Welterweights Erick Silva and Rick Story are set to headline UFC Fight Night 70—also known as the finale of the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil—in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 27. Brazilian combat sports website Combate was the first to break the news, with MMAJunkie.com subsequently translating the report. The fight pits two 30-year-old […]
Welterweights Erick Silva and Rick Story are set to headline UFC Fight Night 70—also known as the finale of the fourth season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil—in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 27. Brazilian combat sports website Combate was the first to break the news, with MMAJunkie.com subsequently translating the report. The fight pits two 30-year-old […]
If you ask the casual MMA fan who the top three pound-for-pound fighters in MMA are, Demetrious Johnson’s name probably won’t come up. The list is guaranteed to have Jon Jones. Ronda Rousey and Cain Velasquez are not only switching to Metro but likely on the list as well. Perhaps even Jose Aldo—or as he’s […]
If you ask the casual MMA fan who the top three pound-for-pound fighters in MMA are, Demetrious Johnson’s name probably won’t come up. The list is guaranteed to have Jon Jones. Ronda Rousey and Cain Velasquez are not only switching to Metro but likely on the list as well. Perhaps even Jose Aldo—or as he’s […]
Todd Duffee has been pursuing a fight with Frank Mir for weeks, and it looks like he finally got his wish. The resurgent powerhouse will step into the Octagon with the former two-time heavyweight champion in the main event when the UFC returns to San Diego for Fight Night 71. The news was broke by […]
Todd Duffee has been pursuing a fight with Frank Mir for weeks, and it looks like he finally got his wish. The resurgent powerhouse will step into the Octagon with the former two-time heavyweight champion in the main event when the UFC returns to San Diego for Fight Night 71. The news was broke by […]
Rafael dos Anjos changed the course of his main event title-fight showdown at UFC 185 in Dallas against Anthony Pettis with a single punch. A straight left from dos Anjos shattered Pettis’ orbital bone early in Round 1, effectively blinding the former lightweight champion for the bout’s duration. According to a recent report from MMA […]
Rafael dos Anjos changed the course of his main event title-fight showdown at UFC 185 in Dallas against Anthony Pettis with a single punch. A straight left from dos Anjos shattered Pettis’ orbital bone early in Round 1, effectively blinding the former lightweight champion for the bout’s duration. According to a recent report from MMA […]
Almost no one saw this coming. On Saturday night in Dallas at UFC 185, Rafael dos Anjos dethroned UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis by unanimous decision, and it wasn’t even close. Pettis had stood up to the challenge from Gilbert Melendez at UFC 182 in Dec. 2014. Some likened dos Anjos‘ style to Melendez’s […]
Almost no one saw this coming. On Saturday night in Dallas at UFC 185, Rafael dos Anjos dethroned UFC lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis by unanimous decision, and it wasn’t even close. Pettis had stood up to the challenge from Gilbert Melendez at UFC 182 in Dec. 2014. Some likened dos Anjos‘ style to Melendez’s […]
With just one title defense to his name, Anthony Pettis has the opportunity to make Rafael dos Anjos victim No. 2 of his championship reign at UFC 185. Even in his brief stint as champion, Showtime has proven to be worthy of anchoring a pay-per-view card. So far, he’s taken the belt from Benson Henderson […]
With just one title defense to his name, Anthony Pettis has the opportunity to make Rafael dos Anjos victim No. 2 of his championship reign at UFC 185. Even in his brief stint as champion, Showtime has proven to be worthy of anchoring a pay-per-view card. So far, he’s taken the belt from Benson Henderson […]