Fallon Fox submits Allanna Jones in round three at CFA 11

Source: MMA Fighting by Shaun Al-Shatti

Allanna Jones struck the first blow, electing to walk out to Aerosmith's "Dude Looks Like a Lady" prior to her bout against transgender mixed martial artist Fallon Fox at CFA 11. But from there it was Fox's fight to win.

Despite fading late, Fox controlled the action from pillar to post, submitting Jones with a modified north/south choke midway through the final round to pick up her third professional victory at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida.

Fox kicked off the opening two frames tenderizing Jones' lead thigh with unchecked kicks and backing her up with straight

Great Minds: UFC 160 MMA media predictions for the 'Velasquez vs Bigfoot 2' main event in Las Vegas

Source: MMA Mania by Mike Bohn

You read their articles, you watch and listen to their interviews, but often the personal opinions of the mixed martial arts (MMA) media get brushed over.

These media members have inside knowledge of the sport and a unique perspective of the fighters they have the privilege of interacting with. Before you place that bet in Vegas or with your friends, be sure to check out what those most educated about the sport have to say about the upcoming UFC 160 headliner.

Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva are set to rematch with the Ultimate

Mark Hunt: From Gold to Old and Back Again

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The prevailing opinion has never favored Mark Hunt.  Always fighting against the odds, Hunt has gritted his way through a tumultuous yet highly respectable career. He's never been the most technical fighter, certainly never the most athletic but always the toughest man in the room and the power in his hands could light a city grid. Mark Hunt is a journeyman. His path in combat sports has been a vicious gaunlet but it's this constant adversity that allowed him to develop into a top contender for the UFC heavyweight championship. The chubby Samoan, with his sandals, board shorts and loose fitting sleeveless shirts; a cool demeanor but the primal glare of a fighter that never leaves his eyes.  His ups and and even his downs have carved for him an intimidating resume to behold, a career which is surging towards yet another peak.    Hunt is no stranger to the taste of high level glory in combat sports. Back in 2001, when MMA had not yet robbed the kickboxing world of all its pot...

UFC 160 Results: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2

Source: MMA Fighting by Bryan Tucker

Former K-1 opponent Ray Sefo says it'll be 'a mistake' if Junior dos Santos stands with Mark Hunt at UFC 160

Source: MMA Mania by Brian Hemminger

There aren't many kickboxers who know Mark Hunt better than World Series of Fighting promoter Ray Sefo.

During his days inside the squared circle while competing in K-1 in Japan, "Sugar" had one of the all-time great kickboxing wars against Hunt at a World Grand Prix event in 2001.

It was the type of fight that turned both men into fan-favorites, and they were easily able to forge

Pic: Updated UFC 161 full poster for ‘Evans vs. Henderson' on June 15 in Winnipeg

Source: MMA Mania by Mike Bohn

In just a few short weeks, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make its second venture north of the border in 2013, and to a new city at that, with a card carried by some of the world's top light heavyweight talent.

Renan Barao was supposed to defend his interim bantamweight title against Eddie Wineland at the event, but unfortunately the Brazilian suffered a foot injury and was forced to

UFC 160 weigh in photos gallery for 'Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2' in Las Vegas

Source: MMA Mania by Geno Mrosko

View this gallery here.

UFC 160 weigh-in highlights

Source: MMA Fighting by MMA Fighting Newswire

LAS VEGAS - The UFC 160 weigh-ins took place Friday afternoon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Watch the highlights above.

Growing Up Before Our Eyes: UFC 160 featherweight Max Holloway interview exclusive with MMAmania.com

Source: MMA Mania by Mike Bohn

As the youngest fighter currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster, a lot of people look up to featherweight Max Holloway as an example of what's possible if you follow your dreams.

In Feb. 2012, Holloway, 21, made his Octagon debut on short notice against top-10 ranked Dustin Poirier as just an undefeated 20-year-old with only four professional mixed martial arts (MMA) bouts under his belt.

