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Canadian John (The Natural) Alessio has been scratched from an event Saturday in Sarnia, Ont., after his scheduled opponent was hurt.

Mixed martial arts fighter Brett (The Grim) Rogers has been sentenced to 60 days in jail for assaulting his wife in their Minnesota home.

A light-heavyweight bout between top contenders Rashad Evans and Phil (Mr. Wonderful) Davis will reportedly headline UFC on Fox 2.

Watch on Sportsnet as The Ultimate Fighter: Bisping vs. Miller wraps up its season Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET ahead of Saturday's live finale.

Frank Mir says he beat Big Nog the first time because his striking technique was better, and that should also be the case in the rematch at UFC 140.

The main event for the UFC's first fight card to be broadcast on FUEL TV will be Jake Ellenberger against Diego Sanchez.

I've always thought my UFC 140 matchup against Chan Sung Jung would be an exciting and tough fight.

Canadian Ryan (Big Deal) Jimmo has signed with the UFC and will take on Karlos Vemola at the organization's first event on FX on Jan. 20.

Tonight on a special episode of UFC Central, we present a UFC 140: Countdown Canada profile on Polish-Canadian Krzysztof Soszynski.

Showdown Joe caught up with welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre, who is primed for a big 2012.

Middleweight Chris (The Crippler) Leben has been banned for a year after testing positive for Oxycodone and Oxymorphone after UFC 138.

Tonight on a special episode of UFC Central, we present a UFC 140: Countdown Canada profile on Polish-Canadian Krzysztof Soszynski.

Welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre goes 1-on-1 with Showdown Joe, on Jake Ellenberger, Nick Diaz and his 'Rushfit' home fitness program.

The UFC has confirmed its return to Japan with Frankie (The Answer) Edgar defending his lightweight title against former WEC title-holder Ben Henderson at UFC Japan on Feb. 26.

The Athlete has a confession to make about the epic Henderson-Shogun battle.

We breakdown the last four fights on the main card of UFC 140 in Toronto for the UFC Central fantasy tournament.

According to a report, Quinton (Rampage) Jackson will fight Ryan Bader at UFC 144 in Japan.

While the past month may have taken a lot out of UFC president Dana White, he's not showing any signs of slowing down.

Ex-MLB player Jose Canseco has accepted a challenge to an MMA fight by recently retired NBAer Shaquille O'Neal. Here's the Twitter reaction.

Fresh off a win over the weekend, Fedor Emelianenko has been tentatively scheduled to fight on Dream's New Year's Eve show in Japan.

It appears UFC welterweight Martin Kampmann is set to face former No. 1 contender Thiago (The Pitbull) Alves in a bout on March 3.

Former UFC fighter John Alessio will face lightweight Ryan Healy on Dec. 3 at an MMA event at Sarnia's RBC Centre.

UFC Central presents a profile on former champion Tito (The Huntington Beach Bad Boy) Ortiz ahead of his Dec. 10 fight at UFC 140 in Toronto

It's been a big period of change and adjustment for Mark Hominick as he now prepares for his next fight at UFC 140.

When he is not training or fighting in the UFC, Canadian lightweight Mark Bocek feels a need for speed.

Recapping the inspirational bout at UFC 139 that Dana White calls "Ali-Frazier III" and much more.

Dan Henderson made a minimum of US$320,000 for his gruelling five-round win over fellow light-heavyweight Mauricio (Shogun) Rua at UFC 139.

Dan Henderson moves up in Showdown Joe's latest MMA rankings.

Undefeated lightweight Michael Chandler stunned champion Eddie Alvarez at Bellator 58 with a fourth-round submission victory on Saturday.

Taking a look at UFC 139's Henderson-Shogun five-round classic from a statistical point of view.

Dan Henderson celebrated his return to the UFC with a unanimous decision over Maurico Rua on Saturday night in the main event of UFC 139.

Follow live results for UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson from San Jose.

Former Olympic judo medallist Ronda Rousey submitted Canadian Julia Budd in just 39 seconds at a Strikeforce Challengers event Friday.

The Athlete talks UFC on FOX, gives his predictions for UFC 139 and a couple bonus picks.

Two legends made weight while a few had trouble making their prescribed numbers as fighters stepped on the scale ahead of Saturday's UFC 139 in San Jose.

Top-ranked lightweight Eddie Alvarez is set to put his Bellator belt and seven-fight win streak on the line Saturday against Michael Chandler.

Diego Bautista (7-0) will face Edmonton's Ryan (The Kid) McGillivray (11-5-1) at "MFC 32: Bitter Rivals" in Edmonton on Jan. 27.

Showdown Joe sits down with Cung Le to discuss his first ever fight in the UFC.

Dan Henderson feels he’s returning to the UFC with a lot of momentum.

A win over Dan Henderson at UFC 139 Saturday could add Mauricio Rua's name to the discussion for a possible light-heavyweight title shot.

The UFC cleaned blood off the cage mat before going on air last week for its debut broadcast on Fox.

B.C.'s Julia Budd looks to build on her last win when she faces Olympic judo bronze medallist Ronda Rousey in a Strikeforce event Friday.

Brazilian banger Junior Dos Santos made a minimum of US$265,000 in dethroning UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.

Coach Michael Bisping wins air hockey challenge and fighter T.J. Dillashaw dominates Dustin Pague in the 135-pound semifinal on the latest episode of The Ultimate Fighter.

Although he didn’t mean to, Ben Henderson admitted to looking past Clay Guida and eyeing a future matchup with UFC champion Frankie Edgar.

