I love MMA fans. Heck, I’m a fan of MMA fans. Despite the sport’s stratospheric growth over the past decade, the fanbase has somehow retained its almost-cultish solidarity. That’s something you don’t tend to get within the fanbases of mainstream sports like soccer, football, basketball, etc. I shan’t lie. I’ve been known to get a […]
I love MMA fans. Heck, I’m a fan of MMA fans. Despite the sport’s stratospheric growth over the past decade, the fanbase has somehow retained its almost-cultish solidarity. That’s something you don’t tend to get within the fanbases of mainstream sports like soccer, football, basketball, etc. I shan’t lie. I’ve been known to get a […]
Following a couple of fight camps back-to-back, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre was looking for some much-needed time off. But now it seems he is starting to target a return date to the Octagon. St-Pierre last fought in March, when he won a unanimous decision over longtime rival Nick Diaz at UFC 158. Following that […]
Following a couple of fight camps back-to-back, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre was looking for some much-needed time off. But now it seems he is starting to target a return date to the Octagon. St-Pierre last fought in March, when he won a unanimous decision over longtime rival Nick Diaz at UFC 158. Following that […]
There was a time when B.J. Penn was considered the greatest lightweight fighter on the planet. The former two-divisional champion dropped his welterweight ambitions and committed himself to dominating the 155-pound jungle—where over the course of a two year span—”The Prodigy” battered and shredded his way through the best competition the lightweight division had to […]
There was a time when B.J. Penn was considered the greatest lightweight fighter on the planet. The former two-divisional champion dropped his welterweight ambitions and committed himself to dominating the 155-pound jungle—where over the course of a two year span—”The Prodigy” battered and shredded his way through the best competition the lightweight division had to […]
In all the years UFC president Dana White has been negotiating deals to land fighters, only Fedor Emelianenko stands out as the one who got away. White, along with fellow UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, spent months and months trying to land the Russian legend after he finished his career with Pride Fighting Championships, but despite […]
In all the years UFC president Dana White has been negotiating deals to land fighters, only Fedor Emelianenko stands out as the one who got away. White, along with fellow UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, spent months and months trying to land the Russian legend after he finished his career with Pride Fighting Championships, but despite […]
On Thursday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission held a meeting to discuss certain drug testing protocols including the controversial usage of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). TRT has increasingly been in the spotlight over the last few months with athletes like Vitor Belfort, who at 35 years of age now has to have testosterone injections to […]
On Thursday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission held a meeting to discuss certain drug testing protocols including the controversial usage of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). TRT has increasingly been in the spotlight over the last few months with athletes like Vitor Belfort, who at 35 years of age now has to have testosterone injections to […]
Cain Velasquez‘s next opponent was supposed to be Alistair Overeem. All the Dutchman had to do was win at UFC 156 (and pass his post-fight drug test) and it was a done deal. It was supposed to happen, and UFC president Dana White confirmed the scenario. The only one apparently not on board was Antonio […]
Cain Velasquez‘s next opponent was supposed to be Alistair Overeem. All the Dutchman had to do was win at UFC 156 (and pass his post-fight drug test) and it was a done deal. It was supposed to happen, and UFC president Dana White confirmed the scenario. The only one apparently not on board was Antonio […]