Reaction Stateside to Anderson Silva’s shocking knockout loss to Chris Weidman earlier this year ranged from “I told you so” to claims that the fight was fixed. Still, few opinions on “The Spider” changed radically afterwards, and he remains the greatest mixed martial artist of all time to the vast majority of MMA fans in […]
Reaction Stateside to Anderson Silva’s shocking knockout loss to Chris Weidman earlier this year ranged from “I told you so” to claims that the fight was fixed. Still, few opinions on “The Spider” changed radically afterwards, and he remains the greatest mixed martial artist of all time to the vast majority of MMA fans in […]
UFC lightweight Mike Ricci has been cut by the promotion after going 1-2 in his UFC career. The 27-year-old Canadian, who appeared on season 16 of The Ultimate Fighter, recently dropped a split decision to Myles Jury at UFC 165. The news of his dismissal was announced by Yahoo! Sports, which also reported that long-time […]
UFC lightweight Mike Ricci has been cut by the promotion after going 1-2 in his UFC career. The 27-year-old Canadian, who appeared on season 16 of The Ultimate Fighter, recently dropped a split decision to Myles Jury at UFC 165. The news of his dismissal was announced by Yahoo! Sports, which also reported that long-time […]
Murilo “Ninja” Rua was just as shocked as nearly every MMA fan in the world when his brother Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was forced to tap out to Chael Sonnen at UFC Fight Night 26. Murilo spoke to MMA Fighting about the loss and believes it can be credited to some issues within Mauricio’s camp. I was […]
Murilo “Ninja” Rua was just as shocked as nearly every MMA fan in the world when his brother Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was forced to tap out to Chael Sonnen at UFC Fight Night 26. Murilo spoke to MMA Fighting about the loss and believes it can be credited to some issues within Mauricio’s camp. I was […]
Let’s take stock of Daniel Cormier’s short but highly accomplished career as a mixed martial artist. Five years ago, with a frustrated attempt at Olympic wrestling behind him, he took his first steps into the sport and began his meteoric rise to become the No. 3 heavyweight in the world. In that time, he would […]
Let’s take stock of Daniel Cormier’s short but highly accomplished career as a mixed martial artist. Five years ago, with a frustrated attempt at Olympic wrestling behind him, he took his first steps into the sport and began his meteoric rise to become the No. 3 heavyweight in the world. In that time, he would […]
Ever since Nick Newell decided to become an MMA fighter, he had dreamed of making it all the way to the big leagues of the UFC. Newell is well known throughout the MMA world because he was born with only one arm after he was diagnosed with a condition called congenital amputation. Instead of letting […]
Ever since Nick Newell decided to become an MMA fighter, he had dreamed of making it all the way to the big leagues of the UFC. Newell is well known throughout the MMA world because he was born with only one arm after he was diagnosed with a condition called congenital amputation. Instead of letting […]
For the first time since 2006, the UFC’s middleweight division has a champion not named Anderson Silva, and the division is much more intriguing as a result. Make no mistake: Dominant champions are great for the UFC. No champion has been more dominant than “The Spider,” and he’s one of the company’s biggest draws because […]
For the first time since 2006, the UFC’s middleweight division has a champion not named Anderson Silva, and the division is much more intriguing as a result. Make no mistake: Dominant champions are great for the UFC. No champion has been more dominant than “The Spider,” and he’s one of the company’s biggest draws because […]