The relationship between Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz could be described as volatile to even the most casual viewer that's ever heard the two former champions talk about each other. When things get personal though, that's when Liddell's anger rockets to a new level. The former light heavyweight champion says he didn't take the bait when Ortiz's girlfriend, former adult actress Jenna Jameson, took to Twitter recently and bashed Liddell and UFC president Dana White. Liddell says he even told his followers to back off of Jameson when things got a little too heated. "I just take the high road with that," Liddell said on Monday. "I even asked my people on Twitter to back off ...

A judge has refused Affliction’s request to dismiss several claims brought against the company by M-1 Global, the management company behind Fedor Emelianenko. Affliction Entertainment’s legal representatives had argued that the breach of contract claims had no merit, but yesterday a Los Angeles courtroom held differently. It means that the M-1 Global action against Affliction will proceed. The Russian outfit is claiming that Affliction is in breach of its contract with them and Emelianenko for failing to stage a third event, which had been due to take place on August 1st last year. Emelianenko was the headline that event in a fight with Josh Barnett but when Barnett tested positive for steroids, the fight could not be made. Shortly afterwards, Affliction ...

Anderson Silva's return from elbow surgery could come at UFC 109 on February 6, 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada, against Vitor Belfort. MMAJunkie has confirmed with sources close to the fighters that the contest has been verbally agreed upon but bout agreements have not been signed and the fight hinges on the recovery of Silva. Belfort made his long awaited UFC return at UFC 103 in September where he faced former middleweight champion Rich Franklin. Just minutes into the fight, Belfort captured victory by technical knockout as he overwhelmed Franklin with punches causing the referee to stop the fight. Since debuting at middleweight in July of 2008, Belfort has defeated Terry Martin and ...