The Question: What Should Happen with Jon Jones When He Returns to the UFC?

The news cycle for Jon Jones is slowly going dark, at least until his legal process plays out in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We don’t know what he’s facing there, and we don’t know if he’ll serve any sort of prison time. But what is clear is that, no matter how things ultimately play out, Jones […]

The news cycle for Jon Jones is slowly going dark, at least until his legal process plays out in Albuquerque, New Mexico. We don’t know what he’s facing there, and we don’t know if he’ll serve any sort of prison time. But what is clear is that, no matter how things ultimately play out, Jones […]

The Question: How Should the UFC Handle the Jon Jones Problem?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past two days, you know all about the current shenanigans surrounding UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Just in case, here’s a quick recap: Jones was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run on Sunday morning, fleeing the scene of a car accident after running a red light and […]

Unless you’ve been living under a rock the past two days, you know all about the current shenanigans surrounding UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones. Just in case, here’s a quick recap: Jones was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run on Sunday morning, fleeing the scene of a car accident after running a red light and […]

The Question: Should Zuffa Cancel Depleted UFC 186 Card?

UFC 186, the latest in a string of utterly cursed fight cards, took another hit on Tuesday morning when a New Jersey judge granted an injunction to Bellator that will prevent Quinton “Rampage” Jackson from fighting against Fabio Maldonado in the co-main event, as reported by Fox Sports’ Damon Martin. A card that once featured […]

UFC 186, the latest in a string of utterly cursed fight cards, took another hit on Tuesday morning when a New Jersey judge granted an injunction to Bellator that will prevent Quinton “Rampage” Jackson from fighting against Fabio Maldonado in the co-main event, as reported by Fox Sports’ Damon Martin. A card that once featured […]

The Question: How Will MMA Remember WWE Superstar Brock Lesnar?

After years of speculation, Brock Lesnar finally put MMA fans hoping for his return out of their misery. There will be no second act for Lesnar, at least not in the cage.  Instead, the WWE champion told ESPN’s Jonathan Coachman he was pulling the plug on his MMA career. “It was a very hard decision […]

After years of speculation, Brock Lesnar finally put MMA fans hoping for his return out of their misery. There will be no second act for Lesnar, at least not in the cage.  Instead, the WWE champion told ESPN’s Jonathan Coachman he was pulling the plug on his MMA career. “It was a very hard decision […]

The Question: Can a 1-Dimensional Fighter Still Thrive in the UFC?

Just six years separate Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare chronologically, but in their chosen profession, that might as well be a lifetime. The gap between them, stylistically and in the cage, is nearly unfathomable.  Maia is the last of a dying breed in mixed martial arts—the specialist. While most modern fighters come up in the […]

Just six years separate Demian Maia and Ryan LaFlare chronologically, but in their chosen profession, that might as well be a lifetime. The gap between them, stylistically and in the cage, is nearly unfathomable.  Maia is the last of a dying breed in mixed martial arts—the specialist. While most modern fighters come up in the […]

The Question: Does Anthony Pettis Belong on Top of UFC’s Pound-for-Pound List?

If you ask the casual UFC fan about the sport’s top fighters, you’ll typically get a pretty standard list in return. Jon Jones will be somewhere near the top. So will middleweight kingpin Chris Weidman, featherweight standout Jose Aldo and even women’s bantamweight Ronda Rousey. It’s only after rattling off a string of other names […]

If you ask the casual UFC fan about the sport’s top fighters, you’ll typically get a pretty standard list in return. Jon Jones will be somewhere near the top. So will middleweight kingpin Chris Weidman, featherweight standout Jose Aldo and even women’s bantamweight Ronda Rousey. It’s only after rattling off a string of other names […]