In MMA, the idea of a divisional no man’s land is pretty straightforward. Basically, it means you can beat everyone in your division except the champion. You lose one fight to that person, you work your way back to a rematch, you come up short in that second one and then you’re stuck. The unwritten […]
In MMA, the idea of a divisional no man’s land is pretty straightforward. Basically, it means you can beat everyone in your division except the champion. You lose one fight to that person, you work your way back to a rematch, you come up short in that second one and then you’re stuck. The unwritten […]
An influx of Irish fighters, anchored by brazen featherweight top contender Conor McGregor, have infiltrated multiple UFC weight classes. Cathal Pendred, Norman Parke and Patrick Holohan are the main culprits. McGregor leads the charge, capturing the attention of the mixed martial arts masses with his volatile sense of humor and sleek sense of style. One […]
An influx of Irish fighters, anchored by brazen featherweight top contender Conor McGregor, have infiltrated multiple UFC weight classes. Cathal Pendred, Norman Parke and Patrick Holohan are the main culprits. McGregor leads the charge, capturing the attention of the mixed martial arts masses with his volatile sense of humor and sleek sense of style. One […]
Joseph Benavidez has already lost to Demetrious Johnson twice. As long as Mighty Mouse is the champion, Benavidez is at the back of the line for a title shot, or so the story goes. Regardless of who comes out victorious at UFC 183 between Ian McCall and John Lineker, though, Benavidez should be the next challenger for […]
Joseph Benavidez has already lost to Demetrious Johnson twice. As long as Mighty Mouse is the champion, Benavidez is at the back of the line for a title shot, or so the story goes. Regardless of who comes out victorious at UFC 183 between Ian McCall and John Lineker, though, Benavidez should be the next challenger for […]
Joseph Benavidez is in a rough spot within the UFC flyweight division. After facing and falling to Demetrious Johnson two times in just about 15 months, he is well out of the title picture. However, he is still ranked No. 2 behind John Dodson. With his win over Dustin Ortiz at UFC Fight Night 57, he moved his […]
Joseph Benavidez is in a rough spot within the UFC flyweight division. After facing and falling to Demetrious Johnson two times in just about 15 months, he is well out of the title picture. However, he is still ranked No. 2 behind John Dodson. With his win over Dustin Ortiz at UFC Fight Night 57, he moved his […]
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has found a home for the flyweight championship on Fox network television. They won’t call it the flyweight championship, of course, because there exists some sort of existential hang-up with red-blooded American men viewing guys who are generally smaller than them as inferior. This is not actually the case 99.99 percent […]
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has found a home for the flyweight championship on Fox network television. They won’t call it the flyweight championship, of course, because there exists some sort of existential hang-up with red-blooded American men viewing guys who are generally smaller than them as inferior. This is not actually the case 99.99 percent […]
Coming into UFC on Fox 9, fans and observers weren’t convinced that the best flyweight fighters in the world could finish a fight. After the main event Saturday night in Sacramento, Calif., in which Demetrious Johnson knocked out Joseph Benavidez in the first round to retain the UFC flyweight title, perhaps some people saw a […]
Coming into UFC on Fox 9, fans and observers weren’t convinced that the best flyweight fighters in the world could finish a fight. After the main event Saturday night in Sacramento, Calif., in which Demetrious Johnson knocked out Joseph Benavidez in the first round to retain the UFC flyweight title, perhaps some people saw a […]