A very Happy Mother?s Day to MMA Moms

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms of fighters and the moms who fight. For a reminder of how cool MMA moms are, check out Urijah Faber's mom holding off a burglar, Rashad Evans getting pre-fight advice from his mother, and Diego Brandao buying his mom a house after winning "The Ultimate Fighter." Also read parts one and two about what it's like to be a fight mom, featuring the mothers of Joe Lauzon, Clay Guida, Evans and B.J. Penn.

Before heading to brunch with your mom, check out how these champs celebrated their special moment with the women who supported their children on the way to the belt.

UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson hugs his mother after winning the belt in February.

Ronda Rousey headed straight to the woman who supported her through Olympic judo and MMA careers after winning the Strikeforce bantamweight belt in March.

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz took his mother to the World MMA Awards.

Jon Jones celebrates with his parents after defending the UFC light heavyweight belt.

A very Happy Mother's Day to all the Cagereading Moms out there, and to my own mother, for taking me for ice cream after I first threw a punch.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/very-happy-mother-day-mma-moms-215751574.html

Jimmy Ambriz Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè 

Bellator 65 Highlights - Bellator

In one of the most memorable title fights in Bellator history, Eduardo Dantas reigned supreme as he became the new Bellator Bantamweight Champion. Daniel Straus earned his spot in the finals of the featherweight tournament with an impressive victory and Marcos Galvao and Luis Nogueira earned their spots in the semifinals of the Bellator Season Six Bantamweight Tournament Friday night at Bellator 65 from Caesars Atlantic City, New Jersey LIVE on MTV2 and in HD on EPIX.

Source: http://mmalice.com/bellator/bellator-65-highlights-video_f5ff7a294.html

Mikey Burnett  Murilo Bustamante  Grant Campbell  Gesias JZ Calvancante 

Fedor Emelianenko: ?This fight may be my last one.?

It appears the curtain may finally be dropping on the career of legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. The 35-year old Emelianenko, who fights Pedro Rizzo next month in Russia, recently spoke about his immediate future in an interview where he pointed to the bout as possibly being his final appearance inside the ring. “I think it’s [...]

Source: http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2012/05/17/fedor-emelianenko-%e2%80%9cthis-fight-may-be-my-last-one-%e2%80%9d/

Joe Doerksen  Chris Dolman Edson Drago  Tomasz Drwal

K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 16 Video Event Promo

The K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 16 is set to go down on May 27th in Madrid, Spain. K-1 World MAX 2012 Final 16 Mike Zambidis vs. Chahid Oulad el Hadj Andy Souwer vs. Abraham Roqueni Artur Kyshenko vs. Su Hwan Lee Xu Yan vs. Yasuhiro Kido Gago Drago vs. Andy Ristie Yuji Nashiro vs. [...]

Source: http://www.mmatko.com/k-1-world-max-2012-final-16-video-event-promo/

Luciano Azevedo  Ba Te er  Ryan Bader  Siyar Bahadurzada

MMA Marketplace: Jim Miller?s UFC on Fox 3 walkout shirt that will benefit nephew?s foundation

When Jim Miller walks out to fight Nate Diaz on UFC on Fox 3 on Saturday, he will be wearing this shirt that proclaims "My Fight Matters."

In addition to fighting Diaz for a shot at the UFC lightweight belt, Miller's family has another fight that matters more than what will happen in the Octagon. His nephew Danny, the son of fighter Dan Miller, has polycystic kidney disease. To help with that fight, Tapout is donating $10 from every shirt sold to the Daniel James Miller Foundation, which is working to pay the costs of a kidney transplant for Danny and help other children with PKD.

Pick up the shirt for $29.95 here.

Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mma-cagewriter/mma-marketplace-jim-miller-ufc-fox-3-walkout-133110882.html

Nick Diaz  Tadhg Steamfist Dixon Joe Doerksen  Chris Dolman

Braulio Estima Responds to Cesar Gracie Statement

Nick Diaz's Coach and Manager Cesar Gracie recently released a statement on his student's recent no-show for his superfight at the World BJJ-Expo. The statement placed most of the blame on the promoter "Junior" and opponent Braulio Estima. Estima (a 3x world BJJ champion and 2009 ADCC absolute champion) took offense to parts of the statement, namely the assertions that he hid his MMA aspirations, his weight, and about Cesar's explanation of the night's events.

MMAFrenzy.com

Source: http://mmafrenzy.com/28555/braulio-estima-responds-to-cesar-gracie-statement/

Ryan Gracie Peter Graham Forrest Griffin Tyson Griffin