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 ...

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 ...