Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier wanted a fight in his home state of Louisiana, but he knew he’d have to earn it. Heading into his UFC Fight Night 63 bout in April against Carlos Diego Ferreira, Poirier faced massive pressures because of this fact. Adding to the gravity of this matchup, the American Top Team product […]
Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier wanted a fight in his home state of Louisiana, but he knew he’d have to earn it. Heading into his UFC Fight Night 63 bout in April against Carlos Diego Ferreira, Poirier faced massive pressures because of this fact. Adding to the gravity of this matchup, the American Top Team product […]
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is still fighting for the UFC light heavyweight title on May 23. He’s just not fighting Jon Jones anymore. After Jones was stripped of his championship and indefinitely suspended earlier this week, UFC officials tabbed Daniel Cormier to replace Jones and face Johnson in the main event at UFC 187. Jones was […]
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson is still fighting for the UFC light heavyweight title on May 23. He’s just not fighting Jon Jones anymore. After Jones was stripped of his championship and indefinitely suspended earlier this week, UFC officials tabbed Daniel Cormier to replace Jones and face Johnson in the main event at UFC 187. Jones was […]
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman sees a superfight with pound-for-pound king Jon “Bones” Jones in his future. During a feature on AXS TV’s Inside MMA, Weidman chatted about the possibility of fighting in Madison Square Garden and revealed that Jones would be his dream opponent should that day come. Even better, Weidman said he and Jones […]
UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman sees a superfight with pound-for-pound king Jon “Bones” Jones in his future. During a feature on AXS TV’s Inside MMA, Weidman chatted about the possibility of fighting in Madison Square Garden and revealed that Jones would be his dream opponent should that day come. Even better, Weidman said he and Jones […]
You aren’t going to like this. The price of expunging performance-enhancing drugs from mixed martial arts will be steep, and fans will need to shoulder at least some of the cost. Sorry, I know that stinks to hear. At this point, though, we all owe it to each other to start telling the difficult truth. […]
You aren’t going to like this. The price of expunging performance-enhancing drugs from mixed martial arts will be steep, and fans will need to shoulder at least some of the cost. Sorry, I know that stinks to hear. At this point, though, we all owe it to each other to start telling the difficult truth. […]
Conor McGregor did what he needed to do against Dennis Siver. His second-round stoppage has earned him a title shot against longtime champion Jose Aldo. What’s interesting about this case is that McGregor has done so in such a way that his messaging outside of the Octagon has been almost more important than what he […]
Conor McGregor did what he needed to do against Dennis Siver. His second-round stoppage has earned him a title shot against longtime champion Jose Aldo. What’s interesting about this case is that McGregor has done so in such a way that his messaging outside of the Octagon has been almost more important than what he […]
Just six months ago, Renan Barao was on top of the world. He wasn’t just the UFC’s bantamweight champion; he was one of the pound-for-pound best fighters on the planet. Dana White even went as far as to place him above Jon Jones on the pound-for-pound list. Crazy, I know. But after a dominant five-round […]
Just six months ago, Renan Barao was on top of the world. He wasn’t just the UFC’s bantamweight champion; he was one of the pound-for-pound best fighters on the planet. Dana White even went as far as to place him above Jon Jones on the pound-for-pound list. Crazy, I know. But after a dominant five-round […]