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The Ultimate Fighter 14: Ranking the Featherweights and Their Odds of Winning

With the UFC 134 results now in the books, the Season 14 premier of The Ultimate Fighter is less than one month away. Usually, fans head into every season without any sense of how the fighters rank against one another in terms of talent. This year, Th…

With the UFC 134 results now in the books, the Season 14 premier of The Ultimate Fighter is less than one month away. Usually, fans head into every season without any sense of how the fighters rank against one another in terms of talent.

This year, The Ultimate Fighter will feature two weight divisions that are fairly new to the UFC. Therefore, there was an abundance of untapped talent that tried out for this season of the reality show. Some world-ranked fighters will even be attempting to prove their worth to the UFC.

In ascending order of their chances of winning the 145-pound tournament, here are the 16 featherweight contestants who will will be competing for a spot on one of two teams coached by UFC middleweights Michael Bisping and Jason Miller.

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10 UFC Fighters Likely to Pursue a Career in Acting

Over the past several years, the UFC has displayed some of the greatest entertainment known to man. The sport allows fans to witness first hand, real-life excitement through fighting.The sport of MMA is filled with hundreds of different personalities a…

Over the past several years, the UFC has displayed some of the greatest entertainment known to man. The sport allows fans to witness first hand, real-life excitement through fighting.

The sport of MMA is filled with hundreds of different personalities attracting fans of all kinds. We’ve seen fighters who aren’t the slightest bit shy to say what they feel and we’ve seen fighters play the role of the silent assassin.

While these fighters are currently fulfilling a career in the UFC, what about after? The following slides display the Top 10 Fighters that could pursue a career in acting after their fighting careers are over.

Please sit back and enjoy.

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Kenny Florian and the 7 Current Fighters Who’d Be Great Full-Time Commentators

Fans were treated to a bit of a change to the broadcasting team for last weekend’s UFC 134.The usual duo was mixed up a bit with Mike Goldberg teamed up with guest commentator Kenny Florian. Joe Rogan was away shooting the new season of Fear Facto…

Fans were treated to a bit of a change to the broadcasting team for last weekend’s UFC 134.

The usual duo was mixed up a bit with Mike Goldberg teamed up with guest commentator Kenny Florian. Joe Rogan was away shooting the new season of Fear Factor.

This was not the first time for Florian to trade in the trunks for a suit as he has filled in for Rogan on quite a few occasions.

Many fighters have become color commentators for different organizations and found success behind the mic. Their presence analyzing each fight is an integral part of the sports growth as fighters can dissect the many facets of MMA better than outside observers. 

Here are seven fighters who would make for great, full-time commentators when their fighting days are done.

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Brock Lesnar Retirement Rumors: Where Does He Rank Among the Heavyweight Elite?

When he burst onto the UFC scene in June 2007, Brock Lesnar was met with serious skepticism from both fans and fellow fighters. A former pro wrestler, many critics did not believe he could make a successful transition to the sport as anything other tha…

When he burst onto the UFC scene in June 2007, Brock Lesnar was met with serious skepticism from both fans and fellow fighters. A former pro wrestler, many critics did not believe he could make a successful transition to the sport as anything other than a freak show like Kimbo Slice or Butterbean.

Fast-forward 17 months, and those critics were silenced as the former NCAA Division-I All-American was crowned the UFC heavyweight champion after defeating Randy Couture at UFC 91.

However, after two bouts with the debilitating disease diverticulitis, the former UFC champion has reportedly been told by more than one doctor that it would be unwise for him to return to fighting.

Though nothing has been made official, this news has to be not only crushing for the man himself, but also for the UFC, as Lesnar has proven to be unequaled by any other fighter as a pay-per-view draw.

Still, until we learn more facts surrounding the situation and receive confirmation on a retirement, Lesnar has to remain on the list of current elite-level heavyweights within the UFC.

That said, let’s take a closer look at where exactly he stands within the top five of the UFC heavyweight division.

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MMA Just Got Even Sexier: The 25 Best Photos of Arianny Celeste

Does anybody really need a reason to show off the beauty of UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste?No, of course not. But I still have one.There is a great new picture of Arianny out, that needed some publicity as soon as possible. From that point it was dec…

Does anybody really need a reason to show off the beauty of UFC Octagon girl Arianny Celeste?

No, of course not. But I still have one.

There is a great new picture of Arianny out, that needed some publicity as soon as possible. From that point it was decided that she just deserved an entire slideshow to herself.

It is featured on the next slide, and from there, you can just enjoy the rest of the hotness that is Arianny Celeste.

Originally, this list was going to be a power ranking of the top 25 photos of her, but doing that would be more difficult than standing with Anderson Silva for five minutes.

So here are 25 of the best pictures of Arianny Celeste around. If you have one that I missed, I encourage you to let me know in the comments.

I’m also aware that nobody is going to read this intro anyway, I know you people aren’t here for my stellar writing ability…

Enjoy!

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UFC Power Rankings: 5 Best Sports Fights of the Decade Outside the Octagon

Over the past decade we have seen some of the greatest fights in the history of the UFC. While the UFC has clearly been the center stage for fighters across the globe, it’s certainly not the only place we’ve seen exciting fights. While fighting outside…

Over the past decade we have seen some of the greatest fights in the history of the UFC. While the UFC has clearly been the center stage for fighters across the globe, it’s certainly not the only place we’ve seen exciting fights.

While fighting outside of the Octagon does not occur regularly, there are some exceptions. Outside of the UFC we have almost seen it all. The one-punch knockouts, fans interacting in fights and the bench-clearing brawls.

The following video slides display the top five sports fights that have occurred away from the sport of mixed martial arts. Please sit back and enjoy.

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