Don’t get me wrong, Jose Aldo has been a very good champion for the UFC. Aldo, in fact, is the only featherweight titlist the Octagon has ever known. By the time the UFC absorbed the WEC at the end of 2010, he’d so firmly entrenched himself as the best 145-pounder in the world, executives merely […]
Don’t get me wrong, Jose Aldo has been a very good champion for the UFC. Aldo, in fact, is the only featherweight titlist the Octagon has ever known. By the time the UFC absorbed the WEC at the end of 2010, he’d so firmly entrenched himself as the best 145-pounder in the world, executives merely […]
If you follow me on Twitter—and let’s be honest with each other, you have no reason not to—you’ve no doubt seen me trumpeting my excitement for Saturday’s UFC 178 card. For months. Ever since this card started taking shape, it was clear it would be the answer to any of our ongoing concerns about pay-per-view […]
If you follow me on Twitter—and let’s be honest with each other, you have no reason not to—you’ve no doubt seen me trumpeting my excitement for Saturday’s UFC 178 card. For months. Ever since this card started taking shape, it was clear it would be the answer to any of our ongoing concerns about pay-per-view […]
First there was Matt Hughes, who had two stints as the UFC’s welterweight champion for a total of 1,577 days. He clobbered opponent after opponent as he became the first great welterweight champion of the modern UFC era. Then there was Georges St-Pierre, who, like Hughes, had multiple stints as the welterweight king. St-Pierre absolutely […]
First there was Matt Hughes, who had two stints as the UFC’s welterweight champion for a total of 1,577 days. He clobbered opponent after opponent as he became the first great welterweight champion of the modern UFC era. Then there was Georges St-Pierre, who, like Hughes, had multiple stints as the welterweight king. St-Pierre absolutely […]
Plenty of people appreciate the heavyweights. For decades immemorial, these behemoths have buttered the bread that is combat sports. But I wish there was more love for the rank and file: the lumbering heavyweights. You know, the guys who look and move like, you know, guys. UFC Fight Night 50, happening Friday, is a necessary […]
Plenty of people appreciate the heavyweights. For decades immemorial, these behemoths have buttered the bread that is combat sports. But I wish there was more love for the rank and file: the lumbering heavyweights. You know, the guys who look and move like, you know, guys. UFC Fight Night 50, happening Friday, is a necessary […]
UFC legend Randy Couture will be appearing on Season 19 of ABC’s long-running dance competition series Dancing with the Stars. ABC announced the news Thursday, revealing the full cast of celebrities (more or less) who will face off in the show’s popular tournament. Couture isn’t the only athlete on the cast, either, as he is […]
UFC legend Randy Couture will be appearing on Season 19 of ABC’s long-running dance competition series Dancing with the Stars. ABC announced the news Thursday, revealing the full cast of celebrities (more or less) who will face off in the show’s popular tournament. Couture isn’t the only athlete on the cast, either, as he is […]
UFC Fight Night 47 plays host to one of the most pivotal matchups in the flyweight division—No. 6-ranked Jussier Formiga vs. No. 9-ranked Zach Makovsky. And it is on the Fox Sports 2 prelims. Formiga has exchanged wins and losses in his four UFC bouts, but he remains one of the best 125-pound fighters in […]
UFC Fight Night 47 plays host to one of the most pivotal matchups in the flyweight division—No. 6-ranked Jussier Formiga vs. No. 9-ranked Zach Makovsky. And it is on the Fox Sports 2 prelims. Formiga has exchanged wins and losses in his four UFC bouts, but he remains one of the best 125-pound fighters in […]