In an EXCLUSIVE interview conducted by MMABay earlier this week, former UFC light heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has taken aim at UFC colour commentator, Joe Rogan, saying he needs to find himself a new job, as well as commenting on what he describes as the fakers within the UFC. to the UFC, the people he will run into and the controversial loss to Forrest Griffin last summer, “Rampage” said: “If anyone says I’m not the champion of the UFC they need to come step in the cage with me. Joe Rogan, that guy needs to go get a new job. He needs to go back to being a comedian cos that guy’s so biased towards anyone who’s not ...

Former Octagon Girls Logan Stanton and Natasha Wicks, two of the more popular figures in the UFC, were relieved of their duties on Tuesday, surprising MMA fans when the news was first reported by MMAMadness.com on Thursday. Wicks, who won a Maxim Magazine Octagon Girl search in July, was released before the expiration of her contract, while Stanton, who made her Octagon debut at UFC 92 last December, did not have her one-year contract renewed. The news came as a shock to both women who figured they were a part of the UFC's long-term plans. "I hadn't heard anything from anybody," Stanton told MMAFighting.com on Thursday. "They were promoting me and I was in the video game for next year, so I didn't ...

Bobby Lashley has been on a tear in his short career in mixed martial arts, winning all four of his fights, three of which by first round stoppage. Now he is slated to face his toughest challenge to date, 9-0 Shane Del Rosario at Strikeforce in January. According to MMAWorldwide, Del Rosario informed them that he has been offered the fight with Lashley and that both he and Lashley had verbally agreed to the fight. Al that remains is for both undefeated fighters to put pen to paper in order to make the bout official. Strikeforce’s January show, imaginatively dubbed “Strikeforce: Miami” so far not only sees the Strikeforce debut of Bobby Lashley, but the MMA debut of Herschel Walker and the ...

It appears the wait for a heavyweight title fight for Shane Carwin has finally been set, except it will be for an interim title, as current champion Brock Lesnar remains on the mend. Carwin will now likely face Frank Mir in an interim heavyweight title match at UFC 111 on March 27 in Newark, N.J.The rumored bout has started to take shape sources close to the negotiations disclosed to MMAWeekly.com on Tuesday night. Possibility of the bout was first reported by AOL Fanhouse. The likelihood of this fight came about most likely in two parts following the UFC 107 weekend that just past. First, UFC president Dana White said the company was looking to make a decision in the ...

MEMPHIS -- Justin Wren, who was a cast member of the most recent season of The Ultimate Fighter and who lost his UFC debut in a split-decision at the TUF 10 Finale last Saturday, was cut by the UFC, a source confirmed to FanHouse on Thursday. Wren, who is just 22 years old, did well during TUF, submitting Wes Sims in his first-round matchup before dropping a tight majority decision to eventual TUF champ Roy Nelson in the quarterfinals. Wren (8-2 overall), lost on Saturday to Jon Madsen in a close contest. In another piece of UFC news, Tim Credeur has been forced to withdraw from his Jan. 11 ...