Author: By Mike Straka

Main events are main events for a reason. They are meant to feature the most anticipated matchup on any given fight card, and if all the stars are aligned, the main event will deliver on all levels. The fans are happy. The bosses are happy. And one fighter emerges having proved to the world that he was the best on fight night.So when Cub Swanson meets Frankie Edgar this weekend in Austin’s Frank Erwin Center on FOX Sports 1, there are no other two fighters in the building with more at stake, and that will make for a main event for the ages, with the winner emerging as the consensus num … Read the Full Article Here

Anyone following the sport of mixed martial arts knows that I’ve interviewed Frankie “The Answer” Edgar more than any other fighter on the UFC’s roster over the past several years. He served as my fight analyst on FOX Fight Game, was a guest on all my TV and radio shows, I devoted a chapter to him in my “Fighting Words” book, and I’ve written at least four magazine columns on my Toms River, NJ neighbor.But there was something different in his voice when I interviewed him about his fight with Cub Swanson on FOX Sports 1 this weekend. Maybe it was the … Read the Full Article Here

Soa “The Hulk” Palelei has his homecoming fight in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, November 7 (Nov. 8 in Sydney) as he faces fellow heavyweight Walt “The Big Ticket” Harris at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping in Allphones Arena.Harris, making his return to the UFC after being cut following two consecutive losses, is a late replacement opponent for Palelei after original opponent Daniel Omielanczuk was forced to pull out after breaking a thumb in training. And while Harris will be feeling the pressure to prove to the UFC that he belongs, Palelei isn’t counting … Read the Full Article Here

Canadian veteran Chris Clements is about to board a 24-hour flight across the world to Australia, where he will put his skills to the test against TUF Nations alum Vik Grujic.
The two welterweights will clash at UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping on Friday, November 7th in Sydney’s Allphones Arena.“I haven’t really dissected him skill wise,” the 38-year-old Clements says. “I watched him fight a few times but I don’t really try to analyze what my opponents are good with, because I’ve made the mistake of thinking I need to avoid situations and then come to find out w … Read the Full Article Here

Tim Gorman takes on undefeated Brazilian bantamweight prospect Thomas Almeida at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Saint Preux in Uberlandia, Brazil on Saturday, November 8th. For the wrestler and TUF 18 alum from Iowa, this second appearance in the UFC might have never come to be, after suffering a gruesome hamstring injury just one week before his fight to get into the TUF house, nearly derailing his UFC career in the process.“There was a time I was really depressed and bummed out about it, but it was only a week before the TUF, so I didn’t have too much time to dwell on it,” Gorman sai … Read the Full Article Here

Gunnar “Gunni” Nelson will put his unbeaten record on the line against Rick “The Horror” Story in the main event of UFC Fight Night in Stockholm, Sweden Saturday night.For the soft-spoken Iceland native and new father, the fight might as well be in his own backyard.“Sweden is a great place to fight,” he said from his home in Iceland’s capital Reykjavik.“It’s a short flight so I’m excited about that. We are neighbors.”Nelson spent time in Ireland helping “The Notorious” Conor McGregor prepare for Dustin Poirier and ta … Read the Full Article Here