Fighters are truly a particular breed. To understand how they think and operate, it would take a whole team of underground scientists conducting “secret” research somewhere in New Mexico. But as private as that sort of research would be, sports is arguably the most public format in the world today. Athletes rarely separate themselves from […]
Fighters are truly a particular breed. To understand how they think and operate, it would take a whole team of underground scientists conducting “secret” research somewhere in New Mexico. But as private as that sort of research would be, sports is arguably the most public format in the world today. Athletes rarely separate themselves from […]
Jose Aldo kicks hard, ladies and gentlemen. The UFC featherweight champion carved his spot in the sport of MMA by overwhelming his opponents with a speedy, powerful and precise striking game, and his best offensive weapon might just be his chopping, damaging low kicks. Just ask Ricardo Lamas. Lamas, the most recent challenger to Aldo’s […]
Jose Aldo kicks hard, ladies and gentlemen. The UFC featherweight champion carved his spot in the sport of MMA by overwhelming his opponents with a speedy, powerful and precise striking game, and his best offensive weapon might just be his chopping, damaging low kicks. Just ask Ricardo Lamas. Lamas, the most recent challenger to Aldo’s […]
Earlier today, we relayed a report from Brazilian outlet Globo that said former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos had left his longtime home at Team Nogueira and made the switch to Nova Uniao. The report said there was a bit of bad blood brewing between Dos Santos and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, his longtime mentor. […]
Earlier today, we relayed a report from Brazilian outlet Globo that said former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos had left his longtime home at Team Nogueira and made the switch to Nova Uniao. The report said there was a bit of bad blood brewing between Dos Santos and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, his longtime mentor. […]
UFC heavyweights Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva put on an instant classic at UFC Fight Night 33 on Friday, with many proclaiming the 25-minute slugfest the best heavyweight contest in MMA history. Therefore, no one seemed to mind that the fight ended in a majority draw. Needless to say, slinging leather like that is going […]
UFC heavyweights Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva put on an instant classic at UFC Fight Night 33 on Friday, with many proclaiming the 25-minute slugfest the best heavyweight contest in MMA history. Therefore, no one seemed to mind that the fight ended in a majority draw. Needless to say, slinging leather like that is going […]
Who says rematches between two elite-level competitors can’t live up to the original meeting inside the cage? Last night, Eddie Alvarez, after a 13-month layoff due to a contract dispute, recaptured the Bellator lightweight title in a 25-minute tooth-and-nail battle with Michael Chandler. While not everyone was happy with “The Silent Assassin” getting the nod […]
Who says rematches between two elite-level competitors can’t live up to the original meeting inside the cage? Last night, Eddie Alvarez, after a 13-month layoff due to a contract dispute, recaptured the Bellator lightweight title in a 25-minute tooth-and-nail battle with Michael Chandler. While not everyone was happy with “The Silent Assassin” getting the nod […]
Ronda Rousey, the undefeated UFC women’s bantamweight champion and one of the brightest stars in MMA, may not be long for the sport. In an interview with MMAJunkie.com’s John Morgan published Thursday, she said her days as a professional fighter may be numbered. “I said from the beginning that I wok [sic] in quadrennials,” Rousey said […]
Ronda Rousey, the undefeated UFC women’s bantamweight champion and one of the brightest stars in MMA, may not be long for the sport. In an interview with MMAJunkie.com’s John Morgan published Thursday, she said her days as a professional fighter may be numbered. “I said from the beginning that I wok [sic] in quadrennials,” Rousey said […]