Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum: What Went Wrong for the Fallen Champ?

Things did not go so well for Cain Velasquez at UFC 188. While the UFC constructed a card in Mexico City designed to showcase its heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum threw a wrench into its promotional plans by defeating Velasquez with an impressive third-round guillotine choke. It was a huge swerve for MMA fans. While Werdum […]

Things did not go so well for Cain Velasquez at UFC 188. While the UFC constructed a card in Mexico City designed to showcase its heavyweight champion, Fabricio Werdum threw a wrench into its promotional plans by defeating Velasquez with an impressive third-round guillotine choke. It was a huge swerve for MMA fans. While Werdum […]

Fabricio Werdum: Can the Newly Minted Champ Make UFC Heavyweight History?

The UFC’s heavyweight title is an undomesticated beast. The sport’s biggest, baddest fighters have tried to tame her, and again and again, they’ve failed. When a heavyweight seizes the belt, it’s inevitable he will cough it up within two fights. That’s a fact. The most consecutive title defenses in UFC heavyweight history is two, a […]

The UFC’s heavyweight title is an undomesticated beast. The sport’s biggest, baddest fighters have tried to tame her, and again and again, they’ve failed. When a heavyweight seizes the belt, it’s inevitable he will cough it up within two fights. That’s a fact. The most consecutive title defenses in UFC heavyweight history is two, a […]

‘Cowboy’ Cerrone Will Wait for Champ Rafael Dos Anjos to Recover from Injury

Donald Cerrone isn’t one to sit around and wait for a fight, but a shot at the lightweight title is apparently something he’ll make an exception for. The hard-charging striker has become one of the most popular fighters in mixed martial arts due to his anytime, anyplace mentality, and has backed up that bold talk […]

Donald Cerrone isn’t one to sit around and wait for a fight, but a shot at the lightweight title is apparently something he’ll make an exception for. The hard-charging striker has become one of the most popular fighters in mixed martial arts due to his anytime, anyplace mentality, and has backed up that bold talk […]

UFC Champ Jose Aldo Not a Fan of the UFC-Reebok Deal, Calls for a Fighter Union

Add Jose Aldo to the list of those who have spoken out against the new UFC-Reebok Deal that is expected to go into effect this July.  The UFC featherweight champion opened up to Combate (h/t Bloody Elbow’s Lucas Rezende) as he explicitly states his feeling on the upcoming sponsorship changes: First of all, it’s s–t. Everybody has been […]

Add Jose Aldo to the list of those who have spoken out against the new UFC-Reebok Deal that is expected to go into effect this July.  The UFC featherweight champion opened up to Combate (h/t Bloody Elbow’s Lucas Rezende) as he explicitly states his feeling on the upcoming sponsorship changes: First of all, it’s s–t. Everybody has been […]

Photo: Newly Minted UFC LHW Champ Daniel Cormier Shows off His Belts

Daniel “DC” Cormier has a lot to be proud of these days.  While Cormier most recently captured the vacant UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 187 in Las Vegas, the former Olympic wrestler is no stranger to success.  Taking to Instagram, the newly minted UFC champion made that point abundantly clear with a picture-perfect representation […]

Daniel “DC” Cormier has a lot to be proud of these days.  While Cormier most recently captured the vacant UFC light heavyweight title at UFC 187 in Las Vegas, the former Olympic wrestler is no stranger to success.  Taking to Instagram, the newly minted UFC champion made that point abundantly clear with a picture-perfect representation […]

Former 2-Division Champ B.J. Penn to Be Inducted into UFC Hall of Fame

The UFC continues to flesh out its 2015 Hall of Fame class with the announcement that former lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn will be inducted into the “modern” wing of the Hall of Fame. The announcement was made during the UFC 187 broadcast. After failed lightweight title runs in 2002 and 2003, Penn moved […]

The UFC continues to flesh out its 2015 Hall of Fame class with the announcement that former lightweight and welterweight champion B.J. Penn will be inducted into the “modern” wing of the Hall of Fame. The announcement was made during the UFC 187 broadcast. After failed lightweight title runs in 2002 and 2003, Penn moved […]