UFC 169: Win or Lose, Jose Aldo Must Make a Move to Lightweight

Unquestionably, UFC featherweight champion Jose “Scarface” Aldo stands in a class by himself as far as current UFC champions go. Unbeaten since 2005, he has laid a path of destruction with emphatic wins over Mark Hominick, Mike Brown, Manny Gamburyan, Urijah Faber, Kenny Florian, Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar and Chan Sung Jung. When the Nova […]

Unquestionably, UFC featherweight champion Jose “Scarface” Aldo stands in a class by himself as far as current UFC champions go. Unbeaten since 2005, he has laid a path of destruction with emphatic wins over Mark Hominick, Mike Brown, Manny Gamburyan, Urijah Faber, Kenny Florian, Chad Mendes, Frankie Edgar and Chan Sung Jung. When the Nova […]

Benson Henderson, Josh Thomson and the Strange State of the Lightweight Division

For a long time, the UFC lightweight division was beyond reproach. Just as light heavyweight was once regarded as the fight company’s glamour division, the 155-pound class was for years universally heralded as the Octagon’s most competitive. In a sport where chaos was often the default setting, lightweight was so dependably great for so long, […]

For a long time, the UFC lightweight division was beyond reproach. Just as light heavyweight was once regarded as the fight company’s glamour division, the 155-pound class was for years universally heralded as the Octagon’s most competitive. In a sport where chaos was often the default setting, lightweight was so dependably great for so long, […]

Refreshingly Honest Josh Thomson Gets Chance to Shake Up Lightweight Status Quo

If you’ve read almost anything about Josh Thomson leading up to Saturday’s bout against Benson Henderson at UFC on Fox 10, you already know he doesn’t have time for games. Maybe he feels like he’s too old for that stuff. Though he still carries the moniker of a much younger man—”The Punk”—he’s 35 years old now […]

If you’ve read almost anything about Josh Thomson leading up to Saturday’s bout against Benson Henderson at UFC on Fox 10, you already know he doesn’t have time for games. Maybe he feels like he’s too old for that stuff. Though he still carries the moniker of a much younger man—”The Punk”—he’s 35 years old now […]

UFC Lightweight Title Hunt: Is Khabib Nurmagomedov a True Contender?

Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped into the Octagon, he has displayed a kind of confidence and poise that would make you think he is never going to lose. He never seems intimidated, nor does he seem lackluster or distracted. To see Nurmagomedov before, during or after a fight is to see a young man who […]

Ever since Khabib Nurmagomedov stepped into the Octagon, he has displayed a kind of confidence and poise that would make you think he is never going to lose. He never seems intimidated, nor does he seem lackluster or distracted. To see Nurmagomedov before, during or after a fight is to see a young man who […]

Rashid Magomedov: Get to Know the UFC Newcomer and Lightweight Prospect

MMA‘s Russian revolution continued unabated last week when the UFC signed lightweight prospect Rashid Magomedov. But this wasn’t just an empty stroke in some promotional arms race or the equivalent of a fantasy football keeper-league signing, where the prospect gets stashed on the bench for some future time. No, the UFC pressed its new toy into […]

MMA‘s Russian revolution continued unabated last week when the UFC signed lightweight prospect Rashid Magomedov. But this wasn’t just an empty stroke in some promotional arms race or the equivalent of a fantasy football keeper-league signing, where the prospect gets stashed on the bench for some future time. No, the UFC pressed its new toy into […]

The Beaten Path: 10 Best Non-UFC Lightweight Prospects

The lightweight division is likely the most populated and talented division in MMA. That’s why you see 155-pounders come and go in the UFC, as well as control most of the seasons of The Ultimate Fighter. Who are the future champions and contenders in the division? Who are the best up-and-comers that we should keep an […]

The lightweight division is likely the most populated and talented division in MMA. That’s why you see 155-pounders come and go in the UFC, as well as control most of the seasons of The Ultimate Fighter. Who are the future champions and contenders in the division? Who are the best up-and-comers that we should keep an […]