This past Saturday brought out a great fight as Forrest Griffin took a split decision victory over opponent Tito Ortiz at UFC 106. While Ortiz fans believe he won the fight, there is just no logical way to score the bout in his favor. Griffin evaded damage with Ortiz in his guard and was the better man on the feet for 15 minutes.
While Griffin’s victory was no surprise after witnessing three rounds of the two giving it their all, a split decision with such opposing scores was indeed a shock. …

UFC will hold a press conference today at 2 p.m. EST to promote their upcoming event “Couture vs. Nogueira” on August 29th in Portland, Oregon.
The call will feature President Dana White and fighters Randy “The Natural” Couture and Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira.
6th-Round.com will be providing you with live updates throughout.
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- Nogueira says he’s in good shape and feeling as good as he has in a few years
- Couture says he cannot afford to look past Nogueira
- Nogueira says he is ready for whoever the next …

Today’s UFC press conference relayed some significant news which included updates as to some of the sport’s most popular fighters. The returns of former UFC draws, match switch-ups and the million pound gorilla in the room - Fedor, were all talking point this afternoon.
To take away…
Tito Ortiz: The Huntington Beach Bad Boy has re-signed with the organization that made him a star, the UFC. He does not have a return date set but a potential opponent is MMA legend Mark Coleman. Ortiz has a vast array of intriguing match-ups and …

Welcome to a new column here at 6th Round. This weekly “Sunday Submission” installment will recap some of the hottest and most talked-about issues in MMA as well as provide a vehicle for some of our more opinionated insights. As always, we welcome your feedback and constructive criticism.
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Sunday July 12, 2008
While existing fans may have been generally pleased with the historic UFC 100 event which went down in Las Vegas last night, the mainstream media is sure to maintain their skeptical outlook on MMA.
Thanks to a horribly received post-fight rant …

In light of the upcoming recent “E:60″ piece on UFC President Dana White, I pondered how he would now feel about fellow promotion Strikeforce in comparison to over six months ago. If you’ll recall, White surprised some with positive feedback regarding the competing organization based out of California.
“I hope they do 10 million viewers next week,” White says. “Have you heard me say a bad word about Strikeforce? I wish them all the luck in the world. I have nothing bad to say about guys who are running the right …