Tag: Heavyweights

MMA: Can Strikeforce Survive as an Independent League Without the Heavyweights?

Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Saturday is also a grand finale for the heavyweight division. Though there may be one more fight left in the league for the participants in the main event, Strikeforce is set to move on without a heavyweight d…

Strikeforce’s Heavyweight Grand Prix Saturday is also a grand finale for the heavyweight division. Though there may be one more fight left in the league for the participants in the main event, Strikeforce is set to move on without a heavyweight division after that. So, can Strikeforce really keep driving even while the wheels are […]

UFC Heavyweights Give Predictions for Daniel Cormier vs Josh Barnett

On Saturday night, Josh Barnett faces Daniel Cormier in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finals. The tournament was originally designed to crown a No. 1 contender for the heavyweight strap, but now the winner will fight a yet-to-be-named UFC heav…

On Saturday night, Josh Barnett faces Daniel Cormier in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix finals. The tournament was originally designed to crown a No. 1 contender for the heavyweight strap, but now the winner will fight a yet-to-be-named UFC heavyweight sometime in the future. The matchup between Cormier and Barnett is interesting, as they’re both […]

B/R Official MMA Rankings for May: The Top 10 Heavyweights in MMA

If there was ever a month to be excited about the heavyweight division, this may be it. The stacked UFC 146 event features an all heavyweight main card, with big-name fighters like Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez all throwing down in La…

If there was ever a month to be excited about the heavyweight division, this may be it. The stacked UFC 146 event features an all heavyweight main card, with big-name fighters like Junior dos Santos, Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez all throwing down in Las Vegas on May 26. With so much heavyweight talent being […]

B/R Official MMA Rankings for May: The Top 10 Light Heavyweights in MMA

April was a huge month for the light heavyweight division, as it finally saw Jon Jones and Rashad Evans settle their year-long rivalry. The UFC 145 main event was one of the biggest fights the UFC will put on this year, and it delivered in the eyes of …

April was a huge month for the light heavyweight division, as it finally saw Jon Jones and Rashad Evans settle their year-long rivalry. The UFC 145 main event was one of the biggest fights the UFC will put on this year, and it delivered in the eyes of most fans. Jones made life miserable for […]

Tim Sylvia Believes He Can Compete Against the Top Heavyweights in the UFC

Not too long ago, Tim Sylvia was focused on one thing: getting back into the UFC, the promotion where he once reigned as heavyweight champion. Sylvia’s pleas fell on deaf ears.  For his next fight, he is set to face Randy Smith on the June 1…

Not too long ago, Tim Sylvia was focused on one thing: getting back into the UFC, the promotion where he once reigned as heavyweight champion. Sylvia’s pleas fell on deaf ears.  For his next fight, he is set to face Randy Smith on the June 16 NEF Fight Night 3 card, a fight card which […]

Fedor Emelianenko Could Definitely Beat These 5 UFC Heavyweights

Fedor Emelianenko just about had it all. Everything but the big blue ox. He was an ice-veined wrecking machine from the cinematic-sounding Stary Oskol, Russia. As he destroyed one man after another, his blood never seemed to reach room temperature. All…

Fedor Emelianenko just about had it all. Everything but the big blue ox. He was an ice-veined wrecking machine from the cinematic-sounding Stary Oskol, Russia. As he destroyed one man after another, his blood never seemed to reach room temperature. All that seems like a long time ago now. It seems like decades have passed […]