Lyoto Machida’s Arrival Shakes Up Title Picture in UFC’s Middleweight Division

Saying Lyoto Machida‘s arrival to the middleweight division was highly anticipated is putting it mildly. The former light heavyweight champion is undoubtedly one of the most difficult puzzles to solve in mixed martial arts as he’s continuously proven to be one of the most pressing stylistic matchups imaginable inside the cage. Yet, despite his elite […]

Saying Lyoto Machida‘s arrival to the middleweight division was highly anticipated is putting it mildly. The former light heavyweight champion is undoubtedly one of the most difficult puzzles to solve in mixed martial arts as he’s continuously proven to be one of the most pressing stylistic matchups imaginable inside the cage. Yet, despite his elite […]

Conor McGregor Fires Twitter Shots at UFC’s Top 10 Featherweights

Say what you will about Conor McGregor, but you must admit one thing: He’s risen to semi-stardom in the UFC quicker than anyone in recent memory. The Irish featherweight has just two fights in the UFC—a knockout win over Marcus Brimage in his April debut and last week’s decision win over Max Holloway at Fight […]

Say what you will about Conor McGregor, but you must admit one thing: He’s risen to semi-stardom in the UFC quicker than anyone in recent memory. The Irish featherweight has just two fights in the UFC—a knockout win over Marcus Brimage in his April debut and last week’s decision win over Max Holloway at Fight […]

UFC Fight Night 26: Grading the UFC’s First Event on Fox Sports 1

Two years into its seven-year deal with with Fox, the UFC has relaunched with a flagship event on the newly launched Fox Sports 1, and rebranded itself as Fight Night—a series which had come to hiatus at the end of its deal with Spike. The event, now centre stage in Fox’s dedicated sports programming, provided […]

Two years into its seven-year deal with with Fox, the UFC has relaunched with a flagship event on the newly launched Fox Sports 1, and rebranded itself as Fight Night—a series which had come to hiatus at the end of its deal with Spike. The event, now centre stage in Fox’s dedicated sports programming, provided […]

Nick Newell: The UFC’s Loss Is World Series of Fighting’s Gain

Ever since Nick Newell decided to become an MMA fighter, he had dreamed of making it all the way to the big leagues of the UFC. Newell is well known throughout the MMA world because he was born with only one arm after he was diagnosed with a condition called congenital amputation. Instead of letting […]

Ever since Nick Newell decided to become an MMA fighter, he had dreamed of making it all the way to the big leagues of the UFC. Newell is well known throughout the MMA world because he was born with only one arm after he was diagnosed with a condition called congenital amputation. Instead of letting […]

37 Fighters Poised to Replace the UFC’s Current Top-Tier Talent

No one stays on top forever. This truism fits anywhere, but there are few places it fits better than the sport of mixed martial arts, where physical strength and durability play such a critical role, and constant evolution is a necessity. Eventually, all fighters drop off—some abruptly, some slowly. But they are always replaced by […]

No one stays on top forever. This truism fits anywhere, but there are few places it fits better than the sport of mixed martial arts, where physical strength and durability play such a critical role, and constant evolution is a necessity. Eventually, all fighters drop off—some abruptly, some slowly. But they are always replaced by […]

7 Fighters Poised to Make a Run in the UFC’s Featherweight Division

The Featherweight division is something of a Wild West in the UFC. There is a stand-tall sheriff in Jose Aldo who is beginning to show signs of slowing down. Chan Sung Jung is the new man from out of state who wants his badge (or in this case the belt). Behind him are a pack […]

The Featherweight division is something of a Wild West in the UFC. There is a stand-tall sheriff in Jose Aldo who is beginning to show signs of slowing down. Chan Sung Jung is the new man from out of state who wants his badge (or in this case the belt). Behind him are a pack […]