UFC 188: Can Tecia Torres Deliver a Star-Making Performance in Mexico City?

Tecia Torres enters UFC 188 with a perfect professional record and is currently ranked No. 5 in the strawweight division. Can she take it to the next level on Saturday? If so, the UFC gave her a perfect opponent. Angela Hill, ranked No. 15, is a striker. She will stand right in front of Torres. […]

Tecia Torres enters UFC 188 with a perfect professional record and is currently ranked No. 5 in the strawweight division. Can she take it to the next level on Saturday? If so, the UFC gave her a perfect opponent. Angela Hill, ranked No. 15, is a striker. She will stand right in front of Torres. […]

UFC on Fox 15: Luke Rockhold’s Breakout Performance Breaks Lyoto Machida

Luke Rockhold’s incremental climb to top contender status ended in an all-out blitz at UFC on Fox 15. If you thought Rockhold looked impressive last November, when he dispatched Michael Bisping via second-round submission in a fight seen only on UFC Fight Pass… Or the time before that, when he tapped Tim Boetsch in a […]

Luke Rockhold’s incremental climb to top contender status ended in an all-out blitz at UFC on Fox 15. If you thought Rockhold looked impressive last November, when he dispatched Michael Bisping via second-round submission in a fight seen only on UFC Fight Pass… Or the time before that, when he tapped Tim Boetsch in a […]

Pettis vs. Dos Anjos Results: Analyzing Performance of UFC 185 Headliners

Rafael dos Anjos is the UFC lightweight champion.  If that’s a phrase you never thought you’d hear, you aren’t alone. The Brazilian entered his bout with Anthony Pettis at UFC 185 as a 7-2 underdog, according to Odds Shark. But that’s the world we now live in.  Despite all of the pre-fight hype pointing to […]

Rafael dos Anjos is the UFC lightweight champion.  If that’s a phrase you never thought you’d hear, you aren’t alone. The Brazilian entered his bout with Anthony Pettis at UFC 185 as a 7-2 underdog, according to Odds Shark. But that’s the world we now live in.  Despite all of the pre-fight hype pointing to […]

UFC 185 Results: Dana White Not a Fan of Johny Hendricks’ Performance

Takedowns and top control, Johny Hendricks “jiu-jitsu,” in other words, was enough to overcome Matt Brown at UFC 185 on Saturday night, but it wasn’t the least bit impressive to UFC President Dana White. “I’m happy for Johny. He’s come off a rough, I guess we’ll call it a couple of years, but yeah, I […]

Takedowns and top control, Johny Hendricks “jiu-jitsu,” in other words, was enough to overcome Matt Brown at UFC 185 on Saturday night, but it wasn’t the least bit impressive to UFC President Dana White. “I’m happy for Johny. He’s come off a rough, I guess we’ll call it a couple of years, but yeah, I […]

On Performance Enhancing Drugs and Cheating in Mixed Martial Arts

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”—Sophocles An opposition to cheating and the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) is as uncontroversial a position as one can take within a sporting context. It is not uncommon to hear athletes pay lip service to the ethical stance expressed in the above […]

“I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”—Sophocles An opposition to cheating and the use of performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) is as uncontroversial a position as one can take within a sporting context. It is not uncommon to hear athletes pay lip service to the ethical stance expressed in the above […]

Kyoji Horiguchi: What His UFC 182 Performance Showed About His Potential

Kyoji Horiguchi can be the man that the UFC has waited for with bated breath. Japan has a storied martial arts history, but the sport of mixed martial arts has long lacked a mainstream star from that area. In fact, the UFC has never had a Japanese fighter carry one of its title belts. Horiguchi‘s […]

Kyoji Horiguchi can be the man that the UFC has waited for with bated breath. Japan has a storied martial arts history, but the sport of mixed martial arts has long lacked a mainstream star from that area. In fact, the UFC has never had a Japanese fighter carry one of its title belts. Horiguchi‘s […]