Bold Predictions for 2014: Dundas and Snowden Foresee Futures of UFC Stars

Prognostication is typically a precision art. When trying to peer into the future, it’s better to do it through a sniper’s scope than a wide-angle lens. Sometimes, though—particularly around the holidays—we soothsayers start feeling a little squirrely. Why be content with boldly predicting what is going to happen at a single MMA show (like we […]

Prognostication is typically a precision art. When trying to peer into the future, it’s better to do it through a sniper’s scope than a wide-angle lens. Sometimes, though—particularly around the holidays—we soothsayers start feeling a little squirrely. Why be content with boldly predicting what is going to happen at a single MMA show (like we […]

UFC 168 Bold Predictions: Can Weidman Slay the ‘Spider’ Again?

The waiting is almost over. By this time on Sunday, we’ll know the future of the UFC middleweight division. We’ll know whether Chris Weidman’s initial win over Anderson Silva was more luck than destiny. We’ll know whether the 38-year-old former champion was able to reassert his storied dominance. We’ll know know if Ronda Rousey and […]

The waiting is almost over. By this time on Sunday, we’ll know the future of the UFC middleweight division. We’ll know whether Chris Weidman’s initial win over Anderson Silva was more luck than destiny. We’ll know whether the 38-year-old former champion was able to reassert his storied dominance. We’ll know know if Ronda Rousey and […]

UFC Fight Night 33 Bold Predictions: Chad Dundas vs. Jonathan Snowden

UFC Fight Night: Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is an event just begging to be treated boldly. With an eclectic mix of slumping veterans and Octagon newcomers—not to mention its unconventional Friday night start time—no one is likely to emerge from this card riding a bullet train to the top. That decided lack of […]

UFC Fight Night: Mark Hunt vs. Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva is an event just begging to be treated boldly. With an eclectic mix of slumping veterans and Octagon newcomers—not to mention its unconventional Friday night start time—no one is likely to emerge from this card riding a bullet train to the top. That decided lack of […]

UFC Insider Bold Predictions for TUF 18 Finale: Diaz, Women and More

The UFC is a traveling circus of sorts, part sport and part entertainment. You never know what an event will bring. All we know for certain is that a collection of fighters will step into an eight-sided cage. The rest is anybody’s best guess. Will an underdog score a life-changing upset? Will the show be […]

The UFC is a traveling circus of sorts, part sport and part entertainment. You never know what an event will bring. All we know for certain is that a collection of fighters will step into an eight-sided cage. The rest is anybody’s best guess. Will an underdog score a life-changing upset? Will the show be […]

UFC 167 Bold Predictions: Jonathan Snowden vs. Chad Dundas

One of the best things about mixed martial arts is the sport’s stubborn refusal to fit in a box. To steal a line from Roddy Piper, every time you think you have all the answers, MMA goes and changes the questions. Think jiu-jitsu is going to dominate the cage forever and ever, amen? Here comes […]

One of the best things about mixed martial arts is the sport’s stubborn refusal to fit in a box. To steal a line from Roddy Piper, every time you think you have all the answers, MMA goes and changes the questions. Think jiu-jitsu is going to dominate the cage forever and ever, amen? Here comes […]

10 Bold MMA Predictions for the Month of November

On paper, November looks like the best month of the year for mixed martial arts addicts. With four UFC events, Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks, The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez II in Bellator or a flyweight grudge m…

On paper, November looks like the best month of the year for mixed martial arts addicts. With four UFC events, Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks, The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Michael Chandler vs. Eddie Alvarez II in Bellator or a flyweight grudge match, the next four weeks are limitless. But if anything has taught us about […]