Long considered the #1 fighter in the world, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko just says no to the UFC and signs a new contract to begin fighting w/ STRIKEFORCE!Z! The first fight is scheduled for this fall. More info is available here at The Dragon Zone: http://thedragonzone.com/site/fight-news/2009/fedor-signs-with-strikeforce-m1-global-gives-ufc-the-finger/ This is another black eye for the UFC, who has been unable to sign Fedor due to conflicting interests and an unwillingness from Fedor’s management team M1 Global to back down from Dan White and the UFC’s offers. BIG...

Hey, make your way over for the launch of a hot new MMA site from our good friends @ The Dragon Zone - http://thedragonzone.com They are starting to post tons of the best videos, the hottest fight news and building an community with features like custom fighters blogs, interactive voting and building links to lots and lots of quality MMA sites. Show your support and visit their site, leave a comment with your opinions on UFC 100 and Brock Lesnar’s victory over Frank Mir… and email your friends a link to http://thedragonzone.com.

On July 11, 2009, The UFC will hold UFC 100, where Brock Lesnar, and Frank Mir, will fight for the Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship.  The two have met before at UFC 81: Breaking Point, where Frank Mir gave Lesnar his first career loss. Will a more experienced Lesnar be able to avenge his loss, or will Mir be able to defend his title, and go 2-0 against Lesnar to become UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Champion?  Lesnar has good physical body, is fast, and strong, but has little experience with Mixed Martial Arts, having fought only four bouts, a loss to Mir, and three wins. His first win...

Come and join us tonight at 10 pm to watch the UFC at Buffalo Wings and Rings, located on the corner of Orange Blossom Trail and Town Center Blvd, in the Super Target plaza (hunter’s creek area). Everyone is welcome.

Factory MMA and all it’s members would like to thank Thiago Tavares for coming over and teaching class last Thursday 6/11/09, it was great. We also extend our thanks to Ricardo Torlone that came with Thiago and helped the guys as well. None of this could have happened if it wasn’t for our great Muay Thai instructor Joel “The Joker” Garcia that invited them over. “Valeu Joel, estamos junto” Check out some pictures below: #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width:...

CSAC medically suspends Urijah Faber, Manny Gamburyan, five others after WEC 41 event The California State Athletic Commission has issued medical suspensions to a total of seven competitors from this past weekend’s WEC event. One of the heavest blows to the WEC is loosing one of their their biggest stars Urijah Faber. He is scheduled to be out of commision until December 4th, unless doctors clear him early. Faber was suspended from competition and contact training due to a broken right hand. Along with Faber, Manny Gamburyan has also been suspended from competition and contact training...

Is Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic ready to swing the big leg this time? After his recent failures Cro Cop says he has something to prove to the UFC fans and Dana White. He says, ”UFC was the black spot in my career and in my life. I’m a man who dedicated his life to fighting sport. I just wanted to justify the trust that Dana White gave to me.” Now that he has quickly recovered from knee surgery, is he ready? Yahoo Sports recently posted their interview with the heavy hitting Croatian. Do you know how Mirko ended up with the name “Cro Cop” ?  Reply to...

On behalf of Factory MMA and all its members, I would like to thank Master Ricardo De La Riva for stopping by and teaching  class on Saturday June 06th 2009. Also thanks to Leo Specterow (DeLa’s Black Belt) and Batata (DeLa’s Black Belt) for being there as well. Everyone that attended the session @ The Factory is grateful for the personal attention and world class instruction. The opportunity to learn with the worlds best BJJ technicians has elevated our individual games. Thanks again guys. We look forward to the next time!!   Check out the pictures below:   #gallery-2 { margin:...

I know the Orlando Magic/LA Lakers game is tonight but it’s not the only big thing happening in Orlando tonight. Thiago Tavares will be teaching at The Factory of MMA tonight, the class is scheduled to start at 8pm and the cost is $30 per person. Please be on time and join us early to streatch and warm up. During this seminar Thiago will be sharing MMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu techniques and strategies for competitive fighting, conditioning and successful training. Thiago has utilized these techniques and strategies to obtain a position as a fighter in the UFC, one of the worlds most prestigious competitive...

Congratulations to all of the competitors, finalists and champions that competed this month at the 2009 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships, in Long Beach California. Here are the official tournament results from the Jiu Jitsu World Championships: (from the International BJJ Federation website). A special congratulations to Ricardo and Bruno for your placement in the men’s Black Belt and Brown Belt divisions!! We enjoyed training with you guys here in Orlando at The Factory while you were in town and on your way to California. Congratulations again and thanks for sharing your positive...