Aug. 15, 2009. San Jose, Calif. The biggest fight in the brief history of women's mixed martial arts goes down in front of a crowd of nearly 14,000 at the HP Pavilion, as Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos squares off with MMA's reigning prom queen, Gina Carano.
The "legendary" comedian says he's nothing like his character on "Weeds," but he DOES play a mean banjo.
This year, Showtime's ground-breaking TV series "Weeds" will come to a close.
The Emmys will be Sunday night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, and AMC, HBO and Showtime have nabbed a huge chunk of the major nods this year. This yet again sparks the question that has been looming around the industry for years: Is the quality of programming from the major broadcast networks on the decline?
The United States of Tara star and her husband welcome a baby boy named Arlo Robert
There were plenty of options, from The Kennedys to Wrestlemania to the Academy of Country Music Awards
The actress talks about the curious timing of fiancé Kyle Martino's proposal
The United States of Tara star and husband Dave Galafassi will welcome a new baby next year
At the time, it seemed like a good idea. Actually, it was a great one.
The Emmy winner says Hall has bounced back from his cancer diagnosis
"It was amazing to see the support," says his wife - and costar - Jennifer Carpenter
The Oscar nominated actress is "super crushing" on singer Trey Songz right now
The Eclipse star is a fan of fireworks - and standing over a hot grill
"David was making me laugh so hard," she says about finding her comfort level
There was a period not so long ago when televised mixed martial arts was considered the keystone to yanking the sport out of the shadows. Five years after The Ultimate Fighter performed its magic on Spike TV, that notion has been affirmed, to the point that MMA fans have so many options these days they're as likely to stumble upon a bout as they are a baseball game.
The actor gets scruffy (like Pitt) for a role on Californication
NEW YORK -- Those who love boxing are the ones hurting it the most. It's true. Just ask them.
Never again. If his loss to Matt Serra in 2007 provided any lasting impact on Georges St. Pierre, it's that never again would he be cocky walking into fight. Never again would he consider himself unbeatable. Never again would he fail to take every possible step to ensure his readiness. Never, he's repeated like some mantra, again.
In his autobiography penned with Sherdog.com news editor Loretta Hunt, Randy Couture revealed that he received an offer from the UFC in 2006 to fight two-division champion boxer James Toney. Four years later, Toney has finally signed with the UFC, reigniting the possibility of a bout with Couture.
With the latest Strikeforce Challengers card hours away, many loyal SI.com readers decided to chime in with their thoughts and questions. Lets go to the mail- and Twitter-bags, shall we?
At the end of another scorching Australian summer, the last thing Elvis Sinosic expected would freeze was his shoulder.
"It's nice in the homestretch to have this kind of shock of positive energy," the cancer-stricken actor tells PEOPLE
Over the past few weeks, boxing has taken a metaphorical shotgun to its foot.
The Golden Globe winner jokes that battling the disease has given him the chance to accessorize
The couple, together for 23 years, called it quits over the summer, her rep tells PEOPLE
The final year of a decade destined to be remembered as pivotal for the expansion of mixed martial arts essentially comes to a close Saturday with dueling Strikeforce and WEC cards, which air on Showtime and Versus respectively. It may very well be the fistic end to 2009 -- in the U.S. at least -- yet the weekend feels more like an early skirmish of a potentially promotional-war-ravaged 2010.
"It's beautiful, but I have to wait until 2011," the actor tells PEOPLE
Having turned down a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship last Wednesday, Fedor Emelianenko didn't wait long to find a new promotional partner in America. And this one comes with a significant television deal.
With everyone playing matchmaker the past two days, I figure why not chime in before the udder runs dry and Affliction's mess is resolved.
The estranged couple unite once more to celebrate another season of his show
It seems simple, doesn't it? Compile the top talent in a respective sport and bring them together to determine who is the best. Professional sports does it. College basketball, too. College football doesn't, but you can't walk from the dairy aisle to the deli without bumping into someone who thinks the sport should. Championship tournaments are the lifeblood of sports. The excitement, the energy, the anticipation; it's what turns a casual fan into a hardcore one.
Starting with UFC 100's gigantic fights, this upcoming summer stretch is the busiest and most important in the history of the sport. Maybe we're saying things like that too much lately, but they're true.
"Their relationship has really improved," says a pal of David Duchovny, who separated from wife Leoni last year
The 1974 subterranean thriller "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three" isn't what anyone would call an untouchable classic. If it's remembered for anything, it's for the hangdog Walter Matthau's garish shirt/tie combinations and the squalor of New York's subways.
Husband Peter Facinelli tells PEOPLE the actress hurt herself while holding their baby
Plus, the Weeds star adds, "I look okay for 44"
The British singer plays Henry VIII's fourth wife on the Showtime drama starting Sunday
It's the first child for the Ratatouille and United States of Tara actor and his wife Michelle
Evoking A.J. Liebling at the start of a boxing column is a little like shouting the name Pavarotti as you prepare to launch into a karaoke performance: it only reminds your audience of what they're not going to get. Nonetheless, here goes: I couldn't help thinking of Liebling (the legendary author of The Sweet Science, whose coverage of the sport for The New Yorker from the 1940s into the '60s, earned him general recognition as the finest boxing writer ever) Saturday night as I sat on press row at Madison Square Garden watching the fight card that culminated with Miguel Cotto's thoroughly impressive dismantling of the overmatched Michael Jennings. Specifically, I was reminded of Liebling's classic essay Boxing With the Naked Eye, and of how far things have come since he wrote it.
The Tudors star doesn't "believe in dinner for two by the ocean" when it comes to dating
Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter show off their rings – and some low-key snuggling
Less than two years following the formation of ProElite, Inc., the group notified employees and fighters Monday it was shutting its doors effective immediately, multiple sources confirmed to SI.com.
Want proof mixed martial arts is a brute of an emerging sport? Flip on the TV.
In April, Paramount Pictures walked away from a deal to air its movies on pay-TV channel Showtime. Instead, it announced a plan to start up a rival channel with two other longtime Showtime suppliers, MGM and Lionsgate. To the uninitiated, that might have appeared a nugget of passing interest, as in: Great, another movie channel ... I guess.
Win or lose, the Weeds nominee plans to phone mom and dad
As mixed martial arts rises in popularity in the United States, many promotions are looking to get a piece of the action. With UFC possessing such an advantage in terms of recognition, visibility and market share, it will be an uphill battle for challengers.
Apple Computer unveiled a new iPod nano Tuesday and said it will sell shows from Showtime Networks on its iTunes Music Store.
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