10 UFC Fighters Who Should Change Their Nickname

Nicknames are truly hit or miss. From “The Axe Murderer” to “The Cheesecake Assassin,” they encompass a hodgepodge of unique personas. Some offer a brutal view into the mind of a fighter. Others make you question the evolution of the human brain. This list is comprised of those particular enigmas. Here are 10 fighters who […]

Nicknames are truly hit or miss. From “The Axe Murderer” to “The Cheesecake Assassin,” they encompass a hodgepodge of unique personas. Some offer a brutal view into the mind of a fighter. Others make you question the evolution of the human brain. This list is comprised of those particular enigmas. Here are 10 fighters who […]

Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler: How Safe Sparring May Change Contact Sports

We live in a weird time in sports. For the first time ever, the world is almost as focused on the physical price athletes pay to compete as they are on what happens on the field of play. Long-term effects of contact sports have been a particular focus in this modern era, and while American […]

We live in a weird time in sports. For the first time ever, the world is almost as focused on the physical price athletes pay to compete as they are on what happens on the field of play. Long-term effects of contact sports have been a particular focus in this modern era, and while American […]

UFC’s Offer to Pay for Fighter Drug Tests Is a Sea Change in Attitude

Amid all the recriminations over “Jessica-gate,” some good news has emerged for those looking to clean up the sport of mixed martial arts: The UFC seems willing to pay for all and any drug testing regulatory bodies require. The comments made by UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta to Yahoo! Sports journalist Kevin Iole are more far-reaching […]

Amid all the recriminations over “Jessica-gate,” some good news has emerged for those looking to clean up the sport of mixed martial arts: The UFC seems willing to pay for all and any drug testing regulatory bodies require. The comments made by UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta to Yahoo! Sports journalist Kevin Iole are more far-reaching […]

UFC 168: The Critical Change That Anderson Silva Must Make

In the moments that preceded Chris Weidman’s historic left hook at UFC 162, Anderson Silva casually squared his hips, left his hands idly by his waist and leaned about as far back as his center of balance would allow him. Though millions of his devotees yearned to believe otherwise, Silva had lost control to the […]

In the moments that preceded Chris Weidman’s historic left hook at UFC 162, Anderson Silva casually squared his hips, left his hands idly by his waist and leaned about as far back as his center of balance would allow him. Though millions of his devotees yearned to believe otherwise, Silva had lost control to the […]

5 Fighters Who Should Change Weight Classes

There has been a new epidemic of sorts in today’s mixed martial arts. As a means of building speed, packing on muscle or implementing new title plans, fighters are morphing careers by jumping weight classes. Some do it to escape a divisional collapse. Others do it to test their skills at an entirely different level.  […]

There has been a new epidemic of sorts in today’s mixed martial arts. As a means of building speed, packing on muscle or implementing new title plans, fighters are morphing careers by jumping weight classes. Some do it to escape a divisional collapse. Others do it to test their skills at an entirely different level.  […]

Change of Perspective Has Joseph Benavidez Ready for Title Shot

Perception dictates everything. When a point of view is established, the realities of a situation begin to fill in. With each element that takes hold, a new set of circumstances develop, until it all takes shape to become something the mind can understand. Once the foundation is set, everything becomes amplified when goals are applied […]

Perception dictates everything. When a point of view is established, the realities of a situation begin to fill in. With each element that takes hold, a new set of circumstances develop, until it all takes shape to become something the mind can understand. Once the foundation is set, everything becomes amplified when goals are applied […]