Brian Stann’s mission to help his fellow service men and women did not end with his time in Iraq. As Pulitzer Prize award winning journalist Dan Neil explains, even after hanging up his boots, the Marine Corps Captain has found another way to help his comrades.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is in the “Land of the Rising Sun” this coming weekend for the UFC on FUEL TV 8 event live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The promotion held it’s pre-fight press conference today (Thursday in Japan) with headliners Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann on hand as well as fighters Mark Hunt, Stefen Struve, Takanori Gomi, Diego Sanchez, Yushin Okami and Hector Lombard.

UFC Tonight’s Chael Sonnen knows a thing or two about what it takes to earn a victory inside the Octagon. Check out Sonnen’s picks for UFC On FUEL TV 8: Silva vs Sonnen.

MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant talks via Skype with heavyweight Stefan Struve in advance of his UFC on FUEL 8 fight with Mark Hunt, set to take place on March 2, 2013, in Tokyo, Japan. “Skyscraper” talks about the style matchup and size difference between himself and “The Super Samoan” (Struve is 7 feet tall, Hunt is 5′ 10″), the fight he requested with Cheick Congo and what he’d like to accomplish in the heavyweight division. We also hear about Stefan’s training with Gegard Mousasi and how he feels about heading to a theme park to celebrate a victory.