UFC Fight Night 29 Results: 3 Fights for Demian Maia to Take Next

Demian Maia’s torrid pace atop the welterweight division has come to an abrupt halt.  The world-renowned submission specialist fell victim to former No. 1 contender Jake Shields last night in Brazil. The split-decision loss was somewhat uncharacteristic for a grappling guru like Maia, but nonetheless his impressive three-fight win streak since making his welterweight debut […]

Demian Maia’s torrid pace atop the welterweight division has come to an abrupt halt.  The world-renowned submission specialist fell victim to former No. 1 contender Jake Shields last night in Brazil. The split-decision loss was somewhat uncharacteristic for a grappling guru like Maia, but nonetheless his impressive three-fight win streak since making his welterweight debut […]

UFC Fight Night 29 Results: What’s Next for the Winners?

UFC Fight Night 29 came in lackluster form, as most of the fights failed to grab interest and keep fans around the world thoroughly entertained. However, some big shakeups came on the card. Jake Shields upended a possible title challenger, Dong Hyun Kim got his first finish since his debut in spectacular fashion and Brazilians […]

UFC Fight Night 29 came in lackluster form, as most of the fights failed to grab interest and keep fans around the world thoroughly entertained. However, some big shakeups came on the card. Jake Shields upended a possible title challenger, Dong Hyun Kim got his first finish since his debut in spectacular fashion and Brazilians […]

Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland: The Winner will See Dominick Cruz Next

Sometimes a winning streak walks a fine line between legendary and insanity, especially when it features a man like UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao, who owns 30 pro career wins, one no-contest, and just one defeat. Skeptics argued that, aside from eventual featherweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and rising prospect Rony “Jason” […]

Sometimes a winning streak walks a fine line between legendary and insanity, especially when it features a man like UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao, who owns 30 pro career wins, one no-contest, and just one defeat. Skeptics argued that, aside from eventual featherweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and rising prospect Rony “Jason” […]

Barnett vs. Browne, the Battle to Determine the Next UFC Heavyweight Contender

As heavyweight title contender fights go, Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne—which the UFC recently added to an already-stacked UFC 168 fight card—is one fans can be reasonably happy with. Current heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and former champion Junior dos Santos will roll to the Octagon in one month’s time for the third dust-up in their […]

As heavyweight title contender fights go, Josh Barnett vs. Travis Browne—which the UFC recently added to an already-stacked UFC 168 fight card—is one fans can be reasonably happy with. Current heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and former champion Junior dos Santos will roll to the Octagon in one month’s time for the third dust-up in their […]

Rolles Gracie Would Gladly Face the Winner of Arlovski vs. Kyle Next

Too much, too soon. Rolles Gracie heard those words hundreds of times after his lone fight in the UFC, where he lost to veteran fighter Joey Beltran back in 2010. When he entered the fight, Gracie was 3-0 as a professional fighter with not much to fall…

Too much, too soon. Rolles Gracie heard those words hundreds of times after his lone fight in the UFC, where he lost to veteran fighter Joey Beltran back in 2010. When he entered the fight, Gracie was 3-0 as a professional fighter with not much to fall back on besides his considerable jiu-jitsu skills. He […]

UFC Fight Night 28 Results: What’s Next for the Main Card Winners

The UFC made a successful return to Brazil on Wednesday night for the promotion’s third Fight Night event on Fox Sports 1. The UFC Fight Night 28 card was headlined by a light-heavyweight scrap between surging contender Glover Teixeira and former The Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Bader. The Brazilian, despite being rocked in the opening round, battled […]

The UFC made a successful return to Brazil on Wednesday night for the promotion’s third Fight Night event on Fox Sports 1. The UFC Fight Night 28 card was headlined by a light-heavyweight scrap between surging contender Glover Teixeira and former The Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Bader. The Brazilian, despite being rocked in the opening round, battled […]