Ryan Jimmo Picks Bader vs. Cormier: ‘I Don’t Think He Keeps That Belt Very Long’

UFC light heavyweight Ryan Jimmo is a believer in Ryan Bader‘s chances against newly minted 205-pound champion Daniel “DC” Cormier.  Speaking with MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz ahead of his UFC Fight Night 67 bout against Francimar Barroso, Jimmo talked about a potential title fight between Bader and Cormier, predicting a new champion would be crowned should […]

UFC light heavyweight Ryan Jimmo is a believer in Ryan Bader‘s chances against newly minted 205-pound champion Daniel “DC” Cormier.  Speaking with MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz ahead of his UFC Fight Night 67 bout against Francimar Barroso, Jimmo talked about a potential title fight between Bader and Cormier, predicting a new champion would be crowned should […]

Jon Jones Still Casts Long Shadow in Suddenly Thin Light Heavyweight Division

Give credit to Daniel Cormier for saying what we all were thinking. Cormier wasted little time winning the light heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 187, snapping Anthony Johnson’s spirit like dry kindling en route to a third-round submission victory. Cormier had survived an early onslaught of punches from Johnson before his Olympic wrestling won […]

Give credit to Daniel Cormier for saying what we all were thinking. Cormier wasted little time winning the light heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 187, snapping Anthony Johnson’s spirit like dry kindling en route to a third-round submission victory. Cormier had survived an early onslaught of punches from Johnson before his Olympic wrestling won […]

UFC Champ Carla Esparza Happy to Be Different, Prepares for Long Run at the Top

Keep betting against UFC strawweight champion Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza.  She doesn’t mind. She encourages it, even. She thrives as the underdog.  “I like being the underdog, definitely,” Esparza told Bleacher Report. “It pushes me to prove myself.”  Since making her professional mixed martial arts debut in February 2010, Esparza has done plenty of proving.  […]

Keep betting against UFC strawweight champion Carla “Cookie Monster” Esparza.  She doesn’t mind. She encourages it, even. She thrives as the underdog.  “I like being the underdog, definitely,” Esparza told Bleacher Report. “It pushes me to prove myself.”  Since making her professional mixed martial arts debut in February 2010, Esparza has done plenty of proving.  […]

Don’t Worry, Ronda Rousey Fans, She’s Still a Long Way from GOAT Status

The soundtrack to Ronda Rousey’s UFC career has always been a ticking clock. Rousey is so special, her talent so glaringly cant-miss, that we’ve always known we couldn’t keep her forever. Someday, somebody’s going to come along and offer her a boatload of money for a job that doesn’t involve getting punched in the face, […]

The soundtrack to Ronda Rousey’s UFC career has always been a ticking clock. Rousey is so special, her talent so glaringly cant-miss, that we’ve always known we couldn’t keep her forever. Someday, somebody’s going to come along and offer her a boatload of money for a job that doesn’t involve getting punched in the face, […]

UFC 184 Bold Predictions: How Long Can Cat Zingano Hang with Ronda Rousey?

UFC 184 may be limping and exhausted, but at least the finish line is in sight. At this point, Ronda Rousey’s women’s bantamweight title defense against Cat Zingano will do nicely as Saturday night’s main event. The much-ballyhooed debut of Holly Holm in the co-main won’t be anything to sneeze at, either. It’ll all be […]

UFC 184 may be limping and exhausted, but at least the finish line is in sight. At this point, Ronda Rousey’s women’s bantamweight title defense against Cat Zingano will do nicely as Saturday night’s main event. The much-ballyhooed debut of Holly Holm in the co-main won’t be anything to sneeze at, either. It’ll all be […]

MMA Has No Heroes: Anderson Silva Joins a Long Line of UFC Drug Test Failures

Nick Diaz and Anderson Silva capped an impressive month for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31st, headlining a card in front of more than 13,000 fans at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Silva, the former middleweight champion and arguably the best fighter in the sport’s short history won a unanimous decision in […]

Nick Diaz and Anderson Silva capped an impressive month for the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31st, headlining a card in front of more than 13,000 fans at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Silva, the former middleweight champion and arguably the best fighter in the sport’s short history won a unanimous decision in […]