Daniel Cormier: Jon Jones “Difficult to Deal With,” Turns Focus to Roy Nelson

UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier on Wednesday addressed his verbal feud with Jon Jones one more time. If Cormier is to be believed, it will also be the last, at least until after his fight with Roy Nelson at UFC 166. “This will be the last time I talk about Jon Jones,” Cormier said Monday on The MMA […]

UFC heavyweight Daniel Cormier on Wednesday addressed his verbal feud with Jon Jones one more time. If Cormier is to be believed, it will also be the last, at least until after his fight with Roy Nelson at UFC 166. “This will be the last time I talk about Jon Jones,” Cormier said Monday on The MMA […]

Power Ranking the Most Difficult to Master Aspects of MMA

The reason why mixed martial arts is so exciting is because of the wide array of attacks fighters can pull from their arsenal of weapons.  At any given moment, a fighter can go from throwing leg kicks and superman punches to trying to score a single-leg takedown in hopes of choking their foe out on […]

The reason why mixed martial arts is so exciting is because of the wide array of attacks fighters can pull from their arsenal of weapons.  At any given moment, a fighter can go from throwing leg kicks and superman punches to trying to score a single-leg takedown in hopes of choking their foe out on […]

Former NFL DE Marcellus Wiley: ‘MMA Is More Difficult Than Football’

Life on the gridiron may be tough, but it pales in comparison to stepping into the cage, according to Marcellus Wiley. The former defensive end spent 10 seasons battling it out in the trenches in the NFL. Nothing comes easy as a professional football player, especially when you’re constantly competing against the best athletes in […]

Life on the gridiron may be tough, but it pales in comparison to stepping into the cage, according to Marcellus Wiley. The former defensive end spent 10 seasons battling it out in the trenches in the NFL. Nothing comes easy as a professional football player, especially when you’re constantly competing against the best athletes in […]

Retirement in MMA: Walking Away from the Cage Can Be a Difficult Choice to Make

Let’s turn our imaginations on for a moment and picture the scenario. You are a professional mixed martial artist. You have made a career out of trading punches, knees, kicks, and elbows with other human beings in contests to discover who has mor…

Let’s turn our imaginations on for a moment and picture the scenario. You are a professional mixed martial artist. You have made a career out of trading punches, knees, kicks, and elbows with other human beings in contests to discover who has more skill, determination and heart. Where others find validation inside an office or […]

Tap Out! The 10 Most Difficult Submissions to Defend

In the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighters who had mastered their respective martial arts came together to participate in a tournament to see which martial art was the best. As most people know, Royce Gracie and his Brazilian Jiu…

In the early days of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, fighters who had mastered their respective martial arts came together to participate in a tournament to see which martial art was the best. As most people know, Royce Gracie and his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu reined supreme over all others in the first two tournaments. It was […]

Lavar Johnson’s Difficult Road to the UFC

I will be the first to admit that many of my predictions don’t turn out very well. Before I put together a column or slideshow on how I think a fight card will turn out I like to read up on not only the statistics, but also find out who thes…

I will be the first to admit that many of my predictions don’t turn out very well. Before I put together a column or slideshow on how I think a fight card will turn out I like to read up on not only the statistics, but also find out who these lesser-known fighters really are. Shortly […]