Demetrious Johnson Looks Unbeatable, but Challenges Still Abound for UFC Champ

Demetrious Johnson did it again on Saturday at UFC 174, leaving yet another highly ranked challenger choking on his exhaust fumes with astonishing ease. This time it was Ali Bagautinov starting out game but ending the fight down 50-45 on all three scorecards. The 29-year-old Dagestani fighter came in undefeated in the Octagon and riding […]

Demetrious Johnson did it again on Saturday at UFC 174, leaving yet another highly ranked challenger choking on his exhaust fumes with astonishing ease. This time it was Ali Bagautinov starting out game but ending the fight down 50-45 on all three scorecards. The 29-year-old Dagestani fighter came in undefeated in the Octagon and riding […]

UFC 169 Results: Ali Bagautinov Is Not Ready for Demetrious Johnson

Ali Bagautinov won his UFC 169 fight on Saturday; however, he did nothing in that fight that proves he is ready for UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. Many people said that the bout between Bagautinov and John Lineker would decide the No. 1 contender. Between Lineker almost missing weight again and Bagautinov putting on a […]

Ali Bagautinov won his UFC 169 fight on Saturday; however, he did nothing in that fight that proves he is ready for UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson. Many people said that the bout between Bagautinov and John Lineker would decide the No. 1 contender. Between Lineker almost missing weight again and Bagautinov putting on a […]

UFC on Fox 9: What We Learned from Demetrious Johnson vs. Joseph Benavidez

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has found a home for the flyweight championship on Fox network television. They won’t call it the flyweight championship, of course, because there exists some sort of existential hang-up with red-blooded American men viewing guys who are generally smaller than them as inferior. This is not actually the case 99.99 percent […]

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has found a home for the flyweight championship on Fox network television. They won’t call it the flyweight championship, of course, because there exists some sort of existential hang-up with red-blooded American men viewing guys who are generally smaller than them as inferior. This is not actually the case 99.99 percent […]

UFC on FOX 9 Salaries: Urijah Faber, Demetrious Johnson Earn Six Figures

Perennial UFC bantamweight title contender Urijah Faber, as well as UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, were both compensated handsomely for their dominant victories at UFC on FOX 9 last night.  MMA Junkie obtained the list of the official disclosed payroll for all 22 competitors from the California State Athletic Commission, revealing that Faber walked away […]

Perennial UFC bantamweight title contender Urijah Faber, as well as UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson, were both compensated handsomely for their dominant victories at UFC on FOX 9 last night.  MMA Junkie obtained the list of the official disclosed payroll for all 22 competitors from the California State Athletic Commission, revealing that Faber walked away […]

MMA Fighters Who Could Challenge Demetrious Johnson for the Flyweight Title Next

Demetrious Johnson disposed of another contender at UFC on Fox 9, knocking out Joseph Benavidez in an important flyweight rematch. With another tough challenger behind him, options are becoming limited for “Mighty Mouse” in his still-developing 125-pound division. A quick look at the current flyweight rankings suggests Johnson is set up for dominance in the […]

Demetrious Johnson disposed of another contender at UFC on Fox 9, knocking out Joseph Benavidez in an important flyweight rematch. With another tough challenger behind him, options are becoming limited for “Mighty Mouse” in his still-developing 125-pound division. A quick look at the current flyweight rankings suggests Johnson is set up for dominance in the […]

Demetrious Johnson and the Sneaky Right Hook

Pound for pound is a daft expression, and one which I hate using. Chael Sonnen likened pound-for-pound debates to arguments over all the possible variables involved in a Batman-versus-Superman matchup. In truth, the expression “pound for pound” was created to talk about just how technically superb Sugar Ray Robinson was when compared to any fighter […]

Pound for pound is a daft expression, and one which I hate using. Chael Sonnen likened pound-for-pound debates to arguments over all the possible variables involved in a Batman-versus-Superman matchup. In truth, the expression “pound for pound” was created to talk about just how technically superb Sugar Ray Robinson was when compared to any fighter […]