Tag: Mission

Yoel Romero’s Mission for Championship Gold Continues at UFC Fight Night 70

Yoel Romero’s life in competition has been a decorated one. The Cuba native garnered heavy acclaim during his years spent on wrestling mats around the globe and built a respectable resume that includes the World Wrestling Championship in 1999 and the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney one year later. Romero would continue […]

Yoel Romero’s life in competition has been a decorated one. The Cuba native garnered heavy acclaim during his years spent on wrestling mats around the globe and built a respectable resume that includes the World Wrestling Championship in 1999 and the silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney one year later. Romero would continue […]

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UFC 183 Bold Predictions: Is Anderson Silva a Suicide Mission for Nick Diaz?

Funny thing about these mixed weight “superfights.” They always sound great in theory. Maybe when you’re just spitballing ideas over a couple cold ones at the local watering hole, weight classes seem negotiable. Perhaps when you’re trying to dream up a bestselling pay-per-view event on the whiteboard at Zuffa LLC world headquarters, the rules feel […]

Funny thing about these mixed weight “superfights.” They always sound great in theory. Maybe when you’re just spitballing ideas over a couple cold ones at the local watering hole, weight classes seem negotiable. Perhaps when you’re trying to dream up a bestselling pay-per-view event on the whiteboard at Zuffa LLC world headquarters, the rules feel […]

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UFC 168?s Travis Browne: Hungry for Gold, on a Mission of Destruction

Travis Browne has every intention of becoming the UFC heavyweight champion. Where the rangy Hawaiian’s immense potential once garnered the prospect label, he’s since traded in that particular tag for contender status. In his eight showings under the UFC banner he’s found victory in six of them, including a reach stretch where he’s won five […]

Travis Browne has every intention of becoming the UFC heavyweight champion. Where the rangy Hawaiian’s immense potential once garnered the prospect label, he’s since traded in that particular tag for contender status. In his eight showings under the UFC banner he’s found victory in six of them, including a reach stretch where he’s won five […]

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UFC Fight Night 27: Brad Tavares on a Mission for Respect

In the mixed martial arts game, respect is earned not given, and Brad Tavares is on a quest to make his mark in the sport. The 25-year-old Hawaiian born striker has emerged as one of the middleweight division’s hottest prospects, as he’s gone from a participant on the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter to finding […]

In the mixed martial arts game, respect is earned not given, and Brad Tavares is on a quest to make his mark in the sport. The 25-year-old Hawaiian born striker has emerged as one of the middleweight division’s hottest prospects, as he’s gone from a participant on the 11th season of The Ultimate Fighter to finding […]

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UFC 150: Frankie Edgar on a Mission to Reclaim UFC Lightweight Title

On Saturday night Frankie Edgar will travel a familiar road from a different perspective. After triumphant performances against B.J. Penn and Gray Maynard, Frankie Edgar’s run as UFC lightweight champion came to an end against Benson Henderson at…

On Saturday night Frankie Edgar will travel a familiar road from a different perspective. After triumphant performances against B.J. Penn and Gray Maynard, Frankie Edgar’s run as UFC lightweight champion came to an end against Benson Henderson at UFC 144 in Japan. Despite the judges scoring the bout a unanimous decision, the fight was a […]

Brian Stann Details the Iraq Mission That Made Him a War Hero

UFC middleweight Brian Stann is a really good fighter, but he’s so much more than that. Stann is a bona fide American war hero. This is a man who, if he were involved in any other mainstream sport, would be a gigantic superstar simply because of …

UFC middleweight Brian Stann is a really good fighter, but he’s so much more than that. Stann is a bona fide American war hero. This is a man who, if he were involved in any other mainstream sport, would be a gigantic superstar simply because of his background as a Marine officer. I’m sure you’ve […]