Prior to fighting at UFC 140, middleweight Jared Hamman got a call from his wife that turned his world upside down. An unexpected surprise came when Hamman found out his wife was pregnant.  Getting ready to fight Constantinos Philippou was one thing, but having a kid was a whole different ballgame, Hamman said. Also, trying to make a move from Southern California to Colorado made things complicated enough.
“It was such a tornado of events,” Hamman told Yahoo! Sports.
Two weeks left until the fight and training camp is winding down. The Hamman’s finally make their transition…

Fans of mixed martial arts love to see a fighter enter the cage and put it all on the line. But in a sport where winning is heralded above all else, there are times when strategy gives way to security. When this becomes the case, the action stalls as the fighter rides out the time clock. They are happy to take home the victory on the judge’s scorecards as they make promises for a more exciting showing on another occasion.
Jared Hamman will never be this type of fighter.
The former college football player turned mixed martial artist entered the sport to test his abilities as a fighter…

Hardcore fans may remember Bruno Carvalho (7-2) for a lone appearance in DREAM, where he lost a decision to Eiji Mitsuoka in June 2011.
Otherwise, the Brazilian has been off the radar on the international scene.
UFC lightweight Edson Barboza certainly remembers. Long before he set foot in the octagon, Carvalho beat him in the kickboxing ring.
A contract with DREAM kept Carvalho off the open market for much of 2011, but he has returned to kickstart his MMA career.
“My main goal is to get a chance to fight in the UFC,” he told MMAjunkie.com through a translator.
Carvalho went…

The welterweight clash between the quick rising Rory MacDonald and the UFC legend BJ Penn will not be happening at next month’s UFC 152 in Toronto, Canada. As last night’s UFC on FOX 4 main event was getting set to start, UFC President Dana White learned that MacDonald had suffered a major cut above his right eye during training and would not be medically cleared to fight on September 22nd.
“2day I was cut at sparring I needed 3 layers of stitching in total I needed 38 stitches I’m very sad right now that I will not be healed in time to fight sep. 22,” tweeted Rory MacDonald.
White…

There is almost always a story behind how a fighter got involved in martial arts, and many times it’s because of something they watched as a kid on television or in the movies.
For the past couple of generations, the most popular name to come up when discussing this matter with many mixed martial artists is legendary actor Bruce Lee.
But there have been other great action stars and martial artists on the silver screen to inspire the martial arts enthusiasts and for one kid in Brazil he was watching the ‘Muscle from Brussels’.
For young Brazilian Bruno Carvalho, who never had the chance…

A bantamweight bout between Walel Watson (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Mitch Gagnon (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is the latest addition to the quickly filling UFC 152 card.
UFC officials today announced the bout.
UFC 152 takes place Sept. 22 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. The event’s main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and Facebook.
Watson vs. Gagnon likely will be part of the prelims.
Watson, a California-based fighter who cut his teeth with Mexican fight promotions, is in a must-win situation following back-to-back losses to Yves Jabouin (split decision) and T.J. Dillashaw…

Getting his MMA career started, the Muay Thai expert Bruno Carvalho will debut on September 1st, in Iron Fight, when meets Jurandir Sardinha.
“I’ve been training Muay Thai, Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu a lot. It’s like I’m taking a step on a division below mine, but I’m making sure I’m prepared for a good debut”, said the fighter on an interview with TATAME.
About his opponent, Bruno admitted not to know a lot about him despite Jurandir has a big MMA résumé.
“Actually I know little about him. He’s a veteran, has a great baggage in MMA and I think it’ll be a great fight. I…