Author: By Jordan Newmark

Stipe Miocic is correcting people. It isn’t if he wins the UFC heavyweight championship belt, but when he wins the coveted strap. Miocic, who was an NCAA Division I athlete in two sports – baseball and wrestling – at Cleveland State University, talks with passion about wanting to bring the UFC title to his home city.RELATED CONTENT: Free Fight – Miocic vs Shane Del Rosario | Joe Rogan previews Werdum vs Miocic | UFC 198 Open Workout highlightsAnd when questioning what accomplishing that tough task would mean to Cleveland if he could do it, Miocic did not hesitate to point out th … Read the Full Article Here

Gold is up for grabs in “The Golden State”.It’s no secret that the women’s bantamweight and strawweight divisions are stacked. So stacked that the UFC has great fighters, great challengers, and truly great champions in both weight classes. And yet, the two baddest title owners at 135 pounds and 115 pounds may be the current Invicta FC champs – Tonya Evinger and Livia Renata Souza.On May 7 at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, gold belts will be on the line in the main event and co-main event at Invicta FC 17, which airs live on UFC … Read the Full Article Here

3Current ranking of Alistair Overeem as a UFC heavyweight19Career KO/TKOs by “The Reem” including his most recent second round KO/TKO of Junior Dos Santos at UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 211Of those knockouts by the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion stemmed from a kick or a knee74.5Significant striking accuracy percentage by Overeem, best in UFC history (min. 5 fights and 350 sig. att.)

 
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>62Significant striking accuracy percentage by The Reem in each of his eight UFC fights, UFC average is 42%4.81Significant strikes landed per minute rate by Overeem, … Read the Full Article Here

Something magical is happening in South Florida.In the United States, MMA’s main staging grounds have been and still are along California’s golden coastline, on the streets of Las Vegas, and tucked away in the red desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico. But there has been a developing trend that has some of the best and brightest in the sport heading to the east coast. Specifically, the Sunshine State.It’s not Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse alluring these top talents. It’s a different, but no less remarkable, tandem of Dan Lambert and Ricardo Liborio who are attracting UFC … Read the Full Article Here

Sometimes even social media friends have to fight each other. On May 8, the Octagon will make its first appearance in the Netherlands with UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Arlovski. In the co-main event, the #12-ranked UFC heavyweight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva will take on Stefan Struve in the home country of the “Skyscraper.” Unlike many other big name matchups, there’s no animosity between Silva and Struve. They actually have quite a lot in common. They follow each other on Twitter and, coincidentally, live near each other in south Florida. “He’s a very ni … Read the Full Article Here

Last weekend at UFC 197, UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson successfully defended his title for the eighth time, scoring a knockout of Henry Cejudo at 2:49 of the first round. That fast finish wasn’t even Johnson’s best with his strap on the line as “Mighty Mouse” delivered a Knockout of the Night of Joseph Benavidez in their December 2013 rematch at 2:08 into the first.While those were two incredibly quick UFC belt battles, the Octagon has seen title fights end even faster. In honor of the UFC flyweight king’s swift work, here are the 10 fastest finishes i … Read the Full Article Here