USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com confirmed with UFC officials that lightweight champion Benson Henderson (17-2 mixed martial arts, 5-0 UFC) will face Nate Diaz (14-3-1, 9-3-1) at UFC on Fox 5 on Dec. 8 at a host site to be announced. A light heavyweight matchup between former champion...

  Sherdog.com Nate Diaz watched the UFC 150 lightweight title fight Saturday between Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar knowing that he would be fighting the winner. According to trainer Cesar Gracie, Diaz didn’t want Henderson to prevail, but he did prefer to fight him for the championship. “Ben Henderson...

Ex-UFC fighter Jason “Mayhem” Miller was arrested today in Orange County, TMZ has learned — after allegedly breaking into a church, spraying a fire extinguisher all over the place, and getting buck naked. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, the O.C. Sheriff’s Office received a call early this morning from...

Head coach for The Ultimate Fighter show, Roy Nelson, has asked four of team Graciefighter’s biggest stars to help with coaching duties on the show’s upcoming season. Jake Shields, Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz and Gilbert Melendez have all agreed to help Roy’s team on the show. They will be making...

*Weigh-ins start – 8am *Kids Gi (5 to 15 years old) – 10am *Kids No-Gi (5 to 15 years old) – 11:20am *All Masters and Seniors Gi – 12:30pm *All Females Gi – 1pm *SUPER FIGHT (Nathan Diaz X Augusto Queixinho) – 1:15pm *All Adults Blue Belts Gi –...

It’s been a trying time these last 4 months as I have been faced with the prospect that one of our team’s most talented fighters had decided to leave the sport. As a fan I’ve always admired what both of the Diaz’s brought to the cage; a combination of...

By Mike Whitman Sherdog.com     World-ranked lightweight Gilbert Melendez now has a date and opponent for his next Strikeforce title defense. Strikeforce officials announced Wednesday that Melendez will face Pat Healy in the main event of the Zuffa-owned organization’s Sept. 29 offering at Power Balance Pavilion in Sacramento, Calif....

mmaweekly.com After 15 rounds, the trilogy between Gilbert Melendez and Josh Thomson is over. The war, however, may not have been settled at Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier on Saturday night in San Jose, Calif. Melendez won a narrow split decision in the rubber match between the two Bay Area...

by Beau Dure/USA TODAY on May 16, 2012 at 12:10 am ET mmajunkie.com   FAIRFAX, Va. – With Cody McKenzie (13-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC), the guillotine remains the same, even as everything else changes. McKenzie beat Marcus LeVesseur with his favorite submission Tuesday night at UFC on FUEL TV...