Cain Velasquez’s Head Coach Talking Serious Trash in Lead Up to Werdum Fight

Don’t bother showing up to UFC 188, Fabricio Werdum. You have no chance. Cain Velasquez is going to kill you. Even if you make it to the fifth round, Velasquez is going to beat you up worse than he did Junior dos Santos.  Those are not my words. They belong to Velasquez’s head coach Javier […]

Don’t bother showing up to UFC 188, Fabricio Werdum. You have no chance. Cain Velasquez is going to kill you. Even if you make it to the fifth round, Velasquez is going to beat you up worse than he did Junior dos Santos.  Those are not my words. They belong to Velasquez’s head coach Javier […]

Bethe Correia Takes Trash Talking Ronda Rousey Too Far with Suicide Comment

Current UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia just crossed the line.  In a sport like MMA, a lot—damn near anything—is fair game when it comes to promoting a fight. Say you want to smash your opponent’s head in. Make fun of them. Slam their fighting skills.  But don’t say what Correia did.  Speaking with […]

Current UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger Bethe Correia just crossed the line.  In a sport like MMA, a lot—damn near anything—is fair game when it comes to promoting a fight. Say you want to smash your opponent’s head in. Make fun of them. Slam their fighting skills.  But don’t say what Correia did.  Speaking with […]

Robbie Lawler and Rory MacDonald Trash Talking Via Cue Card Is Pretty Great

If you weren’t aware that Robbie Lawler was defending his welterweight belt at UFC 189 against Rory MacDonald then you are forgiven. All of the promotional rub for UFC 189 thus far has gone to featherweight contender Conor McGregor and his surly counterpart, the champ, Jose Aldo. Aldo and McGregor were sent packing on a week-long […]

If you weren’t aware that Robbie Lawler was defending his welterweight belt at UFC 189 against Rory MacDonald then you are forgiven. All of the promotional rub for UFC 189 thus far has gone to featherweight contender Conor McGregor and his surly counterpart, the champ, Jose Aldo. Aldo and McGregor were sent packing on a week-long […]

Trash Talk Heating Up Between Roy Nelson and Daniel Cormier Heading into UFC 166

Heavy hands are going to be thrown when Roy Nelson and Daniel Cormier step into the Octagon at UFC 166 on Oct. 10, but bombs of the verbal variety are already being launched. While the two heavyweights are set to collide next month in Houston, the “war of the words” is well under way. In the tactical […]

Heavy hands are going to be thrown when Roy Nelson and Daniel Cormier step into the Octagon at UFC 166 on Oct. 10, but bombs of the verbal variety are already being launched. While the two heavyweights are set to collide next month in Houston, the “war of the words” is well under way. In the tactical […]

Rory MacDonald Believes Trash Talking Is Childish, Doesn’t Have a Place in MMA

Over the last couple of years, UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald has gained a reputation for wearing custom-made suits and carrying an icy demeanor whenever he’s talking about a fight. Rarely does MacDonald ever seem to crack a smile, and his steely gaze is something akin to a predator quietly tracking its prey. It’s earned him […]

Over the last couple of years, UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald has gained a reputation for wearing custom-made suits and carrying an icy demeanor whenever he’s talking about a fight. Rarely does MacDonald ever seem to crack a smile, and his steely gaze is something akin to a predator quietly tracking its prey. It’s earned him […]

Shogun Rua Will Not Be Affected by Chael Sonnen’s Trash Talk

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua had been scheduled to make his 2013 debut at UFC 162, but an injury to opponent Antonio Rogerio Nogueira pushed that debut back. Now, the Brazilian is set to headline a new card and face a new opponent. At UFC on Fox Sports 1 Boston this August, he will take on Chael Sonnen. […]

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua had been scheduled to make his 2013 debut at UFC 162, but an injury to opponent Antonio Rogerio Nogueira pushed that debut back. Now, the Brazilian is set to headline a new card and face a new opponent. At UFC on Fox Sports 1 Boston this August, he will take on Chael Sonnen. […]