Jon Jones Not Looking For Hamill Rematch

UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones is not looking for revenge.

Since debuting in the UFC, Jones has done anything but slow down the momentum that he's been riding since a signature win over one of the original "Ultimate Fighter Season One" cast member Stephan Bonnar.

Jones was undefeated until a bout opposite fellow wrestler Matt Hamill came to pass, ending in controversial fashion. Jon used illegal 12-to-6 elbow strikes, resulting in a disqualification and the first loss of his young professional career.

You'd think Jones would want to right a wrong, get a piece of his once undefeated career back, but he's perfectly content with what has passed. It's all just another experience for the young 22-year-old.

"I definitely wouldn't want to have a rematch with Matt Hamill," said the newly minted Greg Jackson fighter.

"I actually hung out with him a few weeks ago -- well, several weeks ago. We were both down in Miami, taking care of some things for Dana (White). He's just a great guy. He has a great personality, great heart.

"(The fight) was a great learning experience for me. It was the first fight that I was really relaxed, I was thinking the whole time, and it was the first time I was actually having fun instead of being nervous out there. It was just a great experience. Win or lose, it was a wonderful thing and I wouldn't change what happened for the world."

Dan Hardy Talks About Marcus Davis and Psychological Warfare

The fight between Dan Hardy and Marcus Davis seemed to reach a fever pitch when the two squared off at UFC 99 last year, but the war of words didn't end there.

Prior to the fight, Hardy did everything in his power to rile up the Irishman, and he accomplished his goal. A Photoshop contest amongst fans, and some well placed trash talk, brought Davis to a frenzy before their fight ever happened.

Right after the fight, Hardy admitted that it was all part of a strategy to get into Davis' head and earn a shot at the Maine based fighter. Still even though the fight seemed over, Davis fired back just weeks ago via his Twitter account stating, "I hope Dan Hardy dies of AIDS."

The comment was eventually deleted, but Hardy says that Davis obviously didn't know when enough was enough.

"Some people can't see it for what it is. Obviously with Marcus Davis making a comment like that it obviously proves he can't deal with the situation, and he doesn't get it," Hardy commented recently when appearing on MMAWeekly Radio.

"Apparently the Photoshops that I helped create were completely unacceptable, yet he makes a comment like that (and) it's okay? I don't understand where his logic lies."

Hardy admits that psychological warfare goes a long way, and he's become a master of that particular trade.

"Any time you can use any psychological warfare, it's different for every fighter," Hardy said. "The Marcus Davis fight was a blatant, outright, I'm going to punk him, I'm going to make him look stupid, and you're going to get crazy and lose your mind.

"Mike Swick was a little bit more fun, a little bit more jokey, but when it got to the end of the build up of the fight, he'd been expecting me to say all kinds of stuff that he didn't know really how to deal with it. He didn't know how to prepare himself for what was to come."

Hardy's teammate, Paul Daley, has started a similar campaign for his upcoming UFC 113 fight against Josh Koscheck. Daley encouraged fans to Photoshop a new haircut for Koscheck ahead of their fight, and when Hardy was asked if he would possibly put the best photo on his walkout t-shirt for UFC 113?

"Don’t give him any ideas, you know he will," Hardy responded.

The Truth Behind the Chuck Liddell Nude Workout Video... It's a Book Club!

People went crazy when a video of former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and girlfriend Heidi Northcott working out in the nude hit the internet. Come to find out, it's just something that Liddell and fellow book club members Chad Ochocinco and Dax Shepard do for fun.

The Chuck Liddell nude workout viral video with Heidi Northcott...



Chuck Liddell on the Jimmy Kimmell Show talking about the the nude workout viral video with Heidi Northcott...

James Toney Says He Wants To Fight Brock Lesnar

A recent guest on Inside MMA with Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten, new UFC signee and former world champion boxer James Toney says that his sights are set on UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. At least, we think that's what he said...

Dan Hardy Debuts His Version Of "England Belongs To Me" At UFC 111

A long time fan of metal, punk and hardcore, UFC 111 main eventer Dan Hardy will test out his vocal chops when he debuts a version of the Cock Sparrer classic, "England Belongs To Me" with "The Outlaw" providing vocals for the track.

Hardy talked about his choice of songs when appearing on MMAWeekly Radio earlier this week.

"I'm using some traditional British punk again. I'll be using the same song, "England Belongs To Me" by Cock Sparrer, but this is a re-recorded version with me putting the vocals on it, so an interesting one," Hardy said about his UFC 111 entrance song. "It's got a bit more balls than the last one as well."

Growing up as a metal fan in England, Hardy says he started out with the classics and still follows his love of music to this day.

"My favorite band when I was younger was Megadeth," said Hardy. "I just went from them to Pantera, and Slayer, and then I just started getting into hardcore, Earth Crisis and Madball, and I also listen to a lot of the British punk and ska, like Madness and The Clash and bands like that."

