What Is the Best Course of Action for Dominick Cruz Upon His UFC Return?

Whether or not you’re a fan of Dominick Cruz is not the question here. After all that he has gone through, one has to feel for the former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion. He had fought consistently and successfully throughout the first six years of his career. Due to injuries, he has been relegated to […]

Whether or not you’re a fan of Dominick Cruz is not the question here. After all that he has gone through, one has to feel for the former WEC and UFC bantamweight champion. He had fought consistently and successfully throughout the first six years of his career. Due to injuries, he has been relegated to […]

UFC: Charting Lyoto Machida’s Course to a Middleweight Title Fight

Although I’ve never been fond of fighters moving down a division, the idea of Lyoto Machida fighting at middleweight just seems right. He’s an excellent fighter from a technical stand point, and he does go for the finish when it is available. His defensive skills are still among the best in the sport, and his […]

Although I’ve never been fond of fighters moving down a division, the idea of Lyoto Machida fighting at middleweight just seems right. He’s an excellent fighter from a technical stand point, and he does go for the finish when it is available. His defensive skills are still among the best in the sport, and his […]

For Tito Ortiz, More Injury Excuses Are Par for the Course

Like me, there are plenty of you who years ago gave up the quest to make sense of the things that often come out of Tito Ortiz‘s mouth. You know as well as I do that Ortiz is an emotional man, and those emotions can often lead to the former UFC light heavyweight champion handing […]

Like me, there are plenty of you who years ago gave up the quest to make sense of the things that often come out of Tito Ortiz‘s mouth. You know as well as I do that Ortiz is an emotional man, and those emotions can often lead to the former UFC light heavyweight champion handing […]

Rory MacDonald, Georges St-Pierre on a Championship Collision Course

In late 2011, I was in Toronto covering UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida for my former employer.  I remember plenty about that week. Jon Jones faced his toughest challenger yet in Lyoto Machida, then left him face-down and unconscious on the canvas after a brutal guillotine choke. Frank Mir murdered Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s arm with […]

In late 2011, I was in Toronto covering UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida for my former employer.  I remember plenty about that week. Jon Jones faced his toughest challenger yet in Lyoto Machida, then left him face-down and unconscious on the canvas after a brutal guillotine choke. Frank Mir murdered Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira’s arm with […]

7 Injuries That Changed the Course of MMA History

One man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity. In the sport of MMA, that has proven to be the case several times. On occasion, an injury to one fighter will pave the way to success for someone else.  In other situations, an injury to a key fighter is the first step toward an unavoidable tragedy. Here is […]

One man’s misfortune is another man’s opportunity. In the sport of MMA, that has proven to be the case several times. On occasion, an injury to one fighter will pave the way to success for someone else.  In other situations, an injury to a key fighter is the first step toward an unavoidable tragedy. Here is […]

Gray Maynard: ‘Whether Now or Later, Pettis and I Are on a Collision Course’

Gray Maynard is set on making 2013 the year he climbs back to title contention. After a knee injury forced him out of a scheduled bout with Joe Lauzon at UFC 155, “The Bully” is ready to get his run to the top of the lightweight division back on track. The 155-pound weight class is […]

Gray Maynard is set on making 2013 the year he climbs back to title contention. After a knee injury forced him out of a scheduled bout with Joe Lauzon at UFC 155, “The Bully” is ready to get his run to the top of the lightweight division back on track. The 155-pound weight class is […]