Must See: "The New UFC" Circa Early 2000s
mmarated.com 8/18/2008 — I may be in the minority on this one but I find the above clip to be pretty fascinating. It's a promotional video put out by Zuffa a few years back to help change the negative perception surrounding the UFC.

UFC 90 Press Conference Report; Swick Added
mmarated.com 8/18/2008 — MMARated.com's Jeffrey Lee attended today's UFC 90 press conference at the Woodfield Mall in Chicago, IL, and is reporting these interesting tidbits from the event:

Patrick Cote on Anderson Silva at UFC 90: 'I Know My Face Will Be a Mess at the End'
mma.fanhouse.com 8/18/2008 — I interviewed UFC middleweight Patrick Cote today about his upcoming fight with Anderson Silva, widely regarded as the best mixed martial arts fighter in the world: "I expect a war," Cote said. "I know that my face will be a mess at the end of ...

Miguel Torres Expects to Fight Manny Tapia on December 3, Urijah Faber Some Day
mma.fanhouse.com 8/19/2008 — WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres, in downtown Chicago for a UFC 90 promotion, talked to me today about his future plans: Torres said he expects to fight the undefeated Manny Tapia on December 3, he said he currently weighs 148 pounds, and ...

Irvin Confirms Painkiller Use
sherdog.com 8/19/2008 — Irvin Confirms Painkiller Use Light heavyweight <a href="http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/James-Irvin-7780">James Irvin</a> <span class="Txt9Gray">(<a ...

UFC News: Audio: Georges St. Pierre On FAN590 w/ Showdown Joe — MMANews.com RSS Feed 8/18/2008
Audio: Georges St. Pierre On FAN590 w/ Showdown Joe

UFC News: Spike TV Reveals Cast For The Ultimate Fight Season 8 — MMANews.com RSS Feed 8/18/2008
Spike TV Reveals Cast For The Ultimate Fight Season 8

UFC News: Brock Lesnar Could Be Closer Too Title Shot Than You Think — MMANews.com RSS Feed 8/18/2008
Brock Lesnar Could Be Closer Too Title Shot Than You Think

Spike TV Releases 'TUF 8' Cast — Recent News on Sherdog.com 8/18/2008
Spike TV Releases 'TUF 8' Cast Spike TV executives on Monday made public the cast for season eight of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality series, set to premiere on Sept. 17 at 10 p.m. EST. <br><br> The show ...

Burkman, Sell going head-to-head at UFC 90 — FOXSports.com News for MMA/Boxing 8/18/2008
At UFC 90 in October, Josh Burkman and Pete "Drago" Sell will engage in a welterweight war.