Valiant in Defeat: Robbie Lawler Reached His Full Potential and Still Fell Short

Robbie Lawler flashed his pearly whites throughout his UFC title fight with Johny Hendricks. All but forgotten, one foot out the door just two years ago after a loss to Lorenz Larkin in Strikeforce, Lawler had worked his way back into title contention. That, alone, is something to smile about. But getting punched in the […]

Robbie Lawler flashed his pearly whites throughout his UFC title fight with Johny Hendricks. All but forgotten, one foot out the door just two years ago after a loss to Lorenz Larkin in Strikeforce, Lawler had worked his way back into title contention. That, alone, is something to smile about. But getting punched in the […]

MMA Stock Report for July: Who Rose, Who Fell, Who Stayed the Same

It was an interesting month, this July 2013. The pound-for-pound king was plucked from his perch. A new middleweight monarch rose up to replace him.  But there was more. There was an exciting UFC 162. There was an unexciting UFC on Fox 8. There was plenty of action on the minor league circuits. And, as […]

It was an interesting month, this July 2013. The pound-for-pound king was plucked from his perch. A new middleweight monarch rose up to replace him.  But there was more. There was an exciting UFC 162. There was an unexciting UFC on Fox 8. There was plenty of action on the minor league circuits. And, as […]

MMA Stock Report for May: Who Rose, Who Fell, Who Stayed the Same

The UFC brought two events to your living room screen this May, and both delivered a lot of action. UFC on FX 8 was capped off by one of the best knockouts of 2013. Vitor Belfort dropped Luke Rockhold with a spinning heel kick and finished him off with…

The UFC brought two events to your living room screen this May, and both delivered a lot of action. UFC on FX 8 was capped off by one of the best knockouts of 2013. Vitor Belfort dropped Luke Rockhold with a spinning heel kick and finished him off with brutal punches on the canvas to […]

MMA Stock Report for March: Who Rose, Who Fell, Who Stayed the Same

As with many other things, in MMA, there is the good, there is the bad and there is the business as usual. It ran the gamut in March. A lot of fighters found themselves riding higher than ever. Others hit a big-time valley. Some held just as steady as …

As with many other things, in MMA, there is the good, there is the bad and there is the business as usual. It ran the gamut in March. A lot of fighters found themselves riding higher than ever. Others hit a big-time valley. Some held just as steady as she goes. These are the fighters […]

Georges St-Pierre vs. Nick Diaz and 5 Blockbuster Fights That Fell Through

We’ve been teased with this match for the better part of a year. Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz was set to make an immediate splash back into the UFC, taking on pound-for-pound great Georges St-Pierre. The duo were originally …

We’ve been teased with this match for the better part of a year. Former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz was set to make an immediate splash back into the UFC, taking on pound-for-pound great Georges St-Pierre. The duo were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 137, though several mishaps on Diaz’s side prevented the matchup […]