Cain Velasquez Aims To Be Complete Package

Cain Velasquez isn't happy just to win, he wants to become the complete package.

Ben Rothwell Ready to Deliver the Goods

Ben Rothwell is happy to finally be in the UFC and says he is ready to deliver the goods and contend in the UFC heavyweight division.

Ben Henderson OK, Jan/Feb Title Bout Under Consideration

Other than the usual bumps and bruises, newly crowned WEC interim lightweight champion Ben Henderson is healthy and in great spirits after his fight of the year candidate with Donald Cerrone at WEC 43 on Saturday.

Henderson took a brief trip to a San Antonio hospital after the fight to evaluate his eye for an upkick he took in last thirty seconds of the fifth round, and was released Saturday night. No other serious injuries were detected.

The 25 year-old Korean-American fighter flew back home on Sunday, where more than 200 fans, friends, and family were waiting for him at his gym, The Lab, in Glendale, Ariz. He signed autographs and took pictures for two hours.

A bout to unify the lightweight title is under consideration for January or February in Phoenix, according to Beck, where The Lab sits across town from Varner's gym, Arizona Combat Sports.

On Saturday, both Varner and Henderson welcomed a December date. Varner was recently cleared to spar after suffering with a hand injury he sustained in a bout with Cerrone in January at WEC 38. Still, it appears Henderson will need more time before he starts camp for Varner.

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Behind The Scenes With Chuck Liddell at Dancing With The Stars #2

The second installment of Chuck Liddell's behind the scenes video blog at Dancing With The Stars. Pro snowboarder Louie Vito has Chuck ready to record a country album? And it appears that nearly the entire Dancing With The Stars cast is heading to UFC 104.

MMA Live Talks with Dan Henderson, Previews WEC 43

Dan Henderson joins MMA Live to discuss his contract status with the UFC and much more. In addition, a preview of WEC 43, a look back at DREAM.11 and The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.

Frank Shamrock Answers Fan Questions

Frank Shamrock responds to the questions that fans have been posting on FrankShamrock.com. He talks about everything from the early days of mixed martial arts to his career to the future of the sport and its athletes.

Frank Shamrock Answers Fan Questions, Part 1:

Frank Shamrock Answers Fan Questions, Part 2:

Frank Shamrock Answers Fan Questions, Part 3:

FIGHT VIDEOS: Dream 11 Featherweight GP Semi-Final Bouts

Check out the two semi-final bouts from Tuesday's Dream Featherweight Grand Prix. (Courtesy of HDNet)

Joe Warren vs. Bibiano Fernandes:

Hideo Tokoro vs. Hiroyuki Takaya:

The replay of Dream 11 airs Friday night at 10 p.m. ET on HDNet.

Help Ron Kruck and Fight Ribbon Battle Cancer

Check out a special Kruck's Korner where he spotlights a special company, Fight Ribbon, that is putting the spotlight on cancer awareness and raising funds to fight cancer.

This is an especially personal edition of Kruck's Korner for host Ron Kruck, who's mom, Barbara is fighting for her life due to a recurring battle with cancer.

For more information on Fight Ribbon and how you can help, go to FightForLifeUSA.com.

Our best wishes go out to Ron, his mom, and their family.

WEC's Greatest Knockouts II Debuts Wednesday & Follows WEC 43

PRESS RELEASE:

VERSUS, the exclusive cable television home of World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), will air WEC's Greatest Knockouts II on Wednesday, October 7, at 9 p.m. ET. The hour-long presentation will feature fight highlights from some of the biggest knockouts in WEC history.

The show will feature fight highlights from August 2008 to the August 2009 match in which Brian Bowles defeated Miguel Torres, one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in MMA, to earn the bantamweight title. Also included are the knock-out fights from Mike Brown's featherweight title win over Urijah “The California Kid” Faber in November 2008 and Jose Aldo's amazing eight-second knock-out of veteran Cub Swanson in June 2009.

