In October 2013, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez dispatched his greatest rival with disturbing ease. Junior dos Santos, the second-best heavyweight in the world, didn’t even come close to giving the champ a fight. With contemporary challengers looking both helpless and hapless, attention turned to Velasquez’s place in the sport’s history. It was clear he stood alone […]
In October 2013, UFC heavyweight Cain Velasquez dispatched his greatest rival with disturbing ease. Junior dos Santos, the second-best heavyweight in the world, didn’t even come close to giving the champ a fight. With contemporary challengers looking both helpless and hapless, attention turned to Velasquez’s place in the sport’s history. It was clear he stood alone […]
Eight years ago, Gabriel Gonzaga initiated the precipitous decline of Mirko Cro Cop, one of MMA’s greatest heavyweights, by landing the head kick heard ‘round the world and cashing in on an unexpected title shot. Sitting backstage at UFC 70, Gonzaga didn’t know what to expect. He was headlining his first UFC event against a […]
Eight years ago, Gabriel Gonzaga initiated the precipitous decline of Mirko Cro Cop, one of MMA’s greatest heavyweights, by landing the head kick heard ‘round the world and cashing in on an unexpected title shot. Sitting backstage at UFC 70, Gonzaga didn’t know what to expect. He was headlining his first UFC event against a […]
Nobody blames Carla Esparza for feeling a little left out right now. If that is indeed how she feels. So far, it’s kind of hard to tell. As the UFC’s first strawweight champion prepares to make the first defense of her title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk on Saturday at UFC 185, you get the impression Esparza […]
Nobody blames Carla Esparza for feeling a little left out right now. If that is indeed how she feels. So far, it’s kind of hard to tell. As the UFC’s first strawweight champion prepares to make the first defense of her title against Joanna Jedrzejczyk on Saturday at UFC 185, you get the impression Esparza […]
James Krause is fired up. Not that the Missouri-based scrapper ever needs any added motivation going into a fight, but there is something stinging him leading into his next tilt at UFC 184. A quick look at the hard-charging lightweight’s career reveals he’s traveled a hard road to make it to the biggest stage in […]
James Krause is fired up. Not that the Missouri-based scrapper ever needs any added motivation going into a fight, but there is something stinging him leading into his next tilt at UFC 184. A quick look at the hard-charging lightweight’s career reveals he’s traveled a hard road to make it to the biggest stage in […]
If seeing is believing, then the MMA world can no longer refute the fact that Conor McGregor is a star. According to MMAFighting.com, the viewership numbers from UFC Fight Night 59, which was headlined by McGregor and Dennis Siver, drew an average of 2,751,000 viewers. Those record-breaking numbers peaked at 3,162,000 when McGregor stepped into […]
If seeing is believing, then the MMA world can no longer refute the fact that Conor McGregor is a star. According to MMAFighting.com, the viewership numbers from UFC Fight Night 59, which was headlined by McGregor and Dennis Siver, drew an average of 2,751,000 viewers. Those record-breaking numbers peaked at 3,162,000 when McGregor stepped into […]
MMA Kingpin is a funny responsibility. It’s an entirely fictional position, sure. But it’s one with no small level of import. Filled by a single fighter at a time, it’s the man with the combination of accomplishment, skill and pure swagger that makes him, unmistakably, the sport’s top dog. For most established sports that’s not a […]
MMA Kingpin is a funny responsibility. It’s an entirely fictional position, sure. But it’s one with no small level of import. Filled by a single fighter at a time, it’s the man with the combination of accomplishment, skill and pure swagger that makes him, unmistakably, the sport’s top dog. For most established sports that’s not a […]