Cub Swanson just came off one of his most impressive performances in his entire pro career… He went one-on-one with Doo Ho Choi at UFC 206 in what can arguably be considered the greatest featherweight fight in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) history (full highlights here). With such a performance in hand entering the new year, Swanson will […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight bruiser Mark Hunt appears to be moving forward with his UFC 209 pay-per-view (PPV) headliner against Alistair Overeem, scheduled for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 4, 2017. It’s a rematch he’s been pining for since 2012. No word yet if Overeem has accepted the contract clause — […]
Source: MMAJunkie For someone who hadn’t tasted defeat in almost 10 years, ex-champion Dominick Cruz seems to be taking Friday’s title loss with a lot of poise. Speaking for almost 15 minutes after losing the UFC’s bantamweight belt to Cody Garbrandt (11-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in UFC 207’s pay-per-view co-headliner, Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) patiently broke down the […]
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back at it again, being the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) organization in the world… It is set to stage the final event of the year. UFC 207 is set to go down tonight (Fri., Dec. 30, 2016) live from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, airing live on pay-per-view […]
5. Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva, UFC 199 This fight, a quality technical scrap between two of the Middleweight division’s elder statesman, was excellent — don’t let its relatively “low” ranking on this list fool you. It sits at No. 5 for the same reason that Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit — a fight with […]
Bellator 149: “Shamrock vs. Gracie” took place Feb. 19, 2016 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Even though the third and final encounter between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie headlined, history will also remember the show as the last fight of the late Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris had a quite a […]
Michelle Waterson absolutely destroyed any momentum Paige VanZant had into the earth last Saturday night, submitting the popular strawweight in the very first round… With a rear-naked choke in less than four minutes in the main event of UFC on FOX 22… Waterson’s performance left nothing to be desired… It was a near flawless performance for her… And […]
Ronda Rousey was as broke as she could possibly be… She was living out of her car… Of course this was all before she made it big in mixed martial arts (MMA)… While she is undoubtedly one of the highest-paid athletes in the sport, “Rowdy” isn’t motivated by money. Unlike other mega combat stars such as […]
Today I became a Brazilian American, a symbol of all the hard work and opportunities I’ve received since moving to the USA 8 years ago. pic.twitter.com/pLa82P4eTE — Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) December 13, 2016 “The first time I went to America, I had the opportunity to fight here and people really appreciate my work and appreciate […]
In what was his Featherweight debut at UFC on Fox 21 earlier this year, Anthony Pettis tipped the scales right on the 145-pound mark. Unfortunately, his second attempt didn’t go as smooth, as “Showtime” came in three pounds over the weight limit for his interim Featherweight title fight against Max Holloway, which headlined last weekend’s (Sat., […]
