Author: Dwight Wakabayashi

Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar: A Career Timeline to UFC 156

There is a UFC super fight this weekend with featherweight champion Jose Aldo taking on recent former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 156 in Las Vegas.Aldo and Edgar are both at the very top of the mixed martial arts game and Edgar is st…

There is a UFC super fight this weekend with featherweight champion Jose Aldo taking on recent former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar at UFC 156 in Las Vegas.

Aldo and Edgar are both at the very top of the mixed martial arts game and Edgar is stepping right into the fire in his new division by taking on Aldo. Man fans and media believe that this is where Edgar truly belongs and only time will tell if he can match his success and longevity he enjoyed at 155 pounds.

Both of these men have battled long and hard to get to this fight and here is a look at their respective career paths to UFC 156.

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Matt Wiman vs TJ Grant: Head-to-Toe Breakdown

Matt Wiman and TJ Grant will meet at UFC on Fox 6 this weekend from the windy city of Chicago, with the winner getting a foot in the door of the lightweight contenders.Any fight involving these two is an unpredictable and action packed affair so I…

Matt Wiman and TJ Grant will meet at UFC on Fox 6 this weekend from the windy city of Chicago, with the winner getting a foot in the door of the lightweight contenders.

Any fight involving these two is an unpredictable and action packed affair so I can’t imagine what will happen when they actually face each other. This fight should run neck and neck with Cerrone-Pettis fro Fight of The Night this weekend.

Here is a head-to-toe breakdown between two of the hungriest lightweights in the world.

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Bellator 85 Grades for All Main-Card Fighters

Bellator kicked off its season on Spike TV on Thursday night with a solid three-fight card that saw champions Pat Curran and Michael Chandler both retain their titles.Curran defeated Patricio Freire in a very close split decision, while Chandler was ab…

Bellator kicked off its season on Spike TV on Thursday night with a solid three-fight card that saw champions Pat Curran and Michael Chandler both retain their titles.

Curran defeated Patricio Freire in a very close split decision, while Chandler was able to finish Rick Hawn in the second round.

The night also provided a possible last look at one of the longtime greats, Renato Sobral, who was knocked out of the lightweight heavyweight tournament by Mikhail Zayats.

By all accounts, the kickoff was a success. Here are the grades for all the main-card fighters.

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John Makdessi vs Daron Cruickshank: Head to Toe Breakdown

Two of the most exciting and rising lightweights will go head to head when “The Detroit Superstar” Daron Cruickshank collides with Montreal’s John “The Bull” Makdessi at UFC 158 in March.Both men like to throw anything and everything at their…

Two of the most exciting and rising lightweights will go head to head when “The Detroit Superstar” Daron Cruickshank collides with Montreal’s John “The Bull” Makdessi at UFC 158 in March.

Both men like to throw anything and everything at their opponent when they step inside the cage and are also coming off their most impressive wins of their careers in 2012.

The winner of this fight will continue his rise up the lightweight rankings and find himself right at the gate of the contenders for the remainder of the year.

Here is a complete head to toe breakdown

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Dan Miller vs. Jordan Mein: Head-to-Toe Breakdown

Veteran fighter Dan Miller will welcome top young Canadian welterweight Jordan Mein into the UFC in March at UFC 158 in Montreal. This fight represents the opposite ends of the mixed martial arts spectrum, as the tough and experienced Miller …

Veteran fighter Dan Miller will welcome top young Canadian welterweight Jordan Mein into the UFC in March at UFC 158 in Montreal. This fight represents the opposite ends of the mixed martial arts spectrum, as the tough and experienced Miller will try to hold his position in his career, while Mein is the young fighter making his debut in the top show.

The older half of the famous fighting Miller brothers will be fighting for only the second time at welterweight, following a debut submission win against Ricardo Funch in June. Mein comes from a fighting family as well, as his father and teacher Lee Mein has fought the likes of Dan Severn, Krzysztof Soszynski, Jeff Monson and Rolles Gracie in his career.

Here is a complete head-to-toe breakdown.

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Power Ranking Every UFC Fight Card of 2012

With Cain Velasquez regaining the heavyweight title at UFC 155, the 2012 UFC schedule is complete. Looking back, the obvious question is this: What was the best fight card of the year top to bottom?In a year that was certainly dominated and defined by …

With Cain Velasquez regaining the heavyweight title at UFC 155, the 2012 UFC schedule is complete. Looking back, the obvious question is this: What was the best fight card of the year top to bottom?

In a year that was certainly dominated and defined by the injury replacement, UFC matchmakers had to constantly scramble in 2012 to deliver quality fights to the fans. There were 32 events scheduled this year and 31 were completed, with only one—UFC 151—cancelled.

Taking into account the quality of every fight on each card, here is my power ranking of every event in 2012.

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