10 Best Submissions in the 2013

The year 2013 was good when it came to submissions. UFC on Fuel TV 10 featured eight submissions in one night, which has to be a record, and the UFC in general saw a bevy of tapouts. There were crazy submissions everywhere, delighting MMA fans and grappling fans alike. Whether it was a nasty choke […]

The year 2013 was good when it came to submissions. UFC on Fuel TV 10 featured eight submissions in one night, which has to be a record, and the UFC in general saw a bevy of tapouts. There were crazy submissions everywhere, delighting MMA fans and grappling fans alike. Whether it was a nasty choke […]

Best MMA Knockouts of 2013

Knockouts are the bee’s knees.  Everybody likes them. Whether it’s a spinning heel kick or a blistering uppercut, fans salivate at the opportunity to see a fighter leave his body just for a moment. After all, isn’t that element of surprise the reason why we watch? In any case, last year produced some of the […]

Knockouts are the bee’s knees.  Everybody likes them. Whether it’s a spinning heel kick or a blistering uppercut, fans salivate at the opportunity to see a fighter leave his body just for a moment. After all, isn’t that element of surprise the reason why we watch? In any case, last year produced some of the […]

The Best of UFC 2013 Highlights

After last year’s injury-ridden and unpredictable schedule, the UFC needed to bounce back in a big way in 2013. And boy did they ever. With more events than the organization had ever put on before, this year’s campaign was non-stop action from every corner of the roster. Divisional title races heated up in nearly every […]

After last year’s injury-ridden and unpredictable schedule, the UFC needed to bounce back in a big way in 2013. And boy did they ever. With more events than the organization had ever put on before, this year’s campaign was non-stop action from every corner of the roster. Divisional title races heated up in nearly every […]

Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez: Why It Was the Best Fight of 2013

Bound by no god, even Zeus himself, Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez produced instantaneous action. Cast with iron fists and limitless barbarism, both lightweights flourished under the bright lights of UFC 166. They produced one of the most hellacious battles in UFC history, which consequently overshadowed a main event featuring a storied heavyweight title trilogy. With […]

Bound by no god, even Zeus himself, Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez produced instantaneous action. Cast with iron fists and limitless barbarism, both lightweights flourished under the bright lights of UFC 166. They produced one of the most hellacious battles in UFC history, which consequently overshadowed a main event featuring a storied heavyweight title trilogy. With […]

Ronda Rousey and the 10 Best Submission Artists in the UFC Today

All her opponents know it’s coming, but Ronda Rousey has continually secured an armbar against every opponent she’s faced. While she’s only one fight into her UFC career, Rousey is already being mentioned alongside champions and elite submission artists like Jon Jones, Renan Barao and others. Following her coaching duties opposite Miesha Tate on The […]

All her opponents know it’s coming, but Ronda Rousey has continually secured an armbar against every opponent she’s faced. While she’s only one fight into her UFC career, Rousey is already being mentioned alongside champions and elite submission artists like Jon Jones, Renan Barao and others. Following her coaching duties opposite Miesha Tate on The […]

Ben Askren, Fedor Emelianenko and the 5 Best Fighters to Never Fight in the UFC

The UFC failed in its attempt to court coveted legend of the sport and former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko. But in other cases, like that of unbeaten former Bellator MMA welterweight champ Ben Askren, company president Dana White simply passed on a high-profile free-agent signing. Fascinated with the Russian’s aura and extraordinary killer instinct, White […]

The UFC failed in its attempt to court coveted legend of the sport and former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko. But in other cases, like that of unbeaten former Bellator MMA welterweight champ Ben Askren, company president Dana White simply passed on a high-profile free-agent signing. Fascinated with the Russian’s aura and extraordinary killer instinct, White […]