The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday announced that a trio of bouts has been verbally agreed to for the TUF Live Finale on June 1 in Las Vegas. TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins will face Charles Oliveira, Max Holloway meets Pat Schilling, and John Albert squares off with Byron Bloodworth. Brookins (13-4) won The Ultimate Fighter as a lightweight, but then dropped back down to featherweight, where he is 1-1 in the Octagon. He is coming off of a victory over Vagner Rocha at UFC on Fuel TV 1 .

MMA referees have just milliseconds to determine whether a combatant is intelligently defending himself after taking punishment in the cage, which makes the possibility of an early or late stoppage very real. Last week, I took a look at some of the most outrageous early stoppages…

Bellator 64 featured the second title defense of the season, with Ben Askren defending the Bellator welterweight title against Douglas Lima. Also on the card was a featherweight tournament semifinal fight between two tough Brazilians and the first two fights in the season six…

On Friday, April 6, Ben Askren defeated Douglas Lima via unanimous decision to retain his Bellator welterweight title. Askren’s victory topped off a rather dull main card at Windsor, Ontario. Here are three thoughts on Bellator 64: Askren wears down Lima Askren physically…

On fight nights, UFC Octagon Girls entertain the crowd between rounds. They have been a cageside staple since the early days of the sport, and the fans absolutely adore them. Here’s a look at the top ten sexiest ring girls in MMA history: 1) Arianny Celeste: Celeste has become a…

By now, everyone in the MMA world knows that Alistair Overeem tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone at last week’s surprise drug test following the UFC 146 kickoff press conference in Las Vegas. After initially blowing his top when he found out about it, UFC president Dana White hasn’t had much to say yet about what is going to happen to the planned UFC 146 heavyweight title fight between champion Junior dos Santos and Overeem.