Author: Dan Hiergesell

One Style That Could Beat Each Current UFC Champion

Believe it or not, every current UFC champion is susceptible to defeat.That includes that ever-so-elusive Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva.The fact of the matter is that anything can happen on any given night.Now while each champion serv…

Believe it or not, every current UFC champion is susceptible to defeat.

That includes that ever-so-elusive Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva.

The fact of the matter is that anything can happen on any given night.

Now while each champion serves as an efficient titleholder for their rightful divisions, there are plenty of fighters out there that can handle the load of knocking them off their pedestals.

But they need to have the right recipe. That’s the first step.

Here is one specific style that can end up suffocating the reign of each current UFC supremacist.

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UFC 146: Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Silva Head-to-Toe Breakdown

This Saturday, at UFC 146, the main card will feature strictly heavyweights.From Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir to Roy Nelson vs. Dave Herman, Lavar Johnson vs. Stefan Struve to Stipe Miocic vs. Shane Del Rosario, the UFC’s most evolved division will …

This Saturday, at UFC 146, the main card will feature strictly heavyweights.

From Junior dos Santos vs. Frank Mir to Roy Nelson vs. Dave Herman, Lavar Johnson vs. Stefan Struve to Stipe Miocic vs. Shane Del Rosario, the UFC’s most evolved division will once again undergo changes.

However, through all those fights, including the championship bout, Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio “Big Foot” Silva could steal the show.

Not only does it mark the arrival of Silva to the UFC, but it serves as the return of Velasquez since losing his title to dos Santos at UFC on FOX 1.

Here’s how they stake up in this UFC 146 head-to-toe breakdown.

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10 Fighters That Will Be Household Names by the End of 2012

How do you judge a fighter’s overall appeal?Is it his ability to finish fights or his knack for pulling out a close victory?How do these guys get recognized by ordinary UFC fans? Is it through PPV events, The Ultimate Fighter or new media?Whicheve…

How do you judge a fighter’s overall appeal?

Is it his ability to finish fights or his knack for pulling out a close victory?

How do these guys get recognized by ordinary UFC fans? 

Is it through PPV events, The Ultimate Fighter or new media?

Whichever aspect these athletes encompass, they are nonetheless on the rise.

By the end of 2012, based on production inside the cage and management’s disposition to make them relevant, these 10 fighters will become household names.

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Dan Henderson and the 15 Toughest UFC Fighters

Good fighters are measured by many different abilities.Striking, wrestling, submissions, chin, and heart are all well and good but are just the tip of the iceberg.The very essence of stepping inside the Octagon seemingly comes down to a specific combat…

Good fighters are measured by many different abilities.

Striking, wrestling, submissions, chin, and heart are all well and good but are just the tip of the iceberg.

The very essence of stepping inside the Octagon seemingly comes down to a specific combative state of mind.

You have to want to fight.  You have to want to be in there to entertain millions of people watching around the world.  You have want to take punches to the face, knees to the ribs and head kicks to the ear.

That, alongside the ability to keep pushing forward on the offensive side of things, is what we call toughness.

It’s what separates the Dan Hendersons from the Stefan Struves.

Here are the top-15 toughest fighters in the UFC today.

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5 UFC Fighters Jon Jones Could Face in 2013

Jon Jones let everyone know exactly how good he is this past Saturday at UFC 145 against Rashad Evans.He’s by far the most unstoppable force in the UFC today, demonstrating an ungodly reach that frequently supplements his dangerous striking that seems …

Jon Jones let everyone know exactly how good he is this past Saturday at UFC 145 against Rashad Evans.

He’s by far the most unstoppable force in the UFC today, demonstrating an ungodly reach that frequently supplements his dangerous striking that seems to drastically improve every time he sets foot inside the cage.

Following his recent destruction of Evans, who many people considered the only contender who possessed the chance to knock off the 24-year-old, Jones is now set to fight Dan Henderson sometime later this year.

Considering the UFC has Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen and Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit already hashed out—as well as needing a date for Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber—the next time we see “Bones” in the Octagon may not be until four or five months from now, subsequently making it his last bout in 2012.

If Jones defeats the aging Henderson, he’ll arguably become the most decorated light heavyweight champion in UFC history, making potential fight matchups in 2013 that more interesting.

Here are the top five fighters we could see Jon Jones face off with next year.

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Georges St-Pierre and the Biggest Play-It-Safe Fighters in the UFC

There are all sorts of fighters in the UFC. From street brawlers to technical submission artists, the eight divisions that comprise the biggest MMA promoter in the world offers an array of talent.However, a handful of fighters tend to pick their shots …

There are all sorts of fighters in the UFC. From street brawlers to technical submission artists, the eight divisions that comprise the biggest MMA promoter in the world offers an array of talent.

However, a handful of fighters tend to pick their shots and play it safer inside the Octagon compared to their counterparts. These tentative tendencies are for the most part beneficial, but sometimes it befuddles a fighter’s true talents and abilities to finish fights.

With that said, here are the five biggest play-it-safe contenders in the UFC today.

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