Friday Link Club: Chael P. Sonnen Appears On TMZ

Chael Sonnen makes his prescense known on TMZ Live.

Strikeforce: Josh Barnett vs. Daniel Cormier LowKick.com Staff Predictions | LowKick

Breaking It Down: Bellator 69 | Five Ounces of Pain

Text of Dana White’s bizarre attack on Dave Meltzer | Fight Opinion

Fighting Entertainment Group (FEG) Declaring Bankruptcy | FightLine

Moves like Jagger: Bellator 115 pound contender Jessica Aguilar interview exclusive with MMAmania.com (Part one) | MMA Mania

Urijah Faber Doesn’t Care Who His Opponent Is at UFC 148 | Bleacher Report

Junior dos Santos: Frank Mir Has No Heart and I’m Sticking By My Comment | 5thRound

King Mo Signs Unprecented Deal With Spike TV’s Bellator & TNA Wrestling | MMA Payout

Dana White Diagnosed with Ménière’s Disease, Surgery on Thursday | TheFightNerd

 

Friday Link Club: Yes, Strikeforce Still Exists

Not to overlook tonight’s Bellator 68, or UFC on FUEL 3 next week, but the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix will FINALLY wrap up next weekend.

Reports Circulating That Josh Thomson Has Torn PCL, Bout With Melendez Likely Off | FightLine

Strikeforce: ‘Rockhold vs Kennedy’ fight card and rumors for July 14 in Portland | MMA Mania

St-Pierre Talks Rehab, Rory MacDonald and More | Bleacher Report

Chad Robichaux ready to return to the ring after helping veterans battle PTSD | Five Ounces of Pain

The UFC Announces ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK – The Smashes’ | 5thRound

Chael Sonnen explains his defense of Alistair Overeem, his respect for the fans, and UFC 148 outlook | LowKick

The cold, hard truth about passing NY MMA legislation | Fight Opinion

Zuffa rings bell at NASDAQ | MMA Payout

Mariusz Pudzianowski Says “My Conditioning Won’t Be My Weakness” Against Bob Sapp | TheFightNerd

 

Friday Link Club: A Humorous Look At UFC on FOX 3

Comedian Adam Hunter pokes fun at some of the UFC on FOX 3 fighters.

Nate Diaz, not Jim Miller, in line for a title-shot with win at UFC on FOX 3 | Five Ounces of Pain

Ranking the UFC on FOX 3 Main Card Fighters | Bleacher Report

‘UFC on FOX: Diaz vs. Miller’ Complete Betting Odds | 5thRound

Dana White: UFC on Fox 3 fight card designed to be ‘stylistically great’ | MMA Mania

SFL 3: Lashley vs. Thompson takes place this weekend in New Delhi, India | LowKick

Dana White Hints At Major January Event | FightLine

How will combat sports handle concussions in the future? | Fight Opinion

Nevada states position on Diaz suspension | MMA Payout

Bob Sapp Starts Video Contest to Work his Corner at CFC 21 | TheFightNerd

 

Friday Link Club: WMMA on Display: Invicta FC, Marloes Coenen, Ronda Rousey

In her first fight back since her loss to Miesha Tate and her subsequent Strikeforce release, Marloes Coenen headlines the inaugural Invicta FC 1.

Invicta FC preview and predictions for ‘Coenen vs Ruyssen’ on April 28 in Kansas City | MMA Mania

Marloes Coenen talks Alistair Overeem and Golden Glory | LowKick

Ronda Rousey Taught Nate Diaz ‘A Lot of Cool Tricks’ | 5thRound

Vinny Magalhaes Blames Extended Absence On M-1 Global | FightLine

UFC May 2012 fight cards | Fight Opinion

5 Fights for Hector Lombard in His UFC Debut | Bleacher Report

Diaz sues Nevada State Athletic Commission | MMA Payout

Bud Light Turmoil: MMA PR Standards Have Gone too Far | TheFightNerd

Chuck Liddell: “I don’t want to come back as a sideshow.” | Five Ounces of Pain

Image via Esther Lin/Strikeforce

 

Friday Link Club: Previewing Jones vs. Evans

After a year of suspense, Jon Jones and Rashad Evans finally end their bitter feud this Saturday in the main event of UFC 145.

Greg Jackson Accepts Role In Evans-Jones Feud | FightLine

‘UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans’ Complete Betting Odds | 5thRound

If You Were Jon Jones You’d Be Cocky Too | Bleacher Report

Brendan Schaub talks UFC 145 fight with Ben Rothwell, losing to Big Nog | LowKick

Jones clothing deal could be sign of future | MMA Payout

Dana White’s stressing out over steroids comes off as incoherent | Fight Opinion

KID Yamamoto Pulls Injured Man off of Subway Tracks | TheFightNerd

Georges St. Pierre says he’s “in good shape” but “not fighting shape” yet | Five Ounces of Pain

UFC Quick Quote: Fabricio Werdum unsurprised by Alistair Overeem’s random drug test outcome | MMA Mania

 

Friday Link Club: Breaking Down UFC On FUEL 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva

Back to joking about Mauro’s bald head. Frank Shamrock has finally had his braces removed. What a smile!

