UFC 187‘s talent-rich preliminary card was just dealt a tough hit with the announcement that Rose Namajunas vs. Nina Ansaroff has been cancelled just hours before it was scheduled to take place. The news was broken by the UFC, who stated on its website that Ansaroff was deemed medically unfit to compete by doctors due […]
UFC 187‘s talent-rich preliminary card was just dealt a tough hit with the announcement that Rose Namajunas vs. Nina Ansaroff has been cancelled just hours before it was scheduled to take place. The news was broken by the UFC, who stated on its website that Ansaroff was deemed medically unfit to compete by doctors due […]
Before “Thug” Rose Namajunas, she was considered to be the next Ronda Rousey, even by the women’s bantamweight champion herself. According to MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz, Rousey stated, “I really think she has all the tools to be the next influential champion.” However, those dreams of being the first women’s strawweight champion were dashed at […]
Before “Thug” Rose Namajunas, she was considered to be the next Ronda Rousey, even by the women’s bantamweight champion herself. According to MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz, Rousey stated, “I really think she has all the tools to be the next influential champion.” However, those dreams of being the first women’s strawweight champion were dashed at […]
In combat sports, it takes the two individuals in the fight to create special moments. Mixed martial arts has seen its fair share of those moments to build some of the stars that we see today. Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas are two strawweights with the potential to develop star power. In a few years, […]
In combat sports, it takes the two individuals in the fight to create special moments. Mixed martial arts has seen its fair share of those moments to build some of the stars that we see today. Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Rose Namajunas are two strawweights with the potential to develop star power. In a few years, […]
Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas battled for the UFC strawweight championship, and it was the former Invicta FC champion who claimed the first-ever UFC 115-pound strap. Esparza was the No. 1 seed on The Ultimate Fighter. She defeated Angela Hill, Tecia Torres and Jessica Penne to make the finale. Rose Namajunas was the No. 7 […]
Carla Esparza and Rose Namajunas battled for the UFC strawweight championship, and it was the former Invicta FC champion who claimed the first-ever UFC 115-pound strap. Esparza was the No. 1 seed on The Ultimate Fighter. She defeated Angela Hill, Tecia Torres and Jessica Penne to make the finale. Rose Namajunas was the No. 7 […]
Duke Roufus has his hands full prepping UFC lightweight Anthony Pettis for a showdown with Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181, but he and his team are currently on the receiving end of a barrage of negative PR. Following an article posted by John Diedrich of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel exploring the events that led to the death […]
Duke Roufus has his hands full prepping UFC lightweight Anthony Pettis for a showdown with Gilbert Melendez at UFC 181, but he and his team are currently on the receiving end of a barrage of negative PR. Following an article posted by John Diedrich of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel exploring the events that led to the death […]
It was an interesting month, this July 2013. The pound-for-pound king was plucked from his perch. A new middleweight monarch rose up to replace him. But there was more. There was an exciting UFC 162. There was an unexciting UFC on Fox 8. There was plenty of action on the minor league circuits. And, as […]
It was an interesting month, this July 2013. The pound-for-pound king was plucked from his perch. A new middleweight monarch rose up to replace him. But there was more. There was an exciting UFC 162. There was an unexciting UFC on Fox 8. There was plenty of action on the minor league circuits. And, as […]