Robbie Lawler, circa 2001, was a fight promoter’s dream. Raw-boned, corn-fed and lily white, the 19-year-old Iowan prodigy appeared to be cut from granite as he laid waste to Saburo Kawakatsu at a long-forgotten extravaganza in Hawaii. The world wasn’t watching Shogun Fights, but that wasn’t important, at least not for Lawler. One man who mattered […]
Robbie Lawler, circa 2001, was a fight promoter’s dream. Raw-boned, corn-fed and lily white, the 19-year-old Iowan prodigy appeared to be cut from granite as he laid waste to Saburo Kawakatsu at a long-forgotten extravaganza in Hawaii. The world wasn’t watching Shogun Fights, but that wasn’t important, at least not for Lawler. One man who mattered […]
It’s going to take a lot more than knocking out Patrick Cummins for Daniel Cormier to convince Jon Jones that he’s ready for a shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The former Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix champion has sacrificed everything, including Popeyes chicken, to drop down to 205 pounds. Now that the hard part […]
It’s going to take a lot more than knocking out Patrick Cummins for Daniel Cormier to convince Jon Jones that he’s ready for a shot at the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. The former Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix champion has sacrificed everything, including Popeyes chicken, to drop down to 205 pounds. Now that the hard part […]
Anthony Johnson has only been back in the UFC for a short period of time and he’s already making headlines. Johnson spoke with Fox Sports about his trip to UFC 169 and the apparent rift between Johnson and UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem. “I ain’t got not beef with him, I just don’t care about him,” […]
Anthony Johnson has only been back in the UFC for a short period of time and he’s already making headlines. Johnson spoke with Fox Sports about his trip to UFC 169 and the apparent rift between Johnson and UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem. “I ain’t got not beef with him, I just don’t care about him,” […]
Earlier today, we relayed a report from Brazilian outlet Globo that said former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos had left his longtime home at Team Nogueira and made the switch to Nova Uniao. The report said there was a bit of bad blood brewing between Dos Santos and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, his longtime mentor. […]
Earlier today, we relayed a report from Brazilian outlet Globo that said former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos had left his longtime home at Team Nogueira and made the switch to Nova Uniao. The report said there was a bit of bad blood brewing between Dos Santos and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, his longtime mentor. […]
Dana White has been blowing hot air into the “Brock Lesnar returning to MMA” balloon for a long time now. At the UFC 169 press conference, as posted by Brian Tucker on MMAFighting.com, though, he let all the air right out. When asked about a return, and whether or not something was already in the […]
Dana White has been blowing hot air into the “Brock Lesnar returning to MMA” balloon for a long time now. At the UFC 169 press conference, as posted by Brian Tucker on MMAFighting.com, though, he let all the air right out. When asked about a return, and whether or not something was already in the […]
Donald Cerrone may have difficulties with impulse control. Despite spending years as a lightweight contender in the UFC and WEC—and netting more than his share of lucrative post-fight bonuses along the way—”Cowboy” is broke and needs to refill his coffers. And for Cerrone, that means fighting as early and as often as humanly possible. “What […]
Donald Cerrone may have difficulties with impulse control. Despite spending years as a lightweight contender in the UFC and WEC—and netting more than his share of lucrative post-fight bonuses along the way—”Cowboy” is broke and needs to refill his coffers. And for Cerrone, that means fighting as early and as often as humanly possible. “What […]