Author: By Matt Parrino

Saturday night Matt Brown placed himself directly in the middle of the UFC welterweight title contender conversation with his impressive third-round TKO victory over Erick Silva, who almost finished Brown in the first round with a devastating body kick.Many called the back and forth first round between Brown and Silva one of the greatest single rounds in the history of the UFC, and UFC president Dana White said it was a sick fight.”It’s tough not to respect what (Brown) did,” White said Saturday night in his post fight media scrum. “There are those guys that go out there and don’t do anything, … Read the Full Article Here

Since returning to Cleveland after a three-year absence in 1999, the Browns have only managed a single playoff appearance, back in 2002. So to say the city is starving for a competitive team is a serious understatement.

On Thursday night in the first round of the NFL draft, arguably the most popular player in the field, Johnny Manziel, fell to the Browns, who traded up to the 22nd pick to snag “Johnny Football.”

UFC heavyweight Stipe Miocic, who fights Fabio Maldonado in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Maldonado on May 31, has been a Browns fan his whole life, and thinks … Read the Full Article Here

Former Strikeforce lightweight champion Josh Thomson, coming off a split decision loss to Benson Henderson in January, is looking to climb back into title contention.That journey begins on July 26 when he meets No. 10-ranked lightweight Michael Johnson, who has won his last three fights inside the Octagon. Johnson’s knockout win over Gleison Tibau and decision victories over Joe Lauzon and Melvin Guillard have opened many eyes, and the 27-year-old St. Louis, Mo. native hopes to take another step up in the rankings with a signature win … Read the Full Article Here

The brand new Cross Insurance Center arena in Bangor, Maine will host the first ever UFC event in the state’s history when UFC Fight Night Bangor takes place on August 16.Dana White confirmed the news via Twitter on Thursday afternoon.”For all the UFC fans in Maine I got Bangor Done!! (Aug. 16) at the brand new Cross Insurance Center for UFC Fight Night on @FoxSports1! :),” White said. Read the Full Article Here

Growing up just two hours outside of Pittsburgh, in Harrisburg, PA, Phil Davis lived and breathed Pittsburgh Pirates baseball.The 29-year-old light heavyweight is always sporting his Pirates cap to represent his hometown team, and has been dreaming about the day he could walk onto the field at PNC Park, in that hat as a member of the Pirates.On Wednesday afternoon, Davis’ dream came true when he threw out the first pitch before the Pirates battled the San Francisco Giants in an afternoon major league baseball game. Still riding the wave of adrenalin shortly after his big baseball moment, Davis … Read the Full Article Here

UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis and No. 1 contender Gilbert Melendez are set to meet later this year after they appear as coaches on the 20th season of the Ultimate Fighter in a highly-anticipated title fight. But this week the division got a bit of shakeup as it relates to the official UFC rankings.
Hot prospect Khabib Nurmagomedov (22-0), coming off another impressive performance in his decision victory over Rafael dos Anjos, jumped up two spots to the No. 4 slot after injured T.J. Grant and inactive Nate Diaz were pulled from the rankings to make way for new possible title contende … Read the Full Article Here