The new track with Hardy's vocals will debut at UFC 111 in New Jersey. Check out the original below.

Jorge Rivera Tells Quarry He Can Be Funny Too

Jorge Rivera matches wits with Nate Quarry ahead of their fight coming up at UFC Fight Night 21 in North Carolina on March 31.

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WEC 47: Bowles vs. Cruz Re-Airs Tonight on Versus

Versus will re-air a night of action-packed fights from the March 6 live WEC 47 event on Wednesday, March 10, at 9 p.m. ET. The two- hour presentation will feature seven fights from this past weekend's card, including the non-televised bout between Ricardo Lamas (8-1) and Bendy Casimir (19-6-2) - an intense battle that is already being touted as one of the best knockouts of 2010.

The re-air will also feature the bantamweight championship bout between Brian Bowles (8-1) and Dominick Cruz (15-1) as well as of the fight between former bantamweight champ Miguel Angel Torres (36-3) and seasoned wrestler Joseph Benevidez (12-1). Additional fights include UFC legend and crowd favorite Jens 'Lil Evil' Pulver (22-13-1) against Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Javier Vazquez (14-3) and 23-year old Karen Darabedyan (9-2) in the cage with veteran Bart Palazewski (33-13) in a lightweight fight. Rounding out the night are battles between Scott "Young Guns" Jorgensen (9-3) and Chad George (11-5) and lightweight opponents Danny Castillo (8-3) and Anthony Pettis (8-1).

Faber And Bonnar Pay Tribute To Sakuraba

Legendary Japanese fighter, Kazushi Sakuraba, is a very familiar name to most hardcore fans, but there are many new fans that may have never seen the former Pride star grapple his way to the top of the sport several years ago, and many fighters today still talk about the "Gracie Hunter" and his fights.

Two of the fighters who proudly claim Sakuraba as their favorite are WEC featherweight, Urijah Faber, and UFC fighter, Stephan Bonnar, who both mentioned the Japanese fighter when speaking to fans at a recent Q&A session.

"I would say past or present, favorite fighter for me is Sakuraba," Faber said when asked who his favorite fighter was. "If you watch the guy, first off he's a wrestler, a top level wrestler, but he really has a great attitude out there. He's always out in front, really, really creative, and he's been in one of the most inspiring fights that I've ever seen."

The fight that Faber referenced was Sakuraba's last fight against Zelg Galesic, in which he pulled off a kneebar after suffering damage throughout the fight. Faber also mentioned Sakuraba's historic 2000 no-time limit win over Royce Gracie as a favorite performance.

Stephan Bonnar went one step further when paying tribute to the former Pride star.

"I love that guy, I even named my cat after him," said Bonnar.

The ageless Sakuraba continues to come up in conversations when fighters mention who they admire most, and for anyone that isn't sure about how good he really is, go back and watch his 2000 fight against Renzo Gracie, but don't expect to hold down your lunch when you see the finish.

Countdown to UFC on Versus: The Heavyweights

The UFC's first live event on a national sports network in the U.S., UFC on Versus 1, takes place March 21 in Broomfield, Colo. A large portion of the main card are large athletes. Check out the Countdown to UFC on Versus with the focus on the big boys...


Junior Dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga:




Paul Buentello vs. Cheick Kongo:

Brazilian Heavyweights Collide on March 21

Junior Dos Santos meets Gabriel Gonzaga on March 21st in Broomfield, Colorado. It marks the first time the UFC will air on Versus.

Miguel Torres' Cut Gets 20 Stitches

The elbow that landed from Joseph Benavidez on Miguel Torres left the former bantamweight champion wearing a crimson mask for the remainder of their fight on Saturday night.

On Sunday, Torres posted a picture of the cut on his Twitter page (@MiguelTorresMMA) and said in a separate post that it required 20 stitches to close up.

The Indiana based fighter also said that he was breathing in blood during the fight, and obviously struggle to see much of anything.

Guess the old saying is true. A picture is worth a thousand words.

Benavidez and Torres Break Down WEC 47 Main Event

Joseph Benavidez and Miguel Torres fight each other in Saturday night's WEC 47 co-main event. But both had a lot to say about the evening's main event between WEC bantamweight champion Brian Bowles and challenger Dominick Cruz.

JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ:
I like Brian Bowles. He's a great guy, so as far as fighting him, we've trained together a little bit, and I'd love to have the fight with Dominick Cruz again. Of course I want to avenge my loss, and I know I'm better than that, so I could beat him. There's that aspect of wanting to fight Cruz again, but as far as the outside looking in, if I had to pick someone, I'd definitely pick Bowles.

I just think he has more ways to finish the fight. And if it's a five-round fight, the only way Dominick really has at beating him is a decision. It's going to be hard to stay away from his submissions and power for five rounds. He can maybe do it for three rounds. I just think that Bowles has more ways to finish the fight, and Cruz has one, which is to out point him.

