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David Mitchell Now Healthy for the First Time in Years Ready for UFC’s Best

It has been almost three years since anyone had seen David Mitchell even near full strength, but when he returned at UFC on Fox 6 it was like a dark cloud finally lifted and he could see the sun again. Mitchell returned to action and defeated Simeon Th…

It has been almost three years since anyone had seen David Mitchell even near full strength, but when he returned at UFC on Fox 6 it was like a dark cloud finally lifted and he could see the sun again. Mitchell returned to action and defeated Simeon Thoresen in the opening bout on the entire […]

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Video: Power Ranking the UFC’s Best Performances in January

There were no UFC pay-per-view events during the calendar month of January, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t get a few good performances here and there. In reality, there were plenty of notable performances to be found, and I had a much more difficult time picking out the top five than I thought I would. But […]

There were no UFC pay-per-view events during the calendar month of January, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t get a few good performances here and there. In reality, there were plenty of notable performances to be found, and I had a much more difficult time picking out the top five than I thought I would. But […]

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Jose Aldo Is UFC’s Most Underrated Champion and Its Most Dangerous

When the main event at UFC 156 was over, featherweight champion Jose Aldo was paraded around the Octagon on his cornermen’s shoulders, as has become his custom. The reaction from the Mandalay Bay Events Center was tepid, if not downright hostile, and the official announcement of Junior’s unanimous decision over challenger Frankie Edgar was met […]

When the main event at UFC 156 was over, featherweight champion Jose Aldo was paraded around the Octagon on his cornermen’s shoulders, as has become his custom. The reaction from the Mandalay Bay Events Center was tepid, if not downright hostile, and the official announcement of Junior’s unanimous decision over challenger Frankie Edgar was met […]

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Strikeforce Finale: Why UFC’s Johny Hendricks Was Tonight’s Biggest Winner

Does anyone remember that knockout artist Johny Hendricks was supposed to be the next challenger in line to face UFC champion Georges St-Pierre? For a moment there, it seemed like some MMA fans forgot. Going into the final Strikeforce event on Saturday, questions were already being asked about the likelihood that Nate Marquardt, the promotion’s welterweight champion, […]

Does anyone remember that knockout artist Johny Hendricks was supposed to be the next challenger in line to face UFC champion Georges St-Pierre? For a moment there, it seemed like some MMA fans forgot. Going into the final Strikeforce event on Saturday, questions were already being asked about the likelihood that Nate Marquardt, the promotion’s welterweight champion, […]

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The Rise and Fall of the Pepsi to UFC’s Coke: A Strikeforce Oral History

Strikeforce runs its final show this weekend to little fanfare. The promotion that once packed raucous crowds into the HP Pavilion in its home territory of San Jose, Calif., will go out with a bit of a whimper in Oklahoma City on Saturday night with Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine. When the show goes off the […]

Strikeforce runs its final show this weekend to little fanfare. The promotion that once packed raucous crowds into the HP Pavilion in its home territory of San Jose, Calif., will go out with a bit of a whimper in Oklahoma City on Saturday night with Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine. When the show goes off the […]

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Eddie Alvarez: Bellator Did Not Match UFC’s Offer and Is Now Suing Me

Coveted MMA free agent Eddie Alvarez said Bellator did not offer a fair match to the UFC’s contract offer and is now actually suing the lightweight fighter. Speaking Monday on The MMA Hour with host Ariel Helwani, a cautious and cagey Alvarez indicated the contract negotiations had been difficult and that formal legal action is […]

Coveted MMA free agent Eddie Alvarez said Bellator did not offer a fair match to the UFC’s contract offer and is now actually suing the lightweight fighter. Speaking Monday on The MMA Hour with host Ariel Helwani, a cautious and cagey Alvarez indicated the contract negotiations had been difficult and that formal legal action is […]