Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic Wants to Avenge His Losses Inside the UFC Octagon

Forty-year-old heavyweight mixed martial artist Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic does not forget his defeats.  He clings to them, obsessing over those fighters who bested him in the past.  Now, he wants his revenge.  According to a post on his official website (translation via MMAFighting.com), Cro Cop eyes some rematches in his future, and he wants to […]

Forty-year-old heavyweight mixed martial artist Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic does not forget his defeats.  He clings to them, obsessing over those fighters who bested him in the past.  Now, he wants his revenge.  According to a post on his official website (translation via MMAFighting.com), Cro Cop eyes some rematches in his future, and he wants to […]

Jon Jones Trolls Gustafsson and Davis, Following UFC on FOX 14 Losses

He who laughs last, laughs the loudest. If laughter truly is the best medicine, then Jon Jones could be on his way to a full recovery, following both Alexander Gustafsson and Phil Davis losing at UFC on FOX 14 on Saturday night. A week after posting on Facebook that he “wasn’t impressed” with Jones’ victory […]

He who laughs last, laughs the loudest. If laughter truly is the best medicine, then Jon Jones could be on his way to a full recovery, following both Alexander Gustafsson and Phil Davis losing at UFC on FOX 14 on Saturday night. A week after posting on Facebook that he “wasn’t impressed” with Jones’ victory […]

UFC Reportedly Cuts Middleweight Francis Carmont After 3 Consecutive Losses

Francis Carmont, a middleweight who became a UFC contender before dropping three straight contests, has been cut by the promotion. That’s according to a post appearing Wednesday morning on Carmont‘s Facebook page. The news was subsequently reported by Bloody Elbow. “I announce that after six wins and three defeats, I am no longer a UFC fighter,” […]

Francis Carmont, a middleweight who became a UFC contender before dropping three straight contests, has been cut by the promotion. That’s according to a post appearing Wednesday morning on Carmont‘s Facebook page. The news was subsequently reported by Bloody Elbow. “I announce that after six wins and three defeats, I am no longer a UFC fighter,” […]

Palhares’ Ex-Coach: ‘Toquinho’ Hurt People Sparring, Had Excuses for Losses

Former UFC fighter Rousimar Palhares trained at Team Nogueira leading up to his welterweight debut against Mike Pierce, but prior to that, he was a mainstay at the Brazilian Top Team facility.  BTT coach/co-founder Murilo Bustamante is adding to the public outrage against “Toquinho,” who was cut from the UFC for holding a heel hook […]

Former UFC fighter Rousimar Palhares trained at Team Nogueira leading up to his welterweight debut against Mike Pierce, but prior to that, he was a mainstay at the Brazilian Top Team facility.  BTT coach/co-founder Murilo Bustamante is adding to the public outrage against “Toquinho,” who was cut from the UFC for holding a heel hook […]

Fight Business: What GSP and Jon Jones Losses Would Mean to the UFC

In the land of mixed martial arts, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones are more than the sport’s foremost champions—quite honestly, they’re the UFC’s invaluable, prime real estate. Arguably the purest form of competition, cage fighting is established, carried and progressed by its athletes to such an extent that it would […]

In the land of mixed martial arts, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones are more than the sport’s foremost champions—quite honestly, they’re the UFC’s invaluable, prime real estate. Arguably the purest form of competition, cage fighting is established, carried and progressed by its athletes to such an extent that it would […]

UFC Title Shots Coming Off Losses? This Trend Needs to End Now

The highest indisputable platform that a mixed martial artist can reach is UFC champion. Earning that accolade identifies someone as the best fighter in the toughest promotion in his or her weight class. To even get a sniff at the opportunity is a rare feat that most competitors never realize. It takes supreme talent, remarkable […]

The highest indisputable platform that a mixed martial artist can reach is UFC champion. Earning that accolade identifies someone as the best fighter in the toughest promotion in his or her weight class. To even get a sniff at the opportunity is a rare feat that most competitors never realize. It takes supreme talent, remarkable […]