ESPN’s MMA Live talks about last weekends WEC 47 “Bowles vs Cruz”, bantamweight title shakeup and James Toney signing with the UFC. Guests: Rashad Evans, Pat Militich, Jon Jones, Howard Davis Jr. and Dominick Cruz.

GSP’s success is partially due to his willingness to fly around the continent to train with the best MMA fighters and trainers in the sport. In Montreal GSP and trainer Firas Zahabi train year round with the cites top fighters and wrestlers. He also spent time getting ready for Dan Hardy in Denver and New York, where he worked with Nate Marquardt, Greg Jackson, Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, Shane Carwin, Eliot Marshall, Brendan Schaub, Renzo Gracie, John Danaher, Phil Nurse, Kenny Florian, Frankie Edgar and Ricardo Almeida to prepare for his fight.

“A great variety of training partners, I’m very lucky to have that circle of friends and training partners, that’s what makes me successful and it’s how you surround yourself sometimes that makes the difference … They help me out a lot.”

“I’ve never been so ready in my career for a fight …. I’m the best I’ve ever been, I can’t wait to get it on and get to the next chapter in my career.” [MMAWeekly]

Georges St. Pierre takes on Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy at UFC 111 on March 27th from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ.

Love him or hate him, you can’t deny that Joe Rogan knows his shit.

Countdown to UFC on Versus: Brazilian sluggers Gabriel Gonzaga and Junior Dos Santos face off on March 27th live on Versus.

Longtime UFC girl Rachelle Leah will be returning to the Octagon:

Playboy cover model and UFC All-Access host Rachelle Leah will be returning to her old gig as Octagon Girl for one night only on Saturday, March 27th at UFC 111 in Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center. [UFC]

That announcement comes as UFC president Dana White announces the New Jersey show has been sold out.

More EA Sports MMA 2010 video game screen shots released on there website

LookoutaWhale on the rash of stolen fighter hats plaguing the UFC. You can just see the pain in Mike Swicks face as a fans stills his sponsors hat as he makes his way to the cage.

Dan Hardy and crew cruise down in the Cadillac to Ray Longos for some training.

Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy starts off the UFC 111 video blog.

The UFC has officially announced Kimbo Slice vs Matt Mitrione for UFC 113 on May 8 from the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec Canada.