Tag: Fighter

Jon Jones Says Being Called “Cocky” Is the “Biggest Blow” to Him as a Fighter

Jon Jones is widely considered the future of mixed martial arts. The 24-year-old’s dominant performances over former champions like Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has garnered him a lot of success in a…

Jon Jones is widely considered the future of mixed martial arts. The 24-year-old’s dominant performances over former champions like Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson has garnered him a lot of success in a short period of time. But for the amount of praise he receives from the media, Jones gets even more criticism […]

The 10 Best Fighters in Ultimate Fighter History

The UFC’s venerable reality show takes a new turn on Friday night when the first-ever season of The Ultimate Fighter Live debuts on FX. Fourteen seasons of the show have provided us with plenty of forgettable moments and easily-dismissed fighters…

The UFC’s venerable reality show takes a new turn on Friday night when the first-ever season of The Ultimate Fighter Live debuts on FX. Fourteen seasons of the show have provided us with plenty of forgettable moments and easily-dismissed fighters. But there have also been plenty of gems to emerge from the show, especially during […]

The Ultimate Fighter: Power Ranking Each Field of Fighters

The Ultimate Fighter returns this Friday, with coaches Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz guiding a new batch of young fighters. The great thing about this season is that all of the fights are live, making for more excitement. This season features a new cl…

The Ultimate Fighter returns this Friday, with coaches Urijah Faber and Dominick Cruz guiding a new batch of young fighters. The great thing about this season is that all of the fights are live, making for more excitement. This season features a new class of lightweights. The premiere is also guaranteed to packed with excitement, […]

UFC’s Urijah Faber, Dominick Cruz Preview ‘The Ultimate Fighter Live’

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber don’t really like each other.  That’s been made abundantly clear over the course of a bitter rivalry that started behind the scenes and spilled over onto Twitter and the UFC airw…

UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber don’t really like each other.  That’s been made abundantly clear over the course of a bitter rivalry that started behind the scenes and spilled over onto Twitter and the UFC airwaves over the past 12 months. The pair tried to settle their differences at UFC 132 last […]

Miesha Tate’s Decision to Avoid Tapping Highlights Fighter Stupidity

Miesha Tate is a tough fighter. That can’t be disputed. But she’s also dumb.  And I’m not picking specifically on Tate, though I know it may sound that way. She’s just the latest in a long line of fighters who decided that …

Miesha Tate is a tough fighter. That can’t be disputed. But she’s also dumb.  And I’m not picking specifically on Tate, though I know it may sound that way. She’s just the latest in a long line of fighters who decided that it was better to look tough during the course of a fight rather […]

TUF 15: Forrest, Liddell and Faber Give Thoughts on the New Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter 15 is set to debut this Friday on FX, and among changes to where the show will be broadcast are format changes as well. Now, the show will be shot and edited the same week of the broadcast and the fights will be broadcast live. &#8…

The Ultimate Fighter 15 is set to debut this Friday on FX, and among changes to where the show will be broadcast are format changes as well. Now, the show will be shot and edited the same week of the broadcast and the fights will be broadcast live. “I think it’s going to be awesome,” […]