Ronda Rousey was a bona fide judo star. But the young American walked away from the sport to take up mixed martial arts.

Dan Henderson said he still has a lot of fight in him and a UFC belt remains on his list of career goals on a UFC 139 conference call Wednesday.

Canadian featherweight Antonio (Pato) Carvalho is slated to make his UFC debut vs. Felipe Arantes at UFC 142 on Jan. 14 in Rio de Janeiro.

The UFC has announced a couple of matchups for its first event on FX, which will take place in January.

Featherweight Dustin (The Diamond) Poirier will face Erik (New Breed) Koch on Super Bowl weekend at UFC 143 in Las Vegas.

Showdown Joe recaps the historic fights on network television from Anaheim California, where the heavyweight title changed hands.

The UFC is among a group taking New York state to court over a law banning pro mixed martial arts.

Yoshihiro Akiyama is moving down to welterweight to face American Jake Shields at UFC 144 in his native Japan.

Friday night's heavyweight title fight between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos was the most-watched UFC event of all time.

Junior Dos Santos is the new heavyweight king in Showdown Joe's latest MMA rankings.

Recapping the UFC on Fox event in Anaheim and getting ready for UFC 139 in San Jose.

Mixed martial artists are taught to fight without emotion. However, that proved a difficult task for Chris Horodecki.

The UFC's first fight live on network TV didn't last very long, but it was still a great moment for the sport.

On a night when much of the fight world was paying attention to the UFC on FOX Bellator put on a memorable show for fans at Casino Rama.

Junior dos Santos stopped Cain Velasquez just 1:04 into their UFC heavyweight title bout Saturday night.

Watch the UFC on FOX show on Sportsnet at 6 pm PT/9 pm ET. Join (Big Game) James Brydon for a live chat as he discusses the show in Anaheim.

Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem were going at it for the fans at a UFC 141 promotional press conference in Los Angeles on Friday.

All fighters made weight ahead of Satuday's UFC on Fox fight headlined by Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez.

Clay (The Carpenter) Guida talked to Showdown Joe about his upcoming lightweight fight against Ben (Smooth) Henderson.

For two guys likely a win away from a lightweight title shot, Ben Henderson and Clay Guida aren’t exactly giving each other much respect.

I'm normally a glass-half-full guy, but I can't help but think of the drawbacks of having just one fight on the UFC's first FOX show.

Saturday Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos will be on a stage no UFC fighter has been on before. But to them, it's the same old Octagon.

The first UFC champion to fight on live network television has the looks of a bouncer and the voice of an elementary-school teacher.

There will be plenty of emotion pumping through Chris (The Polish Hammer) Horodecki on Saturday when he enters the cage at Bellator 57.

Dennis Bermudez has moved into the featherweight final of Season 14 of ``The Ultimate Fighter,'' stopping motor mouth Akira Corassani.

Junior Dos Santos talks about his much anticipated heavyweight title fight vs Cain Velasquez in Anaheim.

Saturday's UFC on FOX show has the potential to be another game-changer for the sport of mixed martial arts.

UFC president Dana White has been waiting for Saturday night for more than a decade. The UFC makes its network prime-time appearance on Fox will be a new peak in the growth of mixed martial arts from a banned sport into a billion-dollar enterprise.

Bellator Fighting Championships has agreed to a five-year deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises to sell its MMA programming around the world.

Rory MacDonald suffered an undisclosed injury and will not take part in UFC 140 in Toronto.

Former TUF contestant and Ryan McGillivray has signed with the Canadian promotion Maximum Fighting Championship.

Showdown Joe recaps UFC 138 and upcoming heavyweight bouts, plus Dana White looks to bring the Ultimate Fighter international.

Canadian lightweight Sam (Hands of Stone) Stout will make his return to the Octagon in a battle against Thiago Tavares at UFC 142 in Brazil.

Here we give you some of the best posts from the four winners of the UFC's most creative tweets bonus as part of its incentive campaign.

This week on UFC Central, Showdown Joe recaps all the action from Saturday's UFC 138.

Mark Munoz and Chris Leben were scheduled for five rounds, but an injury stopped the fight well short of that.

Mark Munoz stopped fellow American middleweight Chris Leben at the end of the second round in the main event in UFC 138 on Saturday night at LG Arena.

Sportsnet is the only network in Canada to broadcast the main card of UFC 138 live Saturday at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT.

Some of the UFC's top stars give their predictions for UFC 138.

All fighters made weight without incident Friday as Mark Munoz and Chris Leben headline the UFC's only trip to England in 2011 on Saturday.

Derek Medler is making the most of a second chance. As an athlete and a man.

From fashionista to fighter, Brad (One Punch) Pickett has always had a sense of style.

Winnipeg bantamweight Roland Delorme goes down to defeat on the latest episode of Season 14 of "The Ultimate Fighter."

UFC president Dana White admits to feeling some prime-time pressure as the mixed martial arts juggernauts readies for its Fox network debut.

This week on Sportsnet's UFC Wednesday Fight Night: the Sportsnet debut of UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos,

Anthony (Rumble) Johnson will make his middleweight debut against Vitor Belfort at UFC 142 in Brazil.

A featured UFC 138 bout between lightweight strikers Paul Taylor and Anthony Njokuani has been cancelled.

Enson Inoue enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame on the mixed martial arts circuit, but what he witnessed in Japan brought him back to earth.

Jose Aldo will defend his UFC featherweight title against unbeaten Chad Mendes on Jan. 14 in Brazil.