Cain Velasquez is injured and will no longer defend his UFC heavyweight title against Fabricio Werdum at UFC 180. Instead, popular heavyweight Mark Hunt will step in to face Werdum for the interim title at the Nov. 15 event. That’s according to a Tuesday report from Sherdog. A lot of MMA fans will surely be […]
Cain Velasquez is injured and will no longer defend his UFC heavyweight title against Fabricio Werdum at UFC 180. Instead, popular heavyweight Mark Hunt will step in to face Werdum for the interim title at the Nov. 15 event. That’s according to a Tuesday report from Sherdog. A lot of MMA fans will surely be […]
Mark Hunt’s “average” payouts from the UFC have landed him at No. 17 on the top 20 list of highest-paid athletes in New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald is reporting that the Super Samoan’s new six-fight deal with the UFC is worth around a guaranteed $350,000 per fight. With Hunt averaging around two fights per […]
Mark Hunt’s “average” payouts from the UFC have landed him at No. 17 on the top 20 list of highest-paid athletes in New Zealand. The New Zealand Herald is reporting that the Super Samoan’s new six-fight deal with the UFC is worth around a guaranteed $350,000 per fight. With Hunt averaging around two fights per […]
There’s something so cool about UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt (10-8-1)—entrancing even. He’s a human paradox, a man whose very existence defies the carefully crafted rules that govern the world of combat sports. A gargantuan with neck tattoos and fists of granite, he should be one of the scariest men alive. A man who beats people up for […]
There’s something so cool about UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt (10-8-1)—entrancing even. He’s a human paradox, a man whose very existence defies the carefully crafted rules that govern the world of combat sports. A gargantuan with neck tattoos and fists of granite, he should be one of the scariest men alive. A man who beats people up for […]
Mark Hunt’s record might not be impressive, but when he wins, you are entertained. Early Saturday morning, the Super Samoan knocked out “Big Country” Roy Nelson with an uppercut in the second round of the main event at UFC Fight Night 52 in Saitama, Japan. The 40-year-old Hunt improved to 10-8-1 with the win and […]
Mark Hunt’s record might not be impressive, but when he wins, you are entertained. Early Saturday morning, the Super Samoan knocked out “Big Country” Roy Nelson with an uppercut in the second round of the main event at UFC Fight Night 52 in Saitama, Japan. The 40-year-old Hunt improved to 10-8-1 with the win and […]
The UFC returned to Japan for Fight Night 52, and in the main event, Mark Hunt did something seemingly impossible. Something 130 Junior dos Santos punches and 91 Fabricio Werdum knees couldn’t do. He knocked out Roy Nelson. Let that sink in. Mark Hunt knocked out Roy Nelson. While the win does little to move Hunt […]
The UFC returned to Japan for Fight Night 52, and in the main event, Mark Hunt did something seemingly impossible. Something 130 Junior dos Santos punches and 91 Fabricio Werdum knees couldn’t do. He knocked out Roy Nelson. Let that sink in. Mark Hunt knocked out Roy Nelson. While the win does little to move Hunt […]
Roy Nelson had a chance to launch himself into UFC title contention at UFC Fight Night 52. He really did. Taking on sixth-ranked heavyweight Mark Hunt, Nelson found himself facing an almost perfect foe. Hunt isn’t especially nimble, quick and diverse on the feet. Fighters with those qualities (Junior dos Santos, Stipe Miocic and Fabricio […]
Roy Nelson had a chance to launch himself into UFC title contention at UFC Fight Night 52. He really did. Taking on sixth-ranked heavyweight Mark Hunt, Nelson found himself facing an almost perfect foe. Hunt isn’t especially nimble, quick and diverse on the feet. Fighters with those qualities (Junior dos Santos, Stipe Miocic and Fabricio […]