Just one week removed from the crowning of another TUF champion and a huge shift in the lightweight title picture with Clay Guida's decision victory over Anthony Pettis, the Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Canada for UFC 131 with a card featuring a heavyweight title eliminator, a pair of ADCC champions, and the first fighter to compete in four different weight classes.

As of late there has beenallot ofbuzz in the BJJ community about the usage of steroids. Caio Terra did an awesome interview last week about the use of steroids in BJJ and took a great stand concerning the issue. However as his statment is true, unless Caio’s words turns into action the usage of steroids will continue to occur within the grappling world. The reason is because BJJ is not a legitimate sport that has gathered worldwide notoriety yet. Reason People who compete in BJJ are not getting paid to compete. They do so at their own free will to gain experience in their martial art growth. For the most part, BJJ does not offer cash, big time commercial promotions, and other things associ...

While mixed martial arts is at its essence an individual sport, occasionally rivalries emerge that go beyond the two men in the ring at any given time. Such fights tend to bring out the absolute best in the competitors, as they find themselves fighting not only for themselves, but for the honor of their entire team or discipline.

Yesterday, my colleague at USCS, Chris Gutmanis, wrote an editorial on why the match between UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and middleweight champion Anderson Silva should not be made. Below are my counterpoints to that article. See the original here. Without risk, there is no reward. So for Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, and fight fans across the world, a superfight between the current UFC's longest reigning champions makes perfect sense. Not to schedule the fight simply because it is too risky for either man's legacy is an insult to MMA fans everywhere. If a "Spider" vs. "Rush" match is not formulated, it would be a travesty. Dream matchup...

Shark Fights to attack in California, possibly Houston, Albuquerque Ever since their breakout event, Shark Fights 13 (which earned USCombatSports.com Fight Card of the Year honors), the Amarillo-based promotion has been on a roll. Their campaign continues with a scheduled event in California next month, as announced at the show on Friday night. Shark Fights president Brent Medley has confirmed that the promotion is planning to come to Houston in the summer and that there will be a "surprising" lightweight match up for the California show that will be announced this week. It is rumored that Shark Fights will hold an event in Albuquerque, but Medley did not comment. A trip outside...