MMA News & Rumors

"They said I'll get one more shot, another fight, to prove I belong here," Trigg told MMAjunkie.com. "If I win, they've got to keep me around. If I lose and it's back-to-back losses, they'll probably drop me, rightfully so." (MMA Junkie)

“You’re gonna see a different Pitbull. You didn’t see my wrestling and my ground game, because I didn’t have an opportunity to use it, and I feel that my career started after this last fight… I grew up a lot as a person and as a fighter, I’m recharged and I’ll get what I want, the belt”, guarantees Alves, who’s rumored to fight Paulo Thiago, but didn’t want to reveal his the opponent. “I’ll fight at December 5… I have an opponent, but I can’t say yet”. (Tatame)

"I was really calm, I think the reception from the fans was a lot different that what I’ve experienced before, that did well to settle me," Daley told MMAWeekly.com of his lack of nerves before the fight. "Everyone's cheering you on, and I think it played a big part in me feeling so calm." (MMA Weekly)



"It was a fair stoppage, I don’t know what they could complain about," said Daley. "I knocked him out, hit him, woke him up, knocked him out again, woke him up, at which point Yves Lavigne stepped in." (MMA Weekly)

"I was surprised he didn't initiate the clinch more than he normally does. I think he got confident because he caught me a few times...I will fight swick the same as I did Kampmaan. I believe Martin is tougher than Swick," stated UFC lightweight Paul Daley as he talked about his future plans after his impressive victory over Martin Kampmann at UFC 103. (Fight Hype)

FightHype.com caught up with UFC lightweight Cole Miller shortly after his first round TKO loss to Efrain Escudero this past Saturday at UFC 103 in Dallas, Texas. "Man, it's crazy because I felt I was in control of the fight and just made one mistake and it was over. It only takes one little mistake," he stated as he shared his thoughts on his performance. "I was surprised that he wanted to stand with me so much because even when he got the takedown, he let me right up. I was expecting him to come out and shoot and try to keep me down," Miller added. (Fight Hype)

"I will have to go back and watch it, but I think I was fine," stated a disappointed Martin Kampmann immediately following his first round TKO loss to UFC newcomer Paul Daley. Kampmann admitted he didn't fight the smartest fight strategically, but felt he should have been given the benefit of the doubt. "I've been hurt a lot worse. I think I was just fine," Kampmann added. (Fight Hype)

The UFC's first-ever Spike TV broadcast of a pay-per-view event's preliminary card drew 1.4 million viewers according to a report issued today by the cable television network. (MMA Junkie)

“Training’s gone really well,” Doerksen told MMAWeekly.com before heading to Japan. “I really have no injuries, no complaints and no problems, so I’m doing great.” (MMA Weekly)

“I was working with him from the beginning of this fight up until around April, then he started working with Jon Chaimberg, who is Georges St. Pierre’s conditioning coach,”
Kearns tells Fighters Only. (Fighters Only)

It was as if Jackson didn’t know who you were – did you feel he was being disrespectful?
No, some people believe that their shit don’t stink, and that they are above the rest. A couple years ago I showed him a side mount escape and he loved it, but that was probably because he wasn’t in the UFC yet. (Ifight)

The Dallas Morning News today learned from sources close to the event that an undisclosed injury has forced Mark Hominick out of the Oct. 10 "WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson" event at AT&T Center in San Antonio, and veteran Javier "Showtime" Vazquez (13-3) has verbally agreed to fill in on short notice. (Dallas Morning News)