An injury to welterweight John Hathaway earlier this week set the dominoes tumbling for UFC 189. UFC officials, however, were able to shore up the fight with some quick thinking and willing replacements. Muay thai striker Brandon Thatch moves up to the main card to replace Hathaway against grappler Gunnar Nelson. Thatch’s original opponent, John […]
An injury to welterweight John Hathaway earlier this week set the dominoes tumbling for UFC 189. UFC officials, however, were able to shore up the fight with some quick thinking and willing replacements. Muay thai striker Brandon Thatch moves up to the main card to replace Hathaway against grappler Gunnar Nelson. Thatch’s original opponent, John […]
The card for UFC 189 is already stacked with star power, but the event added a little more firepower with the recent addition of what is guaranteed to be a shootout in the welterweight ranks. As announced on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight, the promotion’s July 11 event has added a bout between 170-pound knockout […]
The card for UFC 189 is already stacked with star power, but the event added a little more firepower with the recent addition of what is guaranteed to be a shootout in the welterweight ranks. As announced on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight, the promotion’s July 11 event has added a bout between 170-pound knockout […]
The card for UFC 189 is already stacked with star power, but the event added a little more firepower with the recent addition of what is guaranteed to be a shootout in the welterweight ranks. As announced on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight, the promotion’s July 11 event has added a bout between 170-pound knockout […]
The card for UFC 189 is already stacked with star power, but the event added a little more firepower with the recent addition of what is guaranteed to be a shootout in the welterweight ranks. As announced on Wednesday’s edition of UFC Tonight, the promotion’s July 11 event has added a bout between 170-pound knockout […]
Brandon Thatch won the approval of bettors when he somehow wound up entering UFC Fight Night 60 as the favorite over former lightweight champion Benson Henderson. However, while Thatch demonstrated some excellent skills, stalking Henderson throughout and hammering him with body kicks, one simple thing shined through Saturday night. Thatch is an untested prospect. Henderson […]
Brandon Thatch won the approval of bettors when he somehow wound up entering UFC Fight Night 60 as the favorite over former lightweight champion Benson Henderson. However, while Thatch demonstrated some excellent skills, stalking Henderson throughout and hammering him with body kicks, one simple thing shined through Saturday night. Thatch is an untested prospect. Henderson […]
We were in some rarefied air Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 60. No, really. Broomfield, Colorado, is 5,420 feet above sea level. That’s more than a mile. That sort of altitude leaves even the best athletes searching for breath. So when Benson Henderson stepped in to face Brandon Thatch on two weeks’ notice—and in […]
We were in some rarefied air Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 60. No, really. Broomfield, Colorado, is 5,420 feet above sea level. That’s more than a mile. That sort of altitude leaves even the best athletes searching for breath. So when Benson Henderson stepped in to face Brandon Thatch on two weeks’ notice—and in […]
UFC Fight Night 60′s main event, a welterweight tilt between struggling former champion Ben Henderson and hotshot prospect Brandon Thatch, did not disappoint. The fight itself made no sense from a matchmaking perspective, but that did not keep the one they call “Smooth” and the Muay Thai specialist from putting on an exciting fight. The first […]
UFC Fight Night 60′s main event, a welterweight tilt between struggling former champion Ben Henderson and hotshot prospect Brandon Thatch, did not disappoint. The fight itself made no sense from a matchmaking perspective, but that did not keep the one they call “Smooth” and the Muay Thai specialist from putting on an exciting fight. The first […]