MMA Madness

Written by Paul Delos Santos
Mark Munoz admits it’s hard fighting during the holidays, and it’s not related to finding time to train and be with the family. The hardest part? Turning down a plate of good food to maintain weight.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has pulled out of his UFC 108 main event fight against Cain Velasquez because of a persistant staph infection. Dana White, according to Sherdog.com, announced that “Big Nog” will not be part of the main event, but stopped short of announcing a replacement. Velasquez-Nogueira was the third main event to be assinged to UFC 108. The event, set to take place January 2, is creeping closer and closer, leaving limited time for training camps for whomever is announced as a replacement.

Anderson Silva will not defend his title against Vitor Belfort at UFC 108. The champ has not fully recovered from elbow surgery, and manager Ed Soares says that he will not be healthy enough to fight on January 2.

Written by Paul Delos Santos
A lot has changed since Lyoto Machida has won the UFC light heavyweight title. He is thankful he has the right support system that is keeping him grounded heading into his bout with Mauricio Shogun Rua at UFC 104.

Paulo Filho was pulled off of the DREAM 12 card. MMA Weekly is reporting that it was caused by visa issues.

Ed Soares recently told MMA Junkie that Anderson Silva’s proposed title fight with Vitor Belfort is up in the air, as Silva’s camp is waiting to receive doctor’s clearance for him to begin training. Soares told the Web site that Silva had elbow surgery to remove pieces of bone that were lodged in the elbow.

Written by Paul Delos Santos
If Anderson Silva isn’t getting tired of constantly being asked about his lackluster performances, his manager Ed Soares just might be.
Soares said the amount of criticism that Silva receives for his fights against Patrick Cote and Thales Leites is unjustified.
“He puts on a show,” Soares said during a UFC 101 media [...]