Author: By Matt Parrino

DO NOT MISS OUT! PRE-ORDER UFC 206 DIGITAL PPV NOWAnthony Pettis vs. Max Holloway was intriguing enough when the fight was first announced. It was a three-round, non-title bout destined for just 15 minutes of furious stand up action. But when Daniel Cormier was forced to pull out of his UFC 206 main event light heavyweight title defense against Anthony Johnson, Pettis and Holloway were moved up to become the new main event. That means 25 minutes for the interim featherweight title and a guaranteed shot at new undisputed champion Jose Aldo early in 2017. It’s hard not to be excited about … Read the Full Article Here

Demetrious Johnson, flyweight champion and pound-for-pound king, had just failed Saturday night on a kimura and armbar attempt in the final minute of the fourth round. Tim Elliott, once a UFC castaway-turned-Ultimate Fighter winner – in the midst of the title shot he earned by winning the show – spent the first 20 minutes of the fight giving the champ fits. With just seconds left in the fourth round against a stubborn Johnson, Elliott scrambled back to his feet, determined to keep pestering “Mighty Mouse” for five more minutes. And all Johnson could do was grin. The … Read the Full Article Here

Only one man has reigned in the UFC flyweight division since its inception back in 2012: No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound king Demetrious Johnson. For more than four years, “Mighty Mouse” has stood atop the 125-pound heap, beating every man put in front of him. He owns virtually every significant record in the division’s history and currently holds the longest active streak of title defenses (8) by any champion in the UFC. Johnson is determined to break Anderson Silva’s record of 10 title defenses before he’s through, but he’s already become one of the greatest … Read the Full Article Here

 
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The last time the UFC was in Melbourne, Australia, the landscape of the UFC was changed forever. Holly Holm did the unthinkable and knocked out Ronda Rousey in iconic fashion. One year later the UFC is back down under and is bringing a can’t-miss middleweight main event as part of the holiday weekend Saturday night, live and free on FS1. It’s easy to forget about the depth of a division when the Top Five is full of monsters. But Derek Brunson and Robert Whittaker both are serious title contenders at 185 pounds. This matchup will catapult one of these men into the … Read the Full Article Here

One glance over the new official UFC rankings and it’s hard to miss new two-weight world champion Conor McGregor’s name, which is plastered across the top of three different lists.McGregor holds the champion slot in both the lightweight and featherweight divisions and now ranks No. 2 behind only flyweight king Demetrious Johnson on the pound-for-pound list.“The Notorious” received five first-place votes (out of 19 total voters) but the panel consensus had “Mighty Mouse” remain at the top spot.Click here to view the compete new official UFC rankingsMcGre … Read the Full Article Here

 
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NEW YORK While the rest of the mixed martial arts world was busy racking its collective brain to figure out how Conor McGregor could beat Eddie Alvarez, the Irish visionary already knew what was going to happen. “(Eddie’s) claiming that it’s an easier contest,” McGregor said a week before UFC 205. “I look forward to when the eyes shift and the electric shock shoots through his whole body. And the panic sets in to his whole face.” Boy, the new two-weight simultaneous world champ wasn’t kidding. “Mystic Mac” called his sh … Read the Full Article Here