Certain cultures have been known to produce certain types of fighters in the realm of combat sports. Those signature styles are a mixture of social climate and the embodied spirit of how things have been done in a particular realm for generation upon generation. Mexico has a long history of birthing hard-nosed and aggressive prizefighters […]
Certain cultures have been known to produce certain types of fighters in the realm of combat sports. Those signature styles are a mixture of social climate and the embodied spirit of how things have been done in a particular realm for generation upon generation. Mexico has a long history of birthing hard-nosed and aggressive prizefighters […]
The Nature Boy Ric Flair once said, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” It is a saying that has carried on as a seamless slogan throughout every form of human competition. Yet standing before us is an empty UFC light heavyweight throne, and we are all pretending as if the real king […]
The Nature Boy Ric Flair once said, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” It is a saying that has carried on as a seamless slogan throughout every form of human competition. Yet standing before us is an empty UFC light heavyweight throne, and we are all pretending as if the real king […]
UFC featherweight contender Conor McGregor gave Irish fans quite a treat on the final leg of the 10-city world tour to promote his upcoming fight with champion Jose Aldo at UFC 189. In front of a raucous crowd in Dublin, Aldo declared himself the “King of Dublin,” through his translator. “When I got here it was […]
UFC featherweight contender Conor McGregor gave Irish fans quite a treat on the final leg of the 10-city world tour to promote his upcoming fight with champion Jose Aldo at UFC 189. In front of a raucous crowd in Dublin, Aldo declared himself the “King of Dublin,” through his translator. “When I got here it was […]
The UFC 185 post-fight drug-test results are in, and every fighter came up clean. Lately, these reports have brought doom, as welterweight contender Hector Lombard popped hot after his Jan. 3 bout at UFC 182 and both UFC 183 main event combatants—Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Nick Diaz—failed their post-fight drug tests, the former for […]
The UFC 185 post-fight drug-test results are in, and every fighter came up clean. Lately, these reports have brought doom, as welterweight contender Hector Lombard popped hot after his Jan. 3 bout at UFC 182 and both UFC 183 main event combatants—Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Nick Diaz—failed their post-fight drug tests, the former for […]
Rory MacDonald’s rise to title contention has been something special to watch. When the Firas Zahabi-trained fighter emerged onto the UFC scene back in 2010, he did so with buzz and excitement surrounding him. At just 20 years old, and working alongside welterweight king Georges St-Pierre, the expectation for the British Columbia native to become […]
Rory MacDonald’s rise to title contention has been something special to watch. When the Firas Zahabi-trained fighter emerged onto the UFC scene back in 2010, he did so with buzz and excitement surrounding him. At just 20 years old, and working alongside welterweight king Georges St-Pierre, the expectation for the British Columbia native to become […]
For Cub Swanson, perhaps the sixth time will be the charm. Swanson ran his impressive Octagon win-streak to an even half-dozen on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 44, out-dueling the headhunting Jeremy Stephens en route to a unanimous-decision victory (49-46 x 2, 48-47). The win—over an up-jumped lightweight who himself came in on a three-fight […]
For Cub Swanson, perhaps the sixth time will be the charm. Swanson ran his impressive Octagon win-streak to an even half-dozen on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 44, out-dueling the headhunting Jeremy Stephens en route to a unanimous-decision victory (49-46 x 2, 48-47). The win—over an up-jumped lightweight who himself came in on a three-fight […]