Tag: Contender

UFC 149 Results: Is Hector Lombard a Legit UFC Contender After Tim Boetsch Loss?

Heading into his co-main event of UFC 149 against Tim Boetsch, Hector “Lightning” Lombard was being heralded as the man to dethrone or at least give 185-pound linchpin Anderson Silva a run for his money. Yeah right. A legitimate threat to &…

Heading into his co-main event of UFC 149 against Tim Boetsch, Hector “Lightning” Lombard was being heralded as the man to dethrone or at least give 185-pound linchpin Anderson Silva a run for his money. Yeah right. A legitimate threat to “The Spider” he ain’t; hell, on his latest showing (a split-decision loss to “The […]

UFC 146: A Look at Who Is a Real Contender

UFC 146 takes place Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada and features a card filled with rising stars and championship contenders. Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir will headline the very competitive event starting with the preliminary fights on Face…

UFC 146 takes place Saturday night in Las Vegas, Nevada and features a card filled with rising stars and championship contenders. Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir will headline the very competitive event starting with the preliminary fights on Facebook and leading all the way up to the pay-per-view portion of the card. Let’s take a […]

Is the Winner of Poirier-Chan Sung Jung the No. 1 Contender in the FW Division?

At UFC on Fuel TV 3, Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier and the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung will duke it out to further their ascension to the featherweight division’s top rung currently occupied by Jose “Scarface&#8221…

At UFC on Fuel TV 3, Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier and the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung will duke it out to further their ascension to the featherweight division’s top rung currently occupied by Jose “Scarface” Aldo. However, come fight night, the victor will not be rewarded with the No. 1 contender’s spot. As Erik […]

UFC on FOX 3: Nate Diaz vs Anthony Pettis Should Determine Next Title Contender

After a few years of struggling to find consistency in both the lightweight and welterweight division, Nate Diaz proved he now belongs among the elite fighters at 155 pounds. Diaz earned a dominant victory over Jim Miller this past weekend at UFC on FO…

After a few years of struggling to find consistency in both the lightweight and welterweight division, Nate Diaz proved he now belongs among the elite fighters at 155 pounds. Diaz earned a dominant victory over Jim Miller this past weekend at UFC on FOX 3 and his third consecutive victory in his last five bouts, […]

UFC on Fox 3: Lavar Johnson Must Improve His Submission Defense to Be Contender

Lavar Johnson is a powerful and dangerous striker, but his submission defense better improve if he wants to challenge the elite fighters. He narrowly escaped a weak Americana attempt from Pat Barry at UFC on Fox 3 on Saturday night. Barry is not a grea…

Lavar Johnson is a powerful and dangerous striker, but his submission defense better improve if he wants to challenge the elite fighters. He narrowly escaped a weak Americana attempt from Pat Barry at UFC on Fox 3 on Saturday night. Barry is not a great submission artist—OK, he is a terrible submission fighter. He has […]

Melvin Guillard: Slumping Contender or Scatterbrained Underachiever?

Melvin Guillard is terrible. Doesn’t that seem impossible? Melvin’s hands are cocked and loaded—certified weapons. The former cokehead possesses blinding speed and pinpoint accuracy with his striking, a rare mix that reminds me of a c…

Melvin Guillard is terrible. Doesn’t that seem impossible? Melvin’s hands are cocked and loaded—certified weapons. The former cokehead possesses blinding speed and pinpoint accuracy with his striking, a rare mix that reminds me of a certain arachnid in the middleweight division. But Melvin Guillard will never seriously contend for a title, let alone garner the […]