There’s a sort of abiding confusion around Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. What to make of him? Where to slot him? How to brand him? But the confusion usually dissipates when Pettis does his thing. That thing being, namely, to wreck everyone he faces, every time, with an almost blinding combination of skill, panache and athleticism. The […]
There’s a sort of abiding confusion around Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. What to make of him? Where to slot him? How to brand him? But the confusion usually dissipates when Pettis does his thing. That thing being, namely, to wreck everyone he faces, every time, with an almost blinding combination of skill, panache and athleticism. The […]
Two championship bouts at UFC 185, two new titleholders. In the pay-per-view card’s main event, Rafael dos Anjos demolished Anthony Pettis over five one-sided rounds to win the men’s lightweight championship via unanimous decision. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole relayed the judges’ scorecards: Prior to that stunning display, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Carla Esparza via second-round TKO […]
Two championship bouts at UFC 185, two new titleholders. In the pay-per-view card’s main event, Rafael dos Anjos demolished Anthony Pettis over five one-sided rounds to win the men’s lightweight championship via unanimous decision. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole relayed the judges’ scorecards: Prior to that stunning display, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Carla Esparza via second-round TKO […]
Rafael dos Anjos shocked the MMA universe by dominating now-former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. Not just beat, mind you. Dominated. While winning a UFC title without breaking a sweat is impressive all on its own, dos Anjos‘ victory turned out to be even more impressive than it initially seemed, as multiple reports […]
Rafael dos Anjos shocked the MMA universe by dominating now-former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. Not just beat, mind you. Dominated. While winning a UFC title without breaking a sweat is impressive all on its own, dos Anjos‘ victory turned out to be even more impressive than it initially seemed, as multiple reports […]
The UFC 185 card features a lineup of fights that might be described as a hit-and-miss list of bouts. Until the action takes place in the Octagon, you never really know. Atop the card are three fights that will probably intrigue the hardcore fan. Take a look at the entire scheduled card for Saturday in […]
The UFC 185 card features a lineup of fights that might be described as a hit-and-miss list of bouts. Until the action takes place in the Octagon, you never really know. Atop the card are three fights that will probably intrigue the hardcore fan. Take a look at the entire scheduled card for Saturday in […]
Not many people are giving Rafael dos Anjos a chance to defeat UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on Saturday at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas. Sherdog.com’s Mike Sloan polled 26 current and former professional fighters, and only one picked dos Anjos to come out on top. Current bantamweight contender Urijah Faber said this: I […]
Not many people are giving Rafael dos Anjos a chance to defeat UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on Saturday at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas. Sherdog.com’s Mike Sloan polled 26 current and former professional fighters, and only one picked dos Anjos to come out on top. Current bantamweight contender Urijah Faber said this: I […]
With all due respect to Rafael dos Anjos, he won’t beat UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on Saturday night at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas. Dos Anjos is rugged. He’s never been submitted via hold (the submission loss to Clay Guida in 2010 was because of a jaw injury). The only time he was […]
With all due respect to Rafael dos Anjos, he won’t beat UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on Saturday night at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas. Dos Anjos is rugged. He’s never been submitted via hold (the submission loss to Clay Guida in 2010 was because of a jaw injury). The only time he was […]