Covington Should Be No. 1 Welterweight Contender, But Askren or Masvidal Might Be Instead

When it was recently revealed that Colby Covington was booked to fight Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC Newark, we should have all got the hint that maybe Covington won’t be the next challenger for UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. In…

When it was recently revealed that Colby Covington was booked to fight Robbie Lawler in the main event of UFC Newark, we should have all got the hint that maybe Covington won’t be the next challenger for UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. Instead, there’s a good chance Ben Askren and Jorge Masvidal could be next […]

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Playing Matchmaker For UFC Minneapolis Winners

UFC on ESPN 3 turned out to be a great card for the fight fans in Minneapolis and those watching on ESPN+ as it featured a number of vicious finishes and exciting fights. The main card featured six bouts, and below are my picks on who the winners of th…

UFC on ESPN 3 turned out to be a great card for the fight fans in Minneapolis and those watching on ESPN+ as it featured a number of vicious finishes and exciting fights. The main card featured six bouts, and below are my picks on who the winners of those fights should face next. Francis […]

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Five Fighters To Watch At UFC Minneapolis

The Octagon lays down at the Target Center this Saturday in Minneapolis, Minnesota for UFC on ESPN 3. There’s 13 fights scheduled to take place, and below are the top five fighters to watch out for. Francis Ngannou The main event of UFC on ESPN 3…

The Octagon lays down at the Target Center this Saturday in Minneapolis, Minnesota for UFC on ESPN 3. There’s 13 fights scheduled to take place, and below are the top five fighters to watch out for. Francis Ngannou The main event of UFC on ESPN 3 is the fight everyone is looking forward to the […]

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MMA Fans Left Disappointed By Artem Lobov vs. Paulie Malignaggi

The main event of Bare Knuckle FC 6 was by far the biggest fight the promotion has ever put on. It was a grudge match between former UFC fighter Artem Lobov and former boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi. The beef between these two was real, and th…

The main event of Bare Knuckle FC 6 was by far the biggest fight the promotion has ever put on. It was a grudge match between former UFC fighter Artem Lobov and former boxing world champion Paulie Malignaggi. The beef between these two was real, and the hype for this fight had been building up […]

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Bellator London & Bellator 223 Predictions

Bellator returns to SSE Arena in London, England this Saturday with a packed card full of 19 bouts. Below are my predictions for the three bouts scheduled for Bellator London and the five bouts scheduled for Bellator 223 (see broadcast plans here). Bel…

Bellator returns to SSE Arena in London, England this Saturday with a packed card full of 19 bouts. Below are my predictions for the three bouts scheduled for Bellator London and the five bouts scheduled for Bellator 223 (see broadcast plans here). Bellator London Middleweight title bout: Gegard Mousasi vs. Rafael Lovato Jr. Mousasi (45-6-2) […]

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Bellator’s Scott Coker Open To Cross-Promotion, But UFC’s Dana White Unlikely To Budge

If we learned anything about Bellator 222, it’s that cross-promotion between major MMA organizations is something that fans can fall in love with. Opening up the main card on DAZN was an important cross-promotion matchup between Bellator bantamwe…

If we learned anything about Bellator 222, it’s that cross-promotion between major MMA organizations is something that fans can fall in love with. Opening up the main card on DAZN was an important cross-promotion matchup between Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell and RIZIN champ Kyoji Horiguchi. The two men met at New Year’s Eve in […]

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