Tag: Proves

Cub Swanson Proves Worthy of UFC Featherweight Title Shot, but Will It Come?

For Cub Swanson, perhaps the sixth time will be the charm. Swanson ran his impressive Octagon win-streak to an even half-dozen on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 44, out-dueling the headhunting Jeremy Stephens en route to a unanimous-decision victory (49-46 x 2, 48-47). The win—over an up-jumped lightweight who himself came in on a three-fight […]

For Cub Swanson, perhaps the sixth time will be the charm. Swanson ran his impressive Octagon win-streak to an even half-dozen on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 44, out-dueling the headhunting Jeremy Stephens en route to a unanimous-decision victory (49-46 x 2, 48-47). The win—over an up-jumped lightweight who himself came in on a three-fight […]

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UFC on Fox 9: Urijah Faber Proves He Still Holds the Cards at Bantamweight

The road to the UFC bantamweight title still runs through Urijah Faber. Just in case we forgot, we were reminded of that fact in emphatic fashion on Saturday night as Faber battered and tattered 22-year-old upstart Michael McDonald en route to a second-round submission victory at UFC on Fox 9. The win was important for […]

The road to the UFC bantamweight title still runs through Urijah Faber. Just in case we forgot, we were reminded of that fact in emphatic fashion on Saturday night as Faber battered and tattered 22-year-old upstart Michael McDonald en route to a second-round submission victory at UFC on Fox 9. The win was important for […]

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UFC Fight Night 28: Piotr Hallmann’s Win Proves Polish MMA Is on the Rise

The big news coming out of Brazil this week was a lack of ticket sales for UFC Fight Night 28. In talking to some people, we came to two conclusions: The UFC may be over-saturating the market there, and Brazilian fans will come in droves only when high…

The big news coming out of Brazil this week was a lack of ticket sales for UFC Fight Night 28. In talking to some people, we came to two conclusions: The UFC may be over-saturating the market there, and Brazilian fans will come in droves only when high-quality cards are put on. We have been […]

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Evans vs. Henderson: Sugar Proves Resilience in Comeback Victory

Rashad Evans rallied from being knocked down in the opening round to narrowly defeat Dan Henderson in a split on Saturday evening at UFC 161. The narrow main event victory pushed Evans’ mixed martial arts record to 18-3-1, while dropping Henderson to 29-10. The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s official Twitter page highlighted what made the difference […]

Rashad Evans rallied from being knocked down in the opening round to narrowly defeat Dan Henderson in a split on Saturday evening at UFC 161. The narrow main event victory pushed Evans’ mixed martial arts record to 18-3-1, while dropping Henderson to 29-10. The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s official Twitter page highlighted what made the difference […]

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Velasquez vs. Silva: UFC Champ Proves Junior Dos Santos Is Only Competition

What we knew would happen happened at UFC 160 on Saturday: Cain Velasquez made quick work of challenger Antonio Silva. It wasn’t much of a fight, if you can even call it a fight at all. Velasquez, who improved to 12-1, dropped Silva with a right hand. He then proceeded to execute a chokehold, and […]

What we knew would happen happened at UFC 160 on Saturday: Cain Velasquez made quick work of challenger Antonio Silva. It wasn’t much of a fight, if you can even call it a fight at all. Velasquez, who improved to 12-1, dropped Silva with a right hand. He then proceeded to execute a chokehold, and […]

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Cain Velasquez: One-Sided Beatdown Proves Fighter’s Only Loss Was Fluke

In a full, five-round beating on UFC 155 Saturday night, the world saw why Cain Velasquez‘s lone career loss was indeed a fluke. Velasquez entered the highly anticipated heavyweight bout with champion Junior dos Santos as a major underdog after being knocked out in a little more than a minute by the same opponent just […]

In a full, five-round beating on UFC 155 Saturday night, the world saw why Cain Velasquez‘s lone career loss was indeed a fluke. Velasquez entered the highly anticipated heavyweight bout with champion Junior dos Santos as a major underdog after being knocked out in a little more than a minute by the same opponent just […]