Rory MacDonald: MMA ‘Purist’ Wants Headbutts, No Time Limit in UFC

Give Rory MacDonald a “Just Bleed” t-shirt, a cold beer and enough mayhem to fill a late-’80s Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. The top UFC welterweight contender isn’t hip to all of the rules and regulations of modern-day MMA. If it were up to him, there would be headbutts, no time limit and kicks and knees […]

Give Rory MacDonald a “Just Bleed” t-shirt, a cold beer and enough mayhem to fill a late-’80s Jean-Claude Van Damme movie. The top UFC welterweight contender isn’t hip to all of the rules and regulations of modern-day MMA. If it were up to him, there would be headbutts, no time limit and kicks and knees […]

Report: Mark Hunt Had to Cut 18 Pounds to Make Heavyweight Limit for UFC FN 52

Looks like UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt really let himself go in between fights, something he could regret Friday in Japan.  “The Super Samoan” tipped the scales at a hefty 284 pounds at the end of the day Thursday, so therefore, he would’ve been forced to shed 18 pounds by Friday’s 3 a.m. ET weigh-ins, according […]

Looks like UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt really let himself go in between fights, something he could regret Friday in Japan.  “The Super Samoan” tipped the scales at a hefty 284 pounds at the end of the day Thursday, so therefore, he would’ve been forced to shed 18 pounds by Friday’s 3 a.m. ET weigh-ins, according […]

The Rising Tide: The Sky Is the Limit for UFC 165?s Khabib Nurmagomedov

Stone. Cold. Impressive. Every prospect in mixed martial arts becomes that way by earning accolades of this nature, but every now and again, one fighter will show a level of potential that deserves more than basic descriptive adjectives. In regard to surging lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov, cliched terms barely do justice to the performances he’s displayed […]

Stone. Cold. Impressive. Every prospect in mixed martial arts becomes that way by earning accolades of this nature, but every now and again, one fighter will show a level of potential that deserves more than basic descriptive adjectives. In regard to surging lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov, cliched terms barely do justice to the performances he’s displayed […]

UFC 142: Dana White “Beyond Pissed” at Anthony Johnson for Weight Limit Breach

UFC President Dana White told MMA Junkie he was “beyond pissed” at Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for weighing 197 pounds for a middleweight UFC 142 co-main event bout against Vitor Belfort. White said Johnson came within a pound-and-…

UFC President Dana White told MMA Junkie he was “beyond pissed” at Anthony “Rumble” Johnson for weighing 197 pounds for a middleweight UFC 142 co-main event bout against Vitor Belfort. White said Johnson came within a pound-and-a-half of the 186-pound limit allowed for non-title middleweight fights, but was forced by a doctor to rehydrate because […]