To this day, that fight with Poirier is the

Five for Fighting - 5 Upcoming Heavyweight Tilts

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When memorial day weekend rolls around you can set your watch by two things, me getting "bungalowed" drunk because it's my birthday weekend and a wide array of wonderful heavyweight fights. Last year UFC 146 had a main card packed with heavyweight battles ending in Junior Dos Santos retaining his world title against former champion Frank Mir. This Saturday is the beginning of another quintet of heavyweight battles over the next few weeks which will mold the division for the year ahead. Cain Velasquez v Bigfoot SilvaMight as well start at the top. This weekend 265lbs champion Cain Velasquez takes on challenger Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva for the UFC heavyweight title in a rematch of their 2012 contender fight which took place 364 days previously. It was a fight which ended brutally. Velasquez took the Brazilian down, unloaded some vicious elbows which cut his opponent and ended the fight all inside the first round. Since then Cain has defeated Dos Santos to regain...

Championship Fighting Alliance 11: Kyle vs Wiuff, Fallon Fox vs Allanna Jones preview, discussion, results

Source: Bloody Elbow by Nate Wilcox

A preview of tonight's CFA 11 Kyle vs Wiuff event taking place from the BankUnited Center in Coarl Gables, Florida, that also features controversial transgender fighter Fallon Fox taking on Allanna Jones in her next WMMA Featherweight bout.

Tonight on AXS.TV from 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT sees Heavyweight veterans Mike Kyle and Travis Wiuff clash in a main event with familiar names on the main undercard, including controversial transgender WMMA fighter Fallon Fox and

UFC 160 weigh-in photos

Source: MMA Fighting by Esther Lin

View this gallery here.

Invicta president Shannon Knapp says Brett Atchley banned from all Invicta events

Source: Bloody Elbow by Brent Brookhouse

Shannon Knapp, president of Invicta FC, announced that Brett Atchley has been banned from all events going forward. This is a major situation as Atchley has spent several years as one of the top women's MMA managers in the game.

Here's the tweet from Inside MMA:

BREAKING NEWS - According to @shanknapp Brett Atchley has been banned from all Invicata Events moving forward.

— Inside MMA (@InsideMMAaxstv) May 25, 2013

Bloody Elbow has been covering the Atchley story since Knapp posted on Facebook about a manager who was claiming he could blackball fighters from

CFA 11 Results: Kyle vs. Wiuff, Fox vs. Jones, More

Source: MMA Fighting by Shaun Al-Shatti

MMA Fighting has CFA 11 results for the Kyle vs. Wiuff fight card Friday night at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Fla.

In the main event, Mike Kyle will square off against Travis Wiuff. In the co-main event, Fallon Fox will face Allanna Jones in a women's featherweight tourney semifinal match.

Check out the CFA 11 results below.

Main card (AXS TV at 9 p.m. ET)
Mike Kyle vs. Travis Wiuff
Fallon Fox vs. Allanna Jones

Video: Jon Anik and Kenny Florian preview ‘Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2' at UFC 160

Source: MMA Mania by Mike Bohn

UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" goes down May 25, 2013 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC commentators Jon Anik and Kenny Florian recently broke down the night's main event between heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and No. 1 contender Antonio Silva.

UFC 160 Weigh-Ins: Cain Velasquez vs. Bigfoot Silva

Source: MMA Fighting by MMA Fighting Newswire

LAS VEGAS -- At the UFC 160 weigh-ins, check out Cain Velasquez and Bigfoot Silva stepping on the scale Friday evening. Check out the main event weigh-ins above.

UFC 160 fight card: Cain Velasquez vs Antonio Silva 2 preview

Source: MMA Mania by Brian Hemminger

The stakes are raised tomorrow night (May 25, 2013) as Cain Velasquez puts his title on the line against Antonio Silva in a rematch for UFC 160's main event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cain Velasquez

Record: 11-1 overall, 9-1 in the UFC

Key Wins: Junior dos Santos (UFC 155), Brock Lesnar (UFC 121), Antonio

UFC 160 weigh-in results: Velasquez vs. Silva 2

Source: MMA Fighting by Mike Chiappetta

LAS VEGAS -- It was just a year ago when Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva fought for the first time. On Saturday, they will do it again, and we'll find out whether Silva took a lesson from the beating or if Velasquez is still a league ahead of him.

The betting public firmly believes the latter. The opening lines favored Velasquez as a 6-to-1 favorite, and the odds have only moved further in the UFC heavyweight champion's direction, as much as 8-to-1 in some spots.

The challenger has exuded confidence all week, saying that the difference is a full training camp this time around,

UFC 160: Junior Dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt Preview and Prognostication

Source: Bloody Elbow by David Castillo

In the co-main event of the weekend in Vegas for UFC 160, an unlikely challenger takes on a former champion.

