Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - I once asked then-super middleweight boxing champion Jeff Lacy what a knockout felt like. He described it as playing a video game, but that he was controlling his opponent. When I posed the same question to UFC heavyweight contender Junior Dos Santos, he replied, "It's what I train to do; it's great when I accomplish my goal in a fight."

Michael DiSanto, UFC - Anderson Silva is the most dominant fighter in UFC history—period.
He is currently riding an 11-fight Octagon winning streak, which is the longest in UFC history, and it is three clear of second place in all-time wins, which is a gigantic difference in the "anything can happen on any given day" world of mixed martial arts.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It was quick, it was dominant, and it was something the light heavyweight division will have to get used to, as 205-pound phenom Jon Jones passed another test with breakneck speed Sunday night at the San Diego Sports Arena, halting veteran Vladimir Matyushenko in less than two minutes to up his record to 11-1.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - The demise of Japanese MMA has apparently been greatly exaggerated, as middleweight Yushin Okami and lightweight Takanori Gomi delivered big wins at the San Diego Sports Arena Sunday night on one of the biggest nights fighters from the Land of the Rising Sun have ever delivered in the UFC Octagon.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - In pre-fight interviews, Brian Stann said he wasn't worried about going to the mat against Mike Massenzio. In their middleweight bout tonight at the San Diego Sports Arena - Stann's first at 185 pounds - he proved it as he scored the first submission win of his career via triangle choke in the third round.

Below are the official weigh-in results for Sunday's UFC on VERSUS: Jones vs Matyushenko event. This event, which is headlined by the light heavyweight bout between Jon Jones and Vladimir Matyushenko, and the middleweight showdown between Yushin Okami and Mark Munoz, airs live on VERSUS from the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, California beginning at 9pm ET / 6pm PT.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Before he was Bones Jones, NBT (Next Big Thing), Jon Jones was a 21-year old armed with talent, desire, and the dreams of every young fighter in mixed martial arts - to be in the UFC.
And despite a spotless 6-0 record, when he set foot inside the Octagon for the first time to face Andre Gusmao at UFC 87 in August of 2008, it was more than just another fight.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Here's a for instance - let's say you show up to work as scheduled, the boss pulls you to the side and says you don't have to work today, but here's your check. Go enjoy yourself in the greatest city in the world, which is only 30 minutes away, come back, and then watch some fights on Saturday night.
Pretty cool, eh?

Ever since the first UFC® Fan ExpoTM took place last July, UFC President Dana White has been inundated with questions from European fans when they get their own action-packed weekend of UFC events.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - It's been a long time since Vladimir Matyushenko's last UFC headlining gig back in September of 2001 - nearly nine years, 16 fights, and a short layoff ago.