After his 1-3 run in the organization that included a recent decision loss to Rafael dos Anjos at UFC Fight Night 20, Ultimate Fighting Championship officials cut lightweight Kyle Bradley from the organization's roster. Bradley confirmed the termination of his contract via Twitter. Bradley (14-7 MMA, 1-3 UFC), who debuted with the UFC two years ago, likely will be best remembered for his TKO victory over "The Ultimate Fighter 8" runner-up Phillipe Nover at UFC 98. from MMAJunkie.com

Following his second consecutive octagon victory, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed Rick Story to a new four-fight deal. Story, a Washington native who fights alongside UFC welterweight Mike Pierce at Brave Legion Fight Club, defeated Jesse Lennox on points on Jan. 11 at UFC Fight Night 20. "I'm very happy to be fighting in the UFC," Story told MMAjunkie.com on Tuesday. "I hope to go through this contract as fast as my last one." by Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie.com

"In anticipation of their world welterweight title clash at UFC 111: ST-PIERRE vs. HARDY, UFC champion Georges St-Pierre and challenger Dan Hardy will be featured on UFC Primetime, a weekly, three part series premiering Wednesday, March 10 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on Spike TV.UFC Primetime, produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), is a look into the lives of perhaps the world’s best pound for pound fighter, St-Pierre, and Hardy, the man looking to unseat him at the top of the welterweight ladder. As the two prepare for their meeting in late March, Spike TV will present three special weekly installments that will take viewers across the pond to Nottingham, England as Hardy trains ...

The push to legalize mixed martial arts in New York is now being led by the state’s top official. Governor David Paterson unveiled a state budget proposal Tuesday that includes a bill that would nullify a 13-year-old ban on MMA in the Empire State as a way of raising sorely needed revenue. “Currently, 40 States safely regulate the sport of mixed martial arts and enjoy local and statewide economic benefits associated with the conduct of mixed martial arts events,” reads a summary from Paterson’s office of his revenue proposals. “While New York’s ban on professional combative sports would be removed, conduct of the sport would be carefully regulated.” Paterson’s proposal means that legalization of MMA will be taken up as part of the ...

As he hinted after suffering a split decision loss to Gray Maynard at UFN 20 earlier this month, it looks like Nate Diaz (6-3 UFC) will indeed make move up to the welterweight division. Diaz's first test at 170 lbs will come against Miletich-trained striker Rory Markham (1-1 UFC) who hasn't seen action in over a year due to nagging injuries which also forced him out of a UFC 108 fight with Martin Kampmann. The report comes from MMA Junkie: It didn't take long for Nate Diaz to get the phone call.      Diaz has stated that the cut to 155 is rough for him, and he'd at least like to ...