Author: By Matt Parrino

The stigma that’s been puzzlingly placed over the head of flyweight king Demetrious Johnson like a rain cloud for most of his historic title reign seems utterly blasphemous at this point.At UFC 216, Johnson broke Anderson Silva’s record for title defenses by a UFC champion (11), recording his seventh finish during the streak to become the winningest champion in company history.That stigma – that Demetrious Johnson is a boring fighter – is complete nonsense. It was never true. “Mighty Mouse” was just ahead of his time, and against Ray Borg, he was a few steps … Read the Full Article Here

The win streak currently sits at 11 for featherweight champion Max Holloway – just one behind No. 1-ranked pound-for-pound Demetrious Johnson.During Holloway’s impeccable undefeated run that’s now spanned nearly four years, the Hawaiian has established himself as one of the elite fighters in the sport. Wins over Jose Aldo and Anthony Pettis, both pound-for-pound top 10 fighters during their careers, has turned Holloway into a superstar.RELATED: Edgar sights have never left UFC title | UFC 218 tickets go on sale Oct. 13 to publicEven after all he’s accomplished … Read the Full Article Here

Luke Rockhold surpassed Yoel Romero this week when the official UFC rankings release was posted Wednesday evening. Rockhold now sits at the No. 2 spot in the middleweight divison behind only champion Michael Bisping and No. 1-ranked interim champion Robert Whittaker.Rockhold defeated No. 9-ranked David Branch by second-round TKO at Fight Night Pittsburgh to return to the win column after 15 months of inactivity following an upset loss to Bisping, costing Rockhold the middleweight title.CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE COMPLETE OFFICIAL UFC RANKINGSIt’s no secret that Rockhold and Bisping have no l … Read the Full Article Here

Luke Rockhold is back! #UFCPittsburgh https://t.co/BT4VXBoUaY
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) September 17, 2017

All before the main card even started, there was a Knockout of the Year candidate, a come-from-behind KO finish and a 24-second stoppage.
The combat sports world seemed rightfully focused on one of the most marquee boxing matchups in recent memory Saturday night when Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez fought to a draw back in Las Vegas. But in the Steel City, Fight Night Pittsburgh delivered in a big way.
Eight of the 10 fights ended with a finish and former middleweigh … Read the Full Article Here

EDMONTON – The highest-level women’s MMA fight in history, as most were calling it, played out as such when both Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko played the ultimate chess match in hopes of claiming the women’s bantamweight title.
Nunes won in the end, scoring two fifth-round takedowns to eek out a razor close split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47), to earn her second title defense.
The stylistic matchup of Nunes and Shevchenko was the story going into the fight. Nunes seemed to lose steam in their first matchup (which she won), and many opined that given two more rounds, Sh … Read the Full Article Here

HUGE right hand by @TheOne_ASB drops Henrique, then follows it up with the big takedown! #UFC215 pic.twitter.com/5dMaMtZctF
— #UFC215 (@ufc) September 9, 2017

Expectations and anticipation built to the roof of Rogers Place in Edmonton by the time Arjan Singh Bhullar made his first walk to the Octagon in the featured bout of the UFC FIGHT PASS prelims as part of UFC 215. And the first Sikh and Indo-Canadian fighter in UFC history delivered. Bhullar landed a few big bombs and a big slam before winning his Octagon debut by unanimous decision versus Luis Henrique, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 … Read the Full Article Here