Wanderlei Silva, Fabricio Werdum. Babalu, Jason Mayhem Miller, Tom Atencio and more sparring at the Affliction Training center. Check out this fast paced music video style montage…sure to get you amped up to train!

Six months ago, Lavar Johnson lay in a hospital bed, clinging to his life after he was gunned down while attending a family barbeque during the July 4 holiday. On Friday, March 26, the 32-year-old will enter a new chapter in his incredible recovery when he restarts his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career in the main event of a STRIKEFORCE Challengers fight card at Save Mart Center in Fresno, California on Friday, March 26.

The heavy-handed Johnson (13-3), a 6-foot-4 inch, 250-pound resident of nearby Madera, will face off with another highly touted prospect, undefeated Lolohea Mahe (4-0-1) of Wailua, Maui in the STRIKEFORCE cage. Read the rest of this entry »

Two-time NFL Pro Bowler and former Heisman trophy winner Herschel Walker signed autographs and took in a Florida Panthers hockey game Tuesday night. Walker will make his MMA Strikeforce debut against Greg Nagy.

Undefeated MMA heavyweight Bobby Lashley faces Wes Sims Saturday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT delayed on the Wes Coast) Read the rest of this entry »

All 24 fighters will participate in the final weigh in thisFriday, Jan. 29, just one day prior to the STRIKEFORCE mixed martial arts (MMA) fight card on Saturday, Jan. 30 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., live on SHOWTIME (10 p.m. ET/PT). The weigh in is open to the public, free of charge.

Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, will make his MMA debut against Greg Nagy. The 47-year-old two-time Pro Bowler will compete in the cage the night before the Pro Bowl and one week prior to the Super Bowl. The 6-foot 1-inch, 220-pound Walker holds a fifth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do and has experience in the combat disciplines of Muay Thai and Kenpo. Read the rest of this entry »

With the clash of two active UFC Hall of Famers – Randy Couture and Mark Coleman – set to make history, the Ultimate Fighting Championship®(UFC®) confirms the remaining bouts for UFC 109: RELENTLESS, presented by Bud Light and live on pay-per-view on Saturday, February 6, 2010 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC 109 will feature a card loaded with action-packed matchups such as Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen, Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago, Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller, Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg, Mac Danzig vs. Justin Buchholz, Melvin Guillard vs. Ronys Torres, Phillipe Nover vs. Robert Emerson, Brian Stann vs. Phil Davis, Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer and Mostapha Al Turk vs. Rolles Gracie. Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK (January 26, 2009)– For the first time in history, Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) will offer live mixed martial arts (MMA) fight action online with a free of charge stream of the highly anticipated STRIKEFORCE welterweight (170 pounds) matchup between wrestling powerhouses Joe “Diesel” Riggs (32-10) and Jay “The Thoroughbred” Hieron (18-4) from BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida this Saturday, January 30.

The live stream of the STRIKEFORCE: Miami preliminary bout will begin at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on the official EA SPORTS™ MMA website (www.easportsmma.com), the online platform for EA SPORTS forthcoming MMA video game title in which STRIKEFORCE will be featured as a premiere league. The stream will precede the live SHOWTIME® telecast of the event’s main fight card, which begins at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast). Read the rest of this entry »

Honolulu, HI (USA): This past Sunday, January 17th, a “Showdown” took place at Waipahu High School. But this night of fights had a special purpose: to raise money for the school’s athletic department. Over 2,000 fans packed the school’s gym, and fight celebrities such as former UFC and StrikeForce fighter Falaniko Vitale, EliteXC veteran Kaleo Kwan, former world boxing champion Jesus Salud, and UFC fighter “The Crippler” Chris Leben were in attendance. It was a night of fantastic fights, and at the end of the event, fight fans were satisfied, and X-1 World Events was able to hand over a $5,000 donation check to the Waipahu High School Athletic Department. Read the rest of this entry »

On February 26 Travis “The Gladiator” Galbraith will be aiming to put an exclamation mark on his performance against the heavy hitting Tom “Kong”

Watson in Edmonton, Alberta, as the twenty-seven year old middleweight submission specialist promises that his upcoming “MFC 24: HeatXC” bout will mark a new beginning for the fighter who has already proven himself against many of the best athletes the game has to offer. Read the rest of this entry »

