UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has long flirted with the idea of moving up to lightweight and trying to add another title to his resume. In the past, he has always deferred to his coaches and trainers, who would advise him on whether or not the move was the right thing for his career. The […]
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has long flirted with the idea of moving up to lightweight and trying to add another title to his resume. In the past, he has always deferred to his coaches and trainers, who would advise him on whether or not the move was the right thing for his career. The […]
The lightweight divisional race has been nothing short of electric in the first half of 2013. Champion Benson Henderson edged out former Strikeforce title holder Gilbert Melendez in their tilt at UFC on Fox 7 back in April, while several of the division’s top fighters experienced turbulence as they were turned back in their respective […]
The lightweight divisional race has been nothing short of electric in the first half of 2013. Champion Benson Henderson edged out former Strikeforce title holder Gilbert Melendez in their tilt at UFC on Fox 7 back in April, while several of the division’s top fighters experienced turbulence as they were turned back in their respective […]
The testosterone-soaked world of MMA is not exactly at the vanguard when it comes to accepting alternative lifestyles. At least, if a few outspoken fighters are any indication. The latest to chime in is Josh Thomson, the former Strikeforce lightweight champion and recent addition to the UFC roster. On Wednesday, Thomson (20-5-1, 3-1 UFC) used […]
The testosterone-soaked world of MMA is not exactly at the vanguard when it comes to accepting alternative lifestyles. At least, if a few outspoken fighters are any indication. The latest to chime in is Josh Thomson, the former Strikeforce lightweight champion and recent addition to the UFC roster. On Wednesday, Thomson (20-5-1, 3-1 UFC) used […]
There was a time when B.J. Penn was considered the greatest lightweight fighter on the planet. The former two-divisional champion dropped his welterweight ambitions and committed himself to dominating the 155-pound jungle—where over the course of a two year span—”The Prodigy” battered and shredded his way through the best competition the lightweight division had to […]
There was a time when B.J. Penn was considered the greatest lightweight fighter on the planet. The former two-divisional champion dropped his welterweight ambitions and committed himself to dominating the 155-pound jungle—where over the course of a two year span—”The Prodigy” battered and shredded his way through the best competition the lightweight division had to […]
Fight fans looking ahead to UFC 159′s colossal title fight between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen are making a mistake—UFC on Fox 8′s lightweight title tilt between Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez provides plenty of intrigue this Saturday. Henderson (18-2) will look to make his third title defense since taking the title from Frankie Edgar […]
Fight fans looking ahead to UFC 159′s colossal title fight between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen are making a mistake—UFC on Fox 8′s lightweight title tilt between Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez provides plenty of intrigue this Saturday. Henderson (18-2) will look to make his third title defense since taking the title from Frankie Edgar […]