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Jason David Frank, former Power Ranger, has agreed to let fans pick his opponent for his next fight with Legacy Fights. Frank has accumulated perfect record as an amateur and started off his career with a win as a pro. Amid criticism and controversy, Frank has taken his mma career in a new direction under Tony Orozco and the Silverback fight team. “Jason wants to be treated like any other fighter. Frank wanted to fight whoever we put him up against…” stated matchmaker Collin Cantrell about Frank’s new direction. “I felt like it would be fun to let the fans [...]

Anderson Silva takes the time to do an interview with ULTMMA and comments on multiple issues, including current light-heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones. Silva is impressed with Jones, but did not seem too interested in moving up to 205 to face him. Silva is happy at 185-pounds.

We all know the backstory with former light-heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and current 205-pound king Jon Jones. The two were former training partners and had previously stated they would never fight. That all changed when Jon Jones took to the air before his fight with Shogun and claimed he would, in fact, fight his teammate if he won the gold. Jones is now champion and Evans has left Greg Jackson’s camp for Imperial Athletics to prepare for his upcoming title fight… and it didn’t take long for the two to exchange harsh words. In response to a fan on Twitter, [...]

Brendan Schaub, Eric Koch, Edson Barbosa and Anthony Njokuani are each $70,000 richer after receiving Fight Night bonuses from UFC 128. Schaub an Koch were both awarded Knockout of the Night honors, while Barboza and Njokuani put on Fight of the Night. Clipped from: www.mixedmartialarts.com (share this clip)

The UFC’s promo videos just keep getting better and better. Here is the latest promo video, and the first for UFC 129. Check it out!

Main card: Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (205) vs. Jon Jones (205) [LHW title] Urijah Faber (135.5) vs. Eddie Wineland (135.5) Jim Miller (155.5) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155) Dan Miller (185) vs. Nate Marquardt (186) Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (229) vs. Brendan Schaub (245) Prelim card (on Spike at 9 p.m. ET) Luiz Cane (205.5) vs. Eliot Marshall (205) Edson Barboza (155.5) vs. Anthony Njokuani (155) Prelim card (on Facebook at 8 p.m. ET:) Ricardo Almeida (170) vs. Mike Pyle (171) Kurt Pellegrino (156) vs. Gleison Tibau (155) Prelim card: (unaired) Joseph Benavidez (136) vs. Ian Loveland (135) Erik Koch (145) vs. [...]

PRESS RELEASE: (Kansas City, KS) The Titan Fighting Championship (www.TitanFighting.com) on Wednesday announced its finalized card for next Friday’s (March 25) seven-bout lineup to air live nationally on HDNet (www.HD.net). The show, branded Titan Fighting Championship 17, will emanate from the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas and will feature seven pro fights on the HDNet telecast, which will begin at 10 p.m. ET (the night’s undercard will begin at 7 p.m. CT). The finalized lineup just announced by Titan Fighting includes a late change to the night’s main event, which will feature former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley. Kansas City-based heavyweight James Jack [...]

On of the best referees in the sport, Herb Dean, got the call to be the official for Saturday’s main event bout at UFC 128 according to MMAFighting.com. The bout, which takes place in Newark, New Jersey, will see Shogun Rua take on the fast rising Jon Jones. Shogun will look to add another name to his legendary resume, while the young Jones will look to take the next step to superstardom. If the unthinkable happens and the Rua vs. Jones bout goes to decision, Douglas Crobsy, Cardo Urso and Dave Tirelli will be scoring the bout at cageside.

UFC bantamweight contender Urijah Faber will be involved in the co-main event for UFC 128, where he will take on former WEC champion Eddie Wineland. The event takes place in Newark, New Jersey and Faber and Wineland will look to bring the exciting action from the WEC and show why the fans love those lighter weight classes. Here is a sneak peak at Faber’s walkout gear for his co-main event bout:

UFC light-heavyweight Jon “Bones” Jones will be try to make the transition from rising star to UFC champion when he faces off against current title holder Mauricio “Shogun” Rua this Saturday at UFC 128. The event takes place in Newark, New Jersey and is sure to provide an exciting main event. As Jones is making his final preparation for the bout, you can get a sneak peak at his walkout gear for the championship bout.