Author: By Jordan Newmark

3Current ranking of Luke Rockhold on the UFC pound-for-pound list 194UFC event where Rockhold, most recently, scored a fourth round TKO of Chris Weidman to win the UFC middleweight championship126Significant strikes landed by Rockhold against Weidman at UFC 194, 2nd most ever landed in a UFC middleweight title fight behind Rich Franklin’s 127 at UFC 5812Finishes by the former/final Strikeforce middleweight champion, most finishes in combined UFC/Strikeforce middleweight history 8Submission wins by Rockhold in UFC/Strikeforce, most in UFC/Strikeforce middleweight history5Consecutive/activ … Read the Full Article Here

7Current ranking of Thomas Almeida as a UFC bantamweight21-0Almeida’s perfect pro record including four wins inside the Octagon95.2Career finishing rate percentage by “Thominhas” as he has finished all but one of his opponents – his UFC debut unanimous decision win over Tim Gorman in November 20143Consecutive knockouts by Almeida in the UFC including his most recent first round KO of Anthony Birchak in November 2015, tied for longest KO streak in UFC bantamweight history 6.82Significant strikes landed per minute rate by Almeida – UFC average is 2.8350Significant striking accu … Read the Full Article Here

Abel Trujillo thrives on being inspired and inspiring others. Heading into his most recent Octagon outing in January, the hard-hitting lightweight prospect from the Blackzilians did not need to search too hard to find extra motivation. Between coming off back-to-back losses and some timely advice from a respected coach, Trujillo was set on a path that concluded with an impressive win. “Going into the UFC 195 fight, it was more of a thing where I had to win,” Trujillo said. “I was talking to one of my coaches, Neil Melanson. He had seen the situation, that I was coming off a c … Read the Full Article Here

4Current ranking of Fabricio Werdum on the UFC pound-for-pound list6Consecutive wins by the current UFC heavyweight champion, longest active win streak in UFC heavyweight division and 4th longest win streak in UFC heavyweight history66.7Percentage of those wins are finishes by Werdum including his guillotine choke of Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 to win the heavyweight title4Submissions by Werdum in UFC and Strikeforce competition, tied for 2nd most in UFC and Strikeforce heavyweight history56.9Significant striking accuracy percentage by Werdum, 4th best among active UFC heavyweights (min. 5 fig … Read the Full Article Here

4Current ranking of Fabricio Werdum on the UFC pound-for-pound list6Consecutive wins by the current UFC heavyweight champion, longest active win streak in UFC heavyweight division and 4th longest win streak in UFC heavyweight history66.7Percentage of those wins are finishes by Werdum including his guillotine choke of Cain Velasquez at UFC 188 to win the heavyweight title4Submissions by Werdum in UFC and Strikeforce competition, tied for 2nd most in UFC and Strikeforce heavyweight history56.9Significant striking accuracy percentage by Werdum, 4th best among active UFC heavyweights (min. 5 fig … Read the Full Article Here

In so many ways, UFC 198 is a celebration of Brazilian MMA. For starters, this will be the largest event the UFC has hosted in the country. There is incredible homegrown talent representing nearly every weight class on this stacked card. The main event features a Brazilian heavyweight champion, with a litany of former champions, challengers and possible title contenders all throughout the matchups. But no Brazilian MMA party would be complete without a Nogueira present.

 
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Of course, former interim UFC heavyweight champion “Minotauro” Nogueira did retire this past … Read the Full Article Here