You can't underestimate Cruz. He has that point, beating people on points down to a science basically, so it's going to be a great fight, but if I had to bet, I'd pick Brian.

MIGUEL TORRES:
At first when I looked at the fight I thought Dominick Cruz would have the edge, and then I started watching fights on Bowles and fights on Cruz, and Cruz fights with his hands down a lot, and he's fought a lot of shorter guys. A lot of his opponents have been shorter guys, so I think the same strategy that he's used against his past opponents and keeping his hand real low, Brian just needs one big punch to hurt Cruz. I haven't seen Cruz get rocked yet. I'm leaning more towards Bowles because with one punch you can change everything.

The fights that I've seen of Cruz, he moves very well, and he's a very good striker, but he leaves his hands real low. He might have the edge in wrestling. I think Dominick's wrestling is better than Bowles', but I haven't seen Bowles get pushed yet. I couldn't push him past the first round, so we're going to see. It's an interesting fight.

Mayhem Miller & Other Strikeforce Fighters Head to MTV2

Strikeforce fighter Jason "Mayhem" Miller -- the host of "Bully Beatdown" -- is no stranger to the MTV spotlight. But when he makes an appearance on MTV2's "Rock N Jock" series, he's gonna drag a few of his Strikeforce co-horts along for the ride.

The next two episodes of the show, on March 6 and March 13 at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET, will feature Miller, former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson, Lavar Johnson, and Scott Smith counting down the week's top 5 rock videos.

They'll also give the inside scoop about what it's like to be a fighter, tips on how to survive a bar fight and how to stay in top shape to fight at an elite level.

MTV2's "Rock N Jock"
Saturday, March 6 & Saturday, March 13
8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET

ESPN's MMA Live: James Toney, Strikefoce & WEC 47

This week on ESPN's MMA Live: New UFC signee and former boxing champion James Toney, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and a WEC 47 preview.

Bowles Feels Torres is Looking Past Benavidez

As evidenced via his Twitter account, Miguel Torres is known for saying some pretty outlandish things. So when Brian Bowles heard that Torres, the former WEC bantamweight king who was dethroned by the aforementioned Georgia boy, was talking he didn't pay any attention to it.

"Miguel's not known for not saying some crazy stuff," said Bowles.

"I really don't even pay attention to what he says anymore. I just let him say and do his own thing."

Torres was obviously still sore from the loss that ended an impressive 17-fight winning streak. It was the first finish that Torres had suffered of his two losses as a professional.

Never one to turn down a fight, Bowles is open to a rematch in the future, but believes that Torres has another daunting task on his hands when he meets spitfire bantamweight Joseph Benavidez, who Bowles also calls a friend.

"He's got a tough fight lurking ahead of him right now and he needs to be worrying about Joseph," said the WEC 135-pound champion.

"I'm friends with Joseph. I'd like to see him win. I'd like to see him fight for the title."

Strikeforce Champ Jake Shields Blasts Frank Shamrock

There's always been a rift between Frank Shamrock and Cesar Gracie's camp. As trainers, the two exchanged words for years that eventually escalated into a bout for Strikeforce in March of 2006 where Shamrock dispatched of Gracie in just 21 seconds.

Cesar Gracie trained fighter Nick Diaz exacted revenge on April 11, 2009, TKO'ing the former UFC titleholder in the second round.

In a recent interview with MMAWeekly Radio, Jake Shields, Gracie trained Strikeforce middleweight titleholder, blasted Shamrock.

"Shamrock's a douche bag. He's not worth my time," said Shields. "The guy would never fight me. He's just trying to talk to keep his washed up career going."

Shields didn't stop there. He brought up teammate Diaz's one-sided victory over Shamrock last year.

"We saw what happened when he stepped in against a real fighter, against Nick Diaz. It was obvious he was on a completely different level than Shamrock."

A Day In The Life of WEC Fighter Scott Jorgensen

Take a journey to Boise, Idaho, and meet up with Scott Jorgensen as he prepares for his upcoming fight with Chad George. See Scott spar with Jens Pulver in the gym, and have sword fights with his kid at home.

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy Extended Video Preview

An extended video preview of the upcoming UFC 111 fight card in New Jersey. UFC 111 is headed up by a welterweight title bout between champion Georges St-Pierre and Brit Dan Hardy, plus a heavyweight interim title bout between Frank Mir and Shane Carwin.

Mike Swick and Roger Huerta Go On A Bug Binge In Thailand

Mike Swick and Roger Huerta enjoy a local delicacy by eating insects at the Chinese New Year festival in the Chalong Province, Phuket, Thailand.

A Day In The Life of WEC Fighter Chad Mendes

Check out a day in the life of WEC fighter Chad Mendes as he prepares for his WEC 47 bout with Erik Kotch.