It's unfortunate that this Saturday's (July 14) Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy show is flying under the radar. The card not only features divisional relevancy with a pair of championship bouts, but will stage the return of former UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt and is as rock-solid from top to bottom as a Strikeforce event can be -- especially the preliminary lineup.

Showtime Extrem...

Mike Pyle defeated Josh Neer by Knockout at 4:56 of the first round

Mike Pyle did what only one man (Mark Miller) has ever done in Josh Neer's 45 fights - knock him out. Neer was coming on near the end of the first, but Pyle clubbed him with a thunderous right with just four seconds left in the first round that left Neer out cold.

Pyle got a takedown 40 seconds in the the bout and worked in Nee...

On the main card of Friday night's UFC on FX 3 show, veterans Mike Pyle (22-8-1; 5-3 UFC) and Josh Neer (33-10-1; 6-6 UFC) square off. This Welterweight fight is the second of four main card bouts. Pyle is currently ranked as the #22 Welterweight in the world according to our USA TODAY / MMA Nation Consensus MMA Rankings, with Neer unranked. The main card airs live on FX Friday night at 9 p.m. ET...

Welterweights with the cumulative experience of 73-fights will battle on the main card of Friday's UFC on FX 3 event in the Mike Pyle vs. Josh Neer encounter. The show, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET on FX, is headlined by the semifinal-round rematch between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall for the UFC's inaugural Flyweight Tournament.

Longtime Miletich product Josh Neer (33-10) always reminds me...

Welterweights with the cumulative experience of 73-fights will battle on the main card of Friday's UFC on FX 3 event in the Mike Pyle vs. Josh Neer encounter. The show, which begins at 9:00 p.m. ET on FX, is headlined by the semifinal-round rematch between Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall for the UFC's inaugural Flyweight Tournament.

Longtime Miletich product Josh Neer (33-10) always reminds me...

Two evenly matched veteran welterweights will meet this Friday night (June 8, 2012) as Mike Pyle takes on Josh Neer on the UFC on FX 3 main card in Sunrise, Florida. Mike Pyle has won four of his last five fights, including a Gladiator-esque "Are you not entertained?" moment in his last fight, a hostile environment in Brazil against Ricardo Funch in which he knocked out the Brazilian inside the ...

The UFC announced two important bits of news today concerning their upcoming UFC 149 card Calgary on July 21st. Most significantly, one of the top-ranked bantamweights outside of the UFC umbrella has finally signed with the promotion: dangerous BJJ black belt, and reigning DREAM bantamweight GP winner, Bibiano Fernandes. Fernandes will make his debut in Calgary against TUF alum, Roland Delorme, a...

(Well if you're trying to give yourself a hernia and a dislocated jaw, then by all means, keep doing what you're doing.)

As if the loss of one high-profile Thiago wasn't bad enough, UFC 149 (July 21st; Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is now short two Thiagos, with welterweight Thiago Alves having to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

Replacing him in his scheduled match against Afghan knockout-...

This bout, believe it or not, started as Thiago Alves vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama.

Unfortunately the injury bug has mutated into a swarm and continues to gobble up any careless fighter in its path. After a "sexy" injury to Akiyama, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tapped Siyar Bahadurzada to take his place.

Then "The Pitbull" had to be put down after getting hurt in practice.

Now Chris Clements ...

The UFC 145 salaries finally came out today, courtesy of the Georgia State Athletic and Entertainment Commission. It's not really surprising that the two main event fighters, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (400k) and Rashad Evans (300k), made the most coin. It's a little surprising to see who came in third - Ben Rothwell (104k). And it's even more surprising to see a co-main eventer mak...

UFC 145 fighter payouts for those who competed at the "Jones vs. Evans" pay-per-view (PPV) event this past Saturday night (April 21, 2012) from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, were released earlier today by the Georgia State Athletic and Entertainment Commission.

As expected, headlining fighters Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans were the top earners of the night. "Bones" is now depositing $400,...

Another week, another packed Top MMA Radio. First, Chris Clements joins the show to talk about his UFC debut win at UFC 145. Clements talks about: those awesome back elbows that may have temporarily knocked out Keith Wisniewski, why it was the most calm he has been prior to a fight in a long time, [...]Post from: Canada's #1 MMA news source @ topmmanews.comChris Clements, Jay Golshani Join Top MM...

The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission today issued its list of medical suspensions for UFC 145: "Jones vs. Evans," which took place on Sat., April 21, 2012, from the Philips Arena in Atlanta.

With several violent bouts on the card, including Michael McDonald turning out the lights of Miguel Torres with a devastating first round knockout on the pay-per-view (PPV) main card, there were...

The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission released the medical suspension for last weekend's UFC event, and pretty much everyone got off light. The only major suspension was to lightweight fighter Mac Danzig, who injured his ankle when stuck in an Efrain Escudero heel hook. He is suspended indefinitely, and requires an x-ray of his right ankle. Bantamweight Miguel Torres, who was knocked ...

In the second preliminary card fight on UFC 145, Chris Clements defeated Keith Wisniewski by split decision. The welterweight bout was a back-and-forth struggle between Clement's heavy strikng and Wisniewski's grappling, and was quite entertaining. Clements took two scorecards with 30-27 and 29-28 cards, while Wisniewski got one 29-28 card.

The first two rounds were pretty tough to score, with W...

UFC 145: "Jones vs. Evans" took place last night (Sat., April 21, 2012) from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, featuring Jon Jones successfully defending his light heavyweight championship with a five-round unanimous decision victory over former teammate Rashad Evans.

And that chapter is finally closed.

Rory MacDonald continued his assault on the 170-pound weight class, turning in yet a...

If you are a fan of decisions, you would have loved today's (April 21, 2012) UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans "Prelims" card. Both the FX and Facebook portions were littered with them, although the pace of the show picked up as the night wore on.

Thankfully, the final fight of the undercard between heavyweights Travis Browne and Chad Griggs lived up to expectations as both men threw down. Browne was cle...

UFC 145's preliminary card wasn't one to remember, though Travis Browne, Matt Brown and Chris Clements gave memorable performances in Atlanta on Saturday night.

Travis Browne pulled out the submission of the night with a triangle choke of Chad Griggs in the first round. Browne knocked Griggs to the ground with knees, then used a textbook choke to take out Griggs at 2:29 in the first.

Despite ...

As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans. Our live coverage will start with the two fights on the Facebook prelim stream (7 p.m. ET) to the prelim card on FX (8 p.m. ET) and through the PPV main card (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

This post will cover live resu...

As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans. Our live coverage will start with the two fights on the Facebook prelim stream (7 p.m. ET) to the prelim card on FX (8 p.m. ET) and through the PPV main card (10 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.

This post will cover live resu...