Barbarian Fight Club light heavyweight champion Brian "Choo-Choo" Daniel took a trip down memory lane on April 16 during "Detention" at Amelia County High School, as he returned to his home town to face Will "The Silencer" Smith in his first title defense. The Amelia crowd roared its approval as Daniel's name was announced. But there wasn’t much sizzle in his first 205-pound title defense as neither he nor his opponent inflicted any real damage during the five-round contest. Daniel maintained his title with a razor thin split decision — a result that even surprised the champion. "It feels great to keep the belt and it was cool to hear everyone chant...

The Cage Fury Fighting Championship returns to the Resorts Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, tonight. Below are the quick results of the event updated live as they happen. Bouts are scheduled to start at 8:00 PM ET. Steve Perez def. Rich Ostrum 4:22 of round one via submission (rear naked choke) James Funaro def.Billy Dee Williams 1:12 of round one via submission (guillotine choke) Andres Jeudi def.Mtume Goodrum via unanimous decision Kyle Cerminara def. Ariel Sepulveda via unanimous decision Anthony D'Agostino def. Bill Bontcue between rounds two and three via doctor's stoppage Neil Johnson def.Dave Church 5:00 of round two via TKO Eddie Fyvie def. Lester Caslo...

A lightweight matchup between veterans Marcus LeVesseur and Brian Geraghty will serve as the main event of Vidid MMA's Combat on Capitol Hill 5 in Minneapolis on Friday. On paper, the showdown of Midwesterners should be considered one of the weekend's most intriguing matchups.

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...

This past weekend's Strikeforce card featured a number of fighters in career-defining performances. Shinya Aoki came back from a humiliating KO loss last New Year's Eve to submit Lyle Beerbohm, Nick Diaz and Paul Daley put on a wild performance sure to be mentioned among the best of the year, and Gilbert Melendez looked better than he has ever been. This week's edition will take a look at a fight early in Melendez' career that showcases some of his early promise (and also showcase a death valley driver), as well as make it obvious just how far 'El Nino'has come.