UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta believes Phil “CM Punk” Brooks’ Octagon debut will be competitive. While Fertitta is not sure who exactly will introduce Brooks to the cage, he recently told ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto the company will “most likely” look outside its current roster to find a suitable opponent. But that doesn’t mean it’s searching for […]
UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta believes Phil “CM Punk” Brooks’ Octagon debut will be competitive. While Fertitta is not sure who exactly will introduce Brooks to the cage, he recently told ESPN.com’s Brett Okamoto the company will “most likely” look outside its current roster to find a suitable opponent. But that doesn’t mean it’s searching for […]
One of the biggest questions regarding the MMA career of Phil Brooks, better known by his ring name of CM Punk, was what gym he would join ahead of his UFC debut. Well, we have the answer. According to UFC President Dana White (as reported by Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com), Punk will train at Milwaukee’s […]
One of the biggest questions regarding the MMA career of Phil Brooks, better known by his ring name of CM Punk, was what gym he would join ahead of his UFC debut. Well, we have the answer. According to UFC President Dana White (as reported by Marc Raimondi of MMAFighting.com), Punk will train at Milwaukee’s […]
Following in his father’s footsteps, Kron Gracie tested his royal Brazilian jiu-jitsu pedigree in a pro MMA bout in Japan, a place where his father Rickson forever solidified his name in the sport’s lore in the 1990s. And like Rickson did in his first bout in Japan in 1994, Kron scored a first-round submission win […]
Following in his father’s footsteps, Kron Gracie tested his royal Brazilian jiu-jitsu pedigree in a pro MMA bout in Japan, a place where his father Rickson forever solidified his name in the sport’s lore in the 1990s. And like Rickson did in his first bout in Japan in 1994, Kron scored a first-round submission win […]
Jason David Frank, otherwise known as Tommy Oliver from the television show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has officially tossed his name into the CM Punk sweepstakes. The MMA world was left stunned Saturday night when it was revealed that Punk, real name Phil Brooks, would be trading in tights and stage boots for cauliflower ears and a […]
Jason David Frank, otherwise known as Tommy Oliver from the television show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has officially tossed his name into the CM Punk sweepstakes. The MMA world was left stunned Saturday night when it was revealed that Punk, real name Phil Brooks, would be trading in tights and stage boots for cauliflower ears and a […]
UFC 178 was a long time coming for Eddie Alvarez. It took nearly two years of legal wrangling, followed by wholesale regime change to disentangle the Bellator lightweight champion from his previous place of work. When Alvarez enters the Octagon on Saturday opposite 155-pound mainstay Donald Cerrone, it will probably feel like something close to […]
UFC 178 was a long time coming for Eddie Alvarez. It took nearly two years of legal wrangling, followed by wholesale regime change to disentangle the Bellator lightweight champion from his previous place of work. When Alvarez enters the Octagon on Saturday opposite 155-pound mainstay Donald Cerrone, it will probably feel like something close to […]
No two fighters arrive at the UFC having traveled the exact same path, and the journey Tateki Matsuda has traveled is nothing short of extraordinary. It’s not that the Japanese fighter stepped up on short notice to face Chris Beal this Friday at Fight Night 50, because he did, but in the hectic, fast-paced environment […]
No two fighters arrive at the UFC having traveled the exact same path, and the journey Tateki Matsuda has traveled is nothing short of extraordinary. It’s not that the Japanese fighter stepped up on short notice to face Chris Beal this Friday at Fight Night 50, because he did, but in the hectic, fast-paced environment […]