Fresh off of the biggest victory in his young MMA career, a first-round knockout of the former PRIDE and UFC Heavyweight Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Cain Velasquez has staked his claim near the top of the UFC’s Heavyweight division and if he gets his wish, he’ll be facing off against current champ Brock Lesnar sooner rather than later.
As Velasquez told MMA Fighting, he’s more than ready to face off against the hugely talented, hugely dangerous and just plain huge Lesnar;
“Yes. I’m ready. I think I’ve been ready for a while. …

Despite talk of signing with DREAM, Mirko Cro Cop has agreed to return to the UFC and could take on Junior dos Santos at UFC 103.

Latest television ratings from the UK, with numbers for the latest WWE and TNA programmes as well as UFC 99.

The UFC could reportedly return to Germany next year following UFC 99 earlier this month.

Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic’s UFC return is over.

The Croatian star stopped Mostapha Al-Turk in the first round at UFC 99 on Saturday night in his first fight in the UFC since recording back-to-back losses in 2007.

UFC president Dana White was of the impression that Cro Cop would be staying for another two fights but was rocked by the news that the fighter has signed a three-fight deal with the Japan-based DREAM promotion.

White had signed Filipovic to a one-fight deal for the UFC’s first ever live event in Germany…

Rich Franklin showed good composure as he defeated Wanderlei Silva in a close battle at UFC 99 on Saturday night.

Cain Velasquez was in great form as he defeated Cheick Kongo in the co-main event at UFC 99 on Saturday night.

Velasquez dominated throughout the bout, although Kongo could have won it early when he rocked Velasquez with two punches that would have put other fighters down and out.

But that was Kongo’s only really shining light in a bout that saw Velasquez give his opponent one heck of a beating en route to a unanimous points win.

Velasquez was in control throughout on the…

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic was victorious at UFC 99 in Germany on Saturday night, while Mike Swick called out champion Georges St. Pierre after beating Ben Saunders.

Dan Hardy won the opening bout of the night on the UFC’s first televised card to take place in Germany on Saturday.

Lightweight Dennis Siver delighted the hometown crowd Saturday by submitting Dale Hartt on the undercard of UFC 99 Saturday as the UFC made its debut in Germany.

Martin Smith takes a look at the main and preliminary cards scheduled for UFC 99 on Saturday night as well as the fights to watch.

Cheick Kongo against Cain Velasquez has all the ingredients to be the fight of the night, and with both men looking at securing the number one contender spot in the UFC heavyweight division, it is sure to be a hard hitting battle.

Kongo looked superb in his last fight against Antoni Hardonk and seems to have turned a corner since his defeat against Heath Herring at UFC 82. His cardio looks great, his muay thai looks better and his kicks look deadly.

In fact, for the first time in his UFC career, Kongo looks like a world beater and a man who could rule the heavyweight division…

Wanderlei Silva will be heading into UFC 99 knowing that he must win if he is to dampen speculation that he is past it as a top-tier MMA fighter in the UFC. However, the task in front of him is one hell of a big one.

For me, Rich Franklin is the best middleweight in the world – with the exception of Anderson Silva. Problem is, Franklin is no longer regarded as a middleweight – he’s a light heavyweight – and Silva has struggled at 205lbs since his switch over from PRIDE. Here, Silva goes into the bout at a catchweight of 195lbs desperate for a win streak that will once again establish him as one of the deadliest fighters in the UFC. It’s a massive…