Pettis vs. Dos Anjos: Keys to Victory for Champion and Challenger at UFC 185

Not many people are giving Rafael dos Anjos a chance to defeat UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on Saturday at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas. Sherdog.com’s Mike Sloan polled 26 current and former professional fighters, and only one picked dos Anjos to come out on top. Current bantamweight contender Urijah Faber said this: I […]

Not many people are giving Rafael dos Anjos a chance to defeat UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on Saturday at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas. Sherdog.com’s Mike Sloan polled 26 current and former professional fighters, and only one picked dos Anjos to come out on top. Current bantamweight contender Urijah Faber said this: I […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk: After UFC 185, You Can Call Me ‘Joanna Champion’

LAS VEGAS — The first thing you notice about Joanna Jedrzejczyk is her name, of course, because you have to figure out how to spell it. She is a writer’s worst nightmare. She is the reason copy and paste was invented. But you also have to figure out how to say it, and, well, that’s […]

LAS VEGAS — The first thing you notice about Joanna Jedrzejczyk is her name, of course, because you have to figure out how to spell it. She is a writer’s worst nightmare. She is the reason copy and paste was invented. But you also have to figure out how to say it, and, well, that’s […]

Daniel Cormier Reflects on Jones Fight, Promises He Can Still Beat the Champion

LAS VEGAS — Daniel Cormier stood backstage, moments away from making the most important walk of his athletic career. He’d trained for this moment since the day his local high school wrestling coach pulled him off the street and tossed him into a wrestling room, where his life would change forever. Through all of the […]

LAS VEGAS — Daniel Cormier stood backstage, moments away from making the most important walk of his athletic career. He’d trained for this moment since the day his local high school wrestling coach pulled him off the street and tossed him into a wrestling room, where his life would change forever. Through all of the […]

Jon Jones: Broken Role Model, Not Champion

Jon Jones may not be the best role model, but as a fighter, he is still the baddest man walking this planet. Hordes of fans close their eyes wishing and hoping a knight would gallop in on a white horse someday to save them from the Jones era. Some would be equally happy with Jones […]

Jon Jones may not be the best role model, but as a fighter, he is still the baddest man walking this planet. Hordes of fans close their eyes wishing and hoping a knight would gallop in on a white horse someday to save them from the Jones era. Some would be equally happy with Jones […]

T.J. Dillashaw: A Champion Without a Challenger

T.J. Dillashaw is a champion in a very precarious position. The 135-pound division has long awaited a star who can push the division to mainstream fans, and T.J. seems to be that type of competitor. Unfortunately, the UFC finds itself at a point where very few men are viable contenders for his strap. Since winning […]

T.J. Dillashaw is a champion in a very precarious position. The 135-pound division has long awaited a star who can push the division to mainstream fans, and T.J. seems to be that type of competitor. Unfortunately, the UFC finds itself at a point where very few men are viable contenders for his strap. Since winning […]

Carla Esparza Embracing Life as UFC’s Newest Champion

It was a long road but one that resulted in a dream-come-true moment for Carla Esparza.  After battling her way through the tournament on the 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter then steamrolling scrappy upstart Rose Namajunas in the finale, the Cookie Monster made UFC history by becoming the promotion’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion. Furthermore, the […]

It was a long road but one that resulted in a dream-come-true moment for Carla Esparza.  After battling her way through the tournament on the 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter then steamrolling scrappy upstart Rose Namajunas in the finale, the Cookie Monster made UFC history by becoming the promotion’s inaugural women’s strawweight champion. Furthermore, the […]