UFC’s New Drug Policy Could Be a Crucial Step into the Light (and in Wooing GSP)

According to reports, the Holy Grail may be at hand. The UFC announced, via ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, on Wednesday that it will ramp up its drug testing efforts during the coming months, instituting random, year-round blood and urine screening for a percentage of its nearly 500 contracted fighters. UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc […]

According to reports, the Holy Grail may be at hand. The UFC announced, via ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, on Wednesday that it will ramp up its drug testing efforts during the coming months, instituting random, year-round blood and urine screening for a percentage of its nearly 500 contracted fighters. UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc […]

Sorting out the UFC’s Messy Lightweight Division Title Picture

UFC Fight Night 49 saw another shake-up in the lightweight division when then No. 5-ranked Rafael dos Anjos defeated No. 1-ranked contender Benson Henderson. This followed the UFC’s announcement of Eddie Alvarez coming over to the organization to battle Donald Cerrone at UFC 178. Win or lose, it is hard to envision a scenario that […]

UFC Fight Night 49 saw another shake-up in the lightweight division when then No. 5-ranked Rafael dos Anjos defeated No. 1-ranked contender Benson Henderson. This followed the UFC’s announcement of Eddie Alvarez coming over to the organization to battle Donald Cerrone at UFC 178. Win or lose, it is hard to envision a scenario that […]

Rafael Dos Anjos Makes a Mess of the UFC’s Lightweight Title Picture

When Benson Henderson fights, you can usually count on getting comfortable. There’s time to secure your popcorn, visit the loo and make sure your stamp collection is in order. There is no rush, no funny feeling in your stomach, no threat of imminent violence. There’s just a man, a fence and a clinch. It’s a […]

When Benson Henderson fights, you can usually count on getting comfortable. There’s time to secure your popcorn, visit the loo and make sure your stamp collection is in order. There is no rush, no funny feeling in your stomach, no threat of imminent violence. There’s just a man, a fence and a clinch. It’s a […]

Data Bomb: Who Is the UFC’s Biggest Pay-Per-View Star?

We constantly hear discussion of Ronda Rousey or Jon Jones being the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view draw. But who really has the correct answer? With Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre—easily the UFC’s highest-selling stars of the past decade—out of the spotlight, a void has been left for Rousey, Jones and others to step in and stake […]

We constantly hear discussion of Ronda Rousey or Jon Jones being the UFC’s biggest pay-per-view draw. But who really has the correct answer? With Brock Lesnar and Georges St-Pierre—easily the UFC’s highest-selling stars of the past decade—out of the spotlight, a void has been left for Rousey, Jones and others to step in and stake […]

Junior Dos Santos: The UFC’s Forgotten Star

Uh, guys? Guys? Aren’t we all forgetting something here? It’s pretty important, actually. Not, like, water and food important, but at least as important as remembering to turn off the stove after using it. Well, at least in MMA terms it is. What is it? Well, it’s the fact that Junior Dos Santos is still […]

Uh, guys? Guys? Aren’t we all forgetting something here? It’s pretty important, actually. Not, like, water and food important, but at least as important as remembering to turn off the stove after using it. Well, at least in MMA terms it is. What is it? Well, it’s the fact that Junior Dos Santos is still […]

Ovince Saint Preux: Storming His Way Up the UFC’s Light Heavyweight Ladder

Ovince Saint Preux may very well be the best-kept secret in the UFC’s light heavyweight division. The former University of Tennessee football standout turned mixed martial artist has been quietly climbing his way up the competitive ranks of the 205-pound weight class. While “OSP” put himself on the map by winning six out of his […]

Ovince Saint Preux may very well be the best-kept secret in the UFC’s light heavyweight division. The former University of Tennessee football standout turned mixed martial artist has been quietly climbing his way up the competitive ranks of the 205-pound weight class. While “OSP” put himself on the map by winning six out of his […]