The Ultimate Fighting Championship® and Bud Light have teamed up to put on an action-packed fight card heading to New Orleans this fall. The organizations jointly announced today that UFC® Fight Night Live: Battle on the Bayou will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17 from the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and feature an outstanding welterweight clash between top contenders Jake Shields and Jake Ellenberger. UFC® Fight Night Live: Battle on the Bayou will be broadcast live on SPIKE TV at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
“Jake Shields has fought some …

Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) and FOX Sports today announced an exclusive two-year distribution agreement to air UFC programming in Latin America.  The deal gives FOX Sports the rights to air UFC content in 18 countries in Latin America, excluding Brazil.  UFC fans in the region will now have access to the best mixed martial arts fights in the world.  UFC events will be available on FOX Sports, FOX Sports+, and FOX Sports HD, and all live events will air on FOX Sports and FOX Sports HD on Saturdays at 10 …

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 …

Earlier this month, MMAFighting.com reported that the UFC is looking to buy the cable network “G4 TV”. Well, long-time UFC veteran fighter Nate “Rock” Quarry thumbed out a tweet several minutes ago which leads me to believe the world’s largest MMA organization may announce the purchase this coming week.
@NateRockQuarry : I’ll be on Attack of the Show this Thurs with BiG news! Something EVERY fan wants to see!! Tune in to have your mind grapes squashed!
Although Nate’s return to the Octagon after a long layoff would be big …

Boxing Scene (BoxingScene.com) today published an “article” based on an unverified rumor that the Ultimate Fighting Championship is under FTC investigation for monopolistic practices. The whole-lotta-nothing post which consists of dated, unrelated Dana White quotes and the disjointed explanation of what a monopoly is, is just plain irresponsible journalism.
Beyond writer Bryanna Fissori’s lackluster effort to craft a remotely semi-coherent brief on basic legal definitions, this post attempting to smear the wildly successful Mixed Martial Arts promotion does nothing more than deal another self-inflicted jab to the collective face of boxing …