In October 2013, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez dispatched his greatest rival with disturbing ease. Junior dos Santos, the second-best heavyweight in the world, didn’t even come close to giving the champ a fight. With contemporary challengers looking both helpless and hapless, attention turned to Velasquez’s place in the sport’s history. It was clear he stood alone […]
In October 2013, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez dispatched his greatest rival with disturbing ease. Junior dos Santos, the second-best heavyweight in the world, didn’t even come close to giving the champ a fight. With contemporary challengers looking both helpless and hapless, attention turned to Velasquez’s place in the sport’s history. It was clear he stood alone […]
The road traveled in mixed martial arts is one full of steep curves, pesky potholes and oncoming traffic. Veterans of the game know what to look for when traversing such tumultuous terrain, but even they have trouble avoiding flat tires and overheated engines. Each year we witness new model athletes take to the golden road […]
The road traveled in mixed martial arts is one full of steep curves, pesky potholes and oncoming traffic. Veterans of the game know what to look for when traversing such tumultuous terrain, but even they have trouble avoiding flat tires and overheated engines. Each year we witness new model athletes take to the golden road […]
MMA Kingpin is a funny responsibility. It’s an entirely fictional position, sure. But it’s one with no small level of import. Filled by a single fighter at a time, it’s the man with the combination of accomplishment, skill and pure swagger that makes him, unmistakably, the sport’s top dog. For most established sports that’s not a […]
MMA Kingpin is a funny responsibility. It’s an entirely fictional position, sure. But it’s one with no small level of import. Filled by a single fighter at a time, it’s the man with the combination of accomplishment, skill and pure swagger that makes him, unmistakably, the sport’s top dog. For most established sports that’s not a […]
You’re in a building. Big one, lots of floors. You’re on the ground floor, and you have to get to the top. There are stairs, but you’re lazy and you don’t want to take them. Luckily, there are two elevators: One that goes up, and the other that comes down. Press the button for the […]
You’re in a building. Big one, lots of floors. You’re on the ground floor, and you have to get to the top. There are stairs, but you’re lazy and you don’t want to take them. Luckily, there are two elevators: One that goes up, and the other that comes down. Press the button for the […]
Chael Sonnen lost to former middleweight king Anderson “The Spider” Silva twice in his UFC career, getting finished in emphatic fashion both times. That doesn’t stop Mr. Sonnen from downplaying Silva’s magnificence, though. In a recent episode of his podcast, You’re Welcome, Sonnen spoke with UFC lightweight Nate Diaz, whose brother, Nick, faces Silva on Jan. […]
Chael Sonnen lost to former middleweight king Anderson “The Spider” Silva twice in his UFC career, getting finished in emphatic fashion both times. That doesn’t stop Mr. Sonnen from downplaying Silva’s magnificence, though. In a recent episode of his podcast, You’re Welcome, Sonnen spoke with UFC lightweight Nate Diaz, whose brother, Nick, faces Silva on Jan. […]
Like Optimus Prime or Starscream, the UFC welterweight division has began its intricate transformation. But like any significant alteration, the 170-pound weight class needed a new beginning. UFC 171 ultimately served as that AllSpark. Without former champion Georges St-Pierre at the helm in the cage and out of it, the promotion was in need of […]
Like Optimus Prime or Starscream, the UFC welterweight division has began its intricate transformation. But like any significant alteration, the 170-pound weight class needed a new beginning. UFC 171 ultimately served as that AllSpark. Without former champion Georges St-Pierre at the helm in the cage and out of it, the promotion was in need of […]