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15 MMA Careers That Will Wind Down in the Next 12 Months

All good things come to an end. For some of the world’s best mixed martial arts fighters, that motto hits home. Former champions, former international superstars and current divisional contenders make up a list of well-known athletes on their las…

All good things come to an end. For some of the world’s best mixed martial arts fighters, that motto hits home. Former champions, former international superstars and current divisional contenders make up a list of well-known athletes on their last leg. Here are 15 names destined to dwindle inside the cage within the next 12 […]

UFC 149 Results: Breaking Down the Fight Night Bonuses

UFC 149 has come and gone, and once again, Dana White has rewarded the night’s top accomplishments with a big-time payday. Fighters lucky enough to receive the awards took home $65,000 each. This time around, the standard awards were given out fo…

UFC 149 has come and gone, and once again, Dana White has rewarded the night’s top accomplishments with a big-time payday. Fighters lucky enough to receive the awards took home $65,000 each. This time around, the standard awards were given out for Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night. […]

Jon Jones: 5 Reasons He Will Go Down as the Best Ever

In the above picture are two of the greatest fighters on the planet. On the left is Anderson Silva. He is the UFC middleweight champion and has won 15 consecutive fights. He is almost universally considered to be the greatest fighter ever, and easily t…

In the above picture are two of the greatest fighters on the planet. On the left is Anderson Silva. He is the UFC middleweight champion and has won 15 consecutive fights. He is almost universally considered to be the greatest fighter ever, and easily the greatest fighter in UFC history. On the right is the […]

Why Are MMA Fans so Quick to Build Up and Tear Down Fighters?

The life of a professional fighter isn’t easy. There are long days in the gym, time away from family, constant injuries, and then after all that, you have to get into a cage with another man who is looking to put a serious hurting on you. Sure, t…

The life of a professional fighter isn’t easy. There are long days in the gym, time away from family, constant injuries, and then after all that, you have to get into a cage with another man who is looking to put a serious hurting on you. Sure, the opportunity for fame and fortune is there. […]

Dana White Offers His Take on the Injury Bug: Tone It Down in Training Camp

The last few weeks have seen a rash of injuries hit the UFC. The injuries have affected UFC 147, UFC 148, UFC 149, UFC on Fuel TV 4 and UFC on FOX 4. And these are not preliminary fights that are being rearranged; they are main card and in some cases m…

The last few weeks have seen a rash of injuries hit the UFC. The injuries have affected UFC 147, UFC 148, UFC 149, UFC on Fuel TV 4 and UFC on FOX 4. And these are not preliminary fights that are being rearranged; they are main card and in some cases main event bouts. With […]

Breaking Down Which Recent UFC Injury Hurts the Company the Most

Dominick Cruz, Vitor Belfort, Thiago Silva, Thiago Alves, Michael Bisping, Brian Stann, Jon Fitch, Jose Aldo. All eight of these fighters have either been in a main event or co-main event in the UFC, and more often than not they are all in featured bou…

Dominick Cruz, Vitor Belfort, Thiago Silva, Thiago Alves, Michael Bisping, Brian Stann, Jon Fitch, Jose Aldo. All eight of these fighters have either been in a main event or co-main event in the UFC, and more often than not they are all in featured bouts on nights that they step inside the Octagon. They’ve also […]