The show will re-air on Saturday, October 10, at 12 a.m. ET, immediately following the network's live WEC fight featuring Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone against Ben Henderson in a bout that will crown the interim WEC lightweight champion. The live fight will air at 10 p.m. ET and will originate from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.

More Dream 11 Post-Fight Interviews: Hansen, Sokoudjou, and Williams

Joachim Hansen:

Sokoudjou:

Rubin Williams:

Dream 11 Post-Fight Interviews: Warren, Sapp, and Manibusan

Joe Warren:

Bob Sapp:

Melchor Manibusan:

Is WEC Fighter Yves Jabouin The Fastest Man in MMA?

Is WEC fighter Yves Jabouin the fastest man in mixed martial arts? His training partner, UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, thinks so.

Kimbo Makes Bid To Step in for Marcus Jones This Week

Although he was eliminated from The Ultimate Fighter competition with a loss to Roy Nelson last week, it's not over until it's over, and Kimbo Slice makes a bid this week to step in for his ill teammate, Marcus Jones.

Dream 11 Pre-Fight Interviews: Hansen, Aoki, Warren, Sapp & Sokoudjou

Joachim Hansen (Dream Lightweight Champion):

Shinya Aoki:

Joe Warren:

Bob Sapp (Parts 1 and 2):

Sokoudjou:

Jay Hieron Just Wants His Title Shot

Not many fighters take a pass when the UFC leaves an offer on their doorstep. Jay Hieron did, not because the UFC didn't give him a good offer, but because Strikeforce wanted him, needed him, for a title shot against Nick Diaz.

But as soon as he committed to that shot, Diaz stripped it away from him, not going through the necessary steps to get licensed for the fight.

"I went with Strikeforce for the title shot. It's not necessarily they're fault, what happened. Now, Nick Diaz, I'm calling Strikeforce every week going, 'What's up with my title shot?'" He told Steve Cofield of ESPN 1100 radio.

"Diaz is (expletive) around. He's trying to box now and all this and that.

"That's the fight outside the UFC that makes the most sense for a world title fight. There's no other fighter really that makes sense. I want a legit contender for the title. I want to beat somebody with a name and that's Nick Diaz."

Rashad Evans Sounds Off On Kimbo, Rampage, and More

Inside MMA's Ron Kruck sits down with UFC light heavyweight Rashad Evans, who talks TUF, Rampage, Kimbo, and more.

UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun Extended Video Preview

See what Machida 'The Dragon' has planned to stop Shogun and maintain his light heavyweight title.

HDNet to Broadcast DREAM 11

HDNet will broadcast "HDNet Fights Presents: HEIWA DREAM 11 Featherweight Grand Prix 2009, Final Round" Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00 a.m. ET, from Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa, Japan. HDNet will also air an encore presentation of the event on Friday, October 9 at 10:00 p.m. ET.

The event features the conclusion of the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix, a highly anticipated DREAM Lightweight title bout and the semi-finals of the Super Hulk tournament.

In the main event of the evening, two of the top 5 lightweights in the world collide in a highly anticipated rematch as DREAM Lightweight champion Joachim Hansen (19-7-1) puts his title on the line against Shinya Aoki (21-4). Hansen claimed the title on July 21, 2008 when he defeated Aoki by first round TKO at Dream 5. Hansen has not fought since while Aoki has gone 4-1, including wins over Eddie Alvarez and Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro, with his only loss coming in the welterweight division.

In other action, the DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix will come to a conclusion as Bibiano Fernanders (5-2) faces Joe Warren (2-0) and Hiroyuki Takaya (11-6-1) meets Hideo Tokoro (22-16-1) in semi-final action with the winners advancing to face each other in the final later in the evening.Also in the semi-finals of the Super Hulk tournament, Hong Man Choi (2-2) meets Ikuhisa Minowa (42-20-8) and Bob Sapp(10-5) squares off with Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (6-4).

Behind The Scenes With Chuck Liddell at Dancing With The Stars

Go behind the scenes with former UFC champion Chuck Liddell and meet some of his fellow cast members -- including Michael Irvin and Louie Vito -- on Dancing With The Stars.