OAKLAND, Calif.: Chael Sonnen talked a whole lot before his fight with Anderson Silva at UFC 117.  For 24 minutes, the challenger lived up to every word of hype he built up prior his meeting with the champion on Aug. 7, but in the end, Sonnen ended up on the losing end of a spectacular fight. Sonnen irritated many a person with his talk about Silva.  Many thought his mind games were getting old and they expected him to be utterly demolished by the middleweight champ. This, however, did not happen. Chael Sonnen did everything he said he was going to do to Silva for the duration of the fight up until the very end. ...

IBA heavyweight boxing champion James "Lights Out" Toney called UFC heavyweight king Brock Lesnar a coward this past weekend and said he would relish a chance to fight him inside the Octagon. Lesnar (5-1), absolutely one of the greatest athletes ever, returned to action after being sidelined for a year with a draconian intestinal disorder and emerged victorious over interim UFC titlist Shane Carwin by submission in a scintillating battle July 3 ...

Bobby Lashley always has been in a hurry to get to the top of the heavyweight division, and he's getting less and less shy about asking for what he wants – namely, the Strikeforce title. First, he has to get through Chad Griggs (8-1 MMA, 0-0 SF) at "Strikeforce: Houston" on Aug. 21. On paper, Griggs is his toughest test yet. But if he earns a win, Lashley wants a shot at the belt in early 2011. "I'm staying ready," Lashley (5-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) today said. "I've been training really hard, and I'm going to continue to train after this fight." Lashley has not fought since his promotional ...

by Dustin Kimbrell   July 3rd 2010, two of the sports biggest Heavy-weights are set to collide. Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin. This fight could very well go down in history as an instant classic, but before these two big boys get it on, let's have a look at the other fights on the card. UnderCard Jon Madsen (5-0) vs Karlos Vemola (7-0) Many of you may remember Jon Madsen for his stint on TUF 10 "Heavyweights" as the man that used his wrestling/Ground and Pound to open up the nastiest cut ever seen on the reality show. Some say he is too one-dimensional to compete at the highest ...

by Marco Yanitelli The following statement by M-1 Global's president Vadim Finkelchtein was posted on M-1 Global's official website. It is in response to actions taken by Dana White and the UFC to strike Fedor where it really hurts—his wallet. "I'm afraid to disappoint the fans, but it seems that Fedor's shirt will never be available. Just today I got the call from Tapout, and was told representatives of the UFC threatened to break all contracts with their organization and categorically demanded Tapout discontinue the Fedor Emelianenko T-shirt line. "That Dana White has displayed such an attitude ...