Charles Oliveira, the UFC featherweight division’s best-kept secret, is the ultimate anomaly to teething terms from casual fans. When “do Bronx” steps into the cage, the mere notion that grappling is anything but exciting always gets turned on its head. Juvenile terms such as lay-and-pray take a backseat. There is no lay-and-pray against Oliveira, a […]
Charles Oliveira, the UFC featherweight division’s best-kept secret, is the ultimate anomaly to teething terms from casual fans. When “do Bronx” steps into the cage, the mere notion that grappling is anything but exciting always gets turned on its head. Juvenile terms such as lay-and-pray take a backseat. There is no lay-and-pray against Oliveira, a […]
On the surface, there’s no reason for you to agree with the premise of this article. It’s out there—borderline crazy, even. In a sport like MMA, however, sometimes we gotta get a little crazy. Fallen light heavyweight king Jon “Bones” Jones emerged from Saturday’s UFC 187 main event action as the night’s biggest winner. This, despite […]
On the surface, there’s no reason for you to agree with the premise of this article. It’s out there—borderline crazy, even. In a sport like MMA, however, sometimes we gotta get a little crazy. Fallen light heavyweight king Jon “Bones” Jones emerged from Saturday’s UFC 187 main event action as the night’s biggest winner. This, despite […]
The superfight between Jon Jones and Anderson Silva finally went down last night, and it didn’t even cost a dime. On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White posted a picture on his Instagram of the two MMA legends engaged in a sparring match at UFC headquarters’ gym. Of course, it wasn’t an actual fight, but it […]
The superfight between Jon Jones and Anderson Silva finally went down last night, and it didn’t even cost a dime. On Tuesday, UFC President Dana White posted a picture on his Instagram of the two MMA legends engaged in a sparring match at UFC headquarters’ gym. Of course, it wasn’t an actual fight, but it […]
“Never mind how my car looks.” Those words—and numerous other combat sports-related items—were thrown about the trunk space as veteran lightweight Isaac Vallie-Flagg scrambled through the rubble. He eventually found the dry shirt he was looking for and did a quick swap in the gym parking lot to rid himself of the sweat-soaked garb Israel […]
“Never mind how my car looks.” Those words—and numerous other combat sports-related items—were thrown about the trunk space as veteran lightweight Isaac Vallie-Flagg scrambled through the rubble. He eventually found the dry shirt he was looking for and did a quick swap in the gym parking lot to rid himself of the sweat-soaked garb Israel […]
In the aftermath of Rory MacDonald’s third-round TKO of Tarec Saffiedine on Saturday, a common phrase flying around online was that it’ll now be “hard to deny” MacDonald a welterweight title shot. And for sheer factual accuracy, it’s tough to top that choice of words. MacDonald looked phenomenal in dispatching Saffiedine after just over 11 minutes […]
In the aftermath of Rory MacDonald’s third-round TKO of Tarec Saffiedine on Saturday, a common phrase flying around online was that it’ll now be “hard to deny” MacDonald a welterweight title shot. And for sheer factual accuracy, it’s tough to top that choice of words. MacDonald looked phenomenal in dispatching Saffiedine after just over 11 minutes […]
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson’s fighting career may be at a high point, but it appears a history of domestic violence could be catching up with him. According to Brent Brookhouse of BloodyElbow.com, the mother of two of Johnson’s children recently called the police and filed a report alleging that friends of the UFC light heavyweight contender […]
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson’s fighting career may be at a high point, but it appears a history of domestic violence could be catching up with him. According to Brent Brookhouse of BloodyElbow.com, the mother of two of Johnson’s children recently called the police and filed a report alleging that friends of the UFC light heavyweight contender […]