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Bob Belber has been the Region General Manager at the Times Union Center for over two decades. So who else to talk to about the UFC coming to the Capital Region on December 9th? Will the event sell out? How many people can the TU center fit for a fight...

The fighting world lost another pioneer in his own right as mixed martial artist Kimbo Slice, 42, passed away yesterday according to Bellator MMA. Slice was hospitalized early Monday morning in Margate, Florida. No cause of death has been released as of yet, but no foul play was suspected, police say...

UFC continues to become bigger and bigger. I will post details about the UFC's New York debut as soon as available. Look for the fight at MSG in late fall. Big names will be on the bill for the New York debut. TMZ says - The Cleveland Cavs just extended a VIP invitation to the new UFC heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic -- an Ohio native who shouted out the NBA team after winning the belt at UFC 198 th

MMA has taken off in recent years as one of the fastest growing sports around the world. The popularity is part of the reason why UFC owners are seeking to sell their share in the sport. The winning bid, should the sell go through, would be upwards of $4 billion...

Well, Conor McGregor is NOT going to be participating in UFC 200... All this comes after last week's saga in which UFCs Dana White expected McGregor to come back from his training to promote the card. McGregor said no and instead opted to tweet he was "retiring...

Well, Conor McGregor isn't retired... He wrote a lengthy statement on his Facebook page. Here is some of that statement: I am just trying to do my job and fight here. I am paid to fight. I am not yet paid to promote. I have become lost in the game of promotion and forgot about the art of fighting...

This week on "Levack and Wolf" Times Union General Manager Bob Belber discussed the possibility of mixed martial arts and in particular the UFC having an event in the capital region. Belber said “I’ve got a conference call that I’ll be participating in with the UFC and we are talking about a possible date for the end of the year...

Well the rematch we want to see is happening. Conor McGregor/Nate Diaz II has been scheduled for UFC 200 in Las Vegas on July 9th. The fight will also be contested at 170 pounds. "He was obsessed -- obsessed with fighting Nate Diaz again," UFC president Dana White said...

Perhaps the best pound-for-pound UFC fighter in the world, Conor McGregor has decided to move up two weight classes, to welterweight, in order to fight Nate Diaz in UFC 196. This change comes after Rafael Dos Anjos backed out of the fight against McGregor citing a broken foot...

In preparation for UFC 196, Conor McGregor did an interview with Severe MMA in his hometown, and discussed his future going forward. McGregor will face off against Rafael Dos Anjos on March 5 for the light heavyweight title. He currently holds the featherweight strap and has his eyes on Robbie Lawler's welterweight title...

Goz and I got a chance to catch up with UFC middleweight champion, Chris Weidman on Wednesday morning, to talk UFC 194, MMA coming to New York, and his Islanders move to Brooklyn. UFC 194, is set to be the biggest event of the UFC's calendar year...

Arguably the greatest mix martial artist to ever fight in the UFC Jon Jones, has been reinstated effective immediately. Jones, was suspended indefinitely for his involvement in an April hit-and-run accident that left one pregnant victim with a broken arm...