UFC 181 Cannot Get Here Soon Enough: Very Early Preview and Predictions

2014 has been a trying year as an MMA fan. We have been given a plethora of fight cards, but many have come up short on excitement. Those that have delivered have not been big on drawing power. The current shortlists for Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year are not as deep […]

2014 has been a trying year as an MMA fan. We have been given a plethora of fight cards, but many have come up short on excitement. Those that have delivered have not been big on drawing power. The current shortlists for Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year are not as deep […]

Too Soon: Why the Time Isn’t Quite Right for UFC 178 Star Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor, the loquacious 26-year-old Irishman with a silver tongue, golden fists and cash-green dreams, had less than two minutes to style on poor Dustin Poirier at UFC 178. Then it was all over, a left hand just missing Poirier‘s head but the attached elbow doing no such thing, leaving the No. 5 featherweight in […]

Conor McGregor, the loquacious 26-year-old Irishman with a silver tongue, golden fists and cash-green dreams, had less than two minutes to style on poor Dustin Poirier at UFC 178. Then it was all over, a left hand just missing Poirier‘s head but the attached elbow doing no such thing, leaving the No. 5 featherweight in […]

White: Overeem’s Rib Will Heal as Soon as We Find Dos Santos Another Fight

LAS VEGAS—The war of words between UFC President Dana White and heavyweight Alistair Overeem continued during a Thursday afternoon meeting with local Las Vegas media. Earlier this week, White told UFC Tonight‘s Ariel Helwani that Overeem had turned down two offers to face former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. “He wants nothing to do with […]

LAS VEGAS—The war of words between UFC President Dana White and heavyweight Alistair Overeem continued during a Thursday afternoon meeting with local Las Vegas media. Earlier this week, White told UFC Tonight‘s Ariel Helwani that Overeem had turned down two offers to face former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. “He wants nothing to do with […]

Dana White on Anthony Pettis Injury: Knee Recovering but July 4 Weekend Too Soon

Speaking at a media conference, Dana White revealed news on Anthony Pettis‘ recovery from his various injuries. Our own Jeremy Botter was in attendance for the press conference and reported the following (via Twitter): On Pettis: doc says screws out of hand. Knee recovering but July 4 week too soon. — Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February […]

Speaking at a media conference, Dana White revealed news on Anthony Pettis‘ recovery from his various injuries. Our own Jeremy Botter was in attendance for the press conference and reported the following (via Twitter): On Pettis: doc says screws out of hand. Knee recovering but July 4 week too soon. — Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February […]

White on Brock Lesnar: “We Don’t Have a Deal, He’s Not Coming Back Anytime Soon”

Dana White has been blowing hot air into the “Brock Lesnar returning to MMA” balloon for a long time now. At the UFC 169 press conference, as posted by Brian Tucker on MMAFighting.com, though, he let all the air right out. When asked about a return, and whether or not something was already in the […]

Dana White has been blowing hot air into the “Brock Lesnar returning to MMA” balloon for a long time now. At the UFC 169 press conference, as posted by Brian Tucker on MMAFighting.com, though, he let all the air right out. When asked about a return, and whether or not something was already in the […]

Dana White: Nick Diaz Doesn’t Seem Interested in Fighting Any Time Soon

There have been rumors and innuendos for months that UFC welterweight Nick Diaz might come out of retirement for another fight. Diaz stated back in March following a loss to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 158 that he was leaving the sport unless he got an immediate rematch, per MMAFighting.com Considering how one-sided the […]

There have been rumors and innuendos for months that UFC welterweight Nick Diaz might come out of retirement for another fight. Diaz stated back in March following a loss to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre at UFC 158 that he was leaving the sport unless he got an immediate rematch, per MMAFighting.com Considering how one-sided the […]