With two title bouts, UFC 185 brought big changes in multiple divisions. In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk stopped Carla Esparza with strikes to capture the women’s strawweight championship. Having dethroned the inaugural 115-pound titleholder, Jedrzejczyk now has a chance to become the first fighter to ever defend the division’s belt. Later on, in the […]
With two title bouts, UFC 185 brought big changes in multiple divisions. In the co-main event, Joanna Jedrzejczyk stopped Carla Esparza with strikes to capture the women’s strawweight championship. Having dethroned the inaugural 115-pound titleholder, Jedrzejczyk now has a chance to become the first fighter to ever defend the division’s belt. Later on, in the […]
Ronda Rousey is well on her way toward becoming the most dominant current UFC champion. On Saturday, Rousey defended her UFC belt in a fifth consecutive outing by submitting Cat Zingano. Though Zingano was widely considered to be the toughest challenger remaining for Rousey in the women’s bantamweight division, the champion locked up another armbar […]
Ronda Rousey is well on her way toward becoming the most dominant current UFC champion. On Saturday, Rousey defended her UFC belt in a fifth consecutive outing by submitting Cat Zingano. Though Zingano was widely considered to be the toughest challenger remaining for Rousey in the women’s bantamweight division, the champion locked up another armbar […]
It’s a long shot. Anything involving Brock Lesnar and MMA is a long shot. But stranger things have happened, and it sounds like Frank Mir is ready to get strange. After knocking out fellow heavyweight Antonio Silva in the first round of Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night 61 main event, Mir said at the post-fight […]
It’s a long shot. Anything involving Brock Lesnar and MMA is a long shot. But stranger things have happened, and it sounds like Frank Mir is ready to get strange. After knocking out fellow heavyweight Antonio Silva in the first round of Sunday night’s UFC Fight Night 61 main event, Mir said at the post-fight […]
At UFC Fight Night 60 on Saturday, Benson Henderson picked up a submission win over Brandon Thatch in his UFC welterweight debut. The former lightweight champion made the move up in weight despite competing at 155 pounds less than one month earlier. While Henderson did seem to have trouble with Thatch’s size early on, he […]
At UFC Fight Night 60 on Saturday, Benson Henderson picked up a submission win over Brandon Thatch in his UFC welterweight debut. The former lightweight champion made the move up in weight despite competing at 155 pounds less than one month earlier. While Henderson did seem to have trouble with Thatch’s size early on, he […]
The once and future king. That is a mantra that represents the mindset of former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. Those who follow “Smooth” on social media platforms are used to seeing it in hashtag form, but to the man himself, those words set forth a goal he’s determined to accomplish. In Henderson’s […]
The once and future king. That is a mantra that represents the mindset of former WEC and UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson. Those who follow “Smooth” on social media platforms are used to seeing it in hashtag form, but to the man himself, those words set forth a goal he’s determined to accomplish. In Henderson’s […]
A third straight loss and another failed drug test could be the final nail in the coffin of Nick Diaz’s rollercoaster career. The former Strikeforce champ could face a lengthy suspension and a hefty fine for failing a post-fight drug test at UFC 183. Seeing as it’s Diaz’s third offense, the Nevada Athletic Commission could […]
A third straight loss and another failed drug test could be the final nail in the coffin of Nick Diaz’s rollercoaster career. The former Strikeforce champ could face a lengthy suspension and a hefty fine for failing a post-fight drug test at UFC 183. Seeing as it’s Diaz’s third offense, the Nevada Athletic Commission could […]