Author: Anthony Fusco

UFC 160 Shaping Up to Be One of the Year’s Best Cards

Every fan loves a stacked card. Who wouldn’t love an event with great fights booked top to bottom? I know that I wouldn’t object. The UFC seems to have granted my wish and has begun putting together UFC 160, which is looking better and better with each…

Every fan loves a stacked card. Who wouldn’t love an event with great fights booked top to bottom? I know that I wouldn’t object.

The UFC seems to have granted my wish and has begun putting together UFC 160, which is looking better and better with each fight being announced.

Grappling wizard-turned-knockout artist Mike Pyle will aim for a fourth straight KO win when he takes on undefeated prospect Gunnar Nelson.

Jeremy Stephens will look to get back into the win column when he faces off against “El Terrible” Estevan Payan. Payan will be making his UFC debut after coming over from Strikeforce.

Russian lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov will put his 19-0 record on the line against the lethal Abel Trujillo. Both fighters have impressed so far in their UFC careers and look to take the next step up the ladder with a win.

Canadian TJ Grant will face a huge step up in competition, as he is matched up against intimidating wrestler Gray Maynard. Grant is a perfect 4-0 since dropping to lightweight and will look to solidify himself as a top contender against the always-tough Maynard.

Stephen Thompson is making his return to the Octagon for the first time since his loss to Matt Brown back at UFC 145. Thompson will look to use his karate style to pick up a win against former TUF winner Amir Sadollah.

Back to the lightweights. Muay Thai striker Donald Cerrone will welcome the always-entertaining K.J. Noons to the UFC. Both fighters are dynamic and always look to put on an excellent show.

Brazilian bomber Glover Teixeira will look to keep his winning streak going when he faces Ryan Bader. Both fighters are heavy-handed and looking to get that signature win to establish them in the light heavyweight division.

The card doesn’t end there, as the co-main and main event of the night are both epic heavyweight bouts. Alistair Overeem and Junior dos Santos will look to get back to the top of the heavyweight ladder as they lock horns.

The main event features a rematch between heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. Velasquez won their first fight pretty convincingly, but bet on a closer fight this time around.

UFC 160 is looking like the card of the year. It features everything a fan could possibly ask for. The only thing wrong with it is that we all have to wait till May to see it.

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5 UFC on Fuel 8 Fighters with Knockout-Win Potential

UFC on Fuel 8 will be coming live from the beautiful land of Japan on Saturday, March 2.
The event will feature many exciting bouts that are sure to get the crowd amped up and the viewers back home cheering on their feet.
This Fuel card features many f…

UFC on Fuel 8 will be coming live from the beautiful land of Japan on Saturday, March 2.

The event will feature many exciting bouts that are sure to get the crowd amped up and the viewers back home cheering on their feet.

This Fuel card features many fighters who have crowd-pleasing knockout power.

They range from welterweights all the way to the big boys, the heavyweights.

The fighters in the following slide all have the opportunity to land some devastating combinations and put their opponents to sleep.

Here are five fighters who have the potential to win by knockout.

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UFC’s Top 3 Knockouts of February

Every fan of MMA loves a good knockout. Whether is comes from a head kick, a barrage of punches or a knee, the knockout is almost guaranteed to get a fan’s pulse racing. February of 2013 had a total of three UFC events. They were UFC 156, UFC on Fuel T…

Every fan of MMA loves a good knockout.

Whether is comes from a head kick, a barrage of punches or a knee, the knockout is almost guaranteed to get a fan’s pulse racing.

February of 2013 had a total of three UFC events. They were UFC 156, UFC on Fuel TV: Barao vs. McDonald and UFC 157.

All of these fight cards had some stacked talent on them. Throughout these three cards there were a few nasty knockouts.

Here are the three best from the month of February.

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Power Ranking UFC on Fuel 8’s Main Card Fights

UFC on Fuel 8 will be coming to us live from the Land of the Rising Sun. The main card will feature many memorable and exciting fighters who will try to get a win and advance themselves up the ladder of their division. There will be a pair of toug…

UFC on Fuel 8 will be coming to us live from the Land of the Rising Sun. The main card will feature many memorable and exciting fighters who will try to get a win and advance themselves up the ladder of their division.

There will be a pair of tough heavyweights in Mark Hunt and Stefan Struve as well as Brian Stann, Diego Sanchez, Wanderlei Silva and many more.

All of the main card fighters are looking to put on a show and win their fight in impressive fashion. There are six main card bouts announced for this upcoming event.

Without further ado, let’s rank every fight on the main card.

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UFC on Fuel 8: Keys to Victory for Mark Hunt

It is a year today since we last saw Mark Hunt in the UFC’s Octagon. Last time out, he was victorious by knocking out French kickboxer Cheick Kongo in the opening round. Hunt is currently riding high on the strength of a three-fight winning streak that…

It is a year today since we last saw Mark Hunt in the UFC’s Octagon.

Last time out, he was victorious by knocking out French kickboxer Cheick Kongo in the opening round.

Hunt is currently riding high on the strength of a three-fight winning streak that includes two knockout victories.

After an MMA career that seemed destined to end in failure, Hunt has had a Cinderella Man-like comeback.

He has quickly become a fan favourite for his heavy hands and granite chin.

Hunt will make a return to Japan and face rising heavyweight star Stefan Struve. Here are some keys to victory Hunt could follow to defeat his opponent.

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3 Reasons to Believe Stefan Struve Will Only Get Better

UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve is currently riding a four-fight winning streak. In that current streak, he has defeated Pat Barry and Lavar Johnson by submission and Dave Herman and Stipe Miocic by knockout. He is only 25 years old and has improved and …

UFC heavyweight Stefan Struve is currently riding a four-fight winning streak.

In that current streak, he has defeated Pat Barry and Lavar Johnson by submission and Dave Herman and Stipe Miocic by knockout.

He is only 25 years old and has improved and grown in his last four fights. He looks like he is ready to make the next step and transition into an elite heavyweight.

In order to do so, he will need to first get past Mark Hunt.

Based on everything we’ve seen so far, we can only assume that Struve will only get better. Here are a few reasons why.

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