Vitor Belfort: Is It Time for UFC to Cut Ties with the Embattled Middleweight?

UFC president Dana White has invested significant time and energy into defending Vitor Belfort. Even as his overall opinion of testosterone replacement therapy began to sour in recent months, White steadfastly supported his No. 1 middleweight contender. The UFC was closely monitoring Belfort’s TRT use, White assured us again and again, as he railed against […]

UFC president Dana White has invested significant time and energy into defending Vitor Belfort. Even as his overall opinion of testosterone replacement therapy began to sour in recent months, White steadfastly supported his No. 1 middleweight contender. The UFC was closely monitoring Belfort’s TRT use, White assured us again and again, as he railed against […]

UFC Fight Night 36: Lyoto Machida Makes Himself at Home at Middleweight

Middleweight seems to suit Lyoto Machida. The former light heavyweight champion’s style will probably never be for everyone, but in the wake of his victory over Gegard Mousasi on Saturday, at least we can conclusively classify his move to 185 pounds as a smashing success. We suspected as much last October, but Machida’s three-minute, 10-second […]

Middleweight seems to suit Lyoto Machida. The former light heavyweight champion’s style will probably never be for everyone, but in the wake of his victory over Gegard Mousasi on Saturday, at least we can conclusively classify his move to 185 pounds as a smashing success. We suspected as much last October, but Machida’s three-minute, 10-second […]

UFC Fight Night 36 Results: Updating the Middleweight Rankings

UFC Fight Night 36 was an important event for the middleweight rankings, as four of the top fighters in the UFC were in action. Those fighters were Lyoto Machida, Ronaldo Souza, Gegard Mousasi and Francis Carmont. Those four men took the top two billings at the event, with the main event being Machida-Mousasi, while the […]

UFC Fight Night 36 was an important event for the middleweight rankings, as four of the top fighters in the UFC were in action. Those fighters were Lyoto Machida, Ronaldo Souza, Gegard Mousasi and Francis Carmont. Those four men took the top two billings at the event, with the main event being Machida-Mousasi, while the […]

Brad Tavares vs. Yoel Romero Booked for Middleweight Clash at UFC on Fox 11

According to UFC President Dana White, Brad Tavares will meet Yoel Romero at UFC on Fox 11 April 19 in a matchup with serious top-10 implications for each fighter. White tweeted: Tavares, the No. 13 middleweight according to the official UFC rankings, is riding a five-fight winning streak, while Romero, who is ranked No. 14, […]

According to UFC President Dana White, Brad Tavares will meet Yoel Romero at UFC on Fox 11 April 19 in a matchup with serious top-10 implications for each fighter. White tweeted: Tavares, the No. 13 middleweight according to the official UFC rankings, is riding a five-fight winning streak, while Romero, who is ranked No. 14, […]

Can Yoel Romero Be a Legitimate Force in UFC Middleweight Division?

Yoel Romero defeated Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 35 to move his UFC record to 3-0. A day before, on the UFC’s weigh-in coverage on Fox Sports 2, Romero won a poll asking which middleweight on the card would be most likely to fight for a title. Is that the case? What is the […]

Yoel Romero defeated Derek Brunson at UFC Fight Night 35 to move his UFC record to 3-0. A day before, on the UFC’s weigh-in coverage on Fox Sports 2, Romero won a poll asking which middleweight on the card would be most likely to fight for a title. Is that the case? What is the […]

Welterweight Contender Johny Hendricks Wants to Retire as a Middleweight

Johny Hendricks, who fights in March for the UFC’s vacant welterweight title, would like to retire as a middleweight. That’s according to the man himself, who told Elias Cepeda of Yahoo! Sports in an interview published Saturday that he’d be interested in eventually moving up a weight classs. “Yes, once I can get through my […]

Johny Hendricks, who fights in March for the UFC’s vacant welterweight title, would like to retire as a middleweight. That’s according to the man himself, who told Elias Cepeda of Yahoo! Sports in an interview published Saturday that he’d be interested in eventually moving up a weight classs. “Yes, once I can get through my […]