Jon Jones is the best fighter in the history of mixed martial arts. The people who dislike him will disagree, but that doesn’t make the statement any less true. At first glance, Jones’ unanimous-decision win over Daniel Cormier on Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC 182 won’t look like one of the champ’s greatest performances. […]
Jon Jones is the best fighter in the history of mixed martial arts. The people who dislike him will disagree, but that doesn’t make the statement any less true. At first glance, Jones’ unanimous-decision win over Daniel Cormier on Saturday in Las Vegas at UFC 182 won’t look like one of the champ’s greatest performances. […]
Wacky things can happen in the lower levels of any sport. From flea-flickers in high school football to bouncing-puck goals in junior league hockey, extra heaps of fun (be it through novelty or schadenfreude) can often be had when looking to the amateurs. MMA is no different, and absurd things, whether funny, silly or scary, […]
Wacky things can happen in the lower levels of any sport. From flea-flickers in high school football to bouncing-puck goals in junior league hockey, extra heaps of fun (be it through novelty or schadenfreude) can often be had when looking to the amateurs. MMA is no different, and absurd things, whether funny, silly or scary, […]
Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks put on a show in their entertaining welterweight rematch on Saturday night at UFC 181. The hotly contested bout ultimately went Lawler’s way via split decision, evening the series between him and Hendricks at 1-1. MMAjunkie provided a look at the scorecard, which was soundly judged and reflected the fierce […]
Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks put on a show in their entertaining welterweight rematch on Saturday night at UFC 181. The hotly contested bout ultimately went Lawler’s way via split decision, evening the series between him and Hendricks at 1-1. MMAjunkie provided a look at the scorecard, which was soundly judged and reflected the fierce […]
Jose Aldo, fighting in front of a lively home-nation crowd in Rio de Janeiro, defended his featherweight title for the seventh time in defeating challenger Chad Mendes by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46). After an up-and-down undercard that featured a couple of lopsided matches—Beneil Dariush and Phil Davis were especially impressive—and sucked the air out […]
Jose Aldo, fighting in front of a lively home-nation crowd in Rio de Janeiro, defended his featherweight title for the seventh time in defeating challenger Chad Mendes by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46). After an up-and-down undercard that featured a couple of lopsided matches—Beneil Dariush and Phil Davis were especially impressive—and sucked the air out […]
Jose Aldo’s latest title defense at UFC 179 will have little impact on his legacy. Sure, Chad Mendes might be able to stamp his place in history by putting an end to Aldo’s 17-fight winning streak in front of what could be 11,000 of the champion’s countrymen. Perhaps Aldo runs through Mendes once more, ruining […]
Jose Aldo’s latest title defense at UFC 179 will have little impact on his legacy. Sure, Chad Mendes might be able to stamp his place in history by putting an end to Aldo’s 17-fight winning streak in front of what could be 11,000 of the champion’s countrymen. Perhaps Aldo runs through Mendes once more, ruining […]
This weekend, Glory 14 will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, and the card will be headlined by a bout between Remy Bonjasky and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic. This intriguing match caps off a great card, which also features Glory’s middleweight grand prix and defending lightweight champion Andy Ristie. The bout between Cro Cop and Bonjasky […]
This weekend, Glory 14 will take place in Zagreb, Croatia, and the card will be headlined by a bout between Remy Bonjasky and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic. This intriguing match caps off a great card, which also features Glory’s middleweight grand prix and defending lightweight champion Andy Ristie. The bout between Cro Cop and Bonjasky […]