UFC Fight Night 64: Joanne Calderwood Is Quiet Storm of Strawweight Division

Joanne Calderwood throws more than twice as many strikes as the average UFC fighter.  Since she has knocked out four of the nine people she’s faced in pro MMA and has never really come close to losing in an official fight, I imagine she could dust me off without much of a problem.  So I […]

Joanne Calderwood throws more than twice as many strikes as the average UFC fighter.  Since she has knocked out four of the nine people she’s faced in pro MMA and has never really come close to losing in an official fight, I imagine she could dust me off without much of a problem.  So I […]

UFC’s Featherweight Division in Flux After Mendes KO’s Lamas

They say there is an unwritten rule that fighters who have lost two title shots to the same champion don’t get a third chance. And perhaps it’s a good thing, for the most part. It is a tough thing, trying to sell the public on the championship aspirations of a fighter who has already twice […]

They say there is an unwritten rule that fighters who have lost two title shots to the same champion don’t get a third chance. And perhaps it’s a good thing, for the most part. It is a tough thing, trying to sell the public on the championship aspirations of a fighter who has already twice […]

Dustin Poirier: New Division, Same Drive for Greatness

Getting a read on a fighter is not always the easiest thing to do in combat sports.  This especially rings true in the world of mixed martial arts where so many different styles, backgrounds, and personalities step into one cage and look to impose their wills. While the ultimate goal for most typically lies in […]

Getting a read on a fighter is not always the easiest thing to do in combat sports.  This especially rings true in the world of mixed martial arts where so many different styles, backgrounds, and personalities step into one cage and look to impose their wills. While the ultimate goal for most typically lies in […]

Brendan Schaub Planning Move to Light Heavyweight Division

Following two straight losses, The Ultimate Fighter 10 runner-up Brendan Schaub will leave the heavyweight division and drop down to the light heavyweight class. Schaub announced his decision on The Fighter and the Kid, a podcast he co-hosts with actor/comedian Bryan Callen. “The plan is 205 and I will fight in 2015 at 205,” Schaub said. Considering Schaub […]

Following two straight losses, The Ultimate Fighter 10 runner-up Brendan Schaub will leave the heavyweight division and drop down to the light heavyweight class. Schaub announced his decision on The Fighter and the Kid, a podcast he co-hosts with actor/comedian Bryan Callen. “The plan is 205 and I will fight in 2015 at 205,” Schaub said. Considering Schaub […]

Anthony Pettis Is Looking to Become One of the Best in the Lightweight Division

Anthony Pettis is slated to make his second title defense this Saturday at UFC 185 against Rafael dos Anjos. After being sidelined with injuries for more than a year, Pettis finally had his first successful title defense against Gilbert Melendez in December. Now, he’s making up for lost time with another title defense within three […]

Anthony Pettis is slated to make his second title defense this Saturday at UFC 185 against Rafael dos Anjos. After being sidelined with injuries for more than a year, Pettis finally had his first successful title defense against Gilbert Melendez in December. Now, he’s making up for lost time with another title defense within three […]

UFC 184: Can the Women’s Bantamweight Division Successfully Headline a Card?

MMA Mania’s Alex Schlinsky asked the question about whether UFC 184 can be a pay-per-view success with the women’s bantamweight division as the marquee. Schlinsky made the points that Ronda Rousey garnered 450,000 buys in her UFC headlining bout against Liz Carmouche. The next time Rousey headlined a card was against Sara McMann at UFC 170, […]

MMA Mania’s Alex Schlinsky asked the question about whether UFC 184 can be a pay-per-view success with the women’s bantamweight division as the marquee. Schlinsky made the points that Ronda Rousey garnered 450,000 buys in her UFC headlining bout against Liz Carmouche. The next time Rousey headlined a card was against Sara McMann at UFC 170, […]