UFC Fight Night 69 was a solid card full of young, interesting talent. While there was plenty to get excited about, nobody got as much attention as UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The Polish striker retained her title with a brutal, bloody win over Jessica Penne on Saturday. The champ had the MMA universe […]
UFC Fight Night 69 was a solid card full of young, interesting talent. While there was plenty to get excited about, nobody got as much attention as UFC women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. The Polish striker retained her title with a brutal, bloody win over Jessica Penne on Saturday. The champ had the MMA universe […]
Ronda Rousey is the most dominant athlete alive. That’s according to Business Insider, which published a list of the 50 greatest active athletes in the world. “The 28-year-old has won every UFC fight she has fought, beating some of her opponents in less than a minute,” stated list co-writer Tony Manfred in an explanation of the […]
Ronda Rousey is the most dominant athlete alive. That’s according to Business Insider, which published a list of the 50 greatest active athletes in the world. “The 28-year-old has won every UFC fight she has fought, beating some of her opponents in less than a minute,” stated list co-writer Tony Manfred in an explanation of the […]
With all due respect to Rafael dos Anjos, he won’t beat UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on Saturday night at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas. Dos Anjos is rugged. He’s never been submitted via hold (the submission loss to Clay Guida in 2010 was because of a jaw injury). The only time he was […]
With all due respect to Rafael dos Anjos, he won’t beat UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis on Saturday night at UFC 185 in Dallas, Texas. Dos Anjos is rugged. He’s never been submitted via hold (the submission loss to Clay Guida in 2010 was because of a jaw injury). The only time he was […]
Saturday night’s UFC 184 card marks the return of perhaps the biggest current star in mixed martial arts. Ronda Rousey, the women’s bantamweight champion of the world, has never been tested in competition. She has only been out of the first round one time, and all 10 of her professional victories have come by stoppage. […]
Saturday night’s UFC 184 card marks the return of perhaps the biggest current star in mixed martial arts. Ronda Rousey, the women’s bantamweight champion of the world, has never been tested in competition. She has only been out of the first round one time, and all 10 of her professional victories have come by stoppage. […]
In the end, it was perhaps too much, too soon for Rose Namajunas. They came to the cage as opposite portraits. Namajunas was all bounce and intensity, singing along with Young MC and generally looking like someone who came to Las Vegas to complete her journey. Carla Esparza, who perhaps won walkout song of the […]
In the end, it was perhaps too much, too soon for Rose Namajunas. They came to the cage as opposite portraits. Namajunas was all bounce and intensity, singing along with Young MC and generally looking like someone who came to Las Vegas to complete her journey. Carla Esparza, who perhaps won walkout song of the […]
When Johny Hendricks heard his name announced as the new UFC welterweight champion following his battle with Robbie Lawler at UFC 171 back in March, he fell to his knees under the weight of the moment. The former two-time NCAA Division I national champion wrestler turned MMA powerhouse had just come through a five-round war […]
When Johny Hendricks heard his name announced as the new UFC welterweight champion following his battle with Robbie Lawler at UFC 171 back in March, he fell to his knees under the weight of the moment. The former two-time NCAA Division I national champion wrestler turned MMA powerhouse had just come through a five-round war […]