Yoel Romero Could Be Man to Beat at Middleweight, If He Just Cuts out the Crazy

For Yoel Romero, perhaps the trick will be avoiding any further episodes of foot-in-mouth disease just long enough for him to fight for the middleweight title. A few days removed from his stunning third-round TKO win over Lyoto Machida at UFC Fight Night 70, most of the headlines about Romero are still fixated on the […]

For Yoel Romero, perhaps the trick will be avoiding any further episodes of foot-in-mouth disease just long enough for him to fight for the middleweight title. A few days removed from his stunning third-round TKO win over Lyoto Machida at UFC Fight Night 70, most of the headlines about Romero are still fixated on the […]

UFC 186: Did Demetrious Johnson Just Say Something Interesting on Purpose?

There’s nothing to be gained, nothing whatsoever, from asking MMA fighters if they can beat Floyd Mayweather. When all other things are equal, that’s a life rule you can set your watch to. But for one shining moment earlier this week, the world flipped upside down. The stupidest question in MMA—and that’s not a title […]

There’s nothing to be gained, nothing whatsoever, from asking MMA fighters if they can beat Floyd Mayweather. When all other things are equal, that’s a life rule you can set your watch to. But for one shining moment earlier this week, the world flipped upside down. The stupidest question in MMA—and that’s not a title […]

UFC Fight Night 63?s Jorge Masvidal: I Just Hope Al Iaquinta Fights Like a Man

Jorge Masvidal wants a fight, and he doesn’t mean a mixed martial arts bout in its strictest sense. He already knows he’s getting that. He and opponent “Raging” Al Iaquinta signed on to fight in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 63 in Fairfax, Virginia, so he’s not worried about getting into the cage […]

Jorge Masvidal wants a fight, and he doesn’t mean a mixed martial arts bout in its strictest sense. He already knows he’s getting that. He and opponent “Raging” Al Iaquinta signed on to fight in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night 63 in Fairfax, Virginia, so he’s not worried about getting into the cage […]

Is Rafael dos Anjos Just Keeping the UFC Belt Warm for Khabib Nurmagomedov?

There was a bittersweet quality to Rafael dos Anjos’ victory over Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. It was as if, even as he was winning the lightweight title, Dos Anjos couldn’t win. The new champion turned in a commanding performance on Saturday night, succinctly dragging all of Pettis’ weaknesses out of the dark recesses of […]

There was a bittersweet quality to Rafael dos Anjos’ victory over Anthony Pettis at UFC 185. It was as if, even as he was winning the lightweight title, Dos Anjos couldn’t win. The new champion turned in a commanding performance on Saturday night, succinctly dragging all of Pettis’ weaknesses out of the dark recesses of […]

Chris Weidman Talks Anderson Silva’s Future: Would ‘Just Like to See Him Retire’

Despite the fact that Anderson Silva scored a win just 13 months after breaking both his left tibia and fibula, the man responsible for those injuries, UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman, evidently wasn’t all that moved by the feat. Top-ranked middleweight Silva proved he fully recovered from the gruesome injuries he suffered on a leg […]

Despite the fact that Anderson Silva scored a win just 13 months after breaking both his left tibia and fibula, the man responsible for those injuries, UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman, evidently wasn’t all that moved by the feat. Top-ranked middleweight Silva proved he fully recovered from the gruesome injuries he suffered on a leg […]

Chris Weidman Talks Anderson Silva’s Future: ‘I’d Just Like to See Him Retire’

Despite the fact that Anderson Silva scored a win just 13 months after breaking both his left tibia and fibula, the man responsible for those injuries, UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman, evidently wasn’t all that moved by the feat. Top-ranked middleweight Silva proved he fully recovered from the gruesome injuries he suffered on a leg […]

Despite the fact that Anderson Silva scored a win just 13 months after breaking both his left tibia and fibula, the man responsible for those injuries, UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman, evidently wasn’t all that moved by the feat. Top-ranked middleweight Silva proved he fully recovered from the gruesome injuries he suffered on a leg […]