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!

While some guys go straight from college to martial arts, other UFC fighters take a much different route to fighting greatness. From school teachers to cops to members of parliament, the UFC features fighters from all walks of life. Here are seven UFC fighters who spent their days doing something other than delivering major beat-downs to make a day’s wage.

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

In what may go down in history as one of the greatest and closely contested UFC title fights in history, Forrest Griffin did what many said could not be done when he shirked his ‘Reality TV Star’ stigma and became the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion of the world. The fight went all five rounds and saw both fighters stay on their feet for the majority,… Click to read more