Author: By Jordan Newmark

It’s about living your life how you want to live it.Last August in Saskatoon, a 54-second knockout of veteran Sam Stout by a young and fairly unknown lightweight prospect named Frankie Perez culminated with an impromptu retirement inside the Octagon. To everyone’s surprise, including his coaches and father, it was the 26-year-old from Howell, New Jersey – who had just won his first UFC bout – hanging up his four-ounce gloves. It wasn’t an easy decision for Perez, but it was his call to make and to live with and, ultimately, he was happy with it.“It was just … Read the Full Article Here

One of the Octagon’s biggest rivalries is between two of its smallest fighters. On July 8, UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk will defend her belt against No. 1 contender Claudia Gadelha in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale. The gold that is up for grabs is only half the story of this fiery feud, which began a year and a half ago when Jedrzejczyk and Gadelha fought to a razor-thin split decision at UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic. The judges’ nod to Jedrzejczyk kept her undefeated and gave Gadelha her first and only professional loss.Yet be … Read the Full Article Here

Hej, Denmark, velkommen til UFC FIGHT PASS!For the third time, GLORY kickboxing’s Superfight Series will be on UFC FIGHT PASS, and this Saturday it will be live from Copenhagen, Denmark. On April 16, GLORY 29 will kick off its five-fight event at 1:30 pm ET, only on UFC FIGHT PASS. From the Forum Copenhagen, fists and feet will fly in the GLORY ring as rising stars in the lightweight, welterweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions will collide in exciting three-round bouts.  Not a UFC FIGHT PASS member? What are you waiting for? Start your free trial now!Here’s a pr … Read the Full Article Here

Manvel Gamburyan has been to the top before and he’s climbing his way up again. At the moment, the Armenian battler known to fight fans as “The Anvil” is not listed among the top 15 in the UFC bantamweight division, but with a big victory over John Dodson this Saturday, Gamburyan will no doubt leapfrog many in the rankings. Already owning back-to-back wins in this weight class, he has his sights set on collecting his Ws until there’s UFC gold on the line.“Let me make it easy for you – I have no problem fighting anyone at 135 on any given day,” Gamburyan sa … Read the Full Article Here

 
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4Current ranking of “Big” Ben Rothwell as a UFC heavyweight4Consecutive wins/finishes by Rothwell, 2nd longest active UFC heavyweight win streak and 2nd longest active UFC finish streak behind current UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold’s 52Consecutive submission wins by Big Ben via “gogo choke” over Matt Mitrione and Josh Barnett, only fighter to use said choke inside the Octagon and only fighter to submit Barnett across his 42 fight pro career91.7Finishing rate percentage by Rothwell across his 36 career wins20KO/TKOs by Big Ben across his … Read the Full Article Here

This Sunday, he Octagon will add a new stamp to its ever-expanding passport by touching down in Zagreb, Croatia for UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos. In a main event packed with title shot implications, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos will clash with the fastest-rising star in the division, “Big” Ben Rothwell. The latter is enjoying a four-fight win streak that is comprised of two knockouts, two submissions and two Performance of the Night bonuses. Meanwhile, Brazilian bomber Dos Santos is coming off his first loss inside the Octagon to a fighter not named … Read the Full Article Here