Junior dos Santos (15-2) vs. Mark Hunt (9-7) Heavyweight

Like everyone else, it's still taking some getting used to; "UFC Heavyweight title contender, Mark Hunt!". Hunt's history tends to be overblown a bit, however. Yes, he lost six straight at one point, but look at the list of opponents: Fedor, Overeem, Barnett, Mousasi. The Manhoef loss remains an aberration; not because Hunt lost, but

Daily MMA 5/24: UFC 160 previews, Cain, Bigfoot, Dana White, JDS, Mark Hunt

Source: Bloody Elbow by Nate Wilcox

Kid Nate and Zombie Prophet present a round up of the best MMA and UFC videos on YouTube. Today's list features: UFC previews, 3 reasons why Cain Velasquez will beat Bigfoot Silva, Dana White's UFC 160 pre-fight media scrum and more.

UFC 160 weigh-in results: Velasquez vs. Silva II

Source: MMA Fighting by Mike Chiappetta

LAS VEGAS -- It was just a year ago when Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva fought for the first time. On Saturday, they will do it again, and we'll find out whether Silva took a lesson from the beating or if Velasquez is still a league ahead of him.

The betting public firmly believes the latter. The opening lines favored Velasquez as a 6-to-1 favorite, and the odds have only moved further in the UFC heavyweight champion's direction, as much as 8-to-1 in some spots.

The challenger has exuded confidence all week, saying that the difference is a full training camp this time around,

UFC 160 weigh in results and full video replay for 'Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2' in Las Vegas

Source: MMA Mania by Geno Mrosko

In case you missed today's UFC 160 weigh in event, or just want to get another look at all the scale-tipping festivities, MMAmania.com has you covered with a full video replay of "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Cain Velasquez vs. Bigfoot Silva staredown pic from UFC 160 weigh ins

Source: MMA Mania by Geno Mrosko

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its weigh in event earlier today (May 24, 2013) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for those fighters competing at UFC 160: "Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2" event, which is scheduled to take place at the same location tomorrow night live on pay-per-view (PPV).

For complete UFC 160 weigh in results and video click here.

The staredowns were nothing to write home about, as is

UFC 160 weigh-ins results: Velasquez 240lbs, Silva 263lbs

Source: Bloody Elbow by Tim Burke

Bloody Elbow is the place to be if you want to watch the UFC 160 weigh-in, which kicks off at 7pm ET/4pm PT.

Cormier to Jones: 'We can fight at 220 tomorrow'

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Cain aims for another Bigfoot beatdown at UFC 160

Source: theScore

Although Cain Velasquez is a heavy favorite in his heavyweight title defense at UFC 160, the champion says there's no chance he would ever take Antonio Silva lightly.

The last guy to do that was Alistair Overeem, and the man-mountain known as ``Bigfoot'' knocked him out and seized this title shot Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas.

'UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2' weigh-in results (Video)

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It's the Friday before fight night which can mean only one thing. There are 24 fighters that are really hungry and ready to look their opponent in the eye and go get some food and liquids back into their bodies. Below you can check the full written results and video of the UFC 160 weigh-in which will start promptly at 7 p.m. in the East at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Preliminary Card (Facebook - 6:35 p.m. ET) • Jeremy Stephens () vs. Estevan Payan () • Brian Bowles () vs. George Roop () • Stephen Thomspson () vs. Nah-Shon Burrell () Preliminary Card (FX - 8:00 p.m ET) • Khabib Nurmagamedov () vs. Abel Trujillo () • Robert Whittaker () vs. Colton Smith () • Dennis Bermudez () vs. Max Holloway () • Mike Pyle () vs. Rick Story () Main Card (PPV - 10 p.m. ET) • Donald Cerrone () vs. K.J. Noons () • Gray Maynard () vs. T.J. Grant () • Glover Teixiera () vs. James Te-Huna () • Junior dos Santos () vs. Mark Hunt () • Cain Velasquez () vs. Antonio Silv

Daniel Cormier responds to Jon Jones' Twitter remark

Source: MMA Fighting by MMA Fighting Newswire

LAS VEGAS -- UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier responds to Jon Jones' recent statement on Twitter during his UFC 160 Q&A session Friday afternoon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

UFC Quick Quote: UFC should start making posters for ‘Bigfoot vs. dos Santos' title fight now

Source: MMA Mania by Mike Bohn

"You can make the poster for my fight against Cigano already. It will happen because we're both gonna win."

-- Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight No. 1 contender Antonio Silva tells Brazilian news outlet GloboTV (translated through Google Chrome) that the UFC brass should start making the posters to promote a title fight between himself and former

Man killed by FBI was in same ‘martial arts circles’ as Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev

Source: MMA Mania by Adam Guillen Jr.

One month after the shooting death of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the suspects of the horrific bombings which took place last month in the city of Boston, Mass., FBI agents shot and killed a Ibragim Todashev -- a friend of Tsarnaev's -- in his Florida home after he attacked an officer with a sharp object during questioning.

While Todashev was not believed to be connected to the bombings, he was a prime suspect in the murders of three people from 2011 in an apparent drug deal gone wrong. During the line of questioning, Todashev admitted to the murders and named Tsarnaev as his accomplice before attacking the

Win some Fight Forward Gear in Free Kountermove game

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Hello fight fans, you know what's better than one awesome MMA related item?  Two awesome MMA related items.  Well, we have Fight Forward MMA coming together with Kountermove to offer a free tournament where the top three finishers will win the Fight Forward T of their choice.  No cost to enter, just make your picks and watch UFC tomorrow and cheer on your guys.  We would greatly appreciate if you play the game, that you'd also head over to Fight Forward's twitter account and give them a follow.  They're just Twitter babies, and are looking for friends.  Thanks for playing, and good luck!  Here's the link to join in on the fun!  UFC 160 Free Kountermove Game

UFC 160: James Te Huna won’t be 'bullied' by 'dangerous' Glover Teixeira in Las Vegas

Source: MMA Mania by Adam Guillen Jr.

Proving to be legit threats in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight division, James Te Huna and Glover Teixeira will collide this weekend (May 25, 2013) at UFC 160.

With a win, one of the heavy-hitters could inch themselves closer to a shot at the 205-pound strap in a fight that could prove to be an early "Fight of the Night" candidate in Las Vegas,

UFC 160 GIFathon: Velasquez, dos Santos, Hunt, and more!

Source: Bloody Elbow by Mookie Alexander

It's Friday, which means it's tie for another edition of the GIFathon! The day before every UFC PPV or Fox card, we (myself, Dallas Winston, and Zombie Prophet) profile several fighters and GIF some of their better stoppage victories on the regional circuit. Oh, and before we continue, there is no hard G in GIF, so the debate is over and I will not accept any other pronunciations.

With Dallas Winston unavailable this weekend, it'll just be my words combined with Zombie Prophet's GIFs. This week you'll see:

Cain Velasquez's 2nd pro fight.

Dana White blasts Belfort's critics over TRT issue

Source: SI.com

Watch Daniel Cormier's UFC 160 Fight Club Q&A live video stream here!

Source: MMA Mania by Mike Bohn

Before the UFC 160 fighters step on the scale for today's weigh in event in Las Vegas, Nevada, current UFC heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier will fluff the "Sin City" audience for a live "Fight Club" Q&A session in the video above. Be here at 5 p.m. ET sharp!

UFC 160 preview show

Source: MMA Fighting by Bryan Tucker

Thanks to our partners at XFINITY, we'll be providing exclusive UFC fight previews for the biggest UFC events in 2013.

Cain Velasquez tackling one of UFC's most difficult tasks: defending the heavyweight title (Yahoo! Sports)

Source: Yahoo! Sports

The UFC heavyweight title has been defended just 13 times in a 16-year span.

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva staff picks and predictions

Source: Bloody Elbow by Tim Burke

Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva

Tim Burke: Do I think it goes the same as the first one? No. Do I think Silva has a short here the second time? Hell no. Silva’s good, but not great. He uses his size well and hits hard, but he’s pretty plodding. Cain’s hands are fast, he’s technical, and that would win him the fight just on the feet. Throw in the gigantic wrestling advantage and it’s a blowout. Cain Velasquez by TKO, round 2

Mookie Alexander: At first I

Dana White says ‘badass’ Ronda Rousey brings in more media attention than pound-for-pound UFC great Anderson Silva

Source: MMA Mania by Adam Guillen Jr.

