Author: By Dan Downes

That’s right lads and lasses, it’s time for another English version of the Downes Side! Live from Manchester Arena, the UFC brings some late night fights at UFC 204. In the main event of the evening, Michael Bisping defends his middleweight title for the first time against Dan Henderson. We’ll examine that fight and a few others. LEON EDWARDS VS. ALBERT TUMENOV We start in the welterweight division with Leon Edwards and Albert Tumenov. A southpaw striker, “Rocky” Edwards defends significant strikes at a rate of 57.92%, which is about 56% higher than Rocky Balboa … Read the Full Article Here

Bust out your flannel and ironic mustache boys and girls, it’s time for a Portland edition of The Downes Side. If you’re looking for 100% organic, free range combat, the UFC will have it live from Moda Center. John Dodson and John Lineker, two of the hardest hitting bantamweights in the world, will be slinging some leather in the main event. We’ll analyze that fight and a few more. Grab some single origin coffee, a gluten free bagel and some homemade preserves, it’s fight time!NATE MARQUARDT VS. TAMDAN MCCRORY We begin in the middleweight division, live on UFC FIGHT PAS … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right, boys and girls, it’s time for another Texas-sized edition of The Downes Side! This week, the UFC makes its debut in Hidalgo for an Ultimate Fight Night. Hidalgo claims to be the “killer bee capital of the world” (not the Wu Tang Clan), but they won’t be the most dangerous things inside the city limits when Michael Johnson and Dustin Poirier square off. We’ll analyze that fight and others. GABRIEL BENITEZ VS. SAM SICILIA We start in the featherweight division with Gabriel Benitez and Sam Sicilia. A semifinalist on the first season of The … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another Ohioan version of the Downes Side! This weekend the UFC comes to the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland to give the fans some joy before an obviously disappointing season from the Browns. In the main event, heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defends his belt for the first time against Alistair Overeem. We’ll break down that fight and a few more.YANCY MEDEIROS VS. SEAN SPENCER We start on UFC FIGHT PASS in the welterweight division with Yancy Medeiros and Sean Spencer. A rangy fighter who pushes the pace, Medeiros comes off a d … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another edition of the Downes Side. It’s back to school time for a lot of children and the Nostradamus of MMA’s class is in session, too. Fortunately for all, I have a very lax truancy policy. This weekend from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, the UFC rolls in for a Fight Night on FOX. In the main event of the evening, top 5 welterweights Demian Maia and Carlos Condit square off to see who will be one step closer to a title shot. We’ll break down that fight and a few others. Put the pens and pencils away, … Read the Full Article Here

That’s right boys and girls, it’s time for another edition of The Downes Side! UFC 202 is on the schedule for this Saturday, and just when you thought Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz were acting too low key for their rematch, they’ve amped things up and it should get even more interesting from here until Saturday. In the meantime, we’ll analyze that fight and a few others. Buy tickets to UFC 202 | Pre-order UFC 202 digitally nowNEIL MAGNY VS. LORENZ LARKIN We start in the welterweight division with Neil Magny and Lorenz Larkin. Since 2014, Neil Magny has won 10 … Read the Full Article Here