Data Bomb: Who Is the UFC’s Biggest Pay-Per-View Star?

We constantly hear discussion of Ronda Rousey or Jon Jones being the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view draw. But who really has the correct answer? With Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre—easily the UFC’s highest-selling stars of the past decade—out of the spotlight, a void has been left for Rousey, Jones and others to step in and stake […]

We constantly hear discussion of Ronda Rousey or Jon Jones being the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view draw. But who really has the correct answer? With Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre—easily the UFC’s highest-selling stars of the past decade—out of the spotlight, a void has been left for Rousey, Jones and others to step in and stake […]

Junior Dos Santos: The UFC’s Forgotten Star

Uh, guys? Guys? Aren’t we all forgetting something here? It’s pretty important, actually. Not, like, water and food important, but at least as important as remembering to turn off the stove after using it. Well, at least in MMA terms it is. What is it? Well, it’s the fact that Junior Dos Santos is still […]

Uh, guys? Guys? Aren’t we all forgetting something here? It’s pretty important, actually. Not, like, water and food important, but at least as important as remembering to turn off the stove after using it. Well, at least in MMA terms it is. What is it? Well, it’s the fact that Junior Dos Santos is still […]

Ronda Rousey, UFC’s Biggest Star, Prepared for UFC 175 Challenge from Davis

Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in the known universe. This may not be the most truthful statement ever written. But it feels that way, here in one of the many rooms that make up the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Rousey, clad in a gray Marilyn Monroe shirt, black leather jacket, designer Chuck Taylors and […]

Ronda Rousey is the biggest star in the known universe. This may not be the most truthful statement ever written. But it feels that way, here in one of the many rooms that make up the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Rousey, clad in a gray Marilyn Monroe shirt, black leather jacket, designer Chuck Taylors and […]

The Cult of Nick Diaz: Why Some Fans Are Obsessed with the UFC Star

Sometimes you miss something without even consciously knowing it was gone. It’s a nagging feeling, one that tickles the back of your brain. You sense something isn’t right but can’t always put your finger on exactly what’s been absent from your life, what’s made your dark, endless, dreary existence just a smidgen worse than it’s […]

Sometimes you miss something without even consciously knowing it was gone. It’s a nagging feeling, one that tickles the back of your brain. You sense something isn’t right but can’t always put your finger on exactly what’s been absent from your life, what’s made your dark, endless, dreary existence just a smidgen worse than it’s […]

Why Is UFC Star Alexander Gustafsson Relegated to an Online Fight?

There was legitimate tension the last time we saw Alexander Gustafsson in the UFC Octagon. A single question lingered in the air.  Had the young Swede—blond beard glistening with sweat, piercing blue eyes radiating hope—won the UFC light heavyweight title from the great Jon Jones? The fact we were even asking said volumes about Gustafsson‘s […]

There was legitimate tension the last time we saw Alexander Gustafsson in the UFC Octagon. A single question lingered in the air.  Had the young Swede—blond beard glistening with sweat, piercing blue eyes radiating hope—won the UFC light heavyweight title from the great Jon Jones? The fact we were even asking said volumes about Gustafsson‘s […]

TUF China Finale Results: UFC Star Dong Hyun Kim on a Long, Ugly Road to Nowhere

The end was beautiful, a startling bit of violence that made even the most hardened fight fan wake up, shake off the ennui and feel. In one fell swoop, Dong Hyun Kim, the Korean grappler once best known for his stifling top control, spun right to avoid a John Hathaway elbow and clocked his opponent […]

The end was beautiful, a startling bit of violence that made even the most hardened fight fan wake up, shake off the ennui and feel. In one fell swoop, Dong Hyun Kim, the Korean grappler once best known for his stifling top control, spun right to avoid a John Hathaway elbow and clocked his opponent […]