Not only does Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White believe his women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey "blows Brock Lesnar out of the water" when it comes to media exposure, the Las Vegas fight boss now claims "Rowdy" also trumps current middleweight

Our experts' picks for all of the fights

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MMAFighting: White talks UFC 160; Diaz brothers

Source: SI.com

Cain Velasquez knows what it's like to be fueled by revenge

Source: SI.com

Cain Velasquez knows Antonio Silva is determined to avoid embarrassment this time. But that might not matter, Jeff Wagenheim writes, since Velasquez is set on keeping his belt.

Renan Barao, John Cholish and Cain Velasquez: See where they fell on Cagewriter’s Hot or Not list

Source: Cagewriter by Maggie Hendricks

As another week of MMA comes to a close, let's take a look at what was hot and what was not so hot.

Hot -- Bryan Pedersen: Many legislators have talked about the economic benefits of MMA when the sport is legalized. Few have gone the extra mile to find out what it feels like to be in a cage to fight. Pedersen will do that in Cheyenne, Wyo., this weekend. No matter the result, it's admirable that he has even gone the distance to train and join the first fights to take place in Wyoming's capitol.

Not -- Renan Barao: The interim bantamweight

CFA 11 featuring Fallon Fox vs Allanna Jones, Travis Wiuff vs Mike Kyle on AXS.TV live results and discussion

Source: Bloody Elbow by KJ Gould

Join us tonight at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT on Bloody Elbow for the AXS.TV presenation of the Championship Fighting Alliance 11 main card, live form the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida.

The event is headlined by Heavyweight veterans Travis Wiuff and Mike Kyle, while in the co-main event polarising transgender WMMA fighter Fallon Fox has her third professional fight against 2-1 Allanna "Hands of Stone" Jones. Can Jones derail the Fox hype train, or will

Jon Fitch says TRT is a ‘joke’ devised to re-boost the testosterone of past steroid users

Source: MMA Mania by Adam Guillen Jr.

Michael Bisping says it's "cheating," Vitor Belfort and Chael Sonnen are on it and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White says he will "test the shit" out of fighters who

Legend Fighting preview: Badr Hari plus Sapp vs. Emelianenko live stream this weekend

Source: Bloody Elbow by Fraser Coffeen

Fans looking to fill their Saturday with combat sports have a new addition to the menu. In case UFC 160 and Froch vs. Kessler II aren't enough for you, Bloody Elbow will have coverage of LEGEND Fighting Show, live from Moscow, Russia. Legend takes place this Saturday May 25 with a start time of 11:00 a.m. ET. The show will be available as a live stream via UStream for $14.95. This is the first event from the new Legend promotion, and they have stacked the card with a lot of interesting names.

The biggest international name here: Badr

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva weigh-in video coverage

Source: Bloody Elbow by Tim Burke

Bloody Elbow is the place to be if you want to watch the UFC 160 weigh-in, which kicks off at 7pm ET/4pm PT.

Championship Fighting Alliance 11: Kyle vs Wiuff, Fallon Fox vs Allanna Jones Preview

Source: Bloody Elbow by KJ Gould

Tonight on AXS.TV from 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT sees Heavyweight veterans Mike Kyle and Travis Wiuff clash in a main event with familiar names on the main undercard, including controversial transgender WMMA fighter Fallon Fox and Bellator veteran Alexis Vila.

Wiuff, filling in for originally slated fighter Valentijn Overeem,

Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson spar online

Source: Cagewriter by Maggie Hendricks

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones is in Russia this weekend. He met retired great Fedor Emelianenko and tried a McDonald's that was apparently of a higher quality than ones in the U.S. He also found time to go back and forth with a possible future opponent.

Its on @

Fightweets: How to honor Matt Serra's MMA legacy

Source: MMA Fighting by Dave Doyle

Matt Serra's UFC welterweight title upset over Georges St-Pierre at UFC 67 was so improbable that it overshadowed the fact that it took an improbable sequence of events simply for Serra to meet GSP in the Octagon in the first place.

The Long Islander's first UFC run, from 2001-05, produced a respectable 5-4 record, but was remembered as much for weirdness in his losses as anything else. There was the spinning back fist loss to Shonie Carter at UFC 31 with nine seconds left in a bout Serra was winning handily. And there was a split decision loss to