Tag: Enough

Fighter Pay: Are MMA Fighters Getting Paid Enough?

Never a week seems to go by without fighter pay hitting the headlines, with MMA athletes—current and retired—voicing their opinion on the subject. Dana White has had to routinely defend the UFC, the biggest promotion in the sport, against accusations that it’s exploiting its fighters and not paying them what they are due. Just last […]

Never a week seems to go by without fighter pay hitting the headlines, with MMA athletes—current and retired—voicing their opinion on the subject. Dana White has had to routinely defend the UFC, the biggest promotion in the sport, against accusations that it’s exploiting its fighters and not paying them what they are due. Just last […]

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Ricardo Lamas on Earning a Title Shot: ‘I Did It Already, I Think I Did Enough’

Ricardo Lamas will watch UFC 163: Aldo vs. The Korean Zombie this weekend knowing in his heart that it should be him fighting in the main event. Lamas is rated as one of the top featherweights in the sport, and many believe he should have been in line for a title shot already. He was […]

Ricardo Lamas will watch UFC 163: Aldo vs. The Korean Zombie this weekend knowing in his heart that it should be him fighting in the main event. Lamas is rated as one of the top featherweights in the sport, and many believe he should have been in line for a title shot already. He was […]

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Johny Hendricks Wants to Break Something…Will It Be Enough to Beat GSP?

Rory MacDonald vs. Jake Ellenberger has got the MMA world yammering about ‘”exciting versus boring” in the context of what takes place when the door to the Octagon is slammed shut.  Boring could be translated to smart or effective, depending on who you ask. Smart, boring, whatever you want to call it won out when […]

Rory MacDonald vs. Jake Ellenberger has got the MMA world yammering about ‘”exciting versus boring” in the context of what takes place when the door to the Octagon is slammed shut.  Boring could be translated to smart or effective, depending on who you ask. Smart, boring, whatever you want to call it won out when […]

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Michael Bisping: ‘I Think Ellenberger May Have Done Enough to Win’

Perennial UFC middleweight contender Michael Bisping saw the UFC on FOX 8 co-main event differently than most fans and analysts.  While fight aficionados did not get the entertaining welterweight scrap between Rory MacDonald and Jake Ellenberger they expected, the lackluster action still pointed to “Ares” winning a unanimous decision.  “The Count” initially seemed to believe […]

Perennial UFC middleweight contender Michael Bisping saw the UFC on FOX 8 co-main event differently than most fans and analysts.  While fight aficionados did not get the entertaining welterweight scrap between Rory MacDonald and Jake Ellenberger they expected, the lackluster action still pointed to “Ares” winning a unanimous decision.  “The Count” initially seemed to believe […]

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UFC: Are There Enough Stars to Make Flyweight a Viable Division?

Across combat sports, a lot of people don’t care for the little guys. They just can’t get any love from fans, no matter how exciting they are, how much talent they display, or how many times they steal the show. In some cases, it could even…

Across combat sports, a lot of people don’t care for the little guys. They just can’t get any love from fans, no matter how exciting they are, how much talent they display, or how many times they steal the show. In some cases, it could even be justified. Look at the UFC’s lighter weight classes […]

Enough Is Enough: Bring Gil Melendez to the UFC

You’d be hard pressed to find a reputable MMA media outlet that doesn’t have Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez ranked right at the top. The USA Today/SB Nation, Sherdog, and MMAWeekly rankings all put Gil right at No. 3, beh…

You’d be hard pressed to find a reputable MMA media outlet that doesn’t have Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Gilbert Melendez ranked right at the top. The USA Today/SB Nation, Sherdog, and MMAWeekly rankings all put Gil right at No. 3, behind only Ben Henderson and Frankie Edgar. So why is he languishing in an organization that […]