Kurt "Batman" Pellegrino is excited about fighting in his backyard at UFC 111 on March 27 in Newark, NJ.  He is taking on  Fabrico Camoes and has been training with boxing legend Miguel Cotto.  He talks about all of these things in this exclusive interview.

Jim Miller is a rising star in the UFC and he's fighting on March 27 against Mark Bocek at UFC 111 in Newark, NJ.  In this exclusive interview, Jim talks about his brother Dan's broken thumb in the Demian Maia fight and about fighting Bocek.  He also gives his predictions on some upcoming fights.

My boy Kahl-One has created another masterpiece.  This is one of the best ways I've ever spent 8 minutes in my life.

From the creator of "This Is Semtex" comes a fantastic highlight video of one of my favorite fighters of all-time, Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva.  Here's what Kahl-One had to say about creating this piece:

"This was a VERY personal project for me and it very nearly killed me. Well okay, maybe not killed, but it damn sure drained me to the point of being physically sick. Suffering for your craft is one of the true measures of an artist. And in that, it shows just how deeply Wanderlei Silva inspires myself in life and thousands of others across the globe. This project The God of War was very difficult for me to do and even more difficult to convince myself of doing. Considering that there are dozens upon dozens of Wand highlights already available on the net, I just didnt know how I was going to distinguish myself from the rest. Even my partner tried talking me out of it. Now in hindsight, Im glad that I didnt listen to him. I hope everyone enjoys experiencing this highlight film as much as I did putting it together. Obrigado and enjoy, everyone!" -KahL-One

The video is posted after the jump.  Check out more of Kahl-One's brilliance at:  http://kahl-one.blogspot.com/  

Although it still may be a bit premature, enough time has passed to instill me with the confidence that I have not in fact been slipped a high-powered hallucinogen, and that James Toney will more than likely have a fight in the UFC.

I am merely here to present two pieces of evidence pertaining to Toney's UFC debut:  his 2003 bludgeoning of Evander Holyfield, so you can judge for yourself how effectively his elite-level striking might translate to the complexity of MMA, and an interview he did with FightHype in January to familiarize yourself with how James Toney isn't intending on allowing any of the "Ultimate Fucking Chumps" to "lay on [him] like a lil' fag".

As you might have guessed, the interview is a rather interesting read.  There are 3 more videos of Toney-Holyfield after the jump, followed by the interview from FightHype in it's entirety.  A video of his closed-door meeting with Dana White is the finall offering, which contains Toney's comment on the "side-check kick".

Did anyone else have to double check to make sure that today wasn't April 1st?

What we thought was just another rambunctious boxer that would make a lot of noise and then ride off into the sunset has become a very bizarre yet intriguing reality.  Former professional boxer James Toney, master of side-check kick defense and the son of a "death fighter", has officially scrawled his name across the dotted line of a UFC contract.  Five Ounces of Pain broke the mindblowing story.

Japanese MMA kingpin DREAM will offer the platform for Josh "The Babyfaced Assassin" Barnett to resurrect his tumultuous heavyweight career.  MMAWeekly reports that the promotion has secured Barnett with an official contract, and the catch-wrestling wizard may still sneak on to their March 22nd card for his DREAM debut.

Barnett's career plummeted after he tested hot for steroids for the third time, and the gravity of "strike three" with a banned substance was tremendously magnified when Affliction was forced to cancel their entire event because Barnett had been booted from his headlining fight with Fedor Emelianenko, in what would have been the biggest fight of his life.  When Affliction ceased operations and got out of the fight business for good only days later, Barnett inherited the burden of fault for the entire debacle.

One of the world's best and recently forgotten heavyweights will jump back into maw of the heavyweight grind as Andrei Arlovski has announced on his website that he's making his return to the Strikeforce organization with a 16-month contract.  Rumors that he would face ATT fighter and former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva were later confirmed by Silva's management.

Andrei's statement from Arlovski.com:

As promised I wanted to tell you all first hand, I have a multi-fight deal for the next 16 months with Strikeforce and I cannot wait to get into the ring and show the world what I have been working on for the last few months!

Strikeforce makes another big splash by infusing their April 17th CBS card with a third championship title fight between Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal and current belt-holder Gegard "The Dreamcatcher" Mousasi.

This light-heavyweight bout will compliment the two other title-fights featured in the event:  the Strikeforce lightweight title bout featuring DREAM divisional-champ Shinya Aoki against current Strikeforce king, Gilbert Melendez; and the middleweight championship match pitting Jake Shields vs. Strikeforce newcomer Dan Henderson.