Give credit to Daniel Cormier for saying what we all were thinking. Cormier wasted little time winning the light heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 187, snapping Anthony Johnson’s spirit like dry kindling en route to a third-round submission victory. Cormier had survived an early onslaught of punches from Johnson before his Olympic wrestling won […]
Give credit to Daniel Cormier for saying what we all were thinking. Cormier wasted little time winning the light heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 187, snapping Anthony Johnson’s spirit like dry kindling en route to a third-round submission victory. Cormier had survived an early onslaught of punches from Johnson before his Olympic wrestling won […]
UFC 187 is an important night for the flyweights, as two key matchups will take place Saturday and could provide us with the next flyweight title contender. John “The Magician” Dodson will make his return to action against Zach Makovsky on the preliminary card, and Joseph Benavidez will battle John Moraga in the pay-per-view main card […]
UFC 187 is an important night for the flyweights, as two key matchups will take place Saturday and could provide us with the next flyweight title contender. John “The Magician” Dodson will make his return to action against Zach Makovsky on the preliminary card, and Joseph Benavidez will battle John Moraga in the pay-per-view main card […]
The talent gap between UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, and the rest of the division is huge. Her last two fights only lasted 30 seconds as she destroyed the top fighter the weight class had to offer. Kenny Florian recently tweeted his thoughts on the division: Looking at the entire 27-fighter women’s bantamweight roster, […]
The talent gap between UFC women’s bantamweight champion, Ronda Rousey, and the rest of the division is huge. Her last two fights only lasted 30 seconds as she destroyed the top fighter the weight class had to offer. Kenny Florian recently tweeted his thoughts on the division: Looking at the entire 27-fighter women’s bantamweight roster, […]
Wrestling has developed into one of the most useful mixed martial arts tools in all of the UFC. Some say it’s the foundation for elite fighters. Now while it may be difficult to compare wrestling’s overall effectiveness against other pedigrees like jiu-jitsu, we can at least marvel in its excellence. Driven by strength, discipline and […]
Wrestling has developed into one of the most useful mixed martial arts tools in all of the UFC. Some say it’s the foundation for elite fighters. Now while it may be difficult to compare wrestling’s overall effectiveness against other pedigrees like jiu-jitsu, we can at least marvel in its excellence. Driven by strength, discipline and […]
In many UFC divisions, it is becoming harder than ever to stand out as an elite contender. The pool of MMA competition is getting deeper and deeper, so the percentage of individuals reaching the Top 10 in their divisional rankings is getting smaller and smaller. Still, some excellent mixed martial artists exist outside the Top […]
In many UFC divisions, it is becoming harder than ever to stand out as an elite contender. The pool of MMA competition is getting deeper and deeper, so the percentage of individuals reaching the Top 10 in their divisional rankings is getting smaller and smaller. Still, some excellent mixed martial artists exist outside the Top […]
There’s no gentle way to put it: The UFC’s heavyweight division is old. Like, really old. The average age of the current Top Five heavyweights, per the latest set of UFC rankings—keeping in mind that this also includes Mark Hunt (41), who will no doubt drop out of the Top Five when the latest set […]
There’s no gentle way to put it: The UFC’s heavyweight division is old. Like, really old. The average age of the current Top Five heavyweights, per the latest set of UFC rankings—keeping in mind that this also includes Mark Hunt (41), who will no doubt drop out of the Top Five when the latest set […]