Chris Weidman: It’s Easy to Forget How Good He Really Is

Chris Weidman is the UFC middleweight champion of the world, and he will defend that title for the third time this weekend at UFC 187 against Vitor Belfort. Yet, we seem to be forgetting how good Weidman actually is. Weidman saw a quick rise in this sport. The Serra-Longo fighter was much hyped when he […]

Chris Weidman is the UFC middleweight champion of the world, and he will defend that title for the third time this weekend at UFC 187 against Vitor Belfort. Yet, we seem to be forgetting how good Weidman actually is. Weidman saw a quick rise in this sport. The Serra-Longo fighter was much hyped when he […]

Chris Weidman: 3rd Fight with Anderson Silva Would Be an ‘Easy Payday’

Anderson Silva, the greatest fighter in MMA history, has been reduced to an “easy payday” for Chris Weidman, with all due respect, of course. The skepticism has apparently worn thin on the reigning UFC middleweight champ, who soundly defeated Silva in back-to-back bouts in 2013. In most cases, an undefeated record, two wins over Silva […]

Anderson Silva, the greatest fighter in MMA history, has been reduced to an “easy payday” for Chris Weidman, with all due respect, of course. The skepticism has apparently worn thin on the reigning UFC middleweight champ, who soundly defeated Silva in back-to-back bouts in 2013. In most cases, an undefeated record, two wins over Silva […]

Dominick Cruz, Cat Zingano and the 1 Easy Way to Kill the UFC’s Injury Bug

The last three UFC events have been chock full of interesting stories, but the triumphant returns of Dominick Cruz and Cat Zingano were by far the most inspirational. Cruz, who had three years of his athletic prime stolen by a variety of injuries, came back and mauled Top 10 staple Takeya Mizugaki with scary ease. […]

The last three UFC events have been chock full of interesting stories, but the triumphant returns of Dominick Cruz and Cat Zingano were by far the most inspirational. Cruz, who had three years of his athletic prime stolen by a variety of injuries, came back and mauled Top 10 staple Takeya Mizugaki with scary ease. […]

As Donald Cerrone Outguns Him, Eddie Alvarez Reminds Us UFC Debuts Ain’t Easy

It took approximately 10 seconds for the doubts to start creeping in. As soon as referee John McCarthy said the words and Eddie Alvarez bounded out to the center of the cage to meet Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 178, the differences were startling. Wow, we all thought, Alvarez sure looked […]

It took approximately 10 seconds for the doubts to start creeping in. As soon as referee John McCarthy said the words and Eddie Alvarez bounded out to the center of the cage to meet Donald Cerrone in the co-main event of Saturday’s UFC 178, the differences were startling. Wow, we all thought, Alvarez sure looked […]

John Lineker’s Weighty Issues Can Be Fixed with Easy Solutions

Despite missing weight for two of his last three bouts—and needing an extra hour to make weight in the third—UFC flyweight John Lineker has no plans to move back up to bantamweight. That’s according to his manager Alex Davis, who spoke to MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz on Tuesday. Lineker initially came in at 127 pounds for […]

Despite missing weight for two of his last three bouts—and needing an extra hour to make weight in the third—UFC flyweight John Lineker has no plans to move back up to bantamweight. That’s according to his manager Alex Davis, who spoke to MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz on Tuesday. Lineker initially came in at 127 pounds for […]

Gilbert Melendez: Rematch with ‘Delusional’ Diego Sanchez Would Be ‘Easy Money’

UPDATE 11:28 A.M. Eastern Time It didn’t take long for Sanchez to respond to Melendez, and to say he’s confident he would win a rematch is an understatement.  @mmamania @ufc @GilbertMelendez @danawhite ill be more than happy to knock your ass out again only I wont go for chokes gnp and its a tko. — […]

UPDATE 11:28 A.M. Eastern Time It didn’t take long for Sanchez to respond to Melendez, and to say he’s confident he would win a rematch is an understatement.  @mmamania @ufc @GilbertMelendez @danawhite ill be more than happy to knock your ass out again only I wont go for chokes gnp and its a tko. — […]