting for Mauricio Rua to heal up, then got injured and was replaced by Jon Jones. When Jones won the ufc Light Heavyweight Championship, Evans was set to face Jones before Jones got injured. Jones was replaced [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/13/phil-davis-injured-could-lyoto-machida-replace-him-against-rashad-evans

Heath Herring Branden Lee Hinkle Tank Abbott Hiroyuki Abe

Warren interview: Disappointed Bellator champ just wants fights

Joe Warren's rapid ascent to world champion has been fun to watch. Now the question is whether he can retain his Bellator featherweight world title and eventually add UFC hardware to his mantle.

To beat the best in the world, he knows he's got to log cage time. Real cage time. Warren is angry that his latest fight went by the wayside. Warren was set to face Patricio "Pitbull" Freire at Bellator 47 next week in Canada. Freire suffered a hand injury and the fight was canceled. Now he has to wait until September for his next fight.

Warren joined ESPNRadio1100's "The MMA Insiders" to talk about his career and what could be a bright future. Now, how will he handle another two months before he has to peak?

"I train full-time man. Since I can remember, I've been in the wrestling room training," Warren said. "As young as I am in fighting, I need to be in there training hard like that. My whole concern is the layoff time between fights."

Warren would love to be fighting 5-6 times a year. He already holds Bellator's 145-pound title and will work towards adding the 135 title with a tournament starting in the fall.

"I'm new at it, so I need to be in there. I can't simulate a live fighting match like I can a live wrestling match. It doesn't go down the way you ever expect it to. I feel like the only way I'm learning is in the ring," said Warren.

Warren's sense of urgency is due to his age. He's going to be 35 later this fall. He spent his 20's and early 30's on the international wrestling scene. He's rolled up a 7-1 record since making his MMA debut in March of 2009.

Warren said he plans on making one more run at the Olympics in Greco-Roman wrestling. He'll compete in the U.S. Open in December, with an eye on the U.S. Olympic trials in February.

In the meantime, he'll continue training with guys like Scott Jorgensen and Kit Cope. He'll also mix in more time with Team Alpha Male and Urijah Faber. Warren is slated to face Alexis Vila at Bellator 51 in his opening fight of the bantamweight tournament.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Warren-interview-Disappointed-Bellator-champ-ju?urn=mma-wp4560

Terrance Aflague Yoshihiro Akiyama  Gilbert Aldana  José Aldo 

Jason Miller Compares Michael Bisping To Osama Bin Laden... Michael Bisping Will Probably Beat Jason Miller

Jason Miller is back in the news again? but then again, Miller is rarely not in the news. Now that his mega-feud with Nick Diaz is about as dead as it gets, Miller has turned his sights on Michael Bisping, the man he?ll be coaching against during the upcoming landmark fourteenth season of ?The Ultimate [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/08/jason-miller-compares-michael-bisping-to-osama-bin-laden-michael-bisping-will-probably-beat-jason-miller

Arman Gambaryan Manvel Gamburyan Sean Gannon Edgar Garcia

Carlo Prater makes it three straight with submission win at Legacy FC 7

BJJer Carlo Prater entertained his fellow Texans last night, and those watching at home on HDNet, with a Kimura finish of Ultimate Fighter 9 alumnus Cameron Dollar in the main event at Legacy FC 7. However, it was the submission-savvy Prater?s striking that opened things up in the opening round before his widely respected grappling [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2011/07/23/carlo-prater-makes-it-three-straight-with-submission-win-at-legacy-fc-7/

Don Barr Pat Barry  Vitor Belfort  Robert Berry

Cristiane Santos Ends Her Free Agency, Signs A New Deal With Strikeforce... And I Have The Worst Timing Ever

Well? that was fast. Either I have the absolute worst timing in the world, or? no, I just happen to have the absolute worst timing in the world. As stated before, strikeforce recently (as in last week) failed to come to terms with their 145-pound women?s champion Cristiane Santos in time for Santos to stay [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/07/cristiane-santos-ends-her-free-agency-signs-a-new-deal-with-strikeforce-and-i-have-the-worst-timing-ever

Jon Olav Einemo Per Eklund Jason Ellis Aleksander Emelianenko

Cristiane Santos Ends Her Free Agency, Signs A New Deal With Strikeforce... And I Have The Worst Timing Ever

Well? that was fast. Either I have the absolute worst timing in the world, or? no, I just happen to have the absolute worst timing in the world. As stated before, strikeforce recently (as in last week) failed to come to terms with their 145-pound women?s champion Cristiane Santos in time for Santos to stay [...]

Source: http://www.fighters.com/07/07/cristiane-santos-ends-her-free-agency-signs-a-new-deal-with-strikeforce-and-i-have-the-worst-timing-ever

Rodrigo Gracie Roger Gracie Rolles Gracie Royce Gracie

Best of the half-year of MMA in pictures

2011 is only half over, but there's been enough craziness in MMA to fill a decade. Take a look through the best of images so far this year to see reminders of Tito Ortiz's resurgence, Steven Seagal's effect on two fights, the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix and a whole lot of blood.

All pictures by Tracy Lee.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cagewriter/post/Best-of-the-half-year-of-MMA-in-pictures?urn=mma-wp4515

Tony Fryklund Kazuyuki Fujita Masakatsu Funaki Zelg Benkei Galesić