Tag: Power

Power Ranking the 20 Biggest Fights for the Remainder of 2012

2012 has already been a huge year for MMA. The UFC has held some great events and traveled to Japan and Brazil. They’re not alone, though. Strikeforce has also had a good year featuring their own selection of stars such as Ronda Rousey, Gilbert M…

2012 has already been a huge year for MMA. The UFC has held some great events and traveled to Japan and Brazil. They’re not alone, though. Strikeforce has also had a good year featuring their own selection of stars such as Ronda Rousey, Gilbert Melendez and Daniel Cormier. Bellator and many other orginizations have picked […]

Power Ranking the Top 25 UFC Champions of All Time

The UFC has not been around nearly as long as other major sports leagues, but it has already produced several great champions. In less than a month, one of the greatest of those champions, Anderson Silva, will defend his title in a rematch with ri…

The UFC has not been around nearly as long as other major sports leagues, but it has already produced several great champions. In less than a month, one of the greatest of those champions, Anderson Silva, will defend his title in a rematch with rival Chael Sonnen. For more than five years, Silva has reigned over […]

UFC Rankings: Power Ranking Every Fighter in Every Division

The month of June is only half over, but it has already given us a new TUF champion in Mike Chiesa and a top flyweight contender in Demetrious Johnson. Also, shortly before the month began, heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos defended his spot …

The month of June is only half over, but it has already given us a new TUF champion in Mike Chiesa and a top flyweight contender in Demetrious Johnson. Also, shortly before the month began, heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos defended his spot atop his division by knocking out Frank Mir. Over the next month, the […]

UFC: Fighters with Most KO Power in Each Division

Fighters must hone a collection of skills in order to contend in the Octagon. But some fighters are gifted with the inherent ability to crumple their foe with a single smack. At any given second, those with knockout power can turn the tide of a fight. …

Fighters must hone a collection of skills in order to contend in the Octagon. But some fighters are gifted with the inherent ability to crumple their foe with a single smack. At any given second, those with knockout power can turn the tide of a fight. They can seize victory from looming defeat. Their opponents […]

Power Ranking the Gracie Family Fighters

If you’re a history buff, you’ll know there are few things more fascinating than a family dynasty. Kennedy. Rockefeller. Ming. Manning. Genovese. Simpson. Anheuser-Busch. You know exactly where I’m going with this. In MMA, the Gr…

If you’re a history buff, you’ll know there are few things more fascinating than a family dynasty. Kennedy. Rockefeller. Ming. Manning. Genovese. Simpson. Anheuser-Busch. You know exactly where I’m going with this. In MMA, the Gracie family carries massive mystique. Many decades after patriarchs Carlos and Helio Gracie perfected a Brazilian style of jiu-jitsu that allowed the […]

UFC 149: Power Ranking 3 Potential New Opponents for Shogun Rua

With the announcement that Thiago Silva has had to withdraw from his UFC 149 battle with Shogun Rua, the UFC needs to act quick in order to find a high level opponent and give him enough time for a proper training camp. Shogun is a dangerous striker wh…

With the announcement that Thiago Silva has had to withdraw from his UFC 149 battle with Shogun Rua, the UFC needs to act quick in order to find a high level opponent and give him enough time for a proper training camp. Shogun is a dangerous striker who also holds a black belt in Brazilian […]