I remember thinking last week, the UFC 156 was almost too good to be true. And, apparently it was.

TATAME reported yesterday that the light heavyweight match between Dan Henderson and Lyoto Machida would be moved up 3 weeks to February 23rd for the UFC 157 event in Anaheim.

It is rumored that the winner of the Henderson/Machida bout will be next in-line for the light heavyweight title after Sonnen fights Jon Jones on April 27.

UFC 156…

After being suspended for failing a surprise drug test prior to a title fight with Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146, Alistair Overeem looks to make his comeback against Antonio Bigfoot Silva at UFC 156.

Now word comes from UFC.com that Overeem has his fight:

Top-ten ranked heavyweight contenders will collide as Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Alistair “The Reem” Overeem have verbally agreed to fight at UFC 156.

The bout, expected to take place Super…

Lyoto Machida (18-3) is entertaining the thought of a drop down to middleweight.

"I walk around close to 205 pounds, so if I put in the work, I do think it's possible to fight at 185 pounds," Machida told MMA Junkie. "But for now, I'm staying at 205."

Machida has had success in the UFC light heavyweight division. In 2009 he won the title and defended it later that year before dropping it in 2010. Machida had another chance at UFC gold at UFC 140, when he fought…

Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen, fighting for the UFC middleweight title, in front of 80,000 people in Brazil? That’s what’s happening according to UFC President Dana White.

During Wednesday’s press conference in Calgary to announce a trio of Canadian date, White suggested that the bout, which was originally targeted to take place in Sao Paulo would be moving to Rio de Janeiro, and would take place in front of 80,000 people. That would mean the event would have to be…

UFC veteran Dan Henderson insists the middleweight title is not high on his list of priorities, regardless of what president Dana White tells the media.

Henderson has done it all in MMA, winning PRIDE and Strikeforce titles whilst beating the majority of the best fighters of his generation. The only thing missing from his record is a UFC championship.

Hendo is currently waiting to face the winner of Jon Jones and Rashad Evans, who contest the light-heavyweight…

UFC president Dana White and Dan Henderson appear to be at loggerheads once again after White revealed Hendo is not interested in a potential match-up with Lyoto Machida.

Henderson, having turned 40, has no interest in wasting the fights he has remaining in his career, even for a man of Machida's reputation. Having returned to the UFC as the Strikeforce champion, Henderson is hunting UFC…

The joke was on Jon Jones at the UFC 145 press conference on Thursday after Rashad Evans sent the media into an eruption of laughter by comparing his rival to Stevie Wonder.

Jones was in poetic mood as he sat alongside his light-heavyweight belt, explaining that he did not expect coach Greg Jackson to be in…

Dan Henderson could hold the key to Jon Jones' potential move into the heavyweight terrain, after Jones revealed he wants to fight Henderson and then move up a weight class in 2013.

Jones has taken the sport by storm since entering the UFC, already becoming the light-heavyweight champion when defeating Mauricio Shogun Rua. He has since beaten Rampage…

An integral part of professional fighting is the ability to take a punch. All fights start standing up, increasing the odds of having you chin tested early in a fight.

The deterioration of fighters' chins come by years of taking punishment. Fighters like Wanderlei Silva, Chuck Liddell and Mirko Cro Cop could not take nearly the…

Rashad Evans will fight Jon Jones for the light-heavyweight title at UFC 145 after he proved himself to be in a different league to Phil Davis in Saturday's UFC on Fox 2 main event.

Evans, the former champion, has long been campaigning for a fight with former team-mate Jones after a sour divide in loyalties, and now he will get his chance. A unanimous…

It stands to logic that winning, and then winning some more, will elevate you in the pecking order. That goes for all sports, really, not just mixed martial arts. But there are other ways to earn yourself acknowledgment as being among the crème de la crème.

Consider Michael Bisping. Consider Benson Henderson. Neither won a fight last month -- one of them didn't even step into…

Dana talks about Nick Diaz and handling the UFC Primetime cameras, says Dan Henderson is going to wait for the winner of Rashad Evans and Jon Jones rather than fight again, and says Overeem not in real trouble after misdemeanor assault charge, expects him to Junior Dos Santos to happen as planned.…

Jon Jones is so confident that he will remain light-heavyweight champion by the end of this year that he has requested a fight at heavyweight in 2012.

Jones is a dominant force on the 205lb scene, already destroying Mauricio Shogun Rua, Rampage Jackson and Lyoto Machida. Next up is Rashad Evans in April, another man he is a huge favourite to…

Lyoto Machida has put himself forward as Dan Henderson's next fight, if Rashad Evans beats Phil Davis at UFC on Fox 2 this weekend.

The light-heavyweight title picture is fairly clear. If Evans beats Davis, he will be next for champion Jon Jones. However, if the relatively inexperienced Davis wins, Henderson will almost certainly fight next for the…

UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones looks set to return to the Octagon in April.

After seeing off Lyoto Machida at UFC 140 in December, Jones expressed his desire to take a few months off, but UFC president Dana White revealed the light-heavyweight champion is already bored of his break and ready to get back into training.

"I think Jon Jones is…

The UFC appears to be lining up Dan Henderson as Jon Jones' next opponent, after the light-heavyweight champion confessed he wants a rapid return to the Octagon.

Jones had been planning a five-month break from the sport, having fought four times in 2011. However, he revealed a change of heart to ESPN, and now wants another four bouts in 2012.

The…

Written By J Sladky, TNGF.com 

This past weekends card was a stacked one. Featuring seven finishes out of the twelve bouts. With 13,173 in attendance at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, six bonuses were handed out, including two "Fight of the Night" bonuses.

UFC…

Mauricio Shogun Rua has called for a rematch with Dan Henderson after claiming their battle should have been called a draw at UFC 139 on Saturday.

After five rounds of epic action, Henderson walked away with a unanimous 48-47 decision in San Jose, leaving Shogun to take consolation from the Fight of the Night cheque handed out by the…

UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson is a live MMA event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Here is a recap of tonight's fights.

SHAMAR BAILEY (@ShamarBailey) VS. DANNY CASTILLO (@lastcall155)

Round 1 - Referee Jason McCoy in the cage for this catchweight fight. Castillo slips on a kick, but when Bailey moves in, he's taken to the mat with a…

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