MMA News & Rumors

"After any loss, that's the last thing you want to do, is run away from your fans, not give an explanation, kind of quitting on your fans." Ortiz said of Griffin's mad dash. "I've heard a lot of people already talk about that." (Yahoo! Sports)

"I feel sorry about Mark Coleman having him as a manager. Hopefully he'll get his knee healed up and hopefully they'll still be able to stick me in that fight because there's some really bad blood there. There's some really monstrous things that should have never been said about my family," said Ortiz. "I would have never said anything about Mark Coleman's family." (MMA Weekly)

Lightweight Josh Neer (25-9-1 MMA, 4-6 UFC), a 10-time veteran of the UFC, has been released from the world's biggest MMA promotion. (MMA Junkie)

We know that Cris Cyborg is not seen as one of the prettier fighters of the women’s division and is not considered to be a sex symbol, but it appears that is slowly changing. If you look at the division that has Marloes Camoes, Erin Toughill and Gina Carano who all have instant sex appeal and are very attractive, Cyborg is probably the opposite. I am not attempting to be a dick or saying anything anyone has not thought before, but it appears that Cris Cyborg may be going under a image change. (Urdirt)

“He wanted to fight regardless,” Lambert texted, after some confusion on Friday, when it was speculated Alves might remain in the bout after all. “You can’t miss 3-4 weeks training against a guy like Fitch to heal an injury. He’s out, but good to go after the first of the year.” (Sherdog)

The Ultimate Fighter 10 heavyweight Zak Jensen is facing a wrongful death lawsuit involving the death of a Minnesota college student on a spring break trip in March to Mexico. (Fanhouse)

Jens Pulver is in talks with the WEC about a return to the cage, company general manager Reed Harris has confirmed. “We’re talking to Jens. I cant confirm anything right now but Jens has indicated to us that he would like to fight again, I can tell you that,” he told Fighters Only last night. (Fighters Only)

Brad ’One Punch’ Pickett (17-4) has been signed to a multi-fight deal with the WEC and will debut for the promotion early 2010, Fighters Only can reveal. The London fighter will be entering the 135lb division and has as many as six fights on his contract, WEC general manager Reed Harris told us today. (Fighters Only)

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned from sources close to the event that Bocek has verbally agreed to meet UFC newcomer Joe Brammer (7-0-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at the event. Bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly. (MMA Junkie)

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned from sources close to the event that Semerzier has been targeted to meet undefeated WEC newcomer Erik Koch (7-0 MMA, 0-0 WEC) at the recently announced "WEC 45: Cerrone vs. Ratcliff." At least one fighter has agreed to the contest, though bout agreements have yet to be distributed. (MMA Junkie)