Tuff-N-Uff: Jaynes vs. Church

Recently I attended the latest Tuff-N-Uff event on August 26th, and I can tell you it was quite a pleasure to see with floor seats. This is my coverage of the main card fights, and I do hope you enjoy it.There were three title fights on the line, with …

Recently I attended the latest Tuff-N-Uff event on August 26th, and I can tell you it was quite a pleasure to see with floor seats. This is my coverage of the main card fights, and I do hope you enjoy it.

There were three title fights on the line, with two of them in the women’s divisions, so there was definitely a lot on the line!

Thank you in advance, for reading and leaving a comment about your thoughts on the piece.

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The 11 Most Important Figures in MMA That You’ve Probably Never Heard of

The underdog story of mixed martial arts is a long and interesting one. It is filled with such characters like Royce Gracie, Chuck Liddell, and Dana White.However, it is also filled with unsung heroes who were just as important as the legends of the sp…

The underdog story of mixed martial arts is a long and interesting one. It is filled with such characters like Royce Gracie, Chuck Liddell, and Dana White.

However, it is also filled with unsung heroes who were just as important as the legends of the sport.

Unfortunately, many of these men and their accomplishments have been forgotten for one reason or another.  They have become buried in the mythos of MMA history that glorifies only a few select characters.

Who are these forgotten men and why are they so crucial to the history of mixed martial arts?

Read and find out!

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UFC 134 Results: Grades for Every Main Card Fighter

Anderson Silva proved once again why may consider him the baddest man ever to wear the fingerless, four ounce gloves when he knocked out Yushin Okami in the second round of their middleweight world title fight.In other action, Shogun Rua was victorious…

Anderson Silva proved once again why may consider him the baddest man ever to wear the fingerless, four ounce gloves when he knocked out Yushin Okami in the second round of their middleweight world title fight.

In other action, Shogun Rua was victorious over Forrest Griffin in a rematch of their 2007 bout, Edwin Barboza continued looking impressive in a decision victory over Ross Pearson, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira proved he is not to be taken lightly as he knocked out Brendan Schaub, and Luiz Cain was the only Brazilian to lose on his home turf.

But regardless if they won or loss, how did each fighter perform? It is time once again for the unofficial official professor of B/R MMA to dish out some grades to all the fighters on the main card.

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UFC 134 Results: Inside the Numbers and Statistics

The UFC’s first trip to Brazil in more than a decade saw Anderson Silva continue to rewrite the record books. Every time the UFC middleweight champion steps into the Octagon, he converts doubters into believers.At this point, I’m not sure how there cou…

The UFC’s first trip to Brazil in more than a decade saw Anderson Silva continue to rewrite the record books. Every time the UFC middleweight champion steps into the Octagon, he converts doubters into believers.

At this point, I’m not sure how there could be any doubters remaining. With his ninth consecutive title defense, Silva is beginning to erase any controversy surrounding the argument that he is the best mixed martial artist of all time.

Now that we’ve all had a chance to witness greatness and check out the results from the rest of the UFC 134 card, it’s time to delve deeper into the event.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the more interesting statistics and numbers coming out of UFC 134.

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UFC 134 Results: The Most Memorable Moments from the Fight Card in Rio

UFC 134 will go down as one of the best cards outside the United States in UFC history. With Anderson Silva doing what he does best against Yushin Okami, the card was dominated by memorable moments.It was the UFC’s first event in Brazil since UFC 17.5 …

UFC 134 will go down as one of the best cards outside the United States in UFC history. With Anderson Silva doing what he does best against Yushin Okami, the card was dominated by memorable moments.

It was the UFC’s first event in Brazil since UFC 17.5 all the way back in October of 1998.

It produced an awesome crowd, a lot of awesome fights and even one of the craziest moments to grace the octagon in UFC history.

So which moments from the UFC 134 card grace this list?

 

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UFC 134 Results: The Top 25 Pound-for-Pound Fighters in MMA

Anderson Silva is just too good.For years now, he has been considered the best pound for pound fighter on the planet and, after his performance at UFC 134 last night, it’s looking like Silva will occupy the P4P throne for a long time still.Silva’s oppo…

Anderson Silva is just too good.

For years now, he has been considered the best pound for pound fighter on the planet and, after his performance at UFC 134 last night, it’s looking like Silva will occupy the P4P throne for a long time still.

Silva’s opponent last night was Yushin Okami, a strong grappler that many believed had a good chance of upsetting the UFC’s middleweight champ.

Although he trained with Chael Sonnen for this fight, Okami’s performance looked nothing like when Sonnen fought Silva, as the Japanese fighter was very tentative and hesitant to engage.

Said hesitancy allowed Silva time to figure Okami’s timing, and we all know what happens when Silva gets his opponent’s timing down.

Early in the second round, Silva baited Okami by dropping his hands to his sides and tagged the challenger when he rushed in. Okami fell to the ground, hurt badly, and Silva ended the fight with ground and pound.

Pound for pound rankings are meant to be current, always up to date, and so after every UFC event, a new list must be made.

Taking in the consideration all of the events that transpired last night, here is the new top 25 pound for pound fighters in MMA.

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