There is no question that Mixed Martial Arts is still a young sport. It hasn’t been to long since it’s first major break through into the mainstream. And as the popularity of MMA grows, it draws more entrepreneurs who see MMA as a great money making venture.

There are new promotions rising and falling constantly in the Mixed Martial Arts world, causing quite a bit of competition for all MMA leagues. Of course it’s naive to call the UFC anything but the largest MMA based promotion in the world, it has many new companies trying to challenge it’s title of best promotion around.

This past Wednesday, the third installment of UFC Primetime aired and it scored the highest ratings of the series yet. This is thanks to the on going grudge between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and “Sugar” Rashad Evans, who are set to fight each other on May 29, in the Main Event of UFC 114.  A fight that has been highly anticipated by the mixed martial arts fans for over a year now.

Quinton and Rashad have made no secret about their disdain for each other, which sparked after an altercation inside the Octagon following Jackson’s victory over Keith Jardine at UFC 96. And while a lot of fighters will intentionally create some kind of grudge to better sell a fight, the rift between these two former champs is all too real. 

The mutual dislike started to peak during a stint on The Ultimate Fighter season 10, in which Jackson and Evans coached opposite of each other. After the show ended, Rashad and Quinton were supposed to settle their differences in the cage at UFC 107 on December 12, 2009, but Quinton, better known as “Rampage”, pulled out to film “The A-Team” movie. A lot of controversy followed after Jackson chose the movie over fighting Rashad, including a tiff with UFC President Dana White in which Quinton said he planned to retire. But after a lot of negotiations, Dana and Jackson have settled their problems, and “Rampage” has since signed a new 6 fight deal.

 UPDATE: Orange county police have declined to file charges against Tito for domestic violence. "We declined to file based on insufficient corroboration to prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt. It was two conflicting stories."

Tito apparently was forced to drop out of TUF during its taping earlier this year, and the UFC already has announced it will replace him with Rich Franklin for the show's traditional season-ending bout with fellow coach Chuck Liddell.

In addition, Tito doesn't seem to be having good luck this year as he's been accused of beating his long time girlfriend former pornstar Jenna Jameson. With Tito Ortiz being arrested for domestic violence, Dana says "Other than going on a killing spree, being accused of domestic violence is the worst thing you can have going for you." White goes on to say they plan to be fair, but may cut Tito from the UFC due to his arrest.

In case you missed it, Tito Ortiz started a smear campaign during “The Ultimate Fighter 11″ media day, where the two will serve as opposing coaches on the latest season of the hit reality show, claiming Liddell can’t stop sucking on the bottle.

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar confirmed on Wednesday that he's completely recovered from a severe abdominal ailment and is targeting a return to MMA competition this summer.
Lesnar, who has been out of action since July due to the illlness, made the announcement alongside UFC President Dana White during a morning appearance on ESPN's "SportsCenter."
White said plans to have Shane Carwin fight Frank Mir for an interim title at UFC 111 in March would go on and that the winner will face Lesnar in a title unification bout later this year. White also said the winner of a scheduled bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Cain Velasquez could be tabbed for the title fight in the event of injury to the other fighters.
White characterized Lesnar's recovery as "a miracle."