Chris Weidman: It’s Easy to Forget How Good He Really Is

Chris Weidman is the UFC middleweight champion of the world, and he will defend that title for the third time this weekend at UFC 187 against Vitor Belfort. Yet, we seem to be forgetting how good Weidman actually is. Weidman saw a quick rise in this sport. The Serra-Longo fighter was much hyped when he […]

Chris Weidman is the UFC middleweight champion of the world, and he will defend that title for the third time this weekend at UFC 187 against Vitor Belfort. Yet, we seem to be forgetting how good Weidman actually is. Weidman saw a quick rise in this sport. The Serra-Longo fighter was much hyped when he […]

Is Jose Aldo Really the Pound-for-Pound Best Fighter in Mixed Martial Arts?

Jon Jones’ most recent transgression was the talk of the town, and it landed him in serious hot water with the UFC brass. The leader in mixed martial arts indefinitely suspended the now-former light heavyweight champion, and as such pulled him from the official rankings. With Jones out—is Jose Aldo the pound-for-pound best fighter on […]

Jon Jones’ most recent transgression was the talk of the town, and it landed him in serious hot water with the UFC brass. The leader in mixed martial arts indefinitely suspended the now-former light heavyweight champion, and as such pulled him from the official rankings. With Jones out—is Jose Aldo the pound-for-pound best fighter on […]

Can UFC Star Ronda Rousey Really Beat Up a Male Fighter? Who Cares?

In her last two UFC title defenses, bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has beaten opponents Alexis Davis and Cat Zingano in a combined 30 seconds. That is not a misprint.   Matched up with the very best women in world, Rousey has barely managed to break a sweat. It took her longer to explain her armbar […]

In her last two UFC title defenses, bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has beaten opponents Alexis Davis and Cat Zingano in a combined 30 seconds. That is not a misprint.   Matched up with the very best women in world, Rousey has barely managed to break a sweat. It took her longer to explain her armbar […]

Can Cat Zingano Really Be Ronda Rousey’s Toughest Test to Date?

On Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Cat Zingano will finally get her chance to dethrone Ronda Rousey and become the UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Rousey has soundly defeated the best fighters the emerging women’s 135-pound division has to offer, but has she ever faced a fighter like Zingano? Can Zingano really […]

On Saturday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Cat Zingano will finally get her chance to dethrone Ronda Rousey and become the UFC women’s bantamweight champion. Rousey has soundly defeated the best fighters the emerging women’s 135-pound division has to offer, but has she ever faced a fighter like Zingano? Can Zingano really […]

Benson Henderson Is Great but Must Recognize What Really Moves the UFC Needle

If UFC lightweight contender Benson Henderson were to be cast in a movie, Smooth would undoubtedly star in a suspense film. And like any good suspense film, Henderson likes taking his time.  The former lightweight champion, who’s notorious for piling up close-decision wins, was burned by the judges in his uneventful trilogy fight with Donald Cerrone […]

If UFC lightweight contender Benson Henderson were to be cast in a movie, Smooth would undoubtedly star in a suspense film. And like any good suspense film, Henderson likes taking his time.  The former lightweight champion, who’s notorious for piling up close-decision wins, was burned by the judges in his uneventful trilogy fight with Donald Cerrone […]

What’s Really Going on in the UFC Welterweight Division?

The UFC’s welterweight division finds itself in a sudden state of disarray.  With Johny Hendricks taking a fight with Matt Brown at UFC 185, the No.1 contendership is up for grabs at welterweight. “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler emerged victorious at UFC 181 in December against Johny Hendricks, taking the title in Hendricks’ first attempt at defending […]

The UFC’s welterweight division finds itself in a sudden state of disarray.  With Johny Hendricks taking a fight with Matt Brown at UFC 185, the No.1 contendership is up for grabs at welterweight. “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler emerged victorious at UFC 181 in December against Johny Hendricks, taking the title in Hendricks’ first attempt at defending […]