Author: Robert Gardner

UFC 138 Fight Card: What Will We Learn About John Hathaway?

At this time last year John Hathaway was the hottest welterweight prospect in the UFC holding an undefeated record that included wins over Rick Story and Diego Sanchez. Then Hathaway ran into tough and tested journeyman fighter Mike Pyle at UFC 120, an…

At this time last year John Hathaway was the hottest welterweight prospect in the UFC holding an undefeated record that included wins over Rick Story and Diego Sanchez. Then Hathaway ran into tough and tested journeyman fighter Mike Pyle at UFC 120, and the hype train was quickly derailed after Pyle earned a unanimous decision victory.

Hathaway was able to rebound with a split decision victory over Kris McCray but he showed that he still has a long way to go before he is ready for the upper echelon of the UFC welterweight division.

Now Hathaway is set to take on always dangerous Matt Brown at UFC 138 and this will be his opportunity to prove that he is ready for that next step.

Brown is as tough as they come but he has never been knocked out he has been submitted eight times in his career.

Hathaway needs to bring the fight to Brown and utilize his wrestling and athleticism to get the fight to the ground where he can expose this glaring weakness.

It’s the ability to expose a fighter’s weakness that sets the good fighters apart from the great ones and Hathaway has to prove he can do that if he is ever going to be seen as a serious threat in the division.

Hathaway has all of the tools to be a star in the UFC now it’s time to put it all together and make a statement to the rest of the division.

UFC gold may never be in Hathaway’s future but he will show the world that he is ready for the challenge at UFC 138. 

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UFC 137 Fight Card: Updated Main Card Betting Odds and Predictions

Now that UFC 136 is officially in the books it is time to shift our attention forward to UFC 137 where welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre will be looking to defend his title against former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit.Also featured on …

Now that UFC 136 is officially in the books it is time to shift our attention forward to UFC 137 where welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre will be looking to defend his title against former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit.

Also featured on the card is a matchup between former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn.

UFC 137 is simply stacked from top to bottom and after all of the excitement fans were treated to at UFC 136 it will hopefully live up to expectations.

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5 Reasons Chael Sonnen Is Still the Man to Beat Anderson Silva

At UFC 117 Chael Sonnen nearly did the unthinkable when he exposed the one glaring weakness UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has.Sonnen’s aggressive, hard nosed style took Silva to the limit before Silva reached down deep and secured a triangle…

At UFC 117 Chael Sonnen nearly did the unthinkable when he exposed the one glaring weakness UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has.

Sonnen’s aggressive, hard nosed style took Silva to the limit before Silva reached down deep and secured a triangle armbar late in the fifth round to retain his title.

While Sonnen is far from a perfect fighter he was able to frustrate and control Silva unlike any other fighter in the UFC to date and he can do it again if given the chance.

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UFC on Versus 6 Results: Is Anthony Johnson a Real Threat to Georges St. Pierre?

Following his impressive first round head kick KO victory over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6 the Anthony “Rumble” Johnson hype train is starting to pick up steam once again.Johnson is an enormous welterweight whose athleticism can be matched by …

Following his impressive first round head kick KO victory over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6 the Anthony “Rumble” Johnson hype train is starting to pick up steam once again.

Johnson is an enormous welterweight whose athleticism can be matched by few but he still has a long way to go before we start looking at him as a real threat to Georges St. Pierre’s UFC welterweight title.

While Johnson’s sheer size and natural ability would surely give St. Pierre fits, Johnson is just not at that level yet. He is a great prospect and the tools are there but he needs to really put the work in to take that next step.

Johnson has been an impressive prospect since making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 10 in 2007 but he has yet to show he can compete with the best the UFC welterweight division has to offer.

A good wrestler in his own right, Johnson was dominated by perennial welterweight contender Josh Koscheck in the wrestling department and St. Pierre is a much better functional wrestler than Koscheck.

If Johnson ever hopes to compete with St. Pierre, he is going to need to learn how to use that huge frame and explosive athleticism to not only stuff takedown attempts but to punish his opponents when they try to take him to the mat.

On the feet Johnson’s length and power make him a destructive force but he does have a tendency to get a little wild, leaving himself open and off balance. Against a fighter the caliber of St. Pierre those openings will result in losing the fight.

Johnson has all of the natural tools a fighter would need to end the welterweight title reign of St. Pierre but he needs to continue to refine his skills and mature as a fighter. If he can do that he could develop into the biggest threat St. Pierre has in the welterweight division. 

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UFC on Versus 6 Results: Is Anthony Johnson a Real Threat to Georges St. Pierre?

Following his impressive first round head kick KO victory over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6 the Anthony “Rumble” Johnson hype train is starting to pick up steam once again.Johnson is an enormous welterweight whose athleticism can be matched by …

Following his impressive first round head kick KO victory over Charlie Brenneman at UFC on Versus 6 the Anthony “Rumble” Johnson hype train is starting to pick up steam once again.

Johnson is an enormous welterweight whose athleticism can be matched by few but he still has a long way to go before we start looking at him as a real threat to Georges St. Pierre’s UFC welterweight title.

While Johnson’s sheer size and natural ability would surely give St. Pierre fits, Johnson is just not at that level yet. He is a great prospect and the tools are there but he needs to really put the work in to take that next step.

Johnson has been an impressive prospect since making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 10 in 2007 but he has yet to show he can compete with the best the UFC welterweight division has to offer.

A good wrestler in his own right, Johnson was dominated by perennial welterweight contender Josh Koscheck in the wrestling department and St. Pierre is a much better functional wrestler than Koscheck.

If Johnson ever hopes to compete with St. Pierre, he is going to need to learn how to use that huge frame and explosive athleticism to not only stuff takedown attempts but to punish his opponents when they try to take him to the mat.

On the feet Johnson’s length and power make him a destructive force but he does have a tendency to get a little wild, leaving himself open and off balance. Against a fighter the caliber of St. Pierre those openings will result in losing the fight.

Johnson has all of the natural tools a fighter would need to end the welterweight title reign of St. Pierre but he needs to continue to refine his skills and mature as a fighter. If he can do that he could develop into the biggest threat St. Pierre has in the welterweight division. 

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25 Most One-Sided Matchups in MMA History

In the world of Mixed Martial Arts there are two kinds of one-sided matchups. The first is a fight in which one of the competitors is completely and utterly destroyed by the other. The second type is simply a fight that should have never been made is t…

In the world of Mixed Martial Arts there are two kinds of one-sided matchups. The first is a fight in which one of the competitors is completely and utterly destroyed by the other. The second type is simply a fight that should have never been made is the first place.

Join us as we take a walk down memory lane and relive some of the most comical and brutal matchups in MMA history.

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