UFC President Dana White wasn't joking when he said they were going to blow the first UFC on Fox Sports 1 event out of the water.

MMA Junkie is reporting that the upcoming (Aug. 17, 2013) event taking place at the TD Garden in Boston will feature an explosive heavyweight attraction between powerful sluggers Alistair Overeem and Travis Browne.

And it's not even going to be the main event.

Overe...

UFC president Dana White promised that the first UFC card on the new Fox Sports 1 channel would be "the best free card we've ever done", and you'd be inclined to take his word for it with a fight announcement like this one. Steven Marocco and John Morgan of MMA Junkie have confirmed that heavyweights Alistair Overeem and Travis Browne will compete on the UFC on Fox Sports 1 card in Boston on Augu...

Another week, another event. After doing these for a few months now, it's becoming easier for me to see how the UFC balances their cards. It should be a shock to approximately no one that PPV's and Fox shows feature the most talent, but I'm surprised at how much it translates to recent records. For instance, I had no one in the "likely to be cut" category for UFC on Fox 7, because almost everyone...

The UFC's big heavyweight doubleheader, featuring current champion Cain Velasquez and former titleholder Junior dos Santos, is just days away. But that's just one item in an eclectic array of subjects on our plate here at The MMA Roundtable this week.

Former fighters came out of the woodwork to air their grievances, from the recently retired John Cholish, who gave his thoughts on the UFC's pay s...

Well, Bloody Elbow readers, it's almost time. The Visa has been granted, the planes have landed, and the jetlag is beginning to wear off. And now we lucky, lucky fight fans have only three days until Mark Hunt and Junior Dos Santosclash at UFC 160. Though the card is headed by a heavyweight title bout, we all know that Hunt vs. JDS is the real main event, and it's a fight that I have been looking...

On 'Countdown to UFC 160,' Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva discuss their first fight. Velasquez also breaks down his fight with Junior dos Santos and how he reclaimed the UFC heavyweight championship, while "Bigfoot" talks about his emotional fight against Alistair Overeem.Also on the show, Mark Hunt and dos Santos discuss their co-main event fight.

Glover Teixeira and James Te Huna also discus...

UFC 160 is just around the corner and the big boys will once again take over, with both the main and co-main events featuring heavyweight fighters guaranteed to throw some heavy leather before the night is done.The featured bout on the card pits UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez against top contender Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva, while former title holder Junior dos Santos looks to earn another ...

With Mark Hunt receiving his work visa in the eleventh hour to travel to Las Vegas, Nevada, and punch Junior dos Santos in the face at UFC 160, which takes place this upcoming Saturday night (May 25, 2013), it took the heat off Roy Nelson to make a quick turnaround and help save the Memorial Day weekend pay-per-view (PPV) event.

Not so fast.

When interim Bantamweight champion Renan Barao was fo...

He has climbed the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Heavyweight mixed martial arts (MMA) mountain once again. And this weekend (Sat., May 25, 2013), Cain Velasquez must defend it.

Velasquez, fresh off his second claiming of the division title, is out to make his first successful defense, taking on Alistair Overeem-buster "Bigfoot" Antonio Silva in the main event of UFC 160, which will take p...

Countdown to UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" will debut TONIGHT (Tues., May 21, 2013) at 9 p.m. ET on FUEL TV to promote the upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) event scheduled for this Sat. (May 25) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The network special will provide a glimpse into the preparation and training camps of the fighters set to headline the show, featuring reigning UFC Hea...

Bloody Elbow Radio, presented by Bad Boy, will be LIVE! at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT for another edition of the show. Join hosts Matt Bishop and MMA Mania's Brian Hemminger as they preview this weekend's UFC 160, which is headlined by a UFC heavyweight championship bout between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva and a heavyweight clash between Junior Dos Santos and Mark Hunt.

We'll preview all the bo...

If Junior dos Santos could be placed in a blender and reduced to the most basic element, he would have an endurance match with every other element on the periodic table and come out victorious. Fe and Ag has nothing on JDS. That element could change polarity on planets galaxies away. It could turn water into blood, and then blood into Kool-Aid so that people would still believe that it was...

With his visa issues resolved and his flight completed, Mark Hunt is no longer a question mark for Saturday's UFC 160 co-headliner with fellow contender Junior dos Santos. To prepare for that bout, watch his recent fight with Stefan Struve.

Countdown to UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" will debut TONIGHT (Tues., May 21, 2013) at 9 p.m. ET on FUEL TV to promote the upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) event scheduled for this Sat. (May 25) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The network special will provide a glimpse into the preparation and training camps of the fighters set to headline the show, featuring reigning UFC Hea...

UFC 160 is Saturday in Las Vegas, and we want to know how you think it will go down. Give us your picks and we'll run some of them here on Cagewriter. Here's how to do it. Check out the Cagewriter Facebook page to vote on a winner. Tell us why you think your pick will win in the comments of the poll, and some picks will run here on Friday. Click on each fight for its poll:

Cain Velasquez vs. Ant...

Four heavyweights will enter the Octagon this Saturday looking to finish their respective opponents as current champion Cain Velasquez faces Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva in a rematch of their UFC 146 meeting and former champion Junior dos Santos looks to stop the hot streak of Mark Hunt.Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who has evolved into an excellent analyst while recuperating from an injury, gi...

Bloody Elbow collects all of the UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 fight card primers right here. Read up to know exactly what to expect from every fight live on PPV from Las Vegas Saturday May 25.

On Saturday May 25, UFC presents UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2, live from Las Vegas. With a Heavyweight title fight in the main event and a very strong main card, this is definitely one of the better...

On Saturday May 25, UFC presents UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2, live from Las Vegas. With a Heavyweight title fight in the main event and a very strong main card, this is definitely one of the better shows on paper in recent months. UFC 160 is live on PPV this Saturday May 25, with the main card beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT.

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Big guys, small gloves ... someone is getting knocked out this upcoming Memorial Day weekend (Sat., May 25, 2013).

Heavyweight mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters are coming to Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC 160, which will emanate from MGM Grand Garden Arena. In the main event, UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, fresh off of a five-round beatdown of Junior dos Santos, will fight "Bigfoot" Anton...

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to pay-per-view (PPV) for the fifth time this year on Saturday night (May 25, 2013) as UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" goes down from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Throughout the history of UFC title bouts, the champion has been the more successful fighter going into a rematch with a previous opponent, and in the UFC 160 main...