UFC fines, suspends Nate Diaz for homophobic slur
Former lightweight title contender Nate Diaz is out $20,000 and suspended for three months due to usage of a gay slur apparently directed at fellow fighter Bryan Caraway.
UFC on FX 8 weigh-in video
Check out the UFC on FX 8 weigh-in video to see all the UFC on FX 8 fighters try to make weight Friday for Saturday's event.
Dana White UFC on FX 8 vlog day 1
UFC president Dana White gives you a behind the scenes look at UFC on FOX 7.
Hunt granted license to fight while awaiting visa
Mark Hunt may not have his visa yet, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission granted both him and potential replacement Roy Nelson licenses to fight at UFC 160 next weekend.
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58The MMA Beat on Healy, Belfort, Hunt, Diaz, more
On this week's "The MMA Beat," the panel discusses whether Pat Healy's punishment for testing positive for marijuana was too harsh, the criticism Vitor Belfort receives for being on TRT, Mark Hunt's visa issues, Nick Diaz's new gig, and more.
UFC fines, suspends Nate Diaz for homophobic slur
Former lightweight title contender Nate Diaz is out $20,000 and suspended for three months due to usage of a gay slur apparently directed at fellow fighter Bryan Caraway.
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19UFC on FX 8 weigh-in video
Check out the UFC on FX 8 weigh-in video to see all the UFC on FX 8 fighters try to make weight Friday for Saturday's event.
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8Dana White UFC on FX 8 vlog day 1
UFC president Dana White gives you a behind the scenes look at UFC on FOX 7.
Hunt granted license to fight while awaiting visa
Mark Hunt may not have his visa yet, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission granted both him and potential replacement Roy Nelson licenses to fight at UFC 160 next weekend.
UFC on FX 8 breakdown: Belfort vs. Rockhold
Luke Rockhold chases the biggest win of his career on Vitor Belfort's home soil. Mike Chiappetta analyzes Saturday night's main event matchup.
Tempers flare during UFC on FX 8 weigh-ins
Vitor Belfort shoved Luke Rockhold hard in the aftermath of Friday's weigh-ins in Santa Catarina, Brazil for their scheduled fight on Saturday night, and then claimed Rockhold was scared.
Caraway denies Bellator fighter's PED accusation
Bellator's Michelle Ould became the latest fighter to take a jab at Bryan Caraway on Thursday, but the UFC bantamweight denied her allegation. He also regrets his strong anti-marijuana stance.
Paul Kelly convicted of heroin trafficking
Former UFC fighter, Paul Kelly, who was released in 2011, was arrested in 2012 and convicted on Friday for his role in a heroin ring.
Fightweets: Grant vows to 'get people's attention'
T.J. Grant noticed the people who criticized the decision to give the winner of his match with Gray Maynard a title shot. The Canadian lightweight says he'll go out and change people's minds.
Morning Report
Nate Diaz could either be "fined, suspended or cut" by the UFC this morning. Regardless, Diaz's manager Mike Kogan defended his client and urged his followers to look up the offending slur on Urban Dictionary.
Nate Diaz suspended for controversial tweet
Nate Diaz has been punished by the UFC after his controversial tweet Thursday afternoon, and his job could be on the line.
Carmouche ready for Tate's challenge
The latest "first" in Liz Carmouche's career goes down on July 27, when the openly gay fighter meets Miesha Tate in the first UFC women's fight on network television.
Nate Diaz uses gay slur in Pat Healy defense
Nate Diaz is the latest fighter upset about Pat Healy's punishment over his positive marijuana test, tweeting his support for Healy before hurling a homophobic slur indirectly at the "guy who took the money" on Twitter.
Brandon Vera returns to heavyweight at UFC 164
Following an inconsistent run a light heavyweight, Brandon Vera returns to heavyweight for the first time in five years to take on "Big" Ben Rothwell at UFC 164.
Latest News
- UFC on FX 8 Results: Belfort vs. Rockhold
- UFC fines, suspends Nate Diaz for homophobic slur
- Hunt granted license to fight while awaiting visa
- Tempers flare during UFC on FX 8 weigh-ins
- Caraway denies Bellator fighter's PED accusation
- Dana White UFC on FX 8 vlog day 1
- Paul Kelly convicted of heroin trafficking
- Fightweets: Grant vows to 'get people's attention'
- UFC on FX 8 breakdown: Belfort vs. Rockhold
- The MMA Beat on Healy, Belfort, Hunt, Diaz, more
UFC on FX 8 predictions
Can Strikeforce's last middleweight champion earn the UFC title shot he's been desperately craving or will Belfort get one more chance to wear UFC gold?
Punishment doesn't fit Pat Healy's crime
When boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. was fined 30 percent of his purse for smoking marijuana, there was outrage. But Pat Healy paid a far bigger penalty than Chavez or even PED users have ever faced.
Morning Report
Chris Weidman imitates Anderson Silva, Cat Zingano joins Black House, and Nick Diaz's new fight promotion, War MMA, targets its summer debut.
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11UFC on FX 8 press conference video highlights
The UFC on FX 8 press conference is where the top UFC on FX 8 fighters will answer questions from the media.
MMA Roundtable
Shaun Al-Shatti and Luke Thomas peruse the UFC cut list, analyze the latest in the Bellator vs. Eddie Alvarez case, debate which UFC champion will be the next to lose their title, plus more.
Bryan Caraway nabs UFC 159 Submission of the Night
After Pat Healy was suspended over a drug test failure, Bryan Caraway was retroactively named Submission of the Night winner at UFC 159.
Heavyweights added to Bellator summer kickoff
Bellator will open their summer series with a six-fight main card, including the addition of a heavyweight tournament opening round.
Is the effort to save Olympic wrestling working?
Olympic gold medalists Henry Cejudo and Rulon Gardner - along with countless others - continue to tour the country to do everything possible to save the sport of wrestling. The question no one knows the answer to is whether any of this is working.
Morning Report
Wanderlei Silva finally responded to Chael Sonnen. And believe me, folks, this was a good one.
Chat wrap: UFC on FX 8, Pat Healy and more
Luke Thomas discussed UFC on FX 8, UFC 160, Pat Healy's drug suspension, and much more.
Masvidal replaces Madadi against Chiesa at FOX 8
A visa issue has reportedly knocked Reza Madadi out of UFC on FOX 8. As a result, Michael Chiesa will now meet Jorge Masvidal on July 27.
UFC 165 heads to Toronto's Air Canada Centre
As expected, the UFC is returning to Toronto in September.
