Dominick Cruz Hopes to Return Before End of 2018

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz, is hoping to return to the octagon before the year concludes. Cruz, 33, has not fought since UFC 207 (December 30, 2016), where he was defeated by Cody Garbrandt in a contest for the UFC’s 135-poun…

Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz, is hoping to return to the octagon before the year concludes. Cruz, 33, has not fought since UFC 207 (December 30, 2016), where he was defeated by Cody Garbrandt in a contest for the UFC’s 135-pound championship. The veteran was expected to face Jimmie Rivera at UFC 219, however, […]

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The Next Conor McGregor: 5 Growing Talents the UFC Should Groom

Conor McGregor represents a new kind of superstar in the UFC. Apparently fine-tuned in a laboratory deep below the streets of Dublin, Ireland, the budding featherweight contender fuses athleticism, execution and charisma into one magnetic persona. His appetite for destruction has never been seen at the 145-pound level, which in turn has transformed the 26-year-old […]

Conor McGregor represents a new kind of superstar in the UFC. Apparently fine-tuned in a laboratory deep below the streets of Dublin, Ireland, the budding featherweight contender fuses athleticism, execution and charisma into one magnetic persona. His appetite for destruction has never been seen at the 145-pound level, which in turn has transformed the 26-year-old […]

Joanna Jedrzejczyk Is the UFC’s Next Big Female Superstar

The UFC’s biggest star is Ronda Rousey. This is nearly without question. She has been the flag-bearer for women in the UFC. It has become part of Zuffa legend at this point, but it is true that Rousey led the way for female fighters in the UFC. Without her, they probably would have still ended […]

The UFC’s biggest star is Ronda Rousey. This is nearly without question. She has been the flag-bearer for women in the UFC. It has become part of Zuffa legend at this point, but it is true that Rousey led the way for female fighters in the UFC. Without her, they probably would have still ended […]

Andrei Arlovski or Stipe Miocic: Who Should Get the Next Heavyweight Title Shot?

The heavyweight division is a dangerous land these days. Supercharged with explosive knockout artists, high-octane pressure cookers and some of the last legends of the sport, the weight class doesn’t need much to garner attention. But with rising title contenders like Andrei Arlovski and Stipe Miocic pushing towards the crown, the heavyweight pastures look even […]

The heavyweight division is a dangerous land these days. Supercharged with explosive knockout artists, high-octane pressure cookers and some of the last legends of the sport, the weight class doesn’t need much to garner attention. But with rising title contenders like Andrei Arlovski and Stipe Miocic pushing towards the crown, the heavyweight pastures look even […]

Max Holloway: The UFC Featherweight Division’s Next Rising Star

There is something special about seeing a fighter coming into his own, and Max Holloway is in the midst of making that process a reality. The 23-year-old Hawaiian scrapper may have struggled to find consistent success in his initial steps onto the biggest stage in mixed martial arts, but the past two years have been […]

There is something special about seeing a fighter coming into his own, and Max Holloway is in the midst of making that process a reality. The 23-year-old Hawaiian scrapper may have struggled to find consistent success in his initial steps onto the biggest stage in mixed martial arts, but the past two years have been […]

UFC Fight Night 67 Results: 4 Fights for Thiago Alves to Take Next

Everything can change in the blink of an eye. It’s a tired cliche, but for Thiago Alves Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 67, it was the brutal truth. After he probably won a competitive—if relatively uneventful—first round against Carlos Condit, Alves caught a sharp elbow on the nose early in round two. Despite the […]

Everything can change in the blink of an eye. It’s a tired cliche, but for Thiago Alves Saturday night at UFC Fight Night 67, it was the brutal truth. After he probably won a competitive—if relatively uneventful—first round against Carlos Condit, Alves caught a sharp elbow on the nose early in round two. Despite the […]