There is an art to matchmaking in combat sports. While some fights come together with natural ease, most bouts are formed through a hectic process of evaluation. Several aspects need to be graded on each side of the table before committing to the matchup. Whether or not a fight makes sense in the divisional scheme, […]
There is an art to matchmaking in combat sports. While some fights come together with natural ease, most bouts are formed through a hectic process of evaluation. Several aspects need to be graded on each side of the table before committing to the matchup. Whether or not a fight makes sense in the divisional scheme, […]
2014 is over and done with, and the year will go down as one of the toughest in MMA history. The MMA stars of yesteryear completed their exodus from the competition end of the sport. Fans’ patience was tested time and again, both as they were subjected to largely terrible cards on a weekly basis […]
2014 is over and done with, and the year will go down as one of the toughest in MMA history. The MMA stars of yesteryear completed their exodus from the competition end of the sport. Fans’ patience was tested time and again, both as they were subjected to largely terrible cards on a weekly basis […]
Several UFC fighters stepped up to the plate and made names for themselves in 2014. Some talked their way into title contendership, while others flourished in the underdog role and earned the respect of their peers. Fighters like Yoel Romero, Kelvin Gastelum and Conor McGregor ran through opponents en route to establishing divisional dominance. This […]
Several UFC fighters stepped up to the plate and made names for themselves in 2014. Some talked their way into title contendership, while others flourished in the underdog role and earned the respect of their peers. Fighters like Yoel Romero, Kelvin Gastelum and Conor McGregor ran through opponents en route to establishing divisional dominance. This […]
It’s been a few years since the talk of “superfights” inside the Octagon was at its most fevered pitch. When Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva were both reigning supreme as untouchable UFC champions, fans were salivating over the idea of the two of them coming together for a massive champion vs. champion fight. Now as we […]
It’s been a few years since the talk of “superfights” inside the Octagon was at its most fevered pitch. When Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva were both reigning supreme as untouchable UFC champions, fans were salivating over the idea of the two of them coming together for a massive champion vs. champion fight. Now as we […]
The UFC’s heavyweights have never really found their stride. For a brief time during the Brock Lesnar Administration, the 265-pound division felt fresh and vital. It felt—for lack of a better word—big. But first diverticulitis and then increasingly difficult competition felled Lesnar, and the heavyweight ranks lapsed back into their old, unstable tricks again. Such […]
The UFC’s heavyweights have never really found their stride. For a brief time during the Brock Lesnar Administration, the 265-pound division felt fresh and vital. It felt—for lack of a better word—big. But first diverticulitis and then increasingly difficult competition felled Lesnar, and the heavyweight ranks lapsed back into their old, unstable tricks again. Such […]
2014 did not see a lot of title changes in the UFC. The 12 pounds of gold will have only been wrapped around five new waists by the end of the year. Johny Hendricks won the vacant welterweight belt at the beginning of the year, but Robbie Lawler took the belt away from him at […]
2014 did not see a lot of title changes in the UFC. The 12 pounds of gold will have only been wrapped around five new waists by the end of the year. Johny Hendricks won the vacant welterweight belt at the beginning of the year, but Robbie Lawler took the belt away from him at […]