Jamie Varner is caught in what he calls "purgatory" right now. He's ready for a fight, but he's got nothing booked. There are fights he's interested in if they work out, though – largely thanks to rediscovering his love of MMA.

Now that all the Swedish ruckus has died down, it's finally time to talk about why we're really here. That's to say, fights. Lots and lots of fights.

Over the next three days virtually every mid-to-high tier organization is holding events for our viewing pleasure. UFC, Invicta, ONE FC, they're all accounted for. And it all starts tonight with a stacked Bellator season finale highlighted by a bar...

A few updates on what's been going on in the MMA & UFC Twitterverse

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There's a ton of tweets below, but first, don't forget to follow me on twitter: @antontabuena

Oh, and these guys are probably worth following as well: The Official BloodyElbow Twitter Account, Luke Thomas, Kid Nate, Brent Brookhouse, Richard Wade, Chris Barton, Damon O, Scott Broussard, Tim Burke, Matt Bishop, Fraser Coff...

By all accounts, yesterday was a pretty strange day. The winding saga of Alexander Gustafsson reached a thoroughly anticlimactic conclusion, when Gegard Mousasi ended up being a historic four-digit favorite over an Albanian guy you probably never heard of until his name was announced. Plus, Nick Diaz retired.

Well, kind of. I guess. I mean, you know how it goes.

According to a report from MMAFi...

What a weird situation. Any of the other 364 days of the year, if Wanderlei Silva tweets that he's fighting Gegard Mousasi on six days notice at UFC on FUEL 9, we all believe him. But if it's April Fool's Day, and the likes of Tim Kennedy have already done the same, then who knows what to think?

So, that being said, here's where we stand. Silva announced Monday afternoon that the UFC contacted h...

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At first glance this past weekend seemed rather sparse, with World Series of Fighting left to the fly the lonely flag for major league MMA. But the reality is, that couldn't be further from the truth.

First we had a UFC champion competing in one of the year's biggest BJJ tournaments, which almost never happens. Then we saw a top-flight MMA prospect dropping the hammer out east for GLORY. And fin...

One day, we're going to have to give Nick Diaz back to real life. We've had him a long time already. Diaz had just turned 18 years old when he made his pro fighting debut, a kid really. He's 29 now, and he's thinking about walking away from mixed martial arts. This is getting to be a trend now, Diaz publicly contemplating retirement after each bout. The way he tells it, it's a sport that he doesn...

By Rich Hansen, MMA Torch Columnist(Official UFC) Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear ...

By Rich Hansen, MMA Torch Columnist(Official UFC) Rankings were generated by a voting panel made up of media members. The media members were asked to vote for who they feel are the top fighters in the UFC by weight-class and pound-for-pound. A fighter is only eligible to be voted on if they are in active status in the UFC. A fighter can appear ...

There were plenty of facts to come out of UFC 158: "St. Pierre vs. Diaz," which took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 16, 2013.

Some are notable; others irrelevant and a few will expand your knowledge.

For instance, we know that Georges St. Pierre and Nick collided in the main event, with "Rush" earning a five-round unanimous decision victory and, in the process, de...

In the wee hours of St. Patrick's Day, Georges St. Pierre added another top level scalp to his collection at UFC 158 last night. Nick Diaz had basically no answer to any part of the Champion's game. Beyond a brief flash of offense in the third round, Diaz had nothing to offer St. Pierre. Unlike Anderson Silva who looks to clown on fighters who has angered him, St. Pierre looks to beat them in eve...

Before the UFC 158: "St. Pierre vs. Diaz" main card kicked off on pay-per-view (PPV) tonight (Sat., March 16, 2013) from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, an entire eight-bout "Prelims" under card was broadcast on Facebook and FX, respectively.

The final fight of the FX preliminary card saw Welterweights Patrick Cote and Bobby Voelker engage in an absolute war for 15 minutes with Cote...

UFC 158: St. Pierre vs. Diaz sees the return of former #1 contender Nate Marquardt (32-11-2 MMA; 10-4 UFC). He takes on Jake Ellenberger (28-6 MMA; 7-2 UFC). This Welterweight fight is the third of five fights on the PPV broadcast. The UFC 158 PPV airs this Saturday night, March 16, with the main card beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT.

Ellenberger vs. Marquardt kicks off the 3 fight Welt...

You read their articles, you watch and listen to their interviews, but often the personal opinions of the mixed martial arts (MMA) media get brushed over.

These media members have inside knowledge of the sport and a unique perspective of the fighters they have the privilege of interacting with. Before you place that bet in Vegas or with your friends, be sure to check out what those most educated...

Check out all of MMAmania's in-depth UFC 158 pre-event coverage, featuring predictions, previews, analysis, interviews, odds, breakdowns, fights to look out for and much, much more in advance of the upcoming UFC Welterweight title fight between champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Nick Diaz on Saturday night (March 16, 2013) from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

It's on!

The r...

It's on!

The rivalry will finally be settled tomorrow night (March 16, 2013) as UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre puts his title on the line against former Strikeforce beltholder Nick Diaz in the main event of UFC 158 in Montrael, Quebec, Canada.

St. Pierre returned from a lengthy layoff and didn't miss a beat, handling Carlos Condit to easily win four of the five rounds and reclaim ...

When the UFC 158: St. Pierre vs. Diaz main card begins, it technically won't begin until the first welterweight fight, which was initially supposed to pit Jake Ellenberger up against Johny Hendricks. A Rory MacDonald injury forced a game of musical chairs that now has Ellenberger up against Nate 'the Great' Marquardt.

I'm not sure which fight is better (well, yea, I do), but I do know this fight...

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is all set to pull the trigger on its upcoming UFC 158 pay-per-view (PPV) fight card, headlined by a welterweight title fight that pits division champion Georges St. Pierre against top contender and former Strikeforce 170-pound titleholder Nick Diaz.

And it's about goddamn time.

We've had to sit through quite the dog-and-pony show over the last week and I do...

And just like that, it was all over.

Georges St. Pierre was riding high as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight kingpin. After beating the brakes off Matt Hughes to claim the division's 170-pound strap, "Rush" sauntered into his UFC 69 title defense as a massive -1200 favorite against former lightweight and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) "Comeback" winner Matt Serra.

But they don't cal...