Vitor Belfort: ‘I Never Gave Up Fighting in UFC 173?

Vitor Belfort has asserted that he did not voluntarily relinquish his middleweight title shot at UFC 173 and will face the winner of the new title bout between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida.  In a statement posted Friday morning on his Facebook page (translation via Brent Brookhouse of Bloody Elbow), Belfort said the decision to remove […]

Vitor Belfort has asserted that he did not voluntarily relinquish his middleweight title shot at UFC 173 and will face the winner of the new title bout between Chris Weidman and Lyoto Machida.  In a statement posted Friday morning on his Facebook page (translation via Brent Brookhouse of Bloody Elbow), Belfort said the decision to remove […]

10 Best Fighters in the UFC Right Now to Never Hold a Belt

Sporting fine jewelry is a look that every mixed martial artist strives for. We’re talking about championship belts here, people, not diamond rings and gold necklaces. So this is directed toward the athletes who keep working toward ultimate glory, specifically the UFC’s entourage of ironclad superstars. But as common of a goal as winning a […]

Sporting fine jewelry is a look that every mixed martial artist strives for. We’re talking about championship belts here, people, not diamond rings and gold necklaces. So this is directed toward the athletes who keep working toward ultimate glory, specifically the UFC’s entourage of ironclad superstars. But as common of a goal as winning a […]

Theater of the Bizarre: Glorious Fights That Never Could Have Happened, Pt. III

Forget, if you can, that sad and limited group of considerations that say two fighters from different sports, eras and weight classes can never meet in anger. Disregard the idea that says, “It would never happen because…” This kind of thinking has no place in the Theater of the Bizarre. Instead, once again, let your […]

Forget, if you can, that sad and limited group of considerations that say two fighters from different sports, eras and weight classes can never meet in anger. Disregard the idea that says, “It would never happen because…” This kind of thinking has no place in the Theater of the Bizarre. Instead, once again, let your […]

Anderson Silva and the Awful Sound I’ll Never Forget

First, there was the sound. If I am somehow lucky I live to a ripe and forgetful old age—and even if that old age is filled with joy and laughter—I do not imagine a time will come when I forget the sound that forced the conclusion of UFC 168.  It was nothing and yet it […]

First, there was the sound. If I am somehow lucky I live to a ripe and forgetful old age—and even if that old age is filled with joy and laughter—I do not imagine a time will come when I forget the sound that forced the conclusion of UFC 168.  It was nothing and yet it […]

Ben Askren, Fedor Emelianenko and the 5 Best Fighters to Never Fight in the UFC

The UFC failed in its attempt to court coveted legend of the sport and former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko. But in other cases, like that of unbeaten former Bellator MMA welterweight champ Ben Askren, company president Dana White simply passed on a high-profile free-agent signing. Fascinated with the Russian’s aura and extraordinary killer instinct, White […]

The UFC failed in its attempt to court coveted legend of the sport and former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko. But in other cases, like that of unbeaten former Bellator MMA welterweight champ Ben Askren, company president Dana White simply passed on a high-profile free-agent signing. Fascinated with the Russian’s aura and extraordinary killer instinct, White […]

Theater of the Bizarre: Glorious Fights That Never Could Have Happened, Pt. II

Forget, if you can, that sad and limited group of considerations that say two fighters from different sports and weight classes can never meet in anger. Disregard the idea that says, “It would never happen because…” This kind of thinking has no place in the Theater of the Bizarre. Instead, once again, let your imagination […]

Forget, if you can, that sad and limited group of considerations that say two fighters from different sports and weight classes can never meet in anger. Disregard the idea that says, “It would never happen because…” This kind of thinking has no place in the Theater of the Bizarre. Instead, once again, let your imagination […]