It was not long ago that we saw Tim Kennedy fighting Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ de Souza for the Strikeforce Middleweight Title. Although the fight was a close one, Kennedy was upset with both the outcome of the fight as well as the nature of the fight: “My coaches and I sat down to see if there […]
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Strikeforce consults President of ABC on legality of Josh Barnett
Tim Lueckenhoff was recently consulted by the promotion regarding the legality of Josh Barnett, who is currently without a license and undergoing an appeal in California following a positive test for banned substances, fighting in their heavyweight tournament. Speaking with MMAFAtv, Lueckenhoff states that there is nothing in place saying that other States should respect […]
Time May Be Running Out For Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett’s failure to produce a clean drug-screening test prior to Affliction: Trilogy is one of the most well-known examples in Mixed Martial Arts history. After all, it crashed an entire promotion. Barnett, who disputes the findings of that particular urinalysis, appeared by himself before the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) in early December of […]
Venue for UFC Fight Night 24 Confirmed
The Washington State Athletic Commission has confirmed to MMAFA.tv that UFC Fight Night 24 will be taking place at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. The event is scheduled to take place on March 26, 2011. Match-ups confirmed to take place at the event include: Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Noguiera Dan Hardy vs. Anthony Johnson […]
Tim Sylvia to Replace Todd Duffee at Titan Fighting Championship
MMAFA.tv has learned through sources close to the negotiations that Tim Sylvia, currently the highest-profile free agent, will be stepping in to replace Todd Duffee against Abe Wagner at Titan Fighting Championships 16. The Titan Fighting Championships card will be televised live on HDNet on Friday, January 28, 2011. MMAFA.tv spoke with Titan Fighting Championships […]
Duffee’s Manager Confirms Fight Against Alistair Overeem at Dynamite!!
A heavyweight clash between current Strikeforce Heavyweight Champ and recent K-1 World Grand Prix winner Alistair Overeem and Todd Duffee has just been made official, sources close to the fight revealed to MMAFA.tv. The announcement brings nearly a month of speculation over who would be Overeem’s challenger at Dynamite!! 2010 to a close. Many fans […]
Joe Rogan Responds to Kizer Comments
We all know that there’s a big problem with judging in MMA, and we all know that Kizer is pretending that there’s nothing wrong with having a bunch of people with no martial arts training and no understanding of the sport judging it on a professional level. There’s only one way for me to bring the […]
Commissioner Kizer Responds to Garcia vs. Phan Controversy, Points Out UFC Hypocrisy
If Leonard Garcia wasn’t religious before Saturday night, he certainly should be now. Garcia’s controversial split decision victory over Nam Phan at The Ultimate Fighter 12 finale seemingly spoke more to divine intervention than it did to competent judging. The decision sent MMA fans everywhere into a frenzy, feeling that Phan, although less ‘aggressive’ throughout […]
Is the UFC Benching Roy Nelson to Protect Brock Lesnar?
Ask your average MMA fan how intrigued they are by a rubber-match between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir at this point in time and you’re likely to get an earful of unkind words regarding the match, regardless of how marketable it may be. UFC President Dana White received the same earful after revealing plans for […]
NSAC’s Kizer, CSAC’s Dodd Speak on Sonnen Suspension
A public exchange of rumors between Yahoo blogger Dave Meltzer and UFC.com writer Oliver Copp regarding Sonnen’s suspension in California following a positive test for steroids ended up making headlines on many MMA sites. It is doubtful that this was their intention, but given Meltzer and Copp’s status as high-profile writers in the sport it […]