In a potential fight that hardly anyone would have interest in, Lyoto Machida says he would be open to facing Tito Ortiz again. He revealed to Fighters Only Magazine that UFC brass had been pegging Ryan Bader as the Brazilian’s next opponent, but that was nixed when Bader shockingly lost his most recent fight in the first round.
“They wanted to put me with Ryan Bader but he lost to Tito Ortiz last weekend so, so far I have no opponent,” he said.
“I could have faced Rampage [again] or even Jon …

Former 135 lbs. WEC champ Miguel Torres recently told ESPN.com that he’s open to fighting former 145 lbs. (now at bantamweight) champ Urijah Faber, even if the match doesn’t necessarily benefit either man that much.
“Now, there’s only bragging rights,” Torres told ESPN.com. “He’s coming off a loss. I’m coming off a loss. He’s had four title shots since then. He lost twice to Mike Brown, to Jose Aldo and now to Dominick Cruz. I lost fights to one of his students [Joseph Benavidez] and Brian Bowles.
“All …

In every fight, there’s a winner and a loser. Well, unless you’re referring to the most recent Edgar vs. Maynard match which halted much of the momentum the UFC’s lightweight title picture had. In any case, you likely understand what I’m saying here. While Saturday night’s fights in Las Vegas for UFC 132 propelled eleven fighters to victory, an equal number of men went home with the bitter taste of defeat. Which loss stung the most? Let’s take a look.
George Sotiropoulos was expected to best Dennis Siver at their UFC …

Boston, MA - June 2, 2011 - World Championship Fighting today announced that Matt Phinney, a highly touted boxing champion in the Northeast is set to make his MMA debut at WCF 11 in Wilmington, MA on June 18th. Phinney is a two-time Golden Gloves Champion winning in both 2008 and 2010. In 2008 Phinney also captured the USA Boxing’s New England Championship.
Phinney is most widely known in the Mixed Martial Arts world as being the trainer for UFC fighter Jorge Rivera as well as for his role as Michael …

Enjoying his birthday on Thursday morning with his family, former super middleweight boxing champion Jeff “Left Hook” Lacy has heard the rumors amidst the mixed martial arts world about his fight with Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz and wants to clear the air.
“I’ve agreed to the fight, his side sent out a press release saying he had agreed to the fight. But I’ve heard through the grapevine that he’s not serious about this, that maybe his so-called heavy hands can’t back up his …