Apparently UFC light heavyweight champ and pound-for-pound kingpin Jon Jones believes in superstition—particularly when it pertains to his pre-fight rituals. “I would never bring my belt out to the cage,” Jones said to a group of reporters (per MMAFighting.com) at the UFC’s “The Time is Now” news conference on Nov. 17. “Bones” further detailed his superstitious […]
Apparently UFC light heavyweight champ and pound-for-pound kingpin Jon Jones believes in superstition—particularly when it pertains to his pre-fight rituals. “I would never bring my belt out to the cage,” Jones said to a group of reporters (per MMAFighting.com) at the UFC’s “The Time is Now” news conference on Nov. 17. “Bones” further detailed his superstitious […]
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman isn’t known for talking a lot of trash before his fights and for the most part has been amicable with his opponents. Ahead of his UFC 184 title defense against Vitor Belfort, Weidman has been much more vocal with his criticism of his opponent. Both Weidman and Belfort were present […]
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman isn’t known for talking a lot of trash before his fights and for the most part has been amicable with his opponents. Ahead of his UFC 184 title defense against Vitor Belfort, Weidman has been much more vocal with his criticism of his opponent. Both Weidman and Belfort were present […]
Upcoming UFC interim heavyweight title challenger Mark Hunt is known for having cinder blocks for hands, but many pundits wonder if he’ll be able to deal with Fabricio Werdum‘s dangerous submission game. During an interview with Submission Radio, “The Super Samoan” explained his submission defense is simply a good striking offense. Well everyone’s a world […]
Upcoming UFC interim heavyweight title challenger Mark Hunt is known for having cinder blocks for hands, but many pundits wonder if he’ll be able to deal with Fabricio Werdum‘s dangerous submission game. During an interview with Submission Radio, “The Super Samoan” explained his submission defense is simply a good striking offense. Well everyone’s a world […]
Retired two-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen may be done inside the Octagon, but that doesn’t mean his passion for combat sports has completely faded. On Thursday, The American Gangster tweeted a sight many fight fans likely never expected to see: Sonnen not only training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu while donning a gi but also getting […]
Retired two-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen may be done inside the Octagon, but that doesn’t mean his passion for combat sports has completely faded. On Thursday, The American Gangster tweeted a sight many fight fans likely never expected to see: Sonnen not only training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu while donning a gi but also getting […]
Fresh off his stunning come-from-behind win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC Fight Night 28, Dan Henderson says he wants a UFC title strapped around his waist before he rides off into the sunset. Henderson made the comments to Heidi Androl on the UFC on Fox post-fight show. That’s the last goal of mine and […]
Fresh off his stunning come-from-behind win over Mauricio “Shogun” Rua at UFC Fight Night 28, Dan Henderson says he wants a UFC title strapped around his waist before he rides off into the sunset. Henderson made the comments to Heidi Androl on the UFC on Fox post-fight show. That’s the last goal of mine and […]
The weigh-ins from UFC 171 just went down, and, in a surprising turn, welterweight contender Johny Hendricks missed weight. Hendricks is slated to fight Robbie Lawler in the card’s main event, with the vacant welterweight title on the line. “Big Rigg” weighed in at 171.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the weight limit. While in non-championship […]
The weigh-ins from UFC 171 just went down, and, in a surprising turn, welterweight contender Johny Hendricks missed weight. Hendricks is slated to fight Robbie Lawler in the card’s main event, with the vacant welterweight title on the line. “Big Rigg” weighed in at 171.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the weight limit. While in non-championship […]