The UFC’s only official pre-fight show, Fight Day, returns before the historic UFC 134 event on Saturday, Aug. 27th at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hosts Dave Farra and Megan Olivi will guide you through the latest news of the week, including all the details of the landmark Fox/UFC television deal. Guests will include UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, fighters Junior dos Santos and Joseph Benavidez, and journalists John Morgan, Ben Fowlkes and Matt Brown. Check it out after the jump.

Heavy has partnered up with UFC to launch “Fight Day Live” a 90 minute pre-fight show that takes a look at the challenges facing the fighters along with their greatest accomplishments. We’ve teamed up with Heavy to bring you the live broadcast from UFC 126 in Las Vegas. The event will feature former Light Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort challenging Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva for the belt. UFC 126 will feature two preliminary fights live on Spike TV, and one preliminary fight on their Facebook stream. However, you can watch the live stream of “Fight Day Live” after the jump!

The Motor City is host to quite the Thanksgiving treat – a UFC event that will have everyone talking through the holidays. This is the first time Zuffa has brought MMA back to Detroit or its suburban jewel, The Palace of Auburn Hills since UFC 9 back in 1996. From start to finish, this PPV will be a nice break from mid-season football. Let’s take a look at what’s to come.

Saturday night on Spike tv, the UFC will give you a FREE PPV. Why? Because they love their fans and understand that you’re probably broke from tailgating all season. Here’s what you can expect on this wonderful night of UFC 122:

Randy Couture, after two bad beats to Heavyweight Champ Brock Lesnar and former Pride Champion Antonio Noguiera, is planning to drop down to the Light Heavyweight division. This would be a great move for the long time veteran and will hopefully push these fighters to gain or shed a few pounds as well.

For decades, boxing reigned as king of the sparing sports. Crowds from around the world would cheer for their favorite heavy hitters, like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Mike Tyson. But despite paving the way for the new generation of fighting sports, boxing has taken a real hit in fans and ratings to the new breed, mixed martial arts. Here’s why…

Just when you thought it was safe to say Fedor has regained his crown of pound for pound greatest MMA fighter on the planet, this happens…on the same night. In an obvious (though they denied it) attempt to draw eyes away from Affliction : Banned (unnecessary, really, the Banned guys did a horrible job advertising), Dana White and company set up a fight ca… Click to read more

My favorite sport can kick your favorite sport’s ass…literally. MMA has been exploding over the past couple of years—merchandise, reality shows, pay-per-views—and in my opinion it’s the best sport on Earth. Here are some reasons why:
10) Post-fight interviews with Joe Rogan
Interviewing an athlete after a major win or loss can be difficult at the best of t… Click to read more

Another season of Spike TV’s the Ultimate Fighter has passed, and whether or not you like this show (7 seasons in and it has lost some luster), you must admit, these free ‘Finale’ cards on Spike are great. And they are especially great when the UFC’s acknowledges (finally) that we don’t want to see the rejects from the show bea… Click to read more

The time has come for Rich Franklin and Anderson Silva to throw down.
Not saying I have a man crush, but if I did – I would be Rich Franklin’s bitch. But let’s be serious for a moment, Anderson can Muy Thai his ass all over Ohio – but at the end of the day, Rich Franklin is going to dominate. Rich has striking power that will shut down Anderso… Click to read more