Though one-time middleweight title challenger Thales Leites defeated Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch at UFC 183, the Nova Uniao staple’s face told the real story. Leites won his second straight Performance of the Night bonus following his gritty second-round arm-triangle finish over Boetsch. Leites submitted The Barbarian to earn his fifth straight Octagon victory and his […]
Though one-time middleweight title challenger Thales Leites defeated Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch at UFC 183, the Nova Uniao staple’s face told the real story. Leites won his second straight Performance of the Night bonus following his gritty second-round arm-triangle finish over Boetsch. Leites submitted The Barbarian to earn his fifth straight Octagon victory and his […]
When one thinks about the hottest fighters in MMA right now, Myles Jury probably doesn’t come to mind. However, The Ultimate Fighter veteran has quietly won five in a row, landing him in the Top 15 lightweight rankings and giving him one of the longer winning streaks in the world’s top MMA promotion. On September 20, […]
When one thinks about the hottest fighters in MMA right now, Myles Jury probably doesn’t come to mind. However, The Ultimate Fighter veteran has quietly won five in a row, landing him in the Top 15 lightweight rankings and giving him one of the longer winning streaks in the world’s top MMA promotion. On September 20, […]
Our string of never-ending fight weeks continues this week with UFC on FOX 9. I’m sure it’ll be a memorable event, but can it live up to the strong memories created by heavyweights Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva last Friday night in Australia? My gut tells me it cannot, but my gut has been very […]
Our string of never-ending fight weeks continues this week with UFC on FOX 9. I’m sure it’ll be a memorable event, but can it live up to the strong memories created by heavyweights Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva last Friday night in Australia? My gut tells me it cannot, but my gut has been very […]
After a week spent celebrating the past, the mixed martial arts world inches ever forward. We’re 11 days away from the next major Ultimate Fighting Championship event—that being the TUF 18 Finale here in Las Vegas, on November 30—but there’s no shortage of things to talk about coming off UFC 167. And so, without any […]
After a week spent celebrating the past, the mixed martial arts world inches ever forward. We’re 11 days away from the next major Ultimate Fighting Championship event—that being the TUF 18 Finale here in Las Vegas, on November 30—but there’s no shortage of things to talk about coming off UFC 167. And so, without any […]
The UFC is rolling out the red carpet in Las Vegas this week. The occasion: celebrating 20 years since the birth of the company, way back in 1993. The sport has come a long way—and we’ll get into that in the following pages—and who can blame Dana White and company for taking a reflective tone […]
The UFC is rolling out the red carpet in Las Vegas this week. The occasion: celebrating 20 years since the birth of the company, way back in 1993. The sport has come a long way—and we’ll get into that in the following pages—and who can blame Dana White and company for taking a reflective tone […]
Welcome to The Buzz List. What you’ll find in the following pages is not anything resembling fighter rankings. We’ve got plenty of those already. The Buzz List—which will be published every two weeks—is our comprehensive look at the hottest things going on in mixed martial arts. If a fighter puts on a stellar performance that […]
Welcome to The Buzz List. What you’ll find in the following pages is not anything resembling fighter rankings. We’ve got plenty of those already. The Buzz List—which will be published every two weeks—is our comprehensive look at the hottest things going on in mixed martial arts. If a fighter puts on a stellar performance that […]