An Official Plea to UFC: Give Us Ben Rothwell vs. Andrei Arlovski

A terror-filled weekend was highlighted by the release of Focus Features’ Insidious: Chapter 3 and one of the greatest heel turns in UFC history. I tossed and turned all night trying to rid my mind of a sweaty, unshaven Ben Rothwell standing in the Octagon next to UFC commentator Jon Anik, laughing maniacally after choking […]

A terror-filled weekend was highlighted by the release of Focus Features’ Insidious: Chapter 3 and one of the greatest heel turns in UFC history. I tossed and turned all night trying to rid my mind of a sweaty, unshaven Ben Rothwell standing in the Octagon next to UFC commentator Jon Anik, laughing maniacally after choking […]

Maynard, Dugulubgov Give Back to Wrestling at Grapple at The Garden Meet

A once-in-a-lifetime meeting between two of MMA’s brightest stars will take place on a wrestling mat at Sunday’s Grapple at The Garden event.   In the hallowed halls of Madison Square Garden, two-time UFC lightweight title contender Gray Maynard and surging World Series of Fighting lightweight contender Ozzy Dugulubgov will return to their grappling roots […]

A once-in-a-lifetime meeting between two of MMA’s brightest stars will take place on a wrestling mat at Sunday’s Grapple at The Garden event.   In the hallowed halls of Madison Square Garden, two-time UFC lightweight title contender Gray Maynard and surging World Series of Fighting lightweight contender Ozzy Dugulubgov will return to their grappling roots […]

Luke Rockhold Plans to Give Michael Bisping a ‘Reality Check’ at Fight Night 55

Life is good for Luke Rockhold. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion turned surging contender under the UFC banner has been wrecking shop inside the Octagon as of late, putting on back-to-back dominant performances against tough competition. The 29-year-old AKA staple dispatched Costas Philippou and Tim Boetsch by way of impressive stoppages. He starched Philippou with a liver kick […]

Life is good for Luke Rockhold. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion turned surging contender under the UFC banner has been wrecking shop inside the Octagon as of late, putting on back-to-back dominant performances against tough competition. The 29-year-old AKA staple dispatched Costas Philippou and Tim Boetsch by way of impressive stoppages. He starched Philippou with a liver kick […]

3 Reasons It’s Time to Give Fight Pass a Break

UFC Fight Pass is like a young racehorse. It’s a little gangly now, but it’ll grow quickly into something useful, with the right attention.  The UFC streaming service got off to a rocky start with security and navigation issues, but it adjusted itself accordingly after consumer response. Most of the problems seemed to come from […]

UFC Fight Pass is like a young racehorse. It’s a little gangly now, but it’ll grow quickly into something useful, with the right attention.  The UFC streaming service got off to a rocky start with security and navigation issues, but it adjusted itself accordingly after consumer response. Most of the problems seemed to come from […]

Will a Win over Melvin Guillard Give Michael Johnson the Respect He Deserves?

Coming off just two wins, it’s understandable why fans are skeptical of declaring Michael Johnson as a fighter of note in the UFC’s lightweight division. It’s a weight class overflowing with talent. More than a few incredibly gifted fighters have found out that athleticism and power alone don’t carry you to a title shot. If […]

Coming off just two wins, it’s understandable why fans are skeptical of declaring Michael Johnson as a fighter of note in the UFC’s lightweight division. It’s a weight class overflowing with talent. More than a few incredibly gifted fighters have found out that athleticism and power alone don’t carry you to a title shot. If […]

Report: Georges St-Pierre to Take Indefinite Leave, Give Up Welterweight Belt

Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion and one of the best fighters in MMA history, will announce Friday that he is taking an indefinite leave of absence and relinquishing his UFC belt. That is according to a report published by Canadian website RDS.ca and subsequently translated and tweeted by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. RDS.ca just reported that […]

Georges St-Pierre, the UFC welterweight champion and one of the best fighters in MMA history, will announce Friday that he is taking an indefinite leave of absence and relinquishing his UFC belt. That is according to a report published by Canadian website RDS.ca and subsequently translated and tweeted by MMA reporter Ariel Helwani. RDS.ca just reported that […]