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 […]

Johny Hendricks: Thin Hand Wraps Had Me Punching at Only 70% Power at UFC 167

Recent UFC welterweight title challenger Johny Hendricks, whom many are praising as the uncrowned champion at 170 pounds, believes there is a simple reason why Georges St-Pierre lasted 25 minutes with him: thin hand wraps.  “Bigg Rigg” explained to the Dallas Morning-News that thinner hand wraps than he is normally accustomed to had him punching […]

Recent UFC welterweight title challenger Johny Hendricks, whom many are praising as the uncrowned champion at 170 pounds, believes there is a simple reason why Georges St-Pierre lasted 25 minutes with him: thin hand wraps.  “Bigg Rigg” explained to the Dallas Morning-News that thinner hand wraps than he is normally accustomed to had him punching […]