It’s no coincidence that in three UFC bouts Johnny “Hollywood” Case was booked for Japan, Boston and Mexico City. Taking on Francisco Trevino at UFC 188 Saturday in Mexico, Case once again finds himself boarding a plane and leaving the continental U.S. for a scrap inside the UFC’s Octagon. The travel, according to the 25-year-old […]
It’s no coincidence that in three UFC bouts Johnny “Hollywood” Case was booked for Japan, Boston and Mexico City. Taking on Francisco Trevino at UFC 188 Saturday in Mexico, Case once again finds himself boarding a plane and leaving the continental U.S. for a scrap inside the UFC’s Octagon. The travel, according to the 25-year-old […]
At UFC 188, Cain Velasquez will return to action against interim heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. Since beating Junior dos Santos for a second consecutive title defense in October 2013, Velasquez has not been able to compete due to injury. Velasquez has the talent to become the best heavyweight ever, but he hasn’t been able to […]
At UFC 188, Cain Velasquez will return to action against interim heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. Since beating Junior dos Santos for a second consecutive title defense in October 2013, Velasquez has not been able to compete due to injury. Velasquez has the talent to become the best heavyweight ever, but he hasn’t been able to […]
Apparently Niklas Bäckström hasn’t heard the maxim about respecting your elders. Kids these days. In an entertaining Instagram post, Makwan Amirkhani instructed fellow fighter Niklas Bäckström to get in the backseat because he (Bäckström) was the younger of the two. Bäckström was having none of it and delivered the best possible comeback, stating that he was on the main card. […]
Apparently Niklas Bäckström hasn’t heard the maxim about respecting your elders. Kids these days. In an entertaining Instagram post, Makwan Amirkhani instructed fellow fighter Niklas Bäckström to get in the backseat because he (Bäckström) was the younger of the two. Bäckström was having none of it and delivered the best possible comeback, stating that he was on the main card. […]
After a 600-plus-day absence, Cain Velasquez makes his return to the Octagon. And what a time to head back, now that there’s a true challenger to his crown (a challenger not named Junior dos Santos, by the way). Velasquez hasn’t stepped into the cage since he last fought Dos Santos at UFC 166. He bulldozed […]
After a 600-plus-day absence, Cain Velasquez makes his return to the Octagon. And what a time to head back, now that there’s a true challenger to his crown (a challenger not named Junior dos Santos, by the way). Velasquez hasn’t stepped into the cage since he last fought Dos Santos at UFC 166. He bulldozed […]
Ryan Bader was passed over for a crack at Daniel Cormier’s UFC light heavyweight title in favor of Alexander Gustafsson and, unsurprisingly, it isn’t sitting well with him. Speaking with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, he had some pointed words about both competitors and the fight itself. “I thought I matched […]
Ryan Bader was passed over for a crack at Daniel Cormier’s UFC light heavyweight title in favor of Alexander Gustafsson and, unsurprisingly, it isn’t sitting well with him. Speaking with Ariel Helwani on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour, he had some pointed words about both competitors and the fight itself. “I thought I matched […]
Vitor Belfort may have been brutally dispatched by Chris Weidman at UFC 187, but the Brazilian still feels like he has another title run left in him. Speaking with Brazil’s Sensei SporTV (h/t MMA Fighting‘s Guilherme Cruz for the translation and transcription), Belfort said he still has what it takes to be a UFC champion. “When […]
Vitor Belfort may have been brutally dispatched by Chris Weidman at UFC 187, but the Brazilian still feels like he has another title run left in him. Speaking with Brazil’s Sensei SporTV (h/t MMA Fighting‘s Guilherme Cruz for the translation and transcription), Belfort said he still has what it takes to be a UFC champion. “When […]