Tag: Competing

Mike Dolce: ‘Cain Velasquez Not Competing at His Optimal Body Weight’

Cain Velasquez might have missed his calling as a light heavyweight, according to dietary guru Mike Dolce. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion has been a wrecking ball in a division full of giants throughout his professional career, but despite all of Velasquez’s success, Dolce doesn’t believe he’s been competing at his optimal body weight. In […]

Cain Velasquez might have missed his calling as a light heavyweight, according to dietary guru Mike Dolce. The reigning UFC heavyweight champion has been a wrecking ball in a division full of giants throughout his professional career, but despite all of Velasquez’s success, Dolce doesn’t believe he’s been competing at his optimal body weight. In […]

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BJ Penn and 8 Fighters Competing in the Wrong Weight Division

Weight cutting and making weight has been an essential element of MMA ever since the sport introduced weight divisions. Fighters will try and maximise their advantage in a contest by being as heavy as possible while dunking just under the bar on the ni…

Weight cutting and making weight has been an essential element of MMA ever since the sport introduced weight divisions. Fighters will try and maximise their advantage in a contest by being as heavy as possible while dunking just under the bar on the night of the weigh-in. The whole process is an exact science which […]

Top 20 UFC Fighters Competing During the SEG Era

Back before fighters were well rounded the game was a crap shoot. For the UFC, the days of one dimensional fighters came to a close shortly after Zuffa purchased the promotion from Semaphore Entertainment Group in January of 2001. Back then fast hands,…

Back before fighters were well rounded the game was a crap shoot. For the UFC, the days of one dimensional fighters came to a close shortly after Zuffa purchased the promotion from Semaphore Entertainment Group in January of 2001. Back then fast hands, sinister submissions or wrestling could get a fighter by. And I don’t […]

Would a Top Level Competing Promotion Be Good or Bad for the UFC?

Competition naturally brings out the best in the competing participants. Remember when sports video games had more than one company (Electronic Arts) producing the majority of the games? There was innovation, and price wars between the competitors. The…

Competition naturally brings out the best in the competing participants. Remember when sports video games had more than one company (Electronic Arts) producing the majority of the games? There was innovation, and price wars between the competitors. The competition amongst professional sports organizations doesn’t always result in a better experience for the consumer. Who can […]

Dan Henderson Interested in Competing in the Heavyweight Division

With Jon Jones and Anderson Silva scheduled to defend against Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen, respectively, it leaves UFC light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson in an awkward position. At this point, it would seem like the 41-year-old’s chances…

With Jon Jones and Anderson Silva scheduled to defend against Rashad Evans and Chael Sonnen, respectively, it leaves UFC light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson in an awkward position. At this point, it would seem like the 41-year-old’s chances of challenging for a UFC title are slim, but on the contrary, he isn’t looking for a […]

UFC on Versus 4: Nate Marquardt Talks About Competing as a Welterweight

For Nate Marquardt, entering the welterweight division will be a change for the former 185 lb contender, as he looks to compete against Rick Story at UFC on Versus 4.  Marquardt will be walking into the bout at a much lighter weight, but he will a…

For Nate Marquardt, entering the welterweight division will be a change for the former 185 lb contender, as he looks to compete against Rick Story at UFC on Versus 4.  Marquardt will be walking into the bout at a much lighter weight, but he will also be one of the bigger guys competing in the […]

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UFC on Versus 4: Nate Marquardt Talks About Competing as a Welterweight