Tag: Time

Cristiane ‘Cyborg’ Santos’ Existence Puts Ronda Rousey on Borrowed Time

The MMA world has courted Ronda Rousey as the new face of women’s MMA, but it would be foolish to completely write off Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, who was once considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. After test…

The MMA world has courted Ronda Rousey as the new face of women’s MMA, but it would be foolish to completely write off Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, who was once considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. After testing positive for steroids in January, Santos was stripped of her Strikeforce title and pretty […]

UFC Morning Update: Tate, Rousey Spar Verbally One Last Time

The mixed martial arts machine kicks into high speed today as fans and journalists alike prepare for a weekend packed with fighting action.  Tonight’s UFC on FX card from Australia will give many fans around the world their first look at the…

The mixed martial arts machine kicks into high speed today as fans and journalists alike prepare for a weekend packed with fighting action.  Tonight’s UFC on FX card from Australia will give many fans around the world their first look at the flyweight division when Joseph Benavidez, Demetrious Johnson, Ian McCall and Yasuhiro Urushitani step […]

Strikeforce: Ronda Rousey Plans to “Change Women’s MMA for a Long Time”

Silver-tongued Judoka Ronda Rousey has taken women’s MMA by storm as of late, and she plans on doing more. Her fight with Strikforce women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is just the next big step on her journey.  The fight is the …

Silver-tongued Judoka Ronda Rousey has taken women’s MMA by storm as of late, and she plans on doing more. Her fight with Strikforce women’s bantamweight champion Miesha Tate is just the next big step on her journey.  The fight is the most hyped fight in the short history of women’s mixed martial arts. It’s quite […]

UFC 144 Results: Memorable Moments from an All Time Great Show in Japan

It’s easy to get carried away after any halfway decent UFC show. Fans that get overly excited are quick to call even an average show an all-time great in the heat of the moment. That could be exactly what I’m doing here. But I don’t t…

It’s easy to get carried away after any halfway decent UFC show. Fans that get overly excited are quick to call even an average show an all-time great in the heat of the moment. That could be exactly what I’m doing here. But I don’t think so. Typically, I’m the downer in the room, the […]

UFC 144: Underdog Again? It’s Time to Stop Doubting Joe Lauzon

In a sport overflowing with tatted-up, Affliction T-shirt-wearing, muscle-bound maniacs, it’s almost comical to see someone like UFC 144’s Joe Lauzon step into the cage. Some would probably even laugh at the idea that he is a professional f…

In a sport overflowing with tatted-up, Affliction T-shirt-wearing, muscle-bound maniacs, it’s almost comical to see someone like UFC 144’s Joe Lauzon step into the cage. Some would probably even laugh at the idea that he is a professional fighter if they didn’t already know it. One look at him and it should come as no […]

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic Set to Return to Combat One Last Time

After a loss to Roy Nelson at UFC 137, his third consecutive defeat, 37-year-old Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic announced his retirement from MMA. Though we will never see Filipovic inside the Octagon again, it has been confirmed that Filipovic …

After a loss to Roy Nelson at UFC 137, his third consecutive defeat, 37-year-old Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic announced his retirement from MMA. Though we will never see Filipovic inside the Octagon again, it has been confirmed that Filipovic will compete one final time, Through his Twitter account, Ray Sefo confirmed that he would serve […]