UFC on FUEL TV 2 predictions, preview and analysis | MMA Mania

Breaking It Down – Bellator 65 | Five Ounces of Pain

Alexander Gustafsson Tames Talk of Greatness | 5thRound

Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans: Pros Pick the Winner of the UFC 145 Bout | Bleacher Report

Ed Soares says Chael Sonnen is an idiot, but he is promoting the greatest MMA fight of all time | LowKick

If Overeem Gets Licensed, Testing is Officially a Joke | TheFightNerd

Text of Team Diaz rebuttal to Nevada commission | Fight Opinion

Jonathan Brookins Takes His Training To New Level As Bout With Charles Oliveira Approaches | FightLine

Trio of Canadian MMA Promotions Merge to Create Aggression Fighting Championship | MMA Payout

Image via Frank Shamrock’s Facebook Page

 

Friday Link Club: Rashad Evans On The ‘Jon Jones Illusion’

How to pump gas like a champ…

Rashad Evans: The illusion of the mythical Jon Jones doesn’t exist for me | LowKick

Jake Ellenberger vs. Martin Kampmann to determine top contendership | Five Ounces of Pain

Bellator March action review & a preview of April’s coming attractions | Fight Opinion

Fights We Need to See at UFC 156 in Toronto | Bleacher Report

Alistair Overeem’s T/E Ratio Confirmed At 14-To-1 | FightLine

Josh Barnett is All But Guaranteed a UFC Contract if He Beats Daniel Cormier | Cage Potato

Change of scenery: UFC on Fuel TV 2 welterweight Papy Abedi interview exclusive with MMAmania.com | MMA Mania

UFC agrees to TV deal in India | MMA Payout

‘Strikeforce: Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament’ Roster Filling Up Fast | 5thRound

“UFC: Ultimate Submissions” DVD Review | TheFightNerd

Image via MiddleEasy

 

Friday Link Club: PRIDE FC – Five Years Later

Don’t forget tomorrow at 8am ET, ONE FC: War of the Lions takes place live and streams for free on the ONE FC Youtube page.

Post-PRIDE five years later: What happened to the main players? | Fight Opinion

ONE Fighting Championship: A Preview of the Stacked Main Card | Bleacher Report

Invicta FC making debut in style with free live stream on April 28 | Five Ounces of Pain

Dana White Has No Interest In Signing Fedor | FightLine

Sadly, Lee Murray’s Days of Impregnating Women in Prison May Be Over | Cage Potato

Dana White: Nick Diaz Would be Insane to Retire | 5thRound

Canadian Prime Minster gives counterpart GSP gloves | MMA Payout

King Mo Says He Did Not Play the Race Card Against NSAC | TheFightNerd

Rafael Cordeiro gives us his thoughts on TUF: Brasil and Shogun heading back to the top | MiddleEasy

Dana White: Dan Henderson will get next title shot at Light Heavyweight or Middleweight | MMA Mania

Vadim Finkelstein: We are ready to have Fedor fighting in the UFC | LowKick

 

Friday Link Club: Jose Aldo Headlines UFC 149 In Calgary

It’s old school vs. new school tonight on TUF: Live on FX

UFC 149 Gets Jose Aldo For Headliner | FightLine

Stop, drop and roll: Bellator’s Rick Hawn is ready to take the lightweight tournament by storm (MMAmania exclusive) | MMA Mania

Tosh.0 Features Male-Female Grappling Match and UFC Personalities | TheFightNerd

Eric Prindle Wins Bellator Heavyweight Tournament by Default | 5thRound

Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen II set for 80,000 seat stadium in Rio | LowKick

M-1 Global is suing Bellator’s Vyacheslav Vasilevsky 1,000 € a day retroactive from March 25th 2011 | MiddleEasy

Jake Ellenberger-Martin Kampmann headed towards meeting at TUF 15 Finale | Five Ounces of Pain

Keith Kizer: Rampage’s testosterone cheerleading has led to more TUE requests | Fight Opinion

Evans Says Beating Jones More Important Than Title | Bleacher Report

Control a big issue in UFC-Fox deal | MMA Payout

Dana White Claims Dan Henderson Turned Down a Shogun Rematch, Is Promptly Pwned by Hendo | Cage Potato

 

Friday Link Club: Dana White Gets Ogle’d, Natasha Wicks Is Back! (Sort of)

Dana White gets Ogle’d… whatever that means

Hot Potato: Natasha Wicks Is Back, Baby [25 PHOTOS] | Cage Potato

Anderson Silva teases possibility of fighting for ten more years | Five Ounces of Pain

Anderson Silva Says Sonnen Possessed By Demon | FightLine

UFC’s Chael Sonnen calls ‘Rampage’ a crybaby, comments on TRT usage | MMA Mania

A fan asked Rampage Jackson to slap him in the face, so he did it! | MiddleEasy

Rampage suddenly says the magic of T isn’t helping his knees | Fight Opinion

Rashad Evans Reveals Game Plan for Jon Jones at UFC 145 | 5thRound

Pat Curran talks title win over Joe Warren at Bellator 60 
| TheFightNerd

Payout Perspective: TUF Live on FX Debut Rating Breakdown | MMA Payout

Kalib Starnes and the 10 Craziest In-Cage Antics | Bleacher Report

King Kong: Tom Watson talks BAMMA 9 fight with Jack Marshman (Interview) | LowKick

Image via @danawhite