UFC 119 Preview: Frank Mir Talks Mirko Cro Cop - "I'll Submit Him in the First Round" UFC Heavyweight FRANK MIR sits down with RawVegas.tv to talk about the vacation time he's taken rather than train too hard for his UFC 119 bout against Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic since "Cro Cop" has suggested he will not be coming into this fight at 100 percent; Mir wants to keep things fair. by Nick Thomas on Sep 12, 2010 10:27 AM EDT

Keith Jardine is now on a five-fight losing streak. Jardine, the former Ultimate Fighter contestant who rose through the ranks to the point where he was fighting in main events on pay-per-views in the UFC, was fighting in the main event on a much less prestigious pay-per-view -- Shark Fights 13 -- on Saturday night. But he couldn't get past Trevor Prangley and lost a split decision. "It's never satisfying to beat a guy like Keith when he's down on his luck and trying to make his comeback," Prangley said afterward. Prangley badly hurt Jardine with a big knee to the head in the early going, and he also opened a big cut over ...

Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight contender Kenny ”KenFlo” Florian has hired a wrestling coach and expects to make a return to the UFC in early 2011. Florian, coming off a unanimous decision loss to Gray “The Bully” Maynard, at UFC 118 is redoubling his efforts to become a more complete fighter.  Prior to the fight, UFC President Dana White had indicated that the winner of Florian vs. Maynard would go on to fight for the UFC lightweight championship. Had Florian defeated Maynard, he would have been in line for his third shot at the championship belt. After the defeat, which came in front of Florian’s hometown of Boston, he took an ...

 Heading into his scheduled welterweight bout with Jon Fitch at UFC 117 on Saturday night, Thiago Alves failed to make weight. He came in a half pound over the 171-pound limit for a welterweight fight and declined to cut any more weight. He instead fought Fitch at a catchweight and forfeited 20 percent of his fight purse. After dominating Alves for three rounds, Fitch was okay with Alves’ blunder. "It was only half a pound and the thing with California, like when I fought Diego (Sanchez) here I missed weight too my first try, the scales are digital and they round up to half a pound. He could have been a fraction of a quarter of ...

Fedor Emelianenko and a broadcast deal with the CBS network are two of the most important assets Strikeforce can boast, but right now, they are in holding patterns as respective talks and deliberations continue on both fronts. Of the two, it appears that a decision on Emelianenko's future is more likely to come first. During a Monday conference call, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker mentioned that the promotion has engaged in recent, productive talks with the Russian fighter's representatives. "We have ongoing dialogue even as recent as last weekend, and it's an ongoing process," he said. "I feel we'll come to when ...