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Sometimes losing matters less than the way you lose. Gilbert Melendez neglected his wrestling, the skill that helped him break into the sport, in losses to Mitsuhiro Ishida and Josh Thomson and it's been weighing on his mind.

Cameras love Gina Carano. She loves them back, even if she’s not entirely comfortable with what they are focusing on. FIGHT! Magazine's Danny Acosta chatted with the female MMA start about fame.

The “Endless Fighter”’s reputation must be upheld. So when Strikeforce asked Mitsuhiro Ishida to fight Gilbert Melendez on short notice for the interim lightweight title on August 15 all he said was, “Hai;” yes in Japanese. FIGHT!'s Danny…

July was MMA’s craziest month ever. So crazy that we’re still marveling at it into the second week of August. So here’s a recap of July’s good, bad, and ugly.

As a dessert to UFC 101, WEC 42 rolls out the best lower weight fighters in the world at The Rogue Joint at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada Sunday night. Here are five things to watch for on fight night.

BJ Penn picks up his phone in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He stands atop the same steps Sylvester Stallone famously ran in “Rocky,” where a statue of the fictional boxer now stands triumphantly. Penn will defend his Ultimate…

World Extreme Cagefighting bantamweight Joseph Benavidez wanted to be a professional volleyball player. He describes it as a “passion” and still plays in a park rec league and every chance he gets at the beach. But 10 wins into an…

Strikeforce signed Fedor Emelianenko, the number one heavyweight in the world and arguably the world’s best fighter. Signing the Russian, who was the sport’s most valuable free agent in its short history after Affliction’s promotion…

Yoshihiro Akiyama's dramatic decision win left the Korean-Japanese star on the mat crying, but even with his back on the floor, Akiyama's star rose. The K-1 veteran made his UFC debut at UFC 100 from the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada…

I’d love to give Matt Serra his second chance at being Rocky and challenging welterweight king Georges St-Pierre for their third bout, but that is as likely as Transformers III being any good. There are, however, some trilogies available on…