Two championship bouts at UFC 185, two new titleholders. In the pay-per-view card’s main event, Rafael dos Anjos demolished Anthony Pettis over five one-sided rounds to win the men’s lightweight championship via unanimous decision. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole relayed the judges’ scorecards: Prior to that stunning display, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Carla Esparza via second-round TKO […]
Two championship bouts at UFC 185, two new titleholders. In the pay-per-view card’s main event, Rafael dos Anjos demolished Anthony Pettis over five one-sided rounds to win the men’s lightweight championship via unanimous decision. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole relayed the judges’ scorecards: Prior to that stunning display, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Carla Esparza via second-round TKO […]
Yesterday, news broke that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had entered rehab, per Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports. The reason? On December 4, 2014, Jones tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite. Needless to say, this is a surprising turn for a fighter who has consistently attempted to cultivate a positive image. Also coming […]
Yesterday, news broke that UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones had entered rehab, per Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports. The reason? On December 4, 2014, Jones tested positive for benzoylecgonine, a cocaine metabolite. Needless to say, this is a surprising turn for a fighter who has consistently attempted to cultivate a positive image. Also coming […]
UFC Fight Night 38 featured the rematch of one of the best MMA fights of all time. Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua met in Natal, Brazil, for another scrap. Henderson moves to 2-0 in the series with a third-round TKO, but it didn’t come easy. Twitter was alive for the fight on a Sunday […]
UFC Fight Night 38 featured the rematch of one of the best MMA fights of all time. Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua met in Natal, Brazil, for another scrap. Henderson moves to 2-0 in the series with a third-round TKO, but it didn’t come easy. Twitter was alive for the fight on a Sunday […]
No. 1-ranked Johny Hendricks and No. 3-ranked Robbie Lawler stepped inside the Octagon to battle it out for the vacant welterweight championship Saturday night in Dallas. The fight did not disappoint. The two heavy-hitters stood in the pocket and exchanged blows round after round. It went the full 25 minutes, but there was not a […]
No. 1-ranked Johny Hendricks and No. 3-ranked Robbie Lawler stepped inside the Octagon to battle it out for the vacant welterweight championship Saturday night in Dallas. The fight did not disappoint. The two heavy-hitters stood in the pocket and exchanged blows round after round. It went the full 25 minutes, but there was not a […]
Alexander Gustafsson has earned his second shot at the UFC light heavyweight championship with his second-round TKO victory over Jimi Manuwa. He took Manuwa down in the first round and immediately started looking for a submission, but the Brit showcased solid defensive grappling. It was a clear round for Gustafsson, but Manuwa showed he can […]
Alexander Gustafsson has earned his second shot at the UFC light heavyweight championship with his second-round TKO victory over Jimi Manuwa. He took Manuwa down in the first round and immediately started looking for a submission, but the Brit showcased solid defensive grappling. It was a clear round for Gustafsson, but Manuwa showed he can […]
Lyoto Machida surely didn’t overwhelm Gegard Mousasi, but the former light hewavyweight champ apparently did enough to earn a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 36 on Saturday. Machida won his second straight bout at middleweight and arguably took four of five rounds from Mousasi in the Dutchman’s return to middleweight […]
Lyoto Machida surely didn’t overwhelm Gegard Mousasi, but the former light hewavyweight champ apparently did enough to earn a unanimous decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night 36 on Saturday. Machida won his second straight bout at middleweight and arguably took four of five rounds from Mousasi in the Dutchman’s return to middleweight […]