Anthony Pettis is quickly becoming one of the most popular fighters in the sport. His freestyle striking and bolstered technique have catapulted him to the forefront of the UFC lightweight division. For Pettis to remain successful and sustain brilliance, he’ll have to fend off some of the very best at 155 along the way. This […]
Anthony Pettis is quickly becoming one of the most popular fighters in the sport. His freestyle striking and bolstered technique have catapulted him to the forefront of the UFC lightweight division. For Pettis to remain successful and sustain brilliance, he’ll have to fend off some of the very best at 155 along the way. This […]
Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and newly minted welterweight champion Johny Hendricks appeared on the Monday edition of The MMA Hour. Totally coincidentally, the two were booked in neighboring time slots, and host Ariel Helwani allowed them to exchange pleasantries. St-Pierre, as one would expect, congratulated Hendricks on defeating Robbie Lawler and discussed how he thought […]
Former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and newly minted welterweight champion Johny Hendricks appeared on the Monday edition of The MMA Hour. Totally coincidentally, the two were booked in neighboring time slots, and host Ariel Helwani allowed them to exchange pleasantries. St-Pierre, as one would expect, congratulated Hendricks on defeating Robbie Lawler and discussed how he thought […]
UFC 171 avoided a near catastrophe a week out from the event when Johny Hendricks reportedly injured his elbow in training. The newly crowned welterweight champ revealed the hidden injury during Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. According to Hendricks, the week-and-a-half old injury immediately flared back up in the first round of his title […]
UFC 171 avoided a near catastrophe a week out from the event when Johny Hendricks reportedly injured his elbow in training. The newly crowned welterweight champ revealed the hidden injury during Monday’s episode of The MMA Hour. According to Hendricks, the week-and-a-half old injury immediately flared back up in the first round of his title […]
One of the winners on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, Diego Sanchez, believes a bad dinner choice after the UFC 171 weigh-ins cost him against surging prospect Myles Jury. The Greg Jackson’s MMA fighter took to Twitter this afternoon to explain to his fans why Saturday night didn’t go according to plan. I […]
One of the winners on the first season of The Ultimate Fighter, Diego Sanchez, believes a bad dinner choice after the UFC 171 weigh-ins cost him against surging prospect Myles Jury. The Greg Jackson’s MMA fighter took to Twitter this afternoon to explain to his fans why Saturday night didn’t go according to plan. I […]
Robbie Lawler, circa 2001, was a fight promoter’s dream. Raw-boned, corn-fed and lily white, the 19-year-old Iowan prodigy appeared to be cut from granite as he laid waste to Saburo Kawakatsu at a long-forgotten extravaganza in Hawaii. The world wasn’t watching Shogun Fights, but that wasn’t important, at least not for Lawler. One man who mattered […]
Robbie Lawler, circa 2001, was a fight promoter’s dream. Raw-boned, corn-fed and lily white, the 19-year-old Iowan prodigy appeared to be cut from granite as he laid waste to Saburo Kawakatsu at a long-forgotten extravaganza in Hawaii. The world wasn’t watching Shogun Fights, but that wasn’t important, at least not for Lawler. One man who mattered […]
If Michael Bisping entered a popularity contest he’d likely win the fighter’s vote. It seems as though everyone in the middleweight division wants a chance to face off with “The Count.” But Bisping, speaking with MMA Fighting, thinks everyone’s focus should be elsewhere, not on him: Listen, when I beat Tim Kennedy I’m calling out the […]
If Michael Bisping entered a popularity contest he’d likely win the fighter’s vote. It seems as though everyone in the middleweight division wants a chance to face off with “The Count.” But Bisping, speaking with MMA Fighting, thinks everyone’s focus should be elsewhere, not on him: Listen, when I beat Tim Kennedy I’m calling out the […]