Jon Jones Still Casts Long Shadow in Suddenly Thin Light Heavyweight Division

Give credit to Daniel Cormier for saying what we all were thinking. Cormier wasted little time winning the light heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 187, snapping Anthony Johnson’s spirit like dry kindling en route to a third-round submission victory. Cormier had survived an early onslaught of punches from Johnson before his Olympic wrestling won […]

Give credit to Daniel Cormier for saying what we all were thinking. Cormier wasted little time winning the light heavyweight title on Saturday at UFC 187, snapping Anthony Johnson’s spirit like dry kindling en route to a third-round submission victory. Cormier had survived an early onslaught of punches from Johnson before his Olympic wrestling won […]

Sans Jon Jones: UFC 187 Still a Stacked Card with 13 Top 10 Fighters in Action

Jon Jones was set to headline this fantastic event, but he is serving an indefinite suspension for his out-of-cage events. Fear not, fight fans. UFC 187 remains spectacular. Jones did not make this fight card. Although his exclusion casts a shadow over the main event, the UFC built this to be a stacked card without […]

Jon Jones was set to headline this fantastic event, but he is serving an indefinite suspension for his out-of-cage events. Fear not, fight fans. UFC 187 remains spectacular. Jones did not make this fight card. Although his exclusion casts a shadow over the main event, the UFC built this to be a stacked card without […]

UFC Fight Night 66: Frankie Edgar Is Still Championship-Material at Any Weight

Frankie Edgar refuses to fade quietly into the background. In fact, after all these years, the 33-year-old former lightweight champion refuses to go pretty much anywhere but straight back to the front of the line in any division where he chooses to compete. Edgar proved that yet again Saturday at UFC Fight Night 66, turning […]

Frankie Edgar refuses to fade quietly into the background. In fact, after all these years, the 33-year-old former lightweight champion refuses to go pretty much anywhere but straight back to the front of the line in any division where he chooses to compete. Edgar proved that yet again Saturday at UFC Fight Night 66, turning […]

Despite Fake-Tan Flap, Sam Alvey Could Still Have ‘It’ in UFC Middleweight Class

If Sam Alvey landed in hot water last weekend at UFC Fight Night 65, at least it was in the most Sam Alvey way possible. The happy-go-lucky middleweight starched Dan Kelly in just 49 seconds during an undercard bout on Saturday, before getting on the mic to challenge happy-go-lucky middleweight Elias Theodorou to—wait for it—a […]

If Sam Alvey landed in hot water last weekend at UFC Fight Night 65, at least it was in the most Sam Alvey way possible. The happy-go-lucky middleweight starched Dan Kelly in just 49 seconds during an undercard bout on Saturday, before getting on the mic to challenge happy-go-lucky middleweight Elias Theodorou to—wait for it—a […]

Urijah Faber vs. Frankie Edgar Is Still a Solid, If Not Quite Super, UFC Fight

It’s tough to imagine a main event fight that more completely embodies the current state of the UFC than Frankie Edgar vs. Urijah Faber. When those two legends of the lighter weight classes collide on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 66, it’ll be from a place called Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. The […]

It’s tough to imagine a main event fight that more completely embodies the current state of the UFC than Frankie Edgar vs. Urijah Faber. When those two legends of the lighter weight classes collide on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 66, it’ll be from a place called Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines. The […]

Lyoto Machida: Still a Mystery, Always a Contender

Lyoto Machida‘s fighting style mirrors his quest for championship gold in the sense that he’s never truly out of striking distance. Inside the Octagon, “The Dragon” has proven he possesses one of the most complex striking games ever put on display under the UFC banner, and that versatile approach has yielded impressive results. Over the […]

Lyoto Machida‘s fighting style mirrors his quest for championship gold in the sense that he’s never truly out of striking distance. Inside the Octagon, “The Dragon” has proven he possesses one of the most complex striking games ever put on display under the UFC banner, and that versatile approach has yielded impressive results. Over the […]