UFC 183?s Kelvin Gastelum: A Long Shot No More

Kelvin Gastelum has gone by many names during his brief UFC tenure. On The Ultimate Fighter, he was a long shot and then a surprise winner, which in turn made him a prospect. When he moved down to welterweight and quickly finished Brian Melancon, he became a dark horse before wins over Rick Story, Nico […]

Kelvin Gastelum has gone by many names during his brief UFC tenure. On The Ultimate Fighter, he was a long shot and then a surprise winner, which in turn made him a prospect. When he moved down to welterweight and quickly finished Brian Melancon, he became a dark horse before wins over Rick Story, Nico […]

The Fighting Life: Brian Fosters’ Long Road to Find Peace

Fighters by their very nature are built for adversity. Whether it comes in the form of battling through a body that wants to quit inside the gym, or resisting the onslaught of an opponent’s will as it’s being imposed upon them, fighters are constructed to endure, persevere and overcome. It’s something they possessed long before […]

Fighters by their very nature are built for adversity. Whether it comes in the form of battling through a body that wants to quit inside the gym, or resisting the onslaught of an opponent’s will as it’s being imposed upon them, fighters are constructed to endure, persevere and overcome. It’s something they possessed long before […]

The Fighting Life: Brian Fosters’s Long Road to Find Peace

Fighters by their very nature are built for adversity. Whether it comes in the form of battling through a body that wants to quit inside the gym, or resisting the onslaught of an opponent’s will as it’s being imposed upon them, fighters are constructed to endure, persevere and overcome. It’s something they possessed long before […]

Fighters by their very nature are built for adversity. Whether it comes in the form of battling through a body that wants to quit inside the gym, or resisting the onslaught of an opponent’s will as it’s being imposed upon them, fighters are constructed to endure, persevere and overcome. It’s something they possessed long before […]

UFC’s Signing of CM Punk Is a Good Thing, as Long as It’s Honest About It

Saturday’s news that Phil “CM Punk” Brooks signed a multifight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship sent the mixed martial arts world into a frenzy. It is understandable. Brooks has zero athletic experience outside of his tenure as a professional wrestler. Wrestling is a very tough business, and you need plenty of athleticism to do […]

Saturday’s news that Phil “CM Punk” Brooks signed a multifight contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship sent the mixed martial arts world into a frenzy. It is understandable. Brooks has zero athletic experience outside of his tenure as a professional wrestler. Wrestling is a very tough business, and you need plenty of athleticism to do […]

UFC’s Early 2015 Schedule Could Go a Long Way to Silencing Critics, If It Holds

Dana White could only chuckle on Monday, as he and some of the UFC’s biggest stars gathered on stage to release the organization’s upcoming schedule to a theater full of fans and media. “All these guys are going to stay healthy, train smart and these fights will happen in 2015,” the UFC president told the […]

Dana White could only chuckle on Monday, as he and some of the UFC’s biggest stars gathered on stage to release the organization’s upcoming schedule to a theater full of fans and media. “All these guys are going to stay healthy, train smart and these fights will happen in 2015,” the UFC president told the […]

Despite Long Absence, T.J. Grant Is Doing the Right Thing

Professional sports careers are marred with a multitude of injuries. Often times, the athletes are forced to suffer from their effects for years after their time competing is over. The controversy surrounding brain injuries has jumped to the forefront in recent years. Mixed martial arts is not without its own concerns for head injuries. This […]

Professional sports careers are marred with a multitude of injuries. Often times, the athletes are forced to suffer from their effects for years after their time competing is over. The controversy surrounding brain injuries has jumped to the forefront in recent years. Mixed martial arts is not without its own concerns for head injuries. This […]