Tag: Contender

UFC Title Contender Eddie Wineland: Mustache, Tights and a Title Fight

Eddie Wineland is a throwback to a different era. The former WEC bantamweight champion and current UFC interim title contender moves along to the beat of his own drum and has proven to be a difficult man to shake from his course. As his decade-long tra…

Eddie Wineland is a throwback to a different era. The former WEC bantamweight champion and current UFC interim title contender moves along to the beat of his own drum and has proven to be a difficult man to shake from his course. As his decade-long track record has shown, Wineland has been susceptible to stylistic […]

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Contender or Pretender for the UFC’s Top Ten Bantamweights

The UFC’s bantamweight division is a hard one to sort out. First, you’ve got your champion Dominick Cruz, but he’s injured. So in his place you’ve got interim belt-holder Renan Barao. But now he’s injured, too. So what do you have now? Well, you could put the whole division on suspended animation, or you could […]

The UFC’s bantamweight division is a hard one to sort out. First, you’ve got your champion Dominick Cruz, but he’s injured. So in his place you’ve got interim belt-holder Renan Barao. But now he’s injured, too. So what do you have now? Well, you could put the whole division on suspended animation, or you could […]

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Dominick Cruz: Urijah Faber Will Always Be a No. 1 Contender and Nothing More

Dominick Cruz may be on the sidelines rehabilitating his surgically repaired knee, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been paying attention to what his old rival Urijah Faber has been saying about him lately. Recently during an appearance on UFC Tonight where he was serving as analyst, Faber said Cruz looked like “a pirate with […]

Dominick Cruz may be on the sidelines rehabilitating his surgically repaired knee, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t been paying attention to what his old rival Urijah Faber has been saying about him lately. Recently during an appearance on UFC Tonight where he was serving as analyst, Faber said Cruz looked like “a pirate with […]

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UFC: Former Welterweight Contender Mike Swick Moving Back to Middleweight

Former Ultimate Fighter competitor and UFC welterweight title challenger Mike Swick seems poised to return to 185 pounds. Swick replied to a fan’s tweet to indicate he would be returning, but not at 170 pounds. “I wanna come back at a big and healthy 185. No more sickly 170 for me! @ChrisWhite209 Making that UFC […]

Former Ultimate Fighter competitor and UFC welterweight title challenger Mike Swick seems poised to return to 185 pounds. Swick replied to a fan’s tweet to indicate he would be returning, but not at 170 pounds. “I wanna come back at a big and healthy 185. No more sickly 170 for me! @ChrisWhite209 Making that UFC […]

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Contender or Pretender for the UFC’s Top 10 Flyweights

With some of the division’s top stars being buried in undercard matchups, the UFC’s marketing team is doing an incredible job of neglecting the smallest members of the Zuffa roster. Never fear! Bleacher Report MMA is here to give you a look at the flyweight fighters whom you need to know about. Here is an […]

With some of the division’s top stars being buried in undercard matchups, the UFC’s marketing team is doing an incredible job of neglecting the smallest members of the Zuffa roster. Never fear! Bleacher Report MMA is here to give you a look at the flyweight fighters whom you need to know about. Here is an […]

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UFC 158 Results: Johny Hendricks’ Win Cements Title Shot for No. 1 Contender

With his victory at UFC 158 over Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks once again cemented the fact that he deserves a shot at Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight title. Hendricks landed several big blows on Condit during the fight, but he was unable to end it early, which is something he has become well known for. Instead, the […]

With his victory at UFC 158 over Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks once again cemented the fact that he deserves a shot at Georges St-Pierre’s welterweight title. Hendricks landed several big blows on Condit during the fight, but he was unable to end it early, which is something he has become well known for. Instead, the […]

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