This weekend, the UFC makes its return to Brazil with UFC Fight Night 61. Headlined by Frank Mir and Antonio Silva, the card is heavy on local talent but has a lot of strong fighters competing in its matches. In addition to Mir and Silva, names like Edson Barboza, Michael Johnson, Iuri Alcantara and Cezar […]
This weekend, the UFC makes its return to Brazil with UFC Fight Night 61. Headlined by Frank Mir and Antonio Silva, the card is heavy on local talent but has a lot of strong fighters competing in its matches. In addition to Mir and Silva, names like Edson Barboza, Michael Johnson, Iuri Alcantara and Cezar […]
Mixed martial arts is a sport where growth and the progression of skills is required in order to find continued success. It is also one where the ability to adapt and change can be just as crucial. Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva knows the latter all too well, and he has gone […]
Mixed martial arts is a sport where growth and the progression of skills is required in order to find continued success. It is also one where the ability to adapt and change can be just as crucial. Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva knows the latter all too well, and he has gone […]
Despite moving up a weight class on short notice, Benson Henderson impressed in his welterweight debut at UFC Fight Night 60. The former lightweight champion initially had some trouble with the much larger Brandon Thatch, as Rukus tossed Henderson to the ground multiple times in the second stanza. However, Henderson was eventually able to wear […]
Despite moving up a weight class on short notice, Benson Henderson impressed in his welterweight debut at UFC Fight Night 60. The former lightweight champion initially had some trouble with the much larger Brandon Thatch, as Rukus tossed Henderson to the ground multiple times in the second stanza. However, Henderson was eventually able to wear […]
Some of the most heartwarming MMA stories in recent years have been the life-changing effects a post-fight bonus can make to a UFC fighter. From Pat Barry suddenly receiving $120,000 after subsisting on rice and ketchup to Diego Brandao buying his mother a house after scoring two extra checks for his shocking submission victory over […]
Some of the most heartwarming MMA stories in recent years have been the life-changing effects a post-fight bonus can make to a UFC fighter. From Pat Barry suddenly receiving $120,000 after subsisting on rice and ketchup to Diego Brandao buying his mother a house after scoring two extra checks for his shocking submission victory over […]
Brandon Thatch won the approval of bettors when he somehow wound up entering UFC Fight Night 60 as the favorite over former lightweight champion Benson Henderson. However, while Thatch demonstrated some excellent skills, stalking Henderson throughout and hammering him with body kicks, one simple thing shined through Saturday night. Thatch is an untested prospect. Henderson […]
Brandon Thatch won the approval of bettors when he somehow wound up entering UFC Fight Night 60 as the favorite over former lightweight champion Benson Henderson. However, while Thatch demonstrated some excellent skills, stalking Henderson throughout and hammering him with body kicks, one simple thing shined through Saturday night. Thatch is an untested prospect. Henderson […]
We were in some rarefied air Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 60. No, really. Broomfield, Colorado, is 5,420 feet above sea level. That’s more than a mile. That sort of altitude leaves even the best athletes searching for breath. So when Benson Henderson stepped in to face Brandon Thatch on two weeks’ notice—and in […]
We were in some rarefied air Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 60. No, really. Broomfield, Colorado, is 5,420 feet above sea level. That’s more than a mile. That sort of altitude leaves even the best athletes searching for breath. So when Benson Henderson stepped in to face Brandon Thatch on two weeks’ notice—and in […]