It’s been nearly two years since UFC fans last saw their heavyweight champion in action. That would be a long time on the sideline for any professional athlete, but to gain real perspective on the curious career trajectory of Cain Velasquez, let the following fun fact sink in: The last time Velasquez fought somebody besides […]
It’s been nearly two years since UFC fans last saw their heavyweight champion in action. That would be a long time on the sideline for any professional athlete, but to gain real perspective on the curious career trajectory of Cain Velasquez, let the following fun fact sink in: The last time Velasquez fought somebody besides […]
Reign Training Center, the California MMA gym that cultivated standouts like Jake Ellenberger and Uriah Hall, is no more. That’s according to Mark Munoz, the UFC middleweight who owns the center and shuttered the facility on Friday. The move comes as Munoz prepares to fight Luke Barnatt on May 16 at UFC Fight Night 66, […]
Reign Training Center, the California MMA gym that cultivated standouts like Jake Ellenberger and Uriah Hall, is no more. That’s according to Mark Munoz, the UFC middleweight who owns the center and shuttered the facility on Friday. The move comes as Munoz prepares to fight Luke Barnatt on May 16 at UFC Fight Night 66, […]
How odd it must feel for Demetrious Johnson to be a master of something so many people actively want to ignore. Johnson presented a clinic on the art of being Demetrious Johnson on Saturday at UFC 186. He efficiently sucked the life out of game challenger Kyoji Horiguchi during five grueling rounds before retaining his […]
How odd it must feel for Demetrious Johnson to be a master of something so many people actively want to ignore. Johnson presented a clinic on the art of being Demetrious Johnson on Saturday at UFC 186. He efficiently sucked the life out of game challenger Kyoji Horiguchi during five grueling rounds before retaining his […]
It’s not really even an insult to call Ronda Rousey one-dimensional anymore. Like any self-respecting fighter, Rousey herself would likely bristle at that notion, but the truth is, she’s pretty easy to figure out. There’s nothing wrong with being one-dimensional so long as that one dimension is so terrifyingly good that the rest of your division […]
It’s not really even an insult to call Ronda Rousey one-dimensional anymore. Like any self-respecting fighter, Rousey herself would likely bristle at that notion, but the truth is, she’s pretty easy to figure out. There’s nothing wrong with being one-dimensional so long as that one dimension is so terrifyingly good that the rest of your division […]
Between 2008 and the first half of 2010, the UFC middleweight division was in the midst of a dark age—a time where contenders were few and champion Anderson Silva‘s level of interest was diminishing. The downturn began just after Silva’s win over Dan Henderson at UFC 82 in March of 2008. Following that victory, Silva […]
Between 2008 and the first half of 2010, the UFC middleweight division was in the midst of a dark age—a time where contenders were few and champion Anderson Silva‘s level of interest was diminishing. The downturn began just after Silva’s win over Dan Henderson at UFC 82 in March of 2008. Following that victory, Silva […]
Ever since the UFC announced that women’s fighters were coming to compete in the Octagon, the bouts that have taken place in the division have all felt like something special was happening. For years and years, UFC President Dana White said that women’s fighting just wasn’t evolved yet and didn’t have enough stars to promote […]
Ever since the UFC announced that women’s fighters were coming to compete in the Octagon, the bouts that have taken place in the division have all felt like something special was happening. For years and years, UFC President Dana White said that women’s fighting just wasn’t evolved yet and didn’t have enough stars to promote […]