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UFC Gives Five Fighters Their Walking Papers

MMAMania has reported that the UFC has announced that it has released five mixed martial artists from its roster. The chopping block is highlighted by the departure of welterweight Charlie Brenneman and Japanese featherweight Michihiro Omigawa, both of which have figured prominently on the UFC's main cards in recent years. Unfortunately, their recent losing skids have forced the decisionmakers over at head office to part ways with the fighters.

UFC’s Shane Carwin Injures Knee, Still Fighting Roy Nelson In December

Nearly all of the UFC’s recent and upcoming events have been marred by injuries sustained by the organization’s top fighters. The trend continues today as MMAWeekly reports that Shane ‘The Engineer’ Carwin could not make his scheduled appearance for autograph signings at a pre-fight event in the UK due to a knee injury he sustained while training his wrestling.

New UFC 154 Poster Revealed For St-Pierre Vs Condit

The folks over at MMAMania have just posted the new poster for UFC 154: St-Pierre Vs Condit, which is schedueled to take place on Saturday, November 17 from the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec.

From Flyweight To Heavyweight: What’s Next For The UFC’s Champions?

With the recent string of injuries decimating the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) roster, the title picture in several divisions has been left quite murky. With that in mind, we've decided to put together an article will take a look at each division and breakdown what matches have been made, will be made, or should be made for each of the respective titles.

UFC’s Jon Jones May Have Nerve Damage After Narrowly Escaping Armbar

For those watching UFC 152 on Saturday night the sight of former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort locking in an armbar that was seconds away from snapping Jon Jones' arm was cringe worthy. There was no doubt that his arm was damaged after that point but the champion was able to survive and came back from the brink of defeat in the first round, submitting his veteran opponent via americana arm lock in the fourth round.

Gilbert Melendez Injured, September 29th Strikeforce Event Cancelled

Last minute injuries have begun to take their toll on the sport of mixed martial arts. The UFC was forced to cancel their first event ever at UFC 151 due to Dan Henderson's eleventh hour injury earlier this month. UFC 153, which is scheduled to take place in Brazilon October 13th, was totally ravaged due to injuries sustained by featherweight champion Jose Aldo and UFC star Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson.

Smells Like A Fix: Cub Swanson vs. Charles Oliveira At UFC 152

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) made its way over to Toronto for UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort this past Saturday. The first fight featured on the pay-per-view card was a featherweight match up between tough veteran Cub Swanson and a touted young Brazilian, Charles Oliveira.

Who Is To Blame For UFC 152’s Failure To Sell Out?

With just over 24 hours left before UFC 152 gets underway at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, The Star is reporting that tickets are still available. This may come as a surprise considering the fact that the main card includes two UFC title bouts and the main event features Jon Jones, one of the organization's most polarizing figures.

Channing Frye Of The Pheonix Suns Out Indefinately With Enlarged Heart

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Pheonix Suns announced today that Channing Frye will likely miss the 2012-2013 season after a preseason medical examination determined that the 6'11 power forward / center has an enlarged heart.

Frank Mir Injured, Forced To Pull Out Of ‘Strikeforce’ Main Event

The rampant injury bug that has decimated the UFC roster and caused entire fight cards to be reshuffled has made its way over to Strikeforce. Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir was set to battle reigning Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Daniel Cormier on November 3 in a bout that would have put the winner close to the front of the line for a UFC tile shot. However, MMAWeekely has reported that Mir sustained an injury during training and was forced to pull out of his main event bout with Cormier.