First off, I would like to say I would rather get this fight for free on Versus. I will also say that if the WEC was going to move into PPV territory, that this is definitely the right fight to do so. The whole card is intriguing.  It all action packed fights, so this is the perfect opportunity for the WEC to look to get into the PPV market. This event is guaranteed to put an explosive end to this excruciatingly bad April.  There are a number of potential fight of the year opportunities on this card. I will be shocked if there isn’t at least one match that will have you on the ...

Over the past few years, we've seen a number of situations in which a fighter works his way up to the number one contender spot, loses the title fight, and then spends the next few years proving that he can beat anyone in the division except the champion.  Jon Fitch and Rich Franklin come immediately to mind, and now Kenny Florian finds himself in a similar position. Florian has to be considered the favorite against anybody in the UFC lightweight division besides BJ Penn.  The next logical fight for Florian is Gray Maynard, and while it's a tough fight, I would pick Florian to win it.  If he does, he'd effectively knock off ...

UFC competitors Eliot Marshall and Shannon Gugerty – who both lost their respective matches Sunday night during the organization’s debut on Versus – have been released from the UFC. MMA Madness was able to confirm the news with sources close to the fighters this afternoon. Marshall (seen here) lost a lackluster split decision to Vladimir Matyushenko while Gugerty was submitted with a arm-triangle choke in the second round courtesy of Clay Guida. The release of Marshall comes as somewhat of a surprise as he had won his first three bouts with the organization before suffering his first loss last night. Marshall was a contestant on season eight of The Ultimate Fighter and made it to the semifinals before ...

Brandon Vera received more than a bruised ego on Sunday at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.; a fearsome elbow strike from opponent Jon Jones left the UFC light heavyweight with facial fractures and an unknown return date. In the night's Versus-televised main event, Jones landed the blow as he postured up in Vera's guard midway through the first round. Vera rolled to his side in visible pain when the shot slammed into the right side of his face near his eye socket. The strike caused three fractures in Vera's right cheekbone, the fighter's manager, Matt Stansell, today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "The whole right side of Brandon's face was numb," Stansell said. Vera (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC), 32, ...