Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao saw opportunity slip through his fingertips Friday, as just 24 hours before a title rematch with T.J. Dillashaw, he passed out from a bad weight cut and was unceremoniously removed from the fight. However, Barao‘s coach and manager, Andre Pederneiras, told Combate the whole incident was the result of one […]
Former UFC bantamweight champion Renan Barao saw opportunity slip through his fingertips Friday, as just 24 hours before a title rematch with T.J. Dillashaw, he passed out from a bad weight cut and was unceremoniously removed from the fight. However, Barao‘s coach and manager, Andre Pederneiras, told Combate the whole incident was the result of one […]
For Cub Swanson, perhaps the sixth time will be the charm. Swanson ran his impressive Octagon win-streak to an even half-dozen on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 44, out-dueling the headhunting Jeremy Stephens en route to a unanimous-decision victory (49-46 x 2, 48-47). The win—over an up-jumped lightweight who himself came in on a three-fight […]
For Cub Swanson, perhaps the sixth time will be the charm. Swanson ran his impressive Octagon win-streak to an even half-dozen on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 44, out-dueling the headhunting Jeremy Stephens en route to a unanimous-decision victory (49-46 x 2, 48-47). The win—over an up-jumped lightweight who himself came in on a three-fight […]
Tatsuya Kawajiri, a 36-year-old featherweight, Japanese MMA champion and veteran of several MMA promotions, is out indefinitely with a detached retina in his left eye, according to a report published Wednesday. It is the third time Kawajiri has suffered that particular injury. MMA reporter and broadcaster Ariel Helwani first broke the news via MMAFighting.com. Tatsuya Kawajiri suffers […]
Tatsuya Kawajiri, a 36-year-old featherweight, Japanese MMA champion and veteran of several MMA promotions, is out indefinitely with a detached retina in his left eye, according to a report published Wednesday. It is the third time Kawajiri has suffered that particular injury. MMA reporter and broadcaster Ariel Helwani first broke the news via MMAFighting.com. Tatsuya Kawajiri suffers […]
UFC manager Mike Kogan might be in some hot water after dropping the N-bomb in a tweet about UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Kogan apparently believes “Scarface” has recently flip-flopped on the issue of fighter pay and didn’t mind using some strong language to get his opinion across on Twitter: This n***a needs to make […]
UFC manager Mike Kogan might be in some hot water after dropping the N-bomb in a tweet about UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Kogan apparently believes “Scarface” has recently flip-flopped on the issue of fighter pay and didn’t mind using some strong language to get his opinion across on Twitter: This n***a needs to make […]
Urijah Faber was once the face of the 145-pound division and helped the division grow out of the WEC dark ages. He’s since found success in the cage at bantamweight, but a return to the featherweight division may be in the cards for Faber’s future. Bloody Elbow has the quotes from Faber’s post-fight press conference […]
Urijah Faber was once the face of the 145-pound division and helped the division grow out of the WEC dark ages. He’s since found success in the cage at bantamweight, but a return to the featherweight division may be in the cards for Faber’s future. Bloody Elbow has the quotes from Faber’s post-fight press conference […]
UFC 169 saw a featherweight title defense in the co-main event, as champion Jose Aldo took on challenger Ricardo Lamas. It was an interesting matchup that people were curious to see. When it was all said and done, Aldo cruised to a unanimous decision victory in a bout where he was never really in trouble. […]
UFC 169 saw a featherweight title defense in the co-main event, as champion Jose Aldo took on challenger Ricardo Lamas. It was an interesting matchup that people were curious to see. When it was all said and done, Aldo cruised to a unanimous decision victory in a bout where he was never really in trouble. […]