Author: By E. Spencer Kyte

For a guy that has spent a tick shy of 30 seconds in the Octagon, Steve Bosse has had a pretty eventful UFC career.Signed in the midst of an eight-fight winning streak, the French-Canadian powerhouse was tabbed to take on fellow Canadian Ryan Jimmo when the promotion debuted in Quebec City with The Ultimate Fighter: Nations Finale in April 2014. But shortly after inking his contract, Bosse abruptly retired, citing a persistent shoulder injury and the cumulative impact of a career forged by throwing hands.“My shoulder and all my body were very painful,” explained Bosse, who racked u … Read the Full Article Here

After claiming championship gold in her last appearance, Ayaka Hamasaki returned to the Invicta FC cage on Friday night and picked up her first successful defense of the atomweight title with a third-round submission win over a game and gutsy Amber Brown at Trinidad Pavillion in Tropicana Las Vegas.The opening round was one of the best rounds of 2016, with Hamasaki hitting an explosive double in space early, posturing up to rain down shots on Brown before the Albuquerque native threw up a triangle choke and put the champion at risk. After defending and escaping, Hamasaki attacked with a submis … Read the Full Article Here

Prior to stepping into the Octagon in Pittsburgh last month, Cody Garbrandt was going a bit stir crazy sitting on the sidelines.The late February assignment was his first since scoring a unanimous decision win over Henry Briones at UFC 189 in July and the Team Alpha Male member was chomping at the bit to get back into the cage and continue making a name for himself. Matched up with Brazilian powerhouse John Lineker in a fight that had fans and media drooling at the explosive potential of the bantamweight pairing, the undefeated upstart saw the matchup as his opportunity to make a splash in t … Read the Full Article Here

Coming off a first-round knockout win over former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks in early February, Stephen Thompson was sure that he’d done enough to earn the chance to face Robbie Lawler for the world title sometime this summer.The victory was Thompson’s sixth straight and marked the first time Hendricks was stopped in his career, two factors which seemed like they might be enough to move “Wonderboy” to the top of the list of contenders in the 170-pound ranks, but it wasn’t meant to be.Last Friday at the UFC’s “Unstoppable” launch event, … Read the Full Article Here

Joanna Jedrzejczyk had a pretty great year in 2015.After closing out her freshman year in the Octagon with a split decision win over Claudia Gadelha, the Polish kickboxer used her sophomore campaign to become the queen of the strawweight division and one of the most beloved superstars on the UFC roster.At UFC 185 in March, she told reporters that instead of learning how to properly pronounce her challenging last name, they could just call her “Joanna Champion.” That was before she walked into the cage and beat Carla Esparza to actually win the title. From there, the noted sneakerhe … Read the Full Article Here

 
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Chris Weidman rolled into UFC 194 as the undisputed middleweight champion, the man that ended Anderson Silva’s long reign over the division before tacking on three more impressive victories to cement his standing as the best in the 185-pound ranks. On December 12, 2015, he walked out of the Octagon as the former champion, blood mixed with tears slowing running down his cheeks as he marched past press row, having just suffered the first loss of his professional career at the hands of Luke Rockhold.The rivals will meet again in the main event of UFC 199 on Saturday, June … Read the Full Article Here