More Than Conor McGregor: Big Fights Keep Coming for MMA’s New Irish Contingent

If, in the calming wake of Conor McGregor’s latest and largest step toward fighting superstardom, you thought you were done hearing about Irish MMA fighters for a while, you done thought wrong. The Irish are just getting warmed up. Have you got a minute? Let me fill you in. Because as it happens, you don’t even […]

If, in the calming wake of Conor McGregor’s latest and largest step toward fighting superstardom, you thought you were done hearing about Irish MMA fighters for a while, you done thought wrong. The Irish are just getting warmed up. Have you got a minute? Let me fill you in. Because as it happens, you don’t even […]

Dana White: Conor McGregor Bigger Than GSP and Brock Lesnar

UFC 178 represented a notorious coming out party for Conor McGregor, who Dana White now calls the biggest star in UFC history. Yes, you read that correctly. After just four fights, the UFC president has conceded that the Irish featherweight is bigger than Georges St-Pierre and Brock Lesnar. When speaking with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani […]

UFC 178 represented a notorious coming out party for Conor McGregor, who Dana White now calls the biggest star in UFC history. Yes, you read that correctly. After just four fights, the UFC president has conceded that the Irish featherweight is bigger than Georges St-Pierre and Brock Lesnar. When speaking with MMA journalist Ariel Helwani […]

Nick Diaz: Can He Become More Than a UFC Cult Hero?

Nick Diaz has done a lot in his career. He’s fought for a UFC title on a couple of occasions. He’s held welterweight gold in another. He once found a way to distill violence on the scale of a global conflict into the most chaotic five minutes the sport has ever seen. He’s retired. A […]

Nick Diaz has done a lot in his career. He’s fought for a UFC title on a couple of occasions. He’s held welterweight gold in another. He once found a way to distill violence on the scale of a global conflict into the most chaotic five minutes the sport has ever seen. He’s retired. A […]

Less Than Super: Why I’m Not Buying UFC 177?s Incredibly Inadequate Card

You can’t tell from Saturday’s UFC 177, but there was a time every pay-per-view was an event. Even as cable television took the Octagon into America’s living rooms, the sport was built around these monthly UFC extravaganzas, rightfully and proudly proclaimed “the Super Bowl of mixed martial arts.”  This weekend’s show would barely be recognizable […]

You can’t tell from Saturday’s UFC 177, but there was a time every pay-per-view was an event. Even as cable television took the Octagon into America’s living rooms, the sport was built around these monthly UFC extravaganzas, rightfully and proudly proclaimed “the Super Bowl of mixed martial arts.”  This weekend’s show would barely be recognizable […]

Vitor Belfort: Does He Have More Than a Puncher’s Chance Against Chris Weidman?

At UFC 181, the No. 3 middleweight in the world, Vitor Belfort, is scheduled to take on Chris Weidman for the 185-pound championship title. Belfort has been on a tear since 2007. He is 10-2 in his last 12 fights, only losing to then-middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 126 and current light heavyweight champion Jon […]

At UFC 181, the No. 3 middleweight in the world, Vitor Belfort, is scheduled to take on Chris Weidman for the 185-pound championship title. Belfort has been on a tear since 2007. He is 10-2 in his last 12 fights, only losing to then-middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 126 and current light heavyweight champion Jon […]

Brian Stann Says UFC Had No Other Option Than to Fire Chael Sonnen

Don’t expect Brian Stann to come to the defense of his former opponent and colleague Chael Sonnen. The retired middleweight and Fox UFC analyst was asked on Twitter Monday if he thought Sonnen’s firing was “just,” and he said he thinks it was. According to Shaun Al-Shatti of MMA Fighting, Sonnen, who tested positive for […]

Don’t expect Brian Stann to come to the defense of his former opponent and colleague Chael Sonnen. The retired middleweight and Fox UFC analyst was asked on Twitter Monday if he thought Sonnen’s firing was “just,” and he said he thinks it was. According to Shaun Al-Shatti of MMA Fighting, Sonnen, who tested positive for […]