UFC 183 Post-Fight Notebook: A Weird Week for the UFC Draws to a Close

LAS VEGAS — I arrived fashionably late for UFC 183, just in time for the first preliminary-card bout. But I was also just in time for Bruce Buffer’s special announcement over the MGM Grand Garden Arena’s loudspeakers: The bout between Jimy Hettes and Diego Brandao had been canceled at the last minute due to medical […]

LAS VEGAS — I arrived fashionably late for UFC 183, just in time for the first preliminary-card bout. But I was also just in time for Bruce Buffer’s special announcement over the MGM Grand Garden Arena’s loudspeakers: The bout between Jimy Hettes and Diego Brandao had been canceled at the last minute due to medical […]

Uriah Hall Draws Nick Ring at UFC on Fox Sports 1 in Boston

Following an impressive run of knockouts on The Ultimate Fighter Season 18, Uriah Hall will try to rebound from a loss in the finale when he returns to action at UFC on Fox Sports 1 on August 17 in Boston. Hall will square off with fellow Ultimate Fighter alum Nick Ring in a battle of […]

Following an impressive run of knockouts on The Ultimate Fighter Season 18, Uriah Hall will try to rebound from a loss in the finale when he returns to action at UFC on Fox Sports 1 on August 17 in Boston. Hall will square off with fellow Ultimate Fighter alum Nick Ring in a battle of […]

TUF 16: The Ultimate Fighter Draws Record Low Ratings at 775K Viewers

Three episodes into its season, “The Ultimate Fighter 16: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson” is still suffering from poor TV ratings, reportedly drawing 775,000 viewers on FX this past Friday. MMA Junkie notes this as the lowest-rated episod…

Three episodes into its season, “The Ultimate Fighter 16: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson” is still suffering from poor TV ratings, reportedly drawing 775,000 viewers on FX this past Friday. MMA Junkie notes this as the lowest-rated episode in the series’ history, continuing a downward trend that hasn’t recovered since the debut of “The Ultimate Fighter: […]

Is the UFC Prepared for Its Biggest Draws Retiring in the Future?

“It’s too bad we’ve got to get old.” Brock Lesnar is gone. Anderson Silva is nearly 37. The UFC’s biggest draws are going or graying. Soon, they’ll be a thing of the past. Will there be men to fill their la…

“It’s too bad we’ve got to get old.” Brock Lesnar is gone. Anderson Silva is nearly 37. The UFC’s biggest draws are going or graying. Soon, they’ll be a thing of the past. Will there be men to fill their large, money-filled shoes? There is much talk of the UFC’s unabated growth, but such talk is a […]

UFC 137: Nick Diaz Talks about Being Misunderstood and Where He Draws Motivation

It’s been a wild ride for MMA fans leading up to UFC 137, but it’s been even crazier for former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, who will be taking on B.J. Penn in the main event this weekend. Penn enters the fight having g…

It’s been a wild ride for MMA fans leading up to UFC 137, but it’s been even crazier for former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz, who will be taking on B.J. Penn in the main event this weekend. Penn enters the fight having gone 1-2-1 in his last four fights while Diaz is currently riding a […]

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UFC 137: Nick Diaz Talks about Being Misunderstood and Where He Draws Motivation

UFC: The Draws Have to Go

When I first started to follow MMA it was at a very exciting time in the sport’s history. Now it seems like the excitement is slowly dwindling—there have been more and more draws among other things that have really screwed over some fighter…

When I first started to follow MMA it was at a very exciting time in the sport’s history. Now it seems like the excitement is slowly dwindling—there have been more and more draws among other things that have really screwed over some fighters. The last two out of three headlining events have ended in a […]

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UFC: The Draws Have to Go