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Georges St-Pierre’s UFC Hiatus No Longer a Mystery: It’s Definitely Drug Testing

At this point, there appears to be very little mystery left in Georges St-Pierre’s indefinite leave of absence from mixed martial arts. In case you didn’t hear him the first time, the former UFC welterweight champion said on Monday he thinks major changes are still needed in how the sport conducts its drug testing. Without […]

At this point, there appears to be very little mystery left in Georges St-Pierre’s indefinite leave of absence from mixed martial arts. In case you didn’t hear him the first time, the former UFC welterweight champion said on Monday he thinks major changes are still needed in how the sport conducts its drug testing. Without […]

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Jose Aldo No Longer Staking a Claim to Lightweight Title Shot After UFC 163

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 […]

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Why Wrestling May No Longer Be the Best Base for MMA

As this sport has grown over the last few decades we’ve seen different styles emerge as dominant while others become more commonly known by the average competitor.   When the UFC was in its early days, the man with gall enough to rush and br…

As this sport has grown over the last few decades we’ve seen different styles emerge as dominant while others become more commonly known by the average competitor.   When the UFC was in its early days, the man with gall enough to rush and brawl usually won.  Intimidation and fearlessness were the primary weapons of […]

MMA: Judging by Their Website, Strikeforce Won’t Be Alive Much Longer

The (overly)simplified Strikeforce website is bad on an epic scale. So bad, in fact, that you must seriously wonder what Zuffa has in store for them. The website is now what seems to be a word document that was copied and pasted onto the site—a s…

The (overly)simplified Strikeforce website is bad on an epic scale. So bad, in fact, that you must seriously wonder what Zuffa has in store for them. The website is now what seems to be a word document that was copied and pasted onto the site—a superlative example of somebody not giving an F. This does […]

Why Strikeforce Won’t Survive Much Longer

For a time, Strikeforce became the UFC’s most viable and threatening rival in the world of mixed martial arts. Key signings of Dan Henderson and heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko set the San Jose based promotion above most others.  During …

For a time, Strikeforce became the UFC’s most viable and threatening rival in the world of mixed martial arts. Key signings of Dan Henderson and heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko set the San Jose based promotion above most others.  During the height of their success, Strikeforce housed the likes of Alistair Overeem, Cung Le and the […]

Georges St-Pierre: “I Am No Longer UFC Champion or the Best in the World”

A new UFC welterweight champion will be crowned at UFC 143 on Saturday night, and it won’t be Georges St-Pierre. The legendary welterweight and future UFC Hall-of-Famer has been sidelined with a knee injury that could keep him out of action for m…

A new UFC welterweight champion will be crowned at UFC 143 on Saturday night, and it won’t be Georges St-Pierre. The legendary welterweight and future UFC Hall-of-Famer has been sidelined with a knee injury that could keep him out of action for most of 2012. Now, former Strikeforce champion Nick Diaz will take on former […]