MMA News & Rumors

Clearly Belfort’s willingness to fight him without complaint has touched a nerve. It is clear that Anderson sees it as a betrayal of some kind. “Maybe he will want to fight Rodrigo or Rogerio, even though he is training with them. I think Vitor has to find himself, he is totally lost," he spat. (Fighters Only)

Little has been heard from Robbie Lawler since losing to Jake Shields at a Strikeforce event in June, but FanHouse has learned that the former EliteXC middleweight champion has been offered to return on Strirkeforce's December card. Lawler has verbally agreed to fight at the end of the year but no opponent has been finalized. (Fanhouse)

Curran on Tuesday confirmed to MMAWeekly.com that he has signed a two-fight, non-exclusive contract with Strikeforce. His first bout for the promotion will be on the preliminary card for the Nov. 7 “Fedor vs. Rogers” event in his backyard of Chicago. (MMA Weekly)

Junior ‘Cigano’ Dos Santos will meet Gabriel Gonzaga in a heavyweight clash at UFC 108, Fighters Only can confirm. A source close to the fight tells us that ‘Cigano’ – which means ‘Gipsy’ in English – and Gonzaga have both agreed to fight at the January 2nd, 2010 event. (Fighters Only)


The family environment of the camp is the most potent impression you get from the guys. They train hard and knock each other about, but they are brothers, through blood, sweat and tears. Hardy explains that no matter where their careers flourish, their home is Nottingham. (MMA Weekly)

“I live in America, but whenever I am set to fight, I train here, nothing comes close, these are my bothers; this is where it all happens.” (MMA Weekly)

A bout between Mark Munoz (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and fellow middleweight Ryan Jensen (14-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) is set for the UFC's first-of-the-year event, UFC 108. (MMA Junkie)

"I have not signed with Strikeforce yet," said Askren, who was the second-ever Mizzou wrestler to compete in the Olympics. "But I'd really like to fight for them. They've signed a lot of my friends lately ... and they said they're treated very well." (MMA Junkie)