The Next Conor McGregor: 5 Growing Talents the UFC Should Groom

Conor McGregor represents a new kind of superstar in the UFC. Apparently fine-tuned in a laboratory deep below the streets of Dublin, Ireland, the budding featherweight contender fuses athleticism, execution and charisma into one magnetic persona. His appetite for destruction has never been seen at the 145-pound level, which in turn has transformed the 26-year-old […]

Conor McGregor represents a new kind of superstar in the UFC. Apparently fine-tuned in a laboratory deep below the streets of Dublin, Ireland, the budding featherweight contender fuses athleticism, execution and charisma into one magnetic persona. His appetite for destruction has never been seen at the 145-pound level, which in turn has transformed the 26-year-old […]

Conor McGregor Says He’s Aiming for Jose Aldo’s Chin at UFC 189, Not His Rib

  So much has been said about Jose Aldo‘s looming rib injury leading up to his featherweight title defense opposite Conor McGregor at UFC 189 on July 11. How serious is the injury? Should his team have made it public? Will he fight? If so, at what capacity? At the end of the day, it […]

  So much has been said about Jose Aldo‘s looming rib injury leading up to his featherweight title defense opposite Conor McGregor at UFC 189 on July 11. How serious is the injury? Should his team have made it public? Will he fight? If so, at what capacity? At the end of the day, it […]

Sorting out the UFC Heavyweight Title Picture

For the first time since we saw Cain Velasquez batter Junior dos Santos for a second time at UFC 166 in October 2013, the heavyweight title picture feels open—wide open. Call it a shot at newly crowned heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (whom I picked to defeat Velasquez at UFC 188, mind you), but he doesn’t […]

For the first time since we saw Cain Velasquez batter Junior dos Santos for a second time at UFC 166 in October 2013, the heavyweight title picture feels open—wide open. Call it a shot at newly crowned heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum (whom I picked to defeat Velasquez at UFC 188, mind you), but he doesn’t […]

Yoel Romero’s Mission for Championship Gold Continues at UFC Fight Night 70

Yoel Romero’s life in competition has been a decorated one. The Cuba native garnered heavy acclaim during his years spent on wrestling mats around the globe and built a respectable resume that includes the World Wrestling Championship in 1999 and the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney one year later. Romero would continue […]

Yoel Romero’s life in competition has been a decorated one. The Cuba native garnered heavy acclaim during his years spent on wrestling mats around the globe and built a respectable resume that includes the World Wrestling Championship in 1999 and the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney one year later. Romero would continue […]

Frankie Edgar ‘Disappointed’ He’s Not the Reserve Guy for UFC 189

The UFC featherweight division is the most talent-rich weight class in the sport today. With numerous perennial contenders residing atop the division, the 145-pound title picture often resembles a thick fog. But with champion Jose Aldo set to defend his title opposite rising superstar Conor McGregor at UFC 189 on July 11, the division is […]

The UFC featherweight division is the most talent-rich weight class in the sport today. With numerous perennial contenders residing atop the division, the 145-pound title picture often resembles a thick fog. But with champion Jose Aldo set to defend his title opposite rising superstar Conor McGregor at UFC 189 on July 11, the division is […]

MMA Still Banned in New York: Bill Once Again Fails to Reach Vote in Assembly

Update 7:52 PM EST The dream is officially dead. The repeal failed to reach the Assembly floor before the final session. Hope will begin anew when the New York state Congress reconvenes in 2016. It’s official: No MMA in New York this year. h/t @GormleyAlbany — Mark La Monica (@LaMonicaMark) June 25, 2015 Update 8:16 […]

Update 7:52 PM EST The dream is officially dead. The repeal failed to reach the Assembly floor before the final session. Hope will begin anew when the New York state Congress reconvenes in 2016. It’s official: No MMA in New York this year. h/t @GormleyAlbany — Mark La Monica (@LaMonicaMark) June 25, 2015 Update 8:16 […]