http://www.fighting-mma.com Welcome to the fighting-mma.com mixed martial arts RSS feed and MMA RSS sports feed for the latest MMA news, matchups and articles in the world of mixed martial arts for the UFC, Strikeforce, Dream and other MMA events. http://fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2011/ufc-128-mauricio-rua-jon-jones.php This is interesting—Jon “Bones” Jones (12-1) ready for a title shot at this stage of his career? Actually the story behind this matchup plays out like this—following Jones' victory over Ryan Bader at... http://fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2011/ufc-128-nate-marquardt-yoshihiro-akiyama.php I have said it before and I will say it again but Japanese fighters just do not have what it takes to make it in the UFC. They come into the octagon with a lot of hype but unfortunately cannot deliver... http://fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2011/ufc-128-jim-miller-kamal-shalorus.php If you have ever seen Kamal “Prince of Persia” Shalorus (9-0) in the octagon you would know that he has one of the weirdest striking styles in mixed martial arts today. Shalorus with his mad and wild style... http://fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-122-nate-marquardt-yushin-okami.php Less than a week after his win over Rousimar Palhares at UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares, Nate “The Great” Marquardt (30-9) has announced a quick return to the octagon to face Yushin “Thunder” Okami (25-5) on November 13, 2010 at UFC 122, replacing Vitor Belfort... http://fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-122-amir-sadollah-vs-peter-sobotta.php One of the brightest rising stars in the UFC is Amir Sadollah (5-2). He has a great workout ethic and has sought to improve his mixed martial arts skills. When he debuted on the Ultimate Fighter reality show... http://fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-121-brock-lesnar-cain-velasquez.php Love him or hate him, Brock Lesnar (5-1) is the UFC heavyweight champion and will be for some time. There is no one in the heavyweight division that can come close to his size, speed and power... http://fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-121-jake-shields-martin-kampmann.php There is absolutely no way Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann (17-3) will be able to beat one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world who, by the way, potentially has the ability to take UFC 185 middleweight champion Anderson Silva or UFC 170 pound welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre... http://fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-121-tito-ortiz-matt-hamill.php I have faith that Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz (15-7) can still be regarded as a top level fighter in the UFC. I do not think he can compete with the top 205 pound light heavyweight in the division but I do... http://fighting-mma.com/articles/2010/top-five-mma-clubs.php MMA clubs began combining the best part of different martial arts into on discipline to become a better fighter. Now that we are just a little over a decade into MMA what are the best MMA clubs to train at. Below is my top 5 MMA clubs in the world... http://www.fighting-mma.com/mma-news/2010/chael-sonnen-performance-enhancing-drugs.php There may now be an explanation for how well Chael Sonnen did against Anderson Silva at UFC 117. Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen tested positive for abnormally high levels of testosterone following an Aug. 7... http://www.fighting-mma.com/articles/2010/is-cain-able-cain-velasquez.php What does Cain Velasquez and unconfident sports cars owners have in common? They both wonder if size really matters. At UFC 121, we may finally have answer to the question that has plagued the mind of not only high school boys, but fight fans too... http://www.fighting-mma.com/ultimate-fighting/ufc-fight-night-22-marquardt-vs-palhares.php I have no idea why Ross Pearson was online sportsbooks betting money line favorite. In fact, Cole Miller was as huge underdog in this fight. Cole Miller had the reach, the experience, better training camp and the much better grappling skills... http://www.fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-119-frank-mir-cro-cop.php Mir will take Filipović apart in this fight— Filipović is no longer the fighter he once was and Mir is hungry to get back into the UFC heavyweight title mix... http://www.fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-119-matt-serra-chris-lytle.php Lytle has the reach, technical striking, power, and kicks to back off Serra. He is the bigger and faster fighter on the ground and won’t be caught Serra’s submission attempts due to his short limbs... http://www.fighting-mma.com/mma-matchups/2010/ufc-119-matt-mitrione-vs-joey-beltran.php Thought he is nowhere near a top contender and still has many a-year to go before he is a true MMA fighter, Matt “Meathead” Mitrione (2-0) is definitely on the right track to becoming a star in this sport. He has come a long way since his first appearance... http://www.fighting-mma.com/articles/2010/pondering-the-prodigy-whats-next-for-bj-penn.php No matter what happens from here on out in the career of BJ Penn, he will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most dominate champions the UFC has ever produced. Penn has been at the top of the food chain for over a decade... http://www.fighting-mma.com/ultimate-fighting/ufc-118-edgar-vs-penn-2.php There was no question this time as Frankie Edgar dominated BJ Penn for all five round to defend his UFC 155 pound lightweight title... http://www.fighting-mma.com/articles/2010/five-reasons-to-watch-bellator.php Then, at their fifth event in a lightweight tournament semifinal scrap between Jorge Masvidal and Toby Imada, everything changed. http://www.fighting-mma.com/articles/2010/wrestling-in-mixed-martial-arts.php For some time now Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been highlighted in the world of mixed martial arts as the essential ingredient for success—especially in the highly competitive UFC.