Typically taking 16 twenty-something year-old men and locking them in a house together for 13 weeks with no access to the outside world would spell disaster. But for The Ultimate Fighter: Live finalist Michael Chiesa, it was a rollercoaster of emotions and a true testament to friendship.
Almost immediately following his fight to get into the house, the [...]

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

Kenny Florian announces retirement

Following the TUF Live Finale weigh ins, Kenny Florian announced his retirement from the UFC on Fuel TV.
Ever since hurting his back working out, Florian said it hasn’t [...]

On Thursday, May 31, the UFC will hold the weigh-ins for The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale from the Palms Casino and Resort in Las Vegas. The June 1 event takes place from the Pearl at the Palms.
The event is headlined by a pivotal welterweight matchup between rising contenders Jake Ellenberger and Martin Kampmann. Also on the [...]

After needing only eight seconds to earn a spot in the house on The Ultimate Fighter: Live, it’s no wonder that Sam Sicilia was the second pick of bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz on the reality show.
Unfortunately for Sicilia, his momentum on the show stopped there, as he dropped a closely-contested decision to Chris Saunders in [...]

On Friday, two men will step into the Octagon, but only one will receive the coveted prize of being named this year’s Ultimate Fighter. Al Iaquinta and Mike Chiesa have represented Team Faber proudly, and have made it past every competitor in their way to make it this far.
Who will be crowned this year’s winner [...]

Chris Saunders may not have been the most recognizable name amongst the fighters on this season of The Ultimate Fighter, but if his performance on the show is any indication, he’s out to change that.
Aside from his decision loss to WEC veteran Chris Horodecki in Bellator, the majority of Saunders’ fights have come with regional [...]

I’m not a religious man, but those who are might look at Michael Chiesa and say that he has angels lining the path to his Ultimate Fighter run.  The Spokane native lost his father to leukemia soon after winning a qualifying fight to make it into the house for The Ultimate Fighter: Live. His father’s [...]

Each day, The MMA Corner will provide a recap of results, event announcements, fight matchups, and injuries/cancellations from throughout the world of MMA.

Phil Davis to welcome Wagner Prado to the UFC at UFC on Fox 4

Phil Davis now has an opponent to replace the injured Chad Griggs and it’ll be UFC newcomer, Wagner Prado, who [...]

While there already appears to be a logjam at the top of the welterweight division, this week’s The Ultimate Fighter Live Finale could add yet another log to the pile.
UFC champion Georges St-Pierre has been out of action for over a year now and isn’t expected to return until late Fall or Winter. The UFC [...]

Fighter safety. It’s always one of the points that MMA fighters, fans, promoters, announcers and virtually anyone associated with the sport wants to make a top priority. But what happens when fighter safety takes a back seat to the all-mighty dollar and ignorance?
If you want to see a small snippet of what that looks like, [...]