Author: By Matt Parrino

The long-anticipated rematch between Fabricio Werdum and Cain Velasquez at UFC 207 in Las Vegas closes out 2016 with what has now become a can’t-miss card, one that also features the return of Ronda Rousey. Both Velasquez and Werdum are former UFC heavyweight champions. Werdum took the belt from Velasquez in their clash at UFC 188 in Mexico City in 2015, and subsequently dropped the title to current king Stipe Miocic. Now Werdum and Velasquez will revisit a fight that was surprisingly one-sided. “Vai Cavalo” dominated Velasquez in the previous meeting, capitalizing on his i … Read the Full Article Here

Six weeks after filming the new season of The Ultimate Fighter, and six months since his devastating first-round TKO loss to pound-for-pound king Demetrious Johnson, Henry Cejudo finally feels like he’s over the heartbreak. “I’m just disappointed in myself at this point,” Cejudo said Thursday during a media lunch in Las Vegas. “But it’s not like the Olympics where I have to wait four years. It could happen where I say something stupid, do something stupid and get a title shot.”Tickets are on sale now for The Ultimate Fighter Finale on Dec. 3. Get … Read the Full Article Here

The last image of Ronda Rousey inside the Octagon is a hazy one. Stunned and confused after suffering her first loss – a knockout at the hands of Holly Holm at UFC 193 in November 2015 – Rousey lost her title and her unblemished record all with one big left kick.It’s almost as if the MMA world has been in a malaise ever since.“I got clipped in the first exchange and was knocked out on my feet,” Rousey told Ellen Degeneres in February. “I had no perception. I almost felt like I couldn’t see. I could see but I couldn’t tell how far my hand was from … Read the Full Article Here

After Gegard Mousasi finished his first-round TKO performance against Vitor Belfort Saturday at UFC 204, he said he thinks he’s a Top 5 middleweight. The rankings panelists agreed. In this week’s release, Mousasi was voted up four spots to No. 5 in the middleweight division. He now sits behind the murderer’s row of Luke Rockhold (No. 1), Chris Weidman (No. 2), Jacare Souza (No. 3) and Yoel Romero (No. 4). Those four beasts are about to take part in what UFC President Dana White calls a tournament-style pair of fights beginning at UFC 205 with Weidman vs. Romero, followed by … Read the Full Article Here

While TJ Dillashaw and Cody Garbrandt continue to campaign for the next title shot against Dominick Cruz, John Lineker made a big statement in the bantamweight division with his win against John Dodson at Fight Night Portland.Lineker moves up a spot to No. 2 in the rankings, dropping Rafael Assuncao to No. 3. Jimmie Rivera continues to climb since his massive win over Urijah Faber at UFC 203. “El Terror” takes the No. 4 position and drops Bryan Caraway down to No. 5.After the event, Lineker made his case to Megan Olivi as to why he believes he should be the one to face Cruz next.&l … Read the Full Article Here

 
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Rewind back to the beginning of 2015 and Michael Bisping’s career looked a lot different than it does heading into UFC 204 on Pay-Per-View this Saturday night. Coming off his third loss in his last five fights, Bisping seemed further than ever from the elusive title shot that he’d been chasing for almost 10 years. Then something amazing happened – a series of opportunistic events, actually. Bisping won a fight and then another. Anderson Silva needed an opponent for a fight in London and “The Count” got the call for the super fight with the man … Read the Full Article Here