There will be thousands of televised mixed martial arts fights this year. Between the UFC’s ever-expanding schedule, Bellator‘s ascendance on Spike TV and the rotating collection of promotions featured on AXS TV, barely a week goes by without the cage door closing on two men looking to do each other grave physical harm. It’s a […]
There will be thousands of televised mixed martial arts fights this year. Between the UFC’s ever-expanding schedule, Bellator‘s ascendance on Spike TV and the rotating collection of promotions featured on AXS TV, barely a week goes by without the cage door closing on two men looking to do each other grave physical harm. It’s a […]
In a move that was quickly hailed by the MMA community, on Thursday Brazil’s MMA athletic commission overturned the results of a March 21 UFC bout between Drew Dober and Leandro Silva, which was stopped because of a controversial referee intervention. “After reviewing the case, the Executive Committee…has decided to overturn the result of Leandro […]
In a move that was quickly hailed by the MMA community, on Thursday Brazil’s MMA athletic commission overturned the results of a March 21 UFC bout between Drew Dober and Leandro Silva, which was stopped because of a controversial referee intervention. “After reviewing the case, the Executive Committee…has decided to overturn the result of Leandro […]
What’s next for Ronda Rousey? There was a time when the answer to that question seemed clear. Back when Ronda was in Strikeforce, we all assumed she’d sign with the UFC, fight a couple of people and then take on Cris Cyborg in a long-awaited grudge match. We’re still waiting and don’t know if the […]
What’s next for Ronda Rousey? There was a time when the answer to that question seemed clear. Back when Ronda was in Strikeforce, we all assumed she’d sign with the UFC, fight a couple of people and then take on Cris Cyborg in a long-awaited grudge match. We’re still waiting and don’t know if the […]
You didn’t think we were going to get through an entire Benson Henderson fight without a little controversy, did you? Sorry, but that’s just not how he rolls. Just as they seemingly always do after his fights, opinions differ on Henderson’s knockout loss to Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC […]
You didn’t think we were going to get through an entire Benson Henderson fight without a little controversy, did you? Sorry, but that’s just not how he rolls. Just as they seemingly always do after his fights, opinions differ on Henderson’s knockout loss to Rafael dos Anjos in the main event of Saturday night’s UFC […]
Being a referee in mixed martial arts is a difficult task by any measure, and few have ever done it better than Herb Dean. The long-time official has been the one of the top referees in the game over the past decade and has been the third person inside the cage for some of the […]
Being a referee in mixed martial arts is a difficult task by any measure, and few have ever done it better than Herb Dean. The long-time official has been the one of the top referees in the game over the past decade and has been the third person inside the cage for some of the […]
Controversy is common for every sport. But when the outcome of a match in MMA is so widely disputed, it does a little more than raise some eyebrows about the scoring system itself. The Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson headline fight in the UFC on Fox 10 finished after five close rounds with Henderson coming out […]
Controversy is common for every sport. But when the outcome of a match in MMA is so widely disputed, it does a little more than raise some eyebrows about the scoring system itself. The Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson headline fight in the UFC on Fox 10 finished after five close rounds with Henderson coming out […]