Eddie Alvarez and Gilbert Melendez both took the scenic route to the UFC. For better or worse, Alvarez and Melendez each spent the heart of their careers toiling in smaller organizations, where they both became lightweight champions and gained reputations as fearsome, all-action fighters. Had their UFC 188 co-main event gone down a few years […]
Eddie Alvarez and Gilbert Melendez both took the scenic route to the UFC. For better or worse, Alvarez and Melendez each spent the heart of their careers toiling in smaller organizations, where they both became lightweight champions and gained reputations as fearsome, all-action fighters. Had their UFC 188 co-main event gone down a few years […]
UFC 188 hits Mexico City on Saturday, but the 24 fighters will hit the scale to make weight Friday evening. Most important is the main event. Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and interim champion Fabricio Werdum will have to make the generous heavyweight limit to make their title fight official. The five-round championship tilt will unify […]
UFC 188 hits Mexico City on Saturday, but the 24 fighters will hit the scale to make weight Friday evening. Most important is the main event. Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and interim champion Fabricio Werdum will have to make the generous heavyweight limit to make their title fight official. The five-round championship tilt will unify […]
Fabricio Werdum is going to upset Cain Velasquez. There, I said it. It’s a concept I’ve been pondering for the last week, but didn’t have the nerve to say out loud. The two UFC heavyweight champions of some sort will meet on Saturday in Mexico at UFC 188 to definitively determine who’s the baddest man […]
Fabricio Werdum is going to upset Cain Velasquez. There, I said it. It’s a concept I’ve been pondering for the last week, but didn’t have the nerve to say out loud. The two UFC heavyweight champions of some sort will meet on Saturday in Mexico at UFC 188 to definitively determine who’s the baddest man […]
Prepare yourself for a bold prediction and an alternative DraftKings lineup. There’s some traditional picks in this five-fighter list, but the boldness begins with the selection of Fabricio Werdum over Cain Velasquez in the main event. Velasquez is the reigning UFC heavyweight champion and has been since December 2012 when he avenged his loss to […]
Prepare yourself for a bold prediction and an alternative DraftKings lineup. There’s some traditional picks in this five-fighter list, but the boldness begins with the selection of Fabricio Werdum over Cain Velasquez in the main event. Velasquez is the reigning UFC heavyweight champion and has been since December 2012 when he avenged his loss to […]
When the MMA world was ready to close the book on Dan Henderson’s career, he responded with a huge win against Tim Boetsch at UFC Fight Night 68 on June 6. At 44 years old, Henderson looked to be finished after losing five out of his prior six bouts. However, it took him only 28 […]
When the MMA world was ready to close the book on Dan Henderson’s career, he responded with a huge win against Tim Boetsch at UFC Fight Night 68 on June 6. At 44 years old, Henderson looked to be finished after losing five out of his prior six bouts. However, it took him only 28 […]
Don’t bother showing up to UFC 188, Fabricio Werdum. You have no chance. Cain Velasquez is going to kill you. Even if you make it to the fifth round, Velasquez is going to beat you up worse than he did Junior dos Santos. Those are not my words. They belong to Velasquez’s head coach Javier […]
Don’t bother showing up to UFC 188, Fabricio Werdum. You have no chance. Cain Velasquez is going to kill you. Even if you make it to the fifth round, Velasquez is going to beat you up worse than he did Junior dos Santos. Those are not my words. They belong to Velasquez’s head coach Javier […]