Everyman Approach Dominick Cruz drives a Honda Civic.

No Stranger to Adversity Demetrious Johnson emerged from the woodwork in 2010. The 25-year-old Kentucky native survived a difficult start, as he lost a unanimous decision to American Top Team’s Brad Pickett in his WEC debut and then picked up four consecutive wins against former...

One Man’s View: A Needed Threat at 170 Just four months ago, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s welterweight division was suffering from a case of top contender blues.

Diaz Talks Yanked UFC 137 Title Shot, Still Wants St. Pierre No need to file a missing person report. Nick Diaz is alive, and he still wants to fight.

Pros Pick: Evans vs. Ortiz 2 The City of Brotherly Love will play host to a rematch between former light heavyweight champions, as Rashad Evans meets the suddenly resurgent Tito Ortiz in the...

Contender on the Cusp When opportunity knocks, Tyron Woodley rushes to meet it. So when Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos was forced to withdraw from a scheduled bout against...

The Doggy Bag This week, readers have a slew of question about recent developments in the MMA world, including the sudden resurgence of Tito Ortiz and his rematch with Rashad Evans at UFC 133, a Dominick Cruz-Urijah Faber rubber match, Scott Coker’s new role, Melvin Guillard and Carlos...

Maximo Blanco: Made in Japan TOKYO -- For those that follow international mixed martial arts, Maximo Blanco’s name has become synonymous with violence.

Fistic Medicine: Marquardt and Testosterone Another elite mixed martial artist has fallen to the Catch-22 of steroid use.

Noons Doesn’t Think He Lost Diaz Fight, But Moving on Regardless K.J. Noons disagrees with the judges who awarded Nick Diaz a unanimous decision after their entertaining five-round Strikeforce bout last October.