Author: By E. Spencer Kyte

Ricardo Lamas is done being stressed out and that’s bad news for those unwitting souls that happen to sit down with the UFC featherweight and undercover cut-up. Arriving at this point has been a process for the 32-year-old contender, one that began in 2014.Coming off a second-round stoppage win over Erik Koch, Lamas lobbied for a title shot, but was ultimately paired with “The Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung, in a bout to determine the No. 1 contender. Three weeks before the fight, Jung was pulled from the matchup and paired with champion Jose Aldo, while Lamas was left on the … Read the Full Article Here

Some of the best, most important and most memorable fights in UFC history have taken place in the month of April.With four events rapidly approaching next month, here’s a look through the history books at 10 classics that truly stand out.UFC 5: Royce Gracie vs. Ken ShamrockThe first “Superfight” in UFC history was the second chapter in a rivalry that began in the second tournament round of the inaugural event in Denver, Colorado. Shamrock hated losing to Gracie, underestimating the Brazilian’s skills and craving a chance for revenge.After missing UFC 2 with a broken h … Read the Full Article Here

After January and February featured a combined seven events, March offered a bit of a respite for fight fans, as there were just two shows in the third month of the year.While those two events delivered a ton of excitement – and two new champions in Rafael dos Anjos and Joanna Jedrzejczyk – there were also a couple weekends where UFC enthusiasts had to long for a little Octagon action.Wait no longer though, as the schedule ramps back up in April with four events on four different platforms and more amazing fights than this column can contain.This is the April 2015 edition of The 10 … Read the Full Article Here

“For me, there aren’t enough hours in the day to stay up-to-date on everything on the Internet,” Ryan LaFlare, the undefeated welterweight poised to face Demian Maia in the main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night event in Rio de Janeiro, laughs.The subject comes up because after nearly a year on the sidelines, the 31-year-old Long Island native and the decorated Brazilian became the final pairing of the night when it was determined that top bantamweight contender Raphael Assuncao would not be ready in time to face Urijah Faber in the originally scheduled main eve … Read the Full Article Here

August 27, 2011. HSBC Arena. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. UFC 134.The first UFC event in the country in more than a decade was accompanied by tremendous hype, and those sitting and watching the show on television could feel the electricity that coursed through the raucous crowd inside the venue, the din from the audience becoming the soundtrack for the evening.While there was nothing that would silence and settle the 14,000 fans in attendance, the opening two bouts of the show gave it their best effort, as both went the distance, bringing the energy levels in the arena from “awesome rock conc … Read the Full Article Here

As a fighter, you want to have a role or an identifier – something that helps fans remember you; that one thing that immediately clicks for them when they hear your name.The greats all have two or three things that jump to mind at the mention of their name, but for fighters on the come-up looking to establish themselves among the masses, finding that lone marker you can call your own can be the difference between surviving a rough a stretch and getting sent back to the regional circuit to figure things out.Right now, Drew Dober is “The Enemy.”“I made the joke that the … Read the Full Article Here