They say there is an unwritten rule that fighters who have lost two title shots to the same champion don’t get a third chance. And perhaps it’s a good thing, for the most part. It is a tough thing, trying to sell the public on the championship aspirations of a fighter who has already twice […]
They say there is an unwritten rule that fighters who have lost two title shots to the same champion don’t get a third chance. And perhaps it’s a good thing, for the most part. It is a tough thing, trying to sell the public on the championship aspirations of a fighter who has already twice […]
We need to talk about Chad Mendes. Mendes rolled over Ricardo Lamas via first-round TKO Saturday afternoon at UFC Fight Night 63, efficiently reaffirming his status as the second-best fighter in the company’s suddenly scintillating featherweight division. Will that be a problem? Mendes is now 29 years old and gives every impression of being at […]
We need to talk about Chad Mendes. Mendes rolled over Ricardo Lamas via first-round TKO Saturday afternoon at UFC Fight Night 63, efficiently reaffirming his status as the second-best fighter in the company’s suddenly scintillating featherweight division. Will that be a problem? Mendes is now 29 years old and gives every impression of being at […]
Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas haven’t enjoyed much promotional buildup in advance of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 63. With Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo hogging the spotlight during their UFC 189 “world tour” this week and last, Mendes and Lamas have had to make do with scraps. The featherweight division is white-hot right now, but […]
Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas haven’t enjoyed much promotional buildup in advance of Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 63. With Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo hogging the spotlight during their UFC 189 “world tour” this week and last, Mendes and Lamas have had to make do with scraps. The featherweight division is white-hot right now, but […]
Headlined by a highly anticipated 145-pound title bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor, UFC 189 has now added another featherweight contest including Dennis Bermudez and Jeremy Stephens. The UFC announced the matchup on their website on Monday. In his most recent outing, Bermudez had a seven-bout winning streak broken by Ricardo Lamas. Had he won that […]
Headlined by a highly anticipated 145-pound title bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor, UFC 189 has now added another featherweight contest including Dennis Bermudez and Jeremy Stephens. The UFC announced the matchup on their website on Monday. In his most recent outing, Bermudez had a seven-bout winning streak broken by Ricardo Lamas. Had he won that […]
Urijah Faber has made most of his career hay at featherweight. But he has never competed in the UFC Octagon at 145 pounds. That will change on May 16. Faber will face former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 165. It’s only one of the firsts on the evening, as […]
Urijah Faber has made most of his career hay at featherweight. But he has never competed in the UFC Octagon at 145 pounds. That will change on May 16. Faber will face former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 165. It’s only one of the firsts on the evening, as […]
Conor McGregor earned his UFC featherweight title shot. With current division champion Jose Aldo sitting ringside to take in the action, McGregor dominated Dennis Siver on Sunday to solidify his crack at the title. McGregor got the technical knockout stoppage in the second round. Siver was merely a punching bag. His reach kept him out of […]
Conor McGregor earned his UFC featherweight title shot. With current division champion Jose Aldo sitting ringside to take in the action, McGregor dominated Dennis Siver on Sunday to solidify his crack at the title. McGregor got the technical knockout stoppage in the second round. Siver was merely a punching bag. His reach kept him out of […]