Tag: Bouts

UFC 161 Prelims: Recapping and Ranking the Preliminary Card Bouts

Injuries afflicted the UFC 161 main card. But the prelims survived almost perfectly intact on the way to Winnipeg. The result is a compelling body of matchmaking. The centerpiece was some of the best veteran Canadian fighters working. But there was more to it. More than one matchup pitted an experienced, even grizzled competitor against […]

Injuries afflicted the UFC 161 main card. But the prelims survived almost perfectly intact on the way to Winnipeg. The result is a compelling body of matchmaking. The centerpiece was some of the best veteran Canadian fighters working. But there was more to it. More than one matchup pitted an experienced, even grizzled competitor against […]

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UFC 161: Keys to Victory for Fighters in Featured Bouts

The main event and co-main event for UFC 161 will feature combatants with different styles. In the co-main event, bruising heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Roy “Big Country” Nelson will battle to take the next step towards a title shot. That bout will be followed by the main event: a light heavyweight clash between Rashad “Suga” Evans and […]

The main event and co-main event for UFC 161 will feature combatants with different styles. In the co-main event, bruising heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Roy “Big Country” Nelson will battle to take the next step towards a title shot. That bout will be followed by the main event: a light heavyweight clash between Rashad “Suga” Evans and […]

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UFC 159 Results: Power Ranking the FX Preliminary Card Bouts

UFC 159 served up the weakest UFC preliminary card in recent memory.  It was weak on paper, and it wasn’t much better in execution, as fighters appeared disinterested, sluggish and downright outclassed throughout the evening’s four fights on FX Saturday evening. A rarity in MMA at any level, the prelims featured no full three-round decisions, […]

UFC 159 served up the weakest UFC preliminary card in recent memory.  It was weak on paper, and it wasn’t much better in execution, as fighters appeared disinterested, sluggish and downright outclassed throughout the evening’s four fights on FX Saturday evening. A rarity in MMA at any level, the prelims featured no full three-round decisions, […]

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Perfect Matchmaking in These Upcoming Bouts Will Make for Exciting Fights

The month of April is as action-packed as they come under the UFC banner. A solid mixture of championship tilts, grudge matches and bouts that have the potential to affect divisional pictures are set to hit the Octagon every remaining weekend of the month. Despite the chaos that surrounded UFC on Fuel TV 9, the […]

The month of April is as action-packed as they come under the UFC banner. A solid mixture of championship tilts, grudge matches and bouts that have the potential to affect divisional pictures are set to hit the Octagon every remaining weekend of the month. Despite the chaos that surrounded UFC on Fuel TV 9, the […]

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UFC 154 Fight Card: 3 Bouts Currently Under the Radar

UFC 154 goes down this Saturday night from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. As you know, the main card is available only, as “Mean” Gene Okerlund used to say, on a pay-per-view basis. Fortunately for cash-strapped MMA junkies everywhere…

UFC 154 goes down this Saturday night from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. As you know, the main card is available only, as “Mean” Gene Okerlund used to say, on a pay-per-view basis. Fortunately for cash-strapped MMA junkies everywhere, eight preliminary fights are available for free—four on Facebook and four on FX. Several of […]

UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II and the 10 Most-Anticipated Bouts in MMA

Anticipation. For fight fans, it can mean endless hours of debate on Internet forums, re-watching old fights, viewing any clip related to the upcoming fight, and in general counting down the days, one at a time. Come July 7 at UFC 148, Anderson Silva a…

Anticipation. For fight fans, it can mean endless hours of debate on Internet forums, re-watching old fights, viewing any clip related to the upcoming fight, and in general counting down the days, one at a time. Come July 7 at UFC 148, Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen will have their rematch, and the rest of […]