While UFC president Dana White proudly declared that none of this past Saturday's "UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun" contestants were forced to visit the hospital following the event, that doesn't mean everyone came out 100 percent healthy. UFC 104's "Knockout of the Night" and "Fight of the Night" winner Patrick Barry was suspended by the California State Athletic Commission for up to 180 days unless cleared by a physician for a possible fracture of his left wrist. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently requested and receive the medical suspension information, which also included lesser orders for six other fighters. Barry's opponent, Antoni Hardonk, was also suspended for 45 days – including 30 days with no contact – based ...

UFC middleweight king pin, Anderson Silva has given his thoughts on the fight from this past weekend involving his close friend and training partner, Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, saying in his opinion Machida took every round. Speaking to Tatame Magazine, Silva said: “Lyoto fought well, he was very well trained. It was a hard fight, very equilibrated. Shogun fought on his rhythm very well, he was very well prepared, he’s very experient, but Lyoto’s technique was superior and he won, undoubtedly.” “Both fought well, they made a very good fight, but Lyoto won it. Now we’ll go back home and see was he did wrong to the next fight. This fight is past, ...

If Brock Lesnar has been ill with flu for the past few weeks, how was he able to attend a Minnesota Vikings game just over a week ago - and even blow the honorary Viking horn before the game commenced? That question is just one of several being asked by fans who are sceptical that Lesnar has withdrawn from the UFC 106 card for legitimate health reasons. Yahoo! Sports columnist Kevin Iole has a weekly ‘mailbag’ feature, in which he responds to letters and questions from fans. The question of Lesnar’s Vikings game attendance was brought this week, and Iole says that following a conversation with UFC president Dana White, it appears that ...

Brock Lesnar at Vikings vs Ravens game

(by Dr. Johnny Benjamin of MMAJunkie.com) Cutting weight continues to be a significant part of weight-restricted sports such as MMA, wrestling and boxing. It has gone on for so long that as the old aphorism goes, "Familiarity breeds contempt." All those athletes, coaches, promoters, sanctioning bodies and fans associated with these sports have learned to accept it, consider it part of the culture, and turn a blind eye. They all know – even if they won't admit it – that rapid, significant weight-cutting is unhealthy and potentially deadly. Most serious wrestlers have a personal story about the perils of such weight-cutting either through first hand knowledge or vicariously via a close friend or teammate. But ...