For many of the UFC’s formative years, light heavyweight was the company’s undisputed glamor division. The 205-pound class became comfortably ensconced as the UFC’s marquee attraction from roughly 2000-07, when stars like Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz carried the torch. In more recent years, light heavyweight lost a step; first as a series […]
For many of the UFC’s formative years, light heavyweight was the company’s undisputed glamor division. The 205-pound class became comfortably ensconced as the UFC’s marquee attraction from roughly 2000-07, when stars like Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture and Tito Ortiz carried the torch. In more recent years, light heavyweight lost a step; first as a series […]
UFC Fight Night 37 brought forth two light heavyweight bouts, but only one affected the rankings in the division. No. 1-ranked Alexander Gustafsson squared off against No. 11-ranked Jimi Manuwa in the main event from London. Gustafsson dominated and finished Manuwa. After a controlling first round in which Gustafsson looked for a submission, he returned in […]
UFC Fight Night 37 brought forth two light heavyweight bouts, but only one affected the rankings in the division. No. 1-ranked Alexander Gustafsson squared off against No. 11-ranked Jimi Manuwa in the main event from London. Gustafsson dominated and finished Manuwa. After a controlling first round in which Gustafsson looked for a submission, he returned in […]
Daniel Cormier stepped inside the cage at UFC 170 for his first fight at light heavyweight. He took care of business in less than 90 seconds. Cormier was the No. 4-ranked heavyweight, and one of the fighters in line for a potential title shot dating back to his Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix victory. However, his […]
Daniel Cormier stepped inside the cage at UFC 170 for his first fight at light heavyweight. He took care of business in less than 90 seconds. Cormier was the No. 4-ranked heavyweight, and one of the fighters in line for a potential title shot dating back to his Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix victory. However, his […]
NBC Miami broke a story late Thursday night that a scuffle involving an armed suspect broke out in a South Florida Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy. The assailant? None other than UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva. Per NBC’s Adam Kuperstein: Police standoff in Ft. Lauderdale happening at a home owned by MMA fighter Thiago Silva. — Adam […]
NBC Miami broke a story late Thursday night that a scuffle involving an armed suspect broke out in a South Florida Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy. The assailant? None other than UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva. Per NBC’s Adam Kuperstein: Police standoff in Ft. Lauderdale happening at a home owned by MMA fighter Thiago Silva. — Adam […]
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has heard the calls for him to drop to middleweight for many years. He’s still not interested. Rua is coming off an emphatic win over James Te Huna earlier, but he’s still just 5-5 in his last 10 fights dating back to the loss to Forrest Griffin in his UFC debut at […]
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua has heard the calls for him to drop to middleweight for many years. He’s still not interested. Rua is coming off an emphatic win over James Te Huna earlier, but he’s still just 5-5 in his last 10 fights dating back to the loss to Forrest Griffin in his UFC debut at […]
Jon Jones is not only the UFC’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, he is also the organization’s long-reigning light heavyweight champion. Leading up to UFC 165, Jones had destroyed every foe in his path. He consistently made many seasoned fighters appear unworthy in their attempts to defeat the current champion. Some of Jones’ victims included former world […]
Jon Jones is not only the UFC’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter, he is also the organization’s long-reigning light heavyweight champion. Leading up to UFC 165, Jones had destroyed every foe in his path. He consistently made many seasoned fighters appear unworthy in their attempts to defeat the current champion. Some of Jones’ victims included former world […]