While the New South Wales Combat Sports Authority (the commission in charge of regulating this past weekend's UFC 110 event) has yet to release an official list of medical suspensions from the UFC's first trip to Australia, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has confirmed the status of one high-profile competitor. According to Marc Ratner, the UFC's Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, newly minted middleweight Wanderlei Silva (33-10-1 MMA, 3-5 UFC) will be free to return to action after a mere 30-day suspension. The news clears the way for a recently reported potential fight between "The Axe Murderer" and Japanese middleweight star Yoshihiro Akiyama (13-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC 115 in June. Although not yet officially announced, UFC 115 is expected to take place June 12 ...

Is EliteXC on the verge of coming back from the dead? A press release circulated earlier today indicated that it might be. Stratus Media Group, which describes itself as “a live entertainment company” announced today that it has assumed control over the board of directors and the management of ProElite, the parent company of EliteXC. EliteXC was founded in 2006 but went under in October 2008, a combination of debts and adverse publicity sounding the death knell. The organisation sold off many of its assets, including fighters, and was stated to be defunct. Paul Feller, President and CEO of Stratus, said today that his company‘s acquisition “allows Stratus and ProElite to combine forces at the ...

Frank Mir may have crossed the line when he said he'd like Brock Lesnar "to be the first person that dies due to Octagon-related injuries." But in fairness to Mir, it should be pointed out that he's far from the only person associated with the UFC who has talked about fighting to the death. In fact, before they fought at UFC 100, Lesnar said of Mir, "I'm gonna murder him. I count the days and nights before I get to do that." That's far from the only example. Prior to UFC 94 last year, B.J. Penn addressed Georges St. Pierre in a video shot and distributed by the UFC by saying, "Georges, I'm ...

In an EXCLUSIVE interview with MMABay this week UFC heavyweight contender, Shane Carwin has slammed Frank Mir over his comments directed towards champion, Brock Lesnar where he said he wanted to break his neck or worse, labelling the Las Vegas native “either a terrible human being or mentally unfit”. When asked to give his thoughts on what Mir had said, Carwin explained: “I did not see the interview so I can't comment on what he might have said. I can tell you that ANY athlete wishing death upon a competitor is either a terrible human being or mentally unfit to fight. That type of talk and if it ever happened will take this sport backwards. Frank ...

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir offered an apology on Tuesday for comments last week in which he said he would like to see his rival, current UFC champion Brock Lesnar, die in the Octagon. Mir's apology was publicized by the UFC, which also released a statement from UFC President Dana White condemning Mir's rhetoric. "I would like to apologize to Brock Lesnar, his family, the UFC and the UFC fans for my stupid remarks," Mir said in comments posted at UFC.com. "I respect Brock, all the other fighters, and the sport of mixed martial arts. I'm sorry that I stepped out of line." White said he thought Mir crossed the line by saying he wanted Lesnar "to ...