UFC 181 plays host to the lightweight title tilt between champion Anthony Pettis and No. 1-ranked contender Gilbert Melendez. The two fighters are coming off coaching The Ultimate Fighter’s 20th season, and they got in each other’s face at the UFC 181 weigh-ins on Friday evening. The Vegas crowd was pro-Melendez at the weigh-ins, but […]
UFC 181 plays host to the lightweight title tilt between champion Anthony Pettis and No. 1-ranked contender Gilbert Melendez. The two fighters are coming off coaching The Ultimate Fighter’s 20th season, and they got in each other’s face at the UFC 181 weigh-ins on Friday evening. The Vegas crowd was pro-Melendez at the weigh-ins, but […]
Gilbert Melendez is legit. With good boxing, a hard-nosed approach to the fight game and the ability to exchange in close quarters, he’s as good as a contender can be. But opposite a polarizing champion and in-cage whirlwind like Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, Melendez needs to be extra special when the two meet this weekend at […]
Gilbert Melendez is legit. With good boxing, a hard-nosed approach to the fight game and the ability to exchange in close quarters, he’s as good as a contender can be. But opposite a polarizing champion and in-cage whirlwind like Anthony “Showtime” Pettis, Melendez needs to be extra special when the two meet this weekend at […]
With the entire sport of MMA in a never-ending search for mainstream acceptance, a ho-hum event for the NBA or NFL can warm the UFC to its bones. Well, the UFC is feeling snug as a bug in a rug right now, with Wheaties officially unveiling its first box featuring a mixed martial artist—lightweight champion […]
With the entire sport of MMA in a never-ending search for mainstream acceptance, a ho-hum event for the NBA or NFL can warm the UFC to its bones. Well, the UFC is feeling snug as a bug in a rug right now, with Wheaties officially unveiling its first box featuring a mixed martial artist—lightweight champion […]
The champions are finally healthy, and the challengers each ready to take their second shots at UFC gold. Parallel storylines, you guys! As Saturday night’s UFC 181 kicks off perhaps the most important (and potentially awesome) stretch of live events in UFC history, welterweight champ Johny Hendricks and lightweight titlist Anthony Pettis both ease back […]
The champions are finally healthy, and the challengers each ready to take their second shots at UFC gold. Parallel storylines, you guys! As Saturday night’s UFC 181 kicks off perhaps the most important (and potentially awesome) stretch of live events in UFC history, welterweight champ Johny Hendricks and lightweight titlist Anthony Pettis both ease back […]
The gruesome leg injury Anderson Silva suffered at the hands of Chris Weidman nearly a year ago could have easily been avoided, according to Anthony Pettis. The reigning UFC lightweight champ, a black belt in kickboxing and taekwondo, spoke in detail with Peter Rosenberg of Realer Sports about the “amateur mistake” that almost cost Silva his […]
The gruesome leg injury Anderson Silva suffered at the hands of Chris Weidman nearly a year ago could have easily been avoided, according to Anthony Pettis. The reigning UFC lightweight champ, a black belt in kickboxing and taekwondo, spoke in detail with Peter Rosenberg of Realer Sports about the “amateur mistake” that almost cost Silva his […]
When Anthony Pettis steps into the cage for the first time in 15 long months on Saturday at UFC 181, he’ll be facing down more than just opponent Gilbert Melendez, the former Strikeforce champion who is looking to write his own name in the UFC’s record book. In Melendez’s shadow, another man lurks—his spirit and […]
When Anthony Pettis steps into the cage for the first time in 15 long months on Saturday at UFC 181, he’ll be facing down more than just opponent Gilbert Melendez, the former Strikeforce champion who is looking to write his own name in the UFC’s record book. In Melendez’s shadow, another man lurks—his spirit and […]