Raquel Pennington’s Corner Failed Her At UFC 224

The corner of Raquel Pennington failed its fighter in the main event of UFC 224, which took place last night at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the end of the fourth round, after Pennington was already down 40-36 on the judges scorecards t…

The corner of Raquel Pennington failed its fighter in the main event of UFC 224, which took place last night at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the end of the fourth round, after Pennington was already down 40-36 on the judges scorecards to UFC women’s bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes, Pennington said to […]

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The Parting Shot Podcast 5/11 UFC 224 Preview

The Parting Shot Podcast with your hosts James Lynch and Adam Martin is back with another brand new episode for MMA fans to enjoy. In today’s episode, James and Adam preview UFC 224. Thanks as always to our sponsors MMAOddsbreaker.com and Bad Boy…

The Parting Shot Podcast with your hosts James Lynch and Adam Martin is back with another brand new episode for MMA fans to enjoy. In today’s episode, James and Adam preview UFC 224. Thanks as always to our sponsors MMAOddsbreaker.com and Bad Boy MMA. If you would like to support the podcast, consider buying some Bad Boy […]

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UFC Made The Wrong Move Cutting Yair Rodriguez

On early Friday morning a bombshell broke. UFC president Dana White confirmed to Lance Pugmire of the LA Times that the UFC has officially released top-15 featherweight contender and former Ultimate Fighter winner Yair Rodriguez. According to White, th…

On early Friday morning a bombshell broke. UFC president Dana White confirmed to Lance Pugmire of the LA Times that the UFC has officially released top-15 featherweight contender and former Ultimate Fighter winner Yair Rodriguez. According to White, the UFC offered Rodriguez bouts against Zabit Magomedovsharipov and Ricardo Lamas and he turned them both down, […]

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UFC 224 and Bellator 199 Go Head-To-Head Saturday, But Why?

MMA fans will be forced to make a choice next Saturday night as to what they watch. Not only will the NBA playoffs and NHL playoffs be in full swing — not to mention MLB and other sports — but there are two huge MMA cards that take place on…

MMA fans will be forced to make a choice next Saturday night as to what they watch. Not only will the NBA playoffs and NHL playoffs be in full swing — not to mention MLB and other sports — but there are two huge MMA cards that take place on May 12. The first takes […]

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UFC Made Huge Mistake Letting Go Of Kyoji Horiguchi

On early Sunday morning in Fukuoka, Japan, flyweight sensation Kyoji Horiguchi picked up yet another dominant win, this time brutally knocking out former UFC fighter Ian McCall in just nine seconds in the main event of RIZIN 10. Horiguchi has now won n…

On early Sunday morning in Fukuoka, Japan, flyweight sensation Kyoji Horiguchi picked up yet another dominant win, this time brutally knocking out former UFC fighter Ian McCall in just nine seconds in the main event of RIZIN 10. Horiguchi has now won nine-straight fights since losing to UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson back at UFC […]

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Bellator 198’s Peak Numbers Show That Fedor Emelianenko Is Still A Big Draw

Earlier this week, the viewership numbers for last weekend’s Bellator 198 event were released, and the event averaged about 750,000 viewers. That’s not a great number by any means, but that number represents a small boost in Bellator’…

Earlier this week, the viewership numbers for last weekend’s Bellator 198 event were released, and the event averaged about 750,000 viewers. That’s not a great number by any means, but that number represents a small boost in Bellator’s viewership compared to the promotion’s recent events, which were highly criticized by observers of the sport. It’s […]

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