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B/R Official Rankings for May: The Top 10 Flyweights in MMA

If UFC on FOX 3 showed us anything, it’s that the newly-created flyweight division might be the home of the most entertaining fighters in the sport today.  After Louis Gaudinot and John Lineker got things warmed up early with a back-and-fort…

If UFC on FOX 3 showed us anything, it’s that the newly-created flyweight division might be the home of the most entertaining fighters in the sport today.  After Louis Gaudinot and John Lineker got things warmed up early with a back-and-forth slug-fest, John Dodson and Tim Elliott took to the cage and blew the roof […]

UFC 145 Fight Week Diary, Day 3: Official Weigh-Ins Kick off Final Fight Hype

Caged In authors Jonathan Snowden and Jeremy Botter are on the ground for UFC 145 in Atlanta alongside Kenda Perez, the host of Bleacher Report’s The Ultimate Show. The team is bringing you plenty of exclusive interviews and storie…

Caged In authors Jonathan Snowden and Jeremy Botter are on the ground for UFC 145 in Atlanta alongside Kenda Perez, the host of Bleacher Report’s The Ultimate Show. The team is bringing you plenty of exclusive interviews and stories from fight week, but Jeremy and Jonathan are also giving you a small peak behind the curtain with daily […]

B/R Official Rankings for April: The Top 10 Featherweights in MMA

Featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo will look to defend his UFC title for a fourth time come this July. Who will that opponent be? Well, that remains to be seen. Since entering the Octagon last year, Aldo has dispatched the likes of Mark Hominick, Kenny Fl…

Featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo will look to defend his UFC title for a fourth time come this July. Who will that opponent be? Well, that remains to be seen. Since entering the Octagon last year, Aldo has dispatched the likes of Mark Hominick, Kenny Florian and Chad Mendes. With rumblings of a preemptive move to […]

King Mo Cut by Dana White After Calling NSAC Official a ‘Racist B**ch’

An outburst on Twitter following a nine-month suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission has seemingly been the cause of Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal’s release from Strikeforce.  After the hearing in front of the NSAC today, …

An outburst on Twitter following a nine-month suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission has seemingly been the cause of Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal’s release from Strikeforce.  After the hearing in front of the NSAC today, Lawal tweeted:  “I honestly feel like Lundvall was a racist bitch asking me if I can read or speak […]

UFC News: Clay Guida vs. Gray Maynard and Rich Franklin vs. Cung Le Are Official

Perennial UFC lightweight contenders Clay Guida and Gray Maynard will square off in the main event of UFC on FX 3, while former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin is set to take on Cung Le at UFC 148, the UFC announced today.  Guida vs. Mayna…

Perennial UFC lightweight contenders Clay Guida and Gray Maynard will square off in the main event of UFC on FX 3, while former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin is set to take on Cung Le at UFC 148, the UFC announced today.  Guida vs. Maynard was heavily rumored to take place at UFC 145, but […]

B/R Official MMA Rankings for March: The Top 10 Fighters at Light Heavyweight

Though there was only one fight between top-tier light heavyweights during the month of February, Ryan Bader’s upset of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in Japan significantly shook up the rankings for the 205-pound division. Coming into the…

Though there was only one fight between top-tier light heavyweights during the month of February, Ryan Bader’s upset of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson in Japan significantly shook up the rankings for the 205-pound division. Coming into the bout several pounds overweight, though he explained it was due to an injury, Jackson’s loss reignited speculation that he […]