The UFC has announced the champion vs. champion bout between Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao. They will headline UFC 169, while Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight crown against Ricardo Lamas in the co-main event. When the two fights were announced for the same event, many assumed it would be the 145lbs title fight which […]
The UFC has announced the champion vs. champion bout between Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao. They will headline UFC 169, while Jose Aldo will defend his featherweight crown against Ricardo Lamas in the co-main event. When the two fights were announced for the same event, many assumed it would be the 145lbs title fight which […]
Turns out, next year’s bantamweight title unification bout between Renan Barao and Dominick Cruz is bigger than tradition. The 135-pound championship fight will serve as the main even for UFC 169 on Feb. 1 in Newark, N.J., taking precedence over Jose Aldo’s featherweight title defense against Ricardo Lamas, according to a report Tuesday by MMA […]
Turns out, next year’s bantamweight title unification bout between Renan Barao and Dominick Cruz is bigger than tradition. The 135-pound championship fight will serve as the main even for UFC 169 on Feb. 1 in Newark, N.J., taking precedence over Jose Aldo’s featherweight title defense against Ricardo Lamas, according to a report Tuesday by MMA […]
UFC 165 went down Saturday night in Toronto. In the co-main event, interim champion Renan Barao defended his belt against underdog challenger Eddie Wineland. Wineland started strong, using various types of feints to avoid Barao‘s deadly striking game and keep the champ guessing. In fact, a case could easily be made that Wineland won the […]
UFC 165 went down Saturday night in Toronto. In the co-main event, interim champion Renan Barao defended his belt against underdog challenger Eddie Wineland. Wineland started strong, using various types of feints to avoid Barao‘s deadly striking game and keep the champ guessing. In fact, a case could easily be made that Wineland won the […]
The UFC 165 main event between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson may be the talk of Toronto, but a co-main event between interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao and top contender Eddie Wineland could steal the show this evening. And there are plenty of reasons for fans to be excited about this 135-pound affair. For the […]
The UFC 165 main event between Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson may be the talk of Toronto, but a co-main event between interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao and top contender Eddie Wineland could steal the show this evening. And there are plenty of reasons for fans to be excited about this 135-pound affair. For the […]
Sometimes a winning streak walks a fine line between legendary and insanity, especially when it features a man like UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao, who owns 30 pro career wins, one no-contest, and just one defeat. Skeptics argued that, aside from eventual featherweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and rising prospect Rony “Jason” […]
Sometimes a winning streak walks a fine line between legendary and insanity, especially when it features a man like UFC interim bantamweight champion Renan Barao, who owns 30 pro career wins, one no-contest, and just one defeat. Skeptics argued that, aside from eventual featherweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil and rising prospect Rony “Jason” […]
UFC 161 was originally set to feature an interim title bout as its main event. Interim UFC bantamweight champion, Renan Barao, was supposed to defend his title against Eddie Wineland, but a Barao foot injury forced that fight to be cancelled. Instead, fans watched Rashad Evans defeat Dan Henderson via split decision in the headlining bout […]
UFC 161 was originally set to feature an interim title bout as its main event. Interim UFC bantamweight champion, Renan Barao, was supposed to defend his title against Eddie Wineland, but a Barao foot injury forced that fight to be cancelled. Instead, fans watched Rashad Evans defeat Dan Henderson via split decision in the headlining bout […]