MMA Madness

(UPDATED) GracieMag.com posted at 3:18PST that Renzo is denying he will be fighting in January. It states he will be focused on his cousin, Rolles’, UFC debut at that time. Renzo does go on to say, “My relationship with the UFC is excellent. Something will happen.” No confirmation, but it sounds like something, even if it’s not UFC 109, is in the works.

Rumors have circulated the last couple of days that Renzo Gracie will take on Matt Hughes this February at UFC 109. Heavy.com claims that both fighters have been offered the fight, though no contracts have been signed. If the match does come to fruition it would give Renzo the change to avenge his second-cousin, Royce’s, 2006 loss against Hughes at UFC 60.

Josh Koscheck hasn’t been one to care who he fights or when. Koscheck announced through his Twitter account that he is fighting Mike Pierce at UFN 20 on Jan. 11, 2010.

The Twitter-verse has been awfully quiet without the presence of Frank Trigg, but there was a good reason. Trigg underwent a successful knee surgery, MMA Junkie is reporting. The recovery time is unknown, but Trigg is still targeting an early 2010 fight for a return.

After April’s memorable UFC Fight Night(tm) in Nashville, The Ultimate Fighting Championship(r) (UFC(r)) is headed back to the great state of Tennessee to give the fans another night of world class mixed martial arts action as UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn faces possibly his toughest test at 155 pounds in the relentless Diego Sanchez at UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez, live from FedExForum in Memphis on Saturday, December 12th.

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the UFC is planning a February show in Australia’s Acer Arena in Sydney’s Olympic Center. No date has been set for the event.

Former UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra will return to the octagon in February of 2010. While no opponent has been officially named, Frank Trigg is reported to be one of the leading candidates.

Despite rumors that he might be cut, Frank Trigg’s career will continue. MMA Junkie is reporting that the UFC has no plans to cut the welterweight, despite UFC president Dana White alluding that it might happen.

Frank Trigg might be on the UFC’s chopping block, and if he is cut, it will mark the end of his career. Trigg announced through his Twitter that he will retire if the UFC releases him.

Rich Franklin is in the light heavyweight title hunt, or the middleweight one for that matter. So he bides his time taking interesting fights, and he has another interesting one when he takes on Vitor Belfort tonight at UFC 103.

Former Mighty Morphing Power Ranger Jason David Frank discussed his passion for MMA on a recent episode of Sans the Gloves radio. Frank wants the fans to understand that he is not looking to use MMA to boost his acting career and he should not be compared to Jose Canseco.