Kimbo, Griffin, Bisping also Featured in Series Due Out in Second Quarter ‘10

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada, January 26, 2010 – With its first series of collectible UFC-branded figurines due to hit shelves throughout North America by next month, Round 5 today unveiled the members of its UFC Series 2, as announced by Barron Lau, Round 5 CEO and co-founder and Damon Lau, president and co-founder. Figurines for UFC stars Randy “The Natural” Couture, Tito “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Ortiz, B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn, Forrest Griffin, Michael “The Count” Bisping and Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson are scheduled to be available at retail in the second quarter of 2010. Read the rest of this entry »

Nathan Gunn had everything going for him in his MFC debut – that is until things went horribly wrong.

The welterweight prospect had a solid first round in his first fight under the spotlight, well enough to earn him the nod for taking the opening five minutes against veteran Pete Spratt on the MFC 22: Payoff card. But Gunn made a fateful error along the way. When he had Spratt in trouble, he failed to put the hammer down and finish the fight. Read the rest of this entry »

It is obvious that these two UFC Superstars have a natural distaste for each other, in fact it is blatant. The Axe murderer (not known for his public appearances) jumped at the chance to come on the world’s most controversial mma show (ranked #3 overall in sports).

In an MMABAY Radio exclusive, TODAY, Sunday, 1/24/2010 marks a battle of two of UFC’s best fighters, and their chance to verify rumors, confirm their dislike for each other and set a platform for what the fans should expect: Unedited, completely raw, unbiased reporting with two of the UFC’s biggest names. Read the rest of this entry »

Honolulu, HI (USA): This past Sunday, January 17th, a “Showdown” took place at Waipahu High School. But this night of fights had a special purpose: to raise money for the school’s athletic department. Over 2,000 fans packed the school’s gym, and fight celebrities such as former UFC and StrikeForce fighter Falaniko Vitale, EliteXC veteran Kaleo Kwan, former world boxing champion Jesus Salud, and UFC fighter “The Crippler” Chris Leben were in attendance. It was a night of fantastic fights, and at the end of the event, fight fans were satisfied, and X-1 World Events was able to hand over a $5,000 donation check to the Waipahu High School Athletic Department. Read the rest of this entry »

World championship mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion STRIKEFORCE will return to its roots when it brings its Challengers fight series to The Civic Auditorium in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26. Topping the card will be a middleweight (185 pounds) contest between wrestling powerhouse Trevor Prangley (22-5) and Karl Amoussou (11-2-1).

Undefeated power puncher Sarah Kaufman (10-0) will clash with Japan’s Takayo Hashi (12-1) in the first STRIKEFORCE women’s world bantamweight (135 pounds) championship matchup in history while Luke Rockhold (6-1), one of MMA’s brightest up and comers, will take on Paul Bradley (12-1) at middleweight, in one of the featured fights. Read the rest of this entry »

Nick Penner was happy with getting the win but not by the methods with which it came.

He learned a lesson about preparation, and is taking it to heart as he prepares for his next fight which comes with another test of its own. Penner (9-1), one of the top prospects in the Maximum Fighting Championship, puts his six-fight winning streak on the line at MFC 24: Heat XC when he takes on Chris “The Exorcist” Price (15-3). The fight will be Penner’s first at light heavyweight, moving down from the heavyweight ranks, but it is a transition he expects will benefit him in a big way. Read the rest of this entry »

Superstar Nick Diaz, DREAM Welterweight Champion Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromskis, STRIKEFORCE 145 pound Women’s Champion Cris Cyborg, and submission expert Marloes Coenen discussed the upcoming STRIKEFORCE MIAMI mixed martial arts (MMA) fights scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 30 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the west coast).

The 26-year-old Diaz (20-7), a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and native of Stockton, Calif, will take on DREAM welterweight (170 pounds) champ Zaromskis (13-3) in the main event and first STRIKEFORCE welterweight championship bout in history. Diaz, who will put a five fight win streak on the line, is making his first start since he submitted hard-hitting Scott “Hands of Steel” Smith on June 6, 2009. The highly explosive, 29-year-old Zaromskis, who hails from Siauliai, Lithuania, has won his last three fights on first-round knockouts via head kick. Read the rest of this entry »