MATCS and Matt Douglas of The Cave MMA bring another episode of technique of the week. In this edition, Douglas instructs on how to do an arm bar from the mounted position.

Shark Fights had previously announced the participation of UFC exile Paul Daley, but no opponent. Shark Fights scored another homerun for the Amarillo-based promotion's impressive Sept. 11 event by signing Bellator veteran Jorge "Gamebred" Masvidal to fight Daley.

In the nineties, MMA was a war of styles. Now that the game is more finely-tuned, it's a battle of trends. The stories and reviews have all credited Anderson Silva's black belt in jiu jitsu for his fight-winning, 'Hail Mary' triangle choke in his seventh title defense on Saturday. Yet, during the twenty-or-so minutes that the champion was lying on his back getting pulverized and humbled (actually, we'll see about that one) by Chael Sonnen, Silva attempted that same hold multiple times. It wasn't until the final round that Silva, with Sonnen in his guard, stuck the challenger in the face with a stiff punch. Sonnen, already lacerated and bleeding from an eariler s...

On Saturday night, the North American Fighting Championship invaded the Wisconsin State Fair with a concise yet exciting “Relentless” card. The evening’s main event saw Nick Agallar continue his winning ways with a first round submission over Nick Dupees.

For 23 minutes, Chael Sonnen looked like he was going to come through on his promise of "punching a hole in Anderson Silva's face." Then, in 10 quick seconds, the fight completely turned. Silva (27-4), who had been on his back for nearly the entire fight, threw up his leg and snapped on a textbook triangle choke. Sonnen pulled away as hard as he could, but Silva had it cinched, and Sonnen (25-11-1) did the only thing he could. Tap.