The sudden withdrawal of Yoel Romero from UFC on Fox 15 leaves a hole that just can’t be filled. Anybody who has seen the hulking Olympic wrestler compete, or even just walk into a room, can tell you that. His stocky, heavily muscled frame, newsboy fashion sense and quirky fighting style all cut Romero a […]
The sudden withdrawal of Yoel Romero from UFC on Fox 15 leaves a hole that just can’t be filled. Anybody who has seen the hulking Olympic wrestler compete, or even just walk into a room, can tell you that. His stocky, heavily muscled frame, newsboy fashion sense and quirky fighting style all cut Romero a […]
Ricardo Lamas isn’t interested in playing the waiting game for another title opportunity. A quick look at the recent history of the UFC’s featherweight division reveals that the route The Bully has traveled to reach the elite tier of the 145-pound fold has been anything but typical. The 32-year-old Chicago native has found victory in […]
Ricardo Lamas isn’t interested in playing the waiting game for another title opportunity. A quick look at the recent history of the UFC’s featherweight division reveals that the route The Bully has traveled to reach the elite tier of the 145-pound fold has been anything but typical. The 32-year-old Chicago native has found victory in […]
UFC 187 kicks off what promises to be a scorching hot summer of mixed martial arts action. On May 23, the UFC will treat fight fans to its own version of a box-office blockbuster, as the MGM Grand Garden Arena hosts two title fights and a plethora of other high-profile bouts. Atop the pay-per-view card […]
UFC 187 kicks off what promises to be a scorching hot summer of mixed martial arts action. On May 23, the UFC will treat fight fans to its own version of a box-office blockbuster, as the MGM Grand Garden Arena hosts two title fights and a plethora of other high-profile bouts. Atop the pay-per-view card […]
If Gina Carano wants to return to MMA, she sure does have a funny way of showing it. Carano, who found success and popularity as a cage fighter but left the sport five years ago to focus on her budding show-business career, will reportedly appear alongside Ryan Reynolds in the film adaptation of the Marvel […]
If Gina Carano wants to return to MMA, she sure does have a funny way of showing it. Carano, who found success and popularity as a cage fighter but left the sport five years ago to focus on her budding show-business career, will reportedly appear alongside Ryan Reynolds in the film adaptation of the Marvel […]
When asked by a reporter why he was a boxer, Irish featherweight champion Barry McGuigan answered simply and honestly: “I can’t be a poet. I can’t tell stories.” But he could fight. From 1981 to 1989, McGuigan amassed a record of 35-3 with 28 wins by KO/TKO. He only fought in America twice, but his loss […]
When asked by a reporter why he was a boxer, Irish featherweight champion Barry McGuigan answered simply and honestly: “I can’t be a poet. I can’t tell stories.” But he could fight. From 1981 to 1989, McGuigan amassed a record of 35-3 with 28 wins by KO/TKO. He only fought in America twice, but his loss […]
We’ve all spent considerable time during Jon Jones‘ six-and-a-half-year run in the UFC trying to figure out if he is the man he portrays himself as. In the wake of news this week, via Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie.com, that the fight company’s brilliant but often perplexing light heavyweight champion checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic after […]
We’ve all spent considerable time during Jon Jones‘ six-and-a-half-year run in the UFC trying to figure out if he is the man he portrays himself as. In the wake of news this week, via Steven Marrocco of MMAJunkie.com, that the fight company’s brilliant but often perplexing light heavyweight champion checked into a drug rehabilitation clinic after […]