For the first time since Alistair Overeem was charged with battery of a female partygoer, UFC president Dana White addressed the controversy surrounding his heavyweight top contender. According to White, Overeem was unexpectedly attacked when he exited the restroom of a popular Las Vegas, Nevada nightclub. "I don’t think he’s in that much trouble,” White expressed after Thursday’s press conference. “This isn’t a situation where he beat somebody up, I don’t think that’s the case.

BAMMA, Europe's leading Mixed Martial Arts promotion, is excited to announce three hard-hitting preliminary fights for BAMMA 9, which takes place on Saturday 24th March at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena: Andrew Punshon vs Matt "The Wrecking Machine" Howard; Jason Ball vs Colin Fletcher; and Nick Nembhard vs Leeroy Barnes.

The Federal Trade Commission closed a non-public investigation into the Ultimate Fighting Championship's purchase of Strikeforce last week and will take no further action in the case. Documents published on the FTC website dated January 25, confirm the FTC's Bureau of Competition conducted an investigation to determine whether the $34 million acquisition of Explosion Entertainment, LLC, by UFC's parent company, Zuffa LLC, violated Section 7 of the Clayton Act or Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Roy "Big Country" Nelson sees himself as an expression of popular will in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. "Fans are basically the boss," he says. "You've just got to listen to what the fans say and try to go with them, because I'm the product of what the fans want to see." If that assertion applies to his spot on UFC cards, then he's a fan favorite. Saturday's UFC 143 bout (10 p.m. ET, pay-per-view) in Las Vegas will be Nelson's fourth time as a headliner or co-main eventer in six appearances for the promotion. He face his highest-ranked opponent yet in Fabricio Werdum.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship, announced today that it will return to Atlanta with a championship card at Philips Arena on Saturday, April 21. UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his 205-pound crown in the night's main event. The event marks UFC's first time back in the city since UFC 88: Breakthrough on Sept. 6, 2008, when nearly 15,000 fans packed Philips Arena to watch Rashad Evans knock out UFC legend Chuck Liddell.

The UFC is finalising the bouts for its upcoming pay-per-view, UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson. According to the latest update, Nam Phan, UFC's 38th ranked featherweight, has decided to substitute the injured Leonard Garcia to clash with the Chinese mixed martial art sensation Zhang Tie Quan.

As he settles into his front-row seat on Saturday night, Ultimate Fighting Championship superstar Georges "Rush" St Pierre will be rooting for a man for whom he has no love and little respect. "It will be a weird feeling, sitting at the Mandalay Bay wanting Nick Diaz to win," the welterweight titleholder said in the lead up to UFC 143 in Las Vegas.

Riding high off of his 69 second beatdown of Nate Jolly at XFC 14, Jamie Varner is looking for his second straight win in the XFC cage when he takes on Drew Fickett at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum at XFC 16: ‘High Stakes’. The two legendary lightweights will clash live on HDnet on Feb. 10th.

Barring yet another unforeseen setback, Rashad Evans will finally face Jon Jones. The former light heavyweight champion delivered a complete performance Saturday, defeating top prospect Phil Davis via unanimous decision in the main event of UFC on Fox 2.

Junior Assuncao's career in the UFC has come to an end, at least for now. The Brazilian fighter announced the news on Twitter last week, saying, "I just got cut from the UFC!! Wow... Apparently they did not like my last fight."

Latest News on MMAUniverse.com