Tag: Earned

Ricardo Lamas: ‘I’ve Earned the Title Shot and It’s My Turn to Fight Aldo’

Title shots in the UFC can be tricky business, and Ricardo Lamas is certainly familiar with the process. The surging featherweight has been on a blistering tear since dropping down into 145-pound waters and has racked up victories over a collection of the division’s best. “The Bully” scored an impressive knockout over Matt Grice in […]

Title shots in the UFC can be tricky business, and Ricardo Lamas is certainly familiar with the process. The surging featherweight has been on a blistering tear since dropping down into 145-pound waters and has racked up victories over a collection of the division’s best. “The Bully” scored an impressive knockout over Matt Grice in […]

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Jon Jones Doesn’t Think He’s Earned Anderson Silva’s Top Pound-for-Pound Spot

Contrary to the new UFC rankings, Jon Jones doesn’t believe Anderson Silva losing makes him the best fighter in the world. The reigning UFC light heavyweight champ has now been promoted to the top of UFC.com’s pound-for-pound rankings following Silva’s loss to Chris Weidman over the weekend. During the UFC 165 press conference on Tuesday, […]

Contrary to the new UFC rankings, Jon Jones doesn’t believe Anderson Silva losing makes him the best fighter in the world. The reigning UFC light heavyweight champ has now been promoted to the top of UFC.com’s pound-for-pound rankings following Silva’s loss to Chris Weidman over the weekend. During the UFC 165 press conference on Tuesday, […]

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Korean Zombie: Pettis ‘Cut in Line,’ Hasn’t Earned a Place in the Division Yet

Featherweight contender Chan-Sung Jung is likely on the verge of a title shot, with only fellow 145-pounder Ricardo Lamas standing in his way at UFC 162 next month. In an exclusive interview with BJPenn.com, “The Korean Zombie” spoke about the headlining featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Anthony Pettis at the same event.  Needless […]

Featherweight contender Chan-Sung Jung is likely on the verge of a title shot, with only fellow 145-pounder Ricardo Lamas standing in his way at UFC 162 next month. In an exclusive interview with BJPenn.com, “The Korean Zombie” spoke about the headlining featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo and Anthony Pettis at the same event.  Needless […]

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Jake Ellenberger: “The Juggernaut” Has Earned the Right to Be Called a Contender

“The Juggernaut” may very well be the perfect nickname for UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger, as he has just been running through his opponent. Last night, Ellenberger won a quick TKO victory over former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Ja…

“The Juggernaut” may very well be the perfect nickname for UFC welterweight Jake Ellenberger, as he has just been running through his opponent. Last night, Ellenberger won a quick TKO victory over former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields. A TKO is impressive by itself. A TKO in the first minute of the fight, even more […]

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Jake Ellenberger: “The Juggernaut” Has Earned the Right to Be Called a Contender

“Thunder” Stuck: Why Yushin Okami Has Earned a Title Shot Against Anderson Silva

Ask any UFC fan this simple question: Who’s getting the next shot at Anderson Silva? Answer: why Georges St. Pierre is, of course! Ah yes, Silva vs. GSP. The Fight of the Century! The Battle to End All Battles! The greatest thing since sliced bre…

Ask any UFC fan this simple question: Who’s getting the next shot at Anderson Silva? Answer: why Georges St. Pierre is, of course! Ah yes, Silva vs. GSP. The Fight of the Century! The Battle to End All Battles! The greatest thing since sliced bread grew boobs (wait, what?). Over the past year, the hypothetical […]

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“Thunder” Stuck: Why Yushin Okami Has Earned a Title Shot Against Anderson Silva

James Toney Earned Every Penny The UFC Gave Him

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the MMA community is raising hell at the news that James Toney earned $500k for his efforts against Randy Couture last Saturday at UFC 118.
However, the MMA community is wrong.
While Toney’s performance…

I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the MMA community is raising hell at the news that James Toney earned $500k for his efforts against Randy Couture last Saturday at UFC 118.
However, the MMA community is wrong.
While Toney’s performance was lackluster as expected, we all knew that was going to happen. No amount of training […]

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James Toney Earned Every Penny The UFC Gave Him