Bleacher Report lead mixed martial arts writers Jonathan Snowden and Jeremy Botter have banded together—much like a modern-day version of Wham!—to take on the most important questions facing the MMA world. Welcome to The Question. In his last two fights, the once-great Anderson Silva was knocked unconscious and had his leg snapped into pieces. It seemed like an ignominious end to an […]
Bleacher Report lead mixed martial arts writers Jonathan Snowden and Jeremy Botter have banded together—much like a modern-day version of Wham!—to take on the most important questions facing the MMA world. Welcome to The Question. In his last two fights, the once-great Anderson Silva was knocked unconscious and had his leg snapped into pieces. It seemed like an ignominious end to an […]
Anderson Silva is a major star within mixed martial arts. His status as a legend was cemented with a title reign that included ten defenses of the 185 pound belt and 16 straight wins in the Octagon. However, returning to competition at UFC 183 has created an interesting wrinkle. Even though Silva is a name […]
Anderson Silva is a major star within mixed martial arts. His status as a legend was cemented with a title reign that included ten defenses of the 185 pound belt and 16 straight wins in the Octagon. However, returning to competition at UFC 183 has created an interesting wrinkle. Even though Silva is a name […]
Jon Jones is a human being like everybody else, which means he’s capable of making mistakes like everybody else. The reigning UFC light heavyweight champ has spent the better part of the last week fanning the scorching flames of public scrutiny, following the announcement that he had failed a random drug test leading up to […]
Jon Jones is a human being like everybody else, which means he’s capable of making mistakes like everybody else. The reigning UFC light heavyweight champ has spent the better part of the last week fanning the scorching flames of public scrutiny, following the announcement that he had failed a random drug test leading up to […]
Anderson “The Spider” Silva is not pleased with fellow UFC middleweights and Brazilian countrymen Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Speaking on a UFC 183 pre-fight media call on Thursday evening, Silva expressed his disappointment with each man’s willingness to accept a fight against him. “Jacare is my friend, Lyoto is my friend, but all […]
Anderson “The Spider” Silva is not pleased with fellow UFC middleweights and Brazilian countrymen Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza. Speaking on a UFC 183 pre-fight media call on Thursday evening, Silva expressed his disappointment with each man’s willingness to accept a fight against him. “Jacare is my friend, Lyoto is my friend, but all […]
As it turns out, former pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva could get his hands on the middleweight champion sooner than many of us anticipated. The former middleweight champion is only one victory away from standing across the Octagon from the 185-pound titleholder, UFC President Dana White said in an interview conducted on Fox Sports 1’s UFC Tonight (via MMAJunkie.com). “(Nick) […]
As it turns out, former pound-for-pound king Anderson Silva could get his hands on the middleweight champion sooner than many of us anticipated. The former middleweight champion is only one victory away from standing across the Octagon from the 185-pound titleholder, UFC President Dana White said in an interview conducted on Fox Sports 1’s UFC Tonight (via MMAJunkie.com). “(Nick) […]
MMA Kingpin is a funny responsibility. It’s an entirely fictional position, sure. But it’s one with no small level of import. Filled by a single fighter at a time, it’s the man with the combination of accomplishment, skill and pure swagger that makes him, unmistakably, the sport’s top dog. For most established sports that’s not a […]
MMA Kingpin is a funny responsibility. It’s an entirely fictional position, sure. But it’s one with no small level of import. Filled by a single fighter at a time, it’s the man with the combination of accomplishment, skill and pure swagger that makes him, unmistakably, the sport’s top dog. For most established sports that’s not a […]