Why Fighters Like Luke Rockhold and Ovince St. Preux Are so Important to the UFC

Luke Rockhold and Ovince St. Preux more than earned their keep last weekend. During back-to-back UFC events that featured some 21 fights, Rockhold and St. Preux turned in the only truly impactful performances. Rockhold thumped Michael Bisping en route to a second-round submission, while St. Preux shocked Mauricio “Shogun” Rua with a 34-second TKO. In […]

Luke Rockhold and Ovince St. Preux more than earned their keep last weekend. During back-to-back UFC events that featured some 21 fights, Rockhold and St. Preux turned in the only truly impactful performances. Rockhold thumped Michael Bisping en route to a second-round submission, while St. Preux shocked Mauricio “Shogun” Rua with a 34-second TKO. In […]

Ronda Rousey Says Cris Cyborg Fighting on PEDs Is Like Fighting with a Weapon

Ronda Rousey always seems to crank up the intensity a bit when talking about Cris “Cyborg” Justino.  Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani (NSFW language), the UFC women’s bantamweight champion dished on Cyborg, and the results were critical, as expected.  “Cyborg is just a fraud and a cheat,” Rousey told Helwani. “I’ll do […]

Ronda Rousey always seems to crank up the intensity a bit when talking about Cris “Cyborg” Justino.  Speaking on Monday’s edition of The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani (NSFW language), the UFC women’s bantamweight champion dished on Cyborg, and the results were critical, as expected.  “Cyborg is just a fraud and a cheat,” Rousey told Helwani. “I’ll do […]

Conor McGregor: ‘I Don’t Like This Weight. I Like Fighting at Lightweight’

The fact that Conor McGregor has yet to challenge for the UFC featherweight title certainly didn’t deter the silver-tongued Irishman from teasing the notion of bumping up to lightweight Saturday night. Following his prophetic win over seasoned vet Dustin Poirier at UFC 178, the surging McGregor opened up on his future plans to jump from […]

The fact that Conor McGregor has yet to challenge for the UFC featherweight title certainly didn’t deter the silver-tongued Irishman from teasing the notion of bumping up to lightweight Saturday night. Following his prophetic win over seasoned vet Dustin Poirier at UFC 178, the surging McGregor opened up on his future plans to jump from […]

Wanderlei Silva on Lifetime Ban: The NSAC ‘Looks Like a Circus’

Former PRIDE champ and UFC veteran Wanderlei Silva is less than thrilled after being handed a lifetime ban by the Nevada State Athletic Commission Tuesday, and he isn’t shy about saying so.  The Axe Murderer was issued a precedent-setting lifetime ban by the commission, per Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting, after refusing a random drug […]

Former PRIDE champ and UFC veteran Wanderlei Silva is less than thrilled after being handed a lifetime ban by the Nevada State Athletic Commission Tuesday, and he isn’t shy about saying so.  The Axe Murderer was issued a precedent-setting lifetime ban by the commission, per Luke Thomas of MMA Fighting, after refusing a random drug […]

Conor McGregor Is Like ‘A Young Muhammad Ali,’ Demetrious Johnson Says

Demetrious Johnson has a reputation as someone who has a difficult time hyping his own fights. Apparently, he does much better when he’s hyping another fighter, especially a fighter with lots of of hype skills. In other words, the UFC flyweight champion was enthusiastically hyping the hypers Monday on The MMA Hour broadcast with host […]

Demetrious Johnson has a reputation as someone who has a difficult time hyping his own fights. Apparently, he does much better when he’s hyping another fighter, especially a fighter with lots of of hype skills. In other words, the UFC flyweight champion was enthusiastically hyping the hypers Monday on The MMA Hour broadcast with host […]

Cheick Kongo: ‘The UFC Threw Me Away After Treating Me Like S–t at the End’

Sixteen months after surprisingly turning down a four-fight contract extension with the UFC, Bellator MMA heavyweight Cheick Kongo offered some insight regarding his split with his former employer. “You know some things happen unexpectedly in your career, but no matter what happens, you can get everything you want. Everything in my career now is good,” […]

Sixteen months after surprisingly turning down a four-fight contract extension with the UFC, Bellator MMA heavyweight Cheick Kongo offered some insight regarding his split with his former employer. “You know some things happen unexpectedly in your career, but no matter what happens, you can get everything you want. Everything in my career now is good,” […]