Over the past several years the UFC has been elevated to an elite level. It has become the world’s fastest-growing sport and shows no signs of slowing down.Much of the UFC’s success comes from the world-class fighters that represent the sport.And while…
Over the past several years the UFC has been elevated to an elite level. It has become the world’s fastest-growing sport and shows no signs of slowing down.
Much of the UFC’s success comes from the world-class fighters that represent the sport.
And while the UFC consists of nearly 300 fighters, there are a select few that stand out amongst the others.
What separates these fighters is their unbelievable explosiveness that they bring to the sport. The explosiveness of these fighters has resulted in some of the greatest fights of all time.
The following slides display the 25 most explosive fighters in the UFC today.
On Saturday, September 17th the UFC will travel to New Orleans, Louisiana to host UFC Fight Night 25. The main card is featured around Welterweight veteran Jake Shields who will take on highly dangerous and upcoming star, Jake Ellenberger.Also fea…
On Saturday, September 17th the UFC will travel to New Orleans, Louisiana to host UFC Fight Night 25.
The main card is featured around Welterweight veteran Jake Shields who will take on highly dangerous and upcoming star, Jake Ellenberger.
Also featured on Fight Night 25 is Court McGee who will square off with his middleweight opponent, Dongi Yang.
The entire fight card consists of four main card fights and eight preliminary bouts. This will be the first time the UFC has traveled to New Orleans since UFC 37.
The following slides display the betting odds and predictions for each fight.
With UFC 136 fast approaching it’s hard not to consider this one of the most exciting fight cards of the entire year. The main card is headlined by current lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, who will defend his title against Gray Maynard.The two li…
With UFC 136 fast approaching it’s hard not to consider this one of the most exciting fight cards of the entire year. The main card is headlined by current lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, who will defend his title against Gray Maynard.
The two lightweight superstars will square off in a highly anticipated rematch, after their bout at UFC 125 ended in a draw.
Also featured on the card is featherweight champion Jose Aldo, who will defend his title against Kenny Florian, who recently dropped to the 145 weight class.
This stacked fight card takes place in Houston, in front of a sold out Toyota Center.
The following slides display the early betting odds and predictions for each fight at UFC 136.
Nick Diaz showed the world his true colors once again when he failed to show for his UFC 137 press conference in Las Vegas.It wasn’t the first time Diaz blew off a promotion for his up and coming fight against Georges St-Pierre. He also didn’t bothe…
Nick Diaz showed the world his true colors once again when he failed to show for his UFC 137 press conference in Las Vegas.
It wasn’t the first time Diaz blew off a promotion for his up and coming fight against Georges St-Pierre. He also didn’t bother to show up at an event in Toronto, Canada earlier this week.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone and it also shouldn’t come as a surprise if Diaz is soon jobless.
UFC fans know better than anyone you don’t pull this type of act, especially not on Dana White.
While Diaz will come up with some type of “valid” excuse to cover for his actions, it won’t help his case and it won’t prevent him from losing his career in the UFC.
The following slides are 10 potential jobs that would be a perfect fit for Nick Diaz.
Matt Hughes will enter UFC 135 as one of the most established fighters of all time. He is a nine time UFC Welterweight Champion and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010.Over the course of his mixed martial arts career, Hughes has fought an amazin…
Matt Hughes will enter UFC 135 as one of the most established fighters of all time. He is a nine time UFC Welterweight Champion and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010.
Over the course of his mixed martial arts career, Hughes has fought an amazing 53 times, winning 45 of them.
Hughes has defined toughness since entering the UFC in September of 1999. His work ethic, time and dedication to a sport that he so greatly loves has catapulted him into a class of his own.
Over the years Hughes has produced some of the greatest fights in UFC history. We’ve seen him put an end to his opponent by knockout and we’ve seen him go the distance.
But what makes Hughes one of the greatest of all time is his ability to submit his opponent? Of his 45 career victories, 18 of them have come by submission.
The following slides display the five greatest submission victories of Matt Hughes’ career.
Jake Shields entered UFC 129 having won 15 straight fights, defeating opponents such as Yushin Okami, Carlos Condit, Dan Henderson and Martin Kampmann. He was essentially on top of the world in the welterweight division.He entered UFC 129 just one vict…
Jake Shields entered UFC 129 having won 15 straight fights, defeating opponents such as Yushin Okami, Carlos Condit, Dan Henderson and Martin Kampmann. He was essentially on top of the world in the welterweight division.
He entered UFC 129 just one victory away from being declared the welterweight champion of the world. His opponent: the longtime champion, George St. Pierre.
St. Pierre had been tops of the welterweight division since his victory over Matt Hughes at UFC 79. Since then St. Pierre has defended his title seven straight times and has remained the greatest 170-pound fighter in the world.
When Shields and St. Pierre squared off at UFC 129, something was different, something wasn’t the same. It had been the first time in over four years that an opponent stood toe to toe with the champion.
Despite being in the home country of St. Pierre, Shields didn’t back down. He exchanged almost identical strikes with St. Pierre throughout five grueling rounds. The only difference in the fight was Shields was taken down twice but the rest remained even.
The judges’ scorecards indicated the victory to St. Pierre by unanimous decision. Instead of giving credit to Shields, UFC fans across the globe believed St. Pierre just had an off evening.
They didn’t want to admit their longtime champion had finally met his match. While Shields walked out of UFC 129 with his first loss in nearly six years, he caught the eyes of many.
Shields will square off with Jake Ellenberger at UFC Fight Night on Saturday, September 17th in hopes of getting another title shot.
Ellenberger, no slouch himself, will look to win his fifth straight fight and move himself also closer to a title shot.
If Shields walks out of UFC Fight Night with another impressive victory he will have earned himself another immediate title shot against St. Pierre, granted he defeats Nick Diaz at UFC 137.
Would a title shot be too soon? Absolutely not. Shields has been the only man to truly test St. Pierre in nearly four years.
With a win at UFC Fight Night, expect to see Shields back in the Octagon against St. Pierre fighting for the welterweight championship very soon.
Jake Shields entered UFC 129 having won 15 straight fights, defeating opponents such as Yushin Okami, Carlos Condit, Dan Henderson and Martin Kampmann. He was essentially on top of the world in the welterweight division.