UFC 168: Another Atypical Pre-Fight Interview with Josh Barnett

As a writer who has made a career out of doing interviews and features, I have come to learn that timing means everything. When fighters are locked in the repetitive media grind of fight week or in the middle of cutting weight, there are times when getting through a basic pre-fight interview can be a […]

As a writer who has made a career out of doing interviews and features, I have come to learn that timing means everything. When fighters are locked in the repetitive media grind of fight week or in the middle of cutting weight, there are times when getting through a basic pre-fight interview can be a […]

Josh Barnett: Catch Wrestling and Old-School Boxing

This is the second in a two-part series on Josh Barnett. Please check out the first part here. The main theme that you will have noticed in our discussion of escapes in Part 1 is that Barnett does not waste time mucking around on the bottom if he doesn’t have to. BJ Penn was the […]

This is the second in a two-part series on Josh Barnett. Please check out the first part here. The main theme that you will have noticed in our discussion of escapes in Part 1 is that Barnett does not waste time mucking around on the bottom if he doesn’t have to. BJ Penn was the […]

Travis Browne: Josh Barnett Will Have to Finish Me at UFC 168

Outside of two tantalizing grudge matches set to command the majority of attention heading into UFC 168 next weekend in Las Vegas, the UFC’s end of the year bash has yet another scintillating matchup on deck. Before Chris Weidman, Anderson Silva, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate step inside the Octagon, heavyweight standouts Travis Browne and Josh […]

Outside of two tantalizing grudge matches set to command the majority of attention heading into UFC 168 next weekend in Las Vegas, the UFC’s end of the year bash has yet another scintillating matchup on deck. Before Chris Weidman, Anderson Silva, Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate step inside the Octagon, heavyweight standouts Travis Browne and Josh […]

Junior Dos Santos Believes Next Opponent Should Be Josh Barnett-Travis Browne

Junior dos Santos has given us unforgettable fights over the past few years. From a storied trilogy opposite UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez to a highlight-reel knockout of the uber-popular Mark Hunt, “Cigano” has been one of the promotion’s biggest draws. But as dominant and effective as dos Santos has been on his feet, the […]

Junior dos Santos has given us unforgettable fights over the past few years. From a storied trilogy opposite UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez to a highlight-reel knockout of the uber-popular Mark Hunt, “Cigano” has been one of the promotion’s biggest draws. But as dominant and effective as dos Santos has been on his feet, the […]

Junior Dos Santos Belives His Next Opponent Should Be Josh Barnett-Travis Browne

Junior dos Santos has given us unforgettable fights over the past few years. From a storied trilogy opposite UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez to a highlight-reel knockout of the uber-popular Mark Hunt, “Cigano” has been one of the promotion’s biggest draws. But as dominant and effective as dos Santos has been on his feet, the […]

Junior dos Santos has given us unforgettable fights over the past few years. From a storied trilogy opposite UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez to a highlight-reel knockout of the uber-popular Mark Hunt, “Cigano” has been one of the promotion’s biggest draws. But as dominant and effective as dos Santos has been on his feet, the […]

The Fighting Life: Josh Thomson Is Determined to Leave His Mark on the UFC

Josh Thomson won’t deny there is a chip on his shoulder. And it’s been there for quite some time. The AKA staple and top-ranked lightweight has hovered in the conversation as one of the best 155-pound fighters in the world for the past decade. Yet, where his record and résumé reflect a body of work […]

Josh Thomson won’t deny there is a chip on his shoulder. And it’s been there for quite some time. The AKA staple and top-ranked lightweight has hovered in the conversation as one of the best 155-pound fighters in the world for the past decade. Yet, where his record and résumé reflect a body of work […]