Author: By Matt Parrino

MELBOURNE, AustraliaWhen title challenger Holly Holm stands across the Octagon from champion Ronda Rousey on Saturday night, it won’t be the first time she’s been the massive underdog.RELATED CONTENT: Joe Rogan main event preview | Inside the Octagon: Rousey vs. Holm | UFC 193 Embedded on FOX: Rousey vs. Holm | Revolution – Holm | Revolution – RouseyTen years ago, Holm found herself in almost the exact same situation when she stepped in the ring with women’s boxing trailblazer Christy Martin.“I had 12 fights and Christy had over 40-some victories. Sh … Read the Full Article Here

MELBOURNE, AustraliaWhen title challenger Holly Holm stands across the Octagon from champion Ronda Rousey on Saturday night, it won’t be the first time she’s been the massive underdog.RELATED CONTENT: Joe Rogan main event preview | Inside the Octagon: Rousey vs. Holm | UFC 193 Embedded on FOX: Rousey vs. Holm | Revolution – Holm | Revolution – RouseyTen years ago, Holm found herself in almost the exact same situation when she stepped in the ring with women’s boxing trailblazer Christy Martin.“I had 12 fights and Christy had over 40-some victories. Sh … Read the Full Article Here

It may be more than two months away and there may be six scheduled title fights between now and Jan. 17, but Fight Night Boston is headlined by one of the most intriguing championship bouts in recent memory.UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw takes on former title holder Dominick Cruz in a fight that has been gaining steam ever since Dillashaw shocked the world at UFC 173, finishing former champion Renan Barao in dominant fashion.If you don’t remember Dominick Cruz, here is a quick crash course:Cruz has a 20-1 career record with four UFC/WEC bantamweight title defenses. He is one … Read the Full Article Here

Carlos Condit is widely considered one of the most dangerous, well-round strikers in mixed martial arts.“Carlos Condit is a nightmare,” Georges St-Pierre recently told Groundandpound-TV. “Of all the guys that I would not want to fight again it would be Carlos Condit. He’s very well-rounded and things can come out of every angle and from anywhere.”

 
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Not a bad compliment to receive from one of the pound-for-pound greats. Condit was humbled by GSP’s praise, and said that his versatility as a fighter makes him so hard to deal with inside … Read the Full Article Here

Just as Louis Smolka was set to charge across the Octagon to collide with Dublin’s hero Paddy Holohan in the main event of Fight Night Dublin, he stopped for a moment.Something wasn’t right.“You know how right when you go into the Octagon a lot of times your corner is trying to give you final instructions? Just stuff like, ‘Circle right,’ or do this or do that – I couldn’t hear my corner and they were right behind me,” Smolka told UFC.com in an interview on Thursday. “My head coach was trying to give me instructions and I couldn’t hea … Read the Full Article Here

Karolina Kowalkiewicz, the UFC’s newest strawweight, has a need for the extreme.The 29-year-old Kowalkiewicz feels right at home flying through the air while parachute jumping or sky diving. She likes to feel alive.But since Kowalkiewicz began her MMA career, these high-flying extreme sports have been off limits to avoid injury. So the Polish strawweight seeks her thrills through fighting.An exhilarating matchup awaits Kowalkiewicz, who hails from Lodz, Poland, in her UFC debut when she faces No. 7-ranked Randa Markos in Orlando on Dec.  19. An experienced strawweight who has face … Read the Full Article Here