UFC 189: The Aldo/McGregor World Tour Parades Through Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS — Out near the edges of Las Vegas sits Red Rock Resort and Casino, the sprawling, gleaming centerpiece of the Fertitta family’s locals-centric casino empire. It is all glass and stucco, rising against the backdrop of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The Fertittas own a series of Station Casinos, which generally look […]

LAS VEGAS — Out near the edges of Las Vegas sits Red Rock Resort and Casino, the sprawling, gleaming centerpiece of the Fertitta family’s locals-centric casino empire. It is all glass and stucco, rising against the backdrop of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The Fertittas own a series of Station Casinos, which generally look […]

Narrative-Defying Donald Cerrone Keeps Blazing His Own Weird Trail Through UFC

The narrative on Donald Cerrone is that there is no narrative. Honestly, it’s getting to the point where there just isn’t a lot left to say about the guy. Cerrone did his “Cowboy” thing again on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 59, showing up on impossibly short notice to eke out a close but unanimous-decision […]

The narrative on Donald Cerrone is that there is no narrative. Honestly, it’s getting to the point where there just isn’t a lot left to say about the guy. Cerrone did his “Cowboy” thing again on Sunday at UFC Fight Night 59, showing up on impossibly short notice to eke out a close but unanimous-decision […]

Diego Sanchez Posts Picture of Knife Plunged Through a Picture of Conor McGregor

The boiling feud between Diego Sanchez and Conor McGregor is becoming reminiscent of Adrian Lyne’s psychological thriller, Fatal Attraction. Things took a turn for the bizarre on Sunday when Sanchez tweeted a photo of a knife protruding out of a picture of Dublin’s favorite son. The ad is a featurette for McGregor‘s main event bout against […]

The boiling feud between Diego Sanchez and Conor McGregor is becoming reminiscent of Adrian Lyne’s psychological thriller, Fatal Attraction. Things took a turn for the bizarre on Sunday when Sanchez tweeted a photo of a knife protruding out of a picture of Dublin’s favorite son. The ad is a featurette for McGregor‘s main event bout against […]

UFC 181: Can Robbie Lawler Do Enough to Win Rounds 6 Through 10?

Five minutes flies by in a flash, at least in most contexts. It’s the length of time it takes to heat a standard microwave dinner. Five minutes is fleeting. Five minutes is transitory. What’s five minutes? But for UFC challenger Robbie Lawler, five minutes on March 15, 2014 was ultimately unforgettable. For four rounds at […]

Five minutes flies by in a flash, at least in most contexts. It’s the length of time it takes to heat a standard microwave dinner. Five minutes is fleeting. Five minutes is transitory. What’s five minutes? But for UFC challenger Robbie Lawler, five minutes on March 15, 2014 was ultimately unforgettable. For four rounds at […]

Colby Covington: Jon Jones ‘Threw People Through Windows’ in College

Jon Jones is absolutely fearsome inside the Octagon, but that scariness is not new, according to Jones’ college roommate, Colby Covington. Speaking on Fox Sports’ MMA Roasted podcast, Covington discussed some of the shenanigans (and brawls) the two got into during their days at Iowa Central Community College. “We got into a lot of trouble,” […]

Jon Jones is absolutely fearsome inside the Octagon, but that scariness is not new, according to Jones’ college roommate, Colby Covington. Speaking on Fox Sports’ MMA Roasted podcast, Covington discussed some of the shenanigans (and brawls) the two got into during their days at Iowa Central Community College. “We got into a lot of trouble,” […]

The 5 Great MMA Stars the UFC Let Slip Through Its Grasp

The UFC always gets its man. Or woman. Most of the time. The UFC typically offers the most money, the most fame and the highest caliber of opposition. There are all sorts of reasons why the Ultimate Fighting Championship is, warts and everything, the biggest stage and proving ground in MMA. And it’s not close. […]

The UFC always gets its man. Or woman. Most of the time. The UFC typically offers the most money, the most fame and the highest caliber of opposition. There are all sorts of reasons why the Ultimate Fighting Championship is, warts and everything, the biggest stage and proving ground in MMA. And it’s not close. […]