Tag: Ranking

Power Ranking Each UFC Champion’s Ability to Sell the Sport to Casual Fans

It’s often said that keeping the belt is far more challenging than getting it in the first place. To complicate things a bit further, a newly crowned champion has to juggle the wealth of responsibilities that coincide with the title—press tours, fan expos, and innumerable interviews are all part of the immense agenda.  The public eye never stops […]

It’s often said that keeping the belt is far more challenging than getting it in the first place. To complicate things a bit further, a newly crowned champion has to juggle the wealth of responsibilities that coincide with the title—press tours, fan expos, and innumerable interviews are all part of the immense agenda.  The public eye never stops […]

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Power Ranking the Main Card Fights on the UFC 160 Fight Card

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 takes place this Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card features a rematch between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva which took place one year ago. Also fighting on the main card…

UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 takes place this Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card features a rematch between Cain Velasquez and Antonio Silva which took place one year ago. Also fighting on the main card is Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt, Glover Teixeira vs. […]

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UFC 159 Results: Power Ranking the FX Preliminary Card Bouts

UFC 159 served up the weakest UFC preliminary card in recent memory.  It was weak on paper, and it wasn’t much better in execution, as fighters appeared disinterested, sluggish and downright outclassed throughout the evening’s four fights on FX Saturday evening. A rarity in MMA at any level, the prelims featured no full three-round decisions, […]

UFC 159 served up the weakest UFC preliminary card in recent memory.  It was weak on paper, and it wasn’t much better in execution, as fighters appeared disinterested, sluggish and downright outclassed throughout the evening’s four fights on FX Saturday evening. A rarity in MMA at any level, the prelims featured no full three-round decisions, […]

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Power Ranking the Most Difficult to Master Aspects of MMA

The reason why mixed martial arts is so exciting is because of the wide array of attacks fighters can pull from their arsenal of weapons.  At any given moment, a fighter can go from throwing leg kicks and superman punches to trying to score a single-leg takedown in hopes of choking their foe out on […]

The reason why mixed martial arts is so exciting is because of the wide array of attacks fighters can pull from their arsenal of weapons.  At any given moment, a fighter can go from throwing leg kicks and superman punches to trying to score a single-leg takedown in hopes of choking their foe out on […]

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Ranking Every One of Jon Jones’ UFC Title Defenses

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones provides one of the most unique skill sets in all of MMA.  His meteoric rise to the top of the 205-pound division saw him break records (and bones) in dramatic, sometimes unbelievable fashion.  With a dominant wrestling base, tricky submissions and a creative, rangy striking game, Jones has […]

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones provides one of the most unique skill sets in all of MMA.  His meteoric rise to the top of the 205-pound division saw him break records (and bones) in dramatic, sometimes unbelievable fashion.  With a dominant wrestling base, tricky submissions and a creative, rangy striking game, Jones has […]

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UFC 158: Power Ranking the Facebook Prelim Fights

UFC 158 will be remembered as the event where Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz finally faced off, but before the two welterweights take to the Octagon, 11 other bouts will be held inside the Bell Centre. The first three contests of the night were aired …

UFC 158 will be remembered as the event where Georges St-Pierre and Nick Diaz finally faced off, but before the two welterweights take to the Octagon, 11 other bouts will be held inside the Bell Centre. The first three contests of the night were aired live via Facebook as a lead in to the televised […]

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