The Question: Does Anthony Pettis Belong on Top of UFC’s Pound-for-Pound List?

If you ask the casual UFC fan about the sport’s top fighters, you’ll typically get a pretty standard list in return. Jon Jones will be somewhere near the top. So will middleweight kingpin Chris Weidman, featherweight standout Jose Aldo and even women’s bantamweight Ronda Rousey. It’s only after rattling off a string of other names […]

If you ask the casual UFC fan about the sport’s top fighters, you’ll typically get a pretty standard list in return. Jon Jones will be somewhere near the top. So will middleweight kingpin Chris Weidman, featherweight standout Jose Aldo and even women’s bantamweight Ronda Rousey. It’s only after rattling off a string of other names […]

UFC’s New Stacked-Card Philosophy May Be Tough to Sustain, but It’s Awesome

This Saturday’s UFC 185 fight card is good. It is very good. The preliminary card is deep, and the main card is full of interesting fights, including Henry Cejudo‘s return to flyweight. It is true that Friday’s weigh-ins are perhaps more interesting from a Cejudo perspective, but still, he’s an interesting addition to the flyweight […]

This Saturday’s UFC 185 fight card is good. It is very good. The preliminary card is deep, and the main card is full of interesting fights, including Henry Cejudo‘s return to flyweight. It is true that Friday’s weigh-ins are perhaps more interesting from a Cejudo perspective, but still, he’s an interesting addition to the flyweight […]

Anthony Pettis: Injury-Free and Ready to Become the UFC’s King of PPV

After just five fights in four years, Anthony Pettis knew something had to change. Injury after injury piled up, stealing important years from his prime. He did not enjoy being known as a frail champion, as someone who constantly pulled out of scheduled fights. He did not enjoy being the butt of jokes. Not when […]

After just five fights in four years, Anthony Pettis knew something had to change. Injury after injury piled up, stealing important years from his prime. He did not enjoy being known as a frail champion, as someone who constantly pulled out of scheduled fights. He did not enjoy being the butt of jokes. Not when […]

Ronda Rousey vs. Arianny Celeste Is the UFC’s Best Dumb Rivalry

Heading into UFC 184, Ronda Rousey is facing two opponents. First, there’s Cat Zingano, Rousey’s opponent on Saturday night. Zingano (9-0) is a vicious striker with plenty of power and a bit of a crazy streak, as evidenced by her bloodcurdling scream in the UFC 184 promo commercial. And if Rousey has the best mean […]

Heading into UFC 184, Ronda Rousey is facing two opponents. First, there’s Cat Zingano, Rousey’s opponent on Saturday night. Zingano (9-0) is a vicious striker with plenty of power and a bit of a crazy streak, as evidenced by her bloodcurdling scream in the UFC 184 promo commercial. And if Rousey has the best mean […]

The Question: Does the UFC’s New Drug Testing Policy Reflect Real Change?

On Wednesday, the UFC announced what may be potentially sweeping changes to its performance-enhancing-drug policy. UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, President Dana White and head legal counsel Lawrence Epstein addressed the media from a ballroom at the Red Rock Casino Resort to announce the changes, which follow a string of high-profile test debacles, including the surprising failure of the […]

On Wednesday, the UFC announced what may be potentially sweeping changes to its performance-enhancing-drug policy. UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, President Dana White and head legal counsel Lawrence Epstein addressed the media from a ballroom at the Red Rock Casino Resort to announce the changes, which follow a string of high-profile test debacles, including the surprising failure of the […]

Georges St-Pierre Comments on UFC’s New Drug-Testing Program

The UFC’s press conference discussing its plans to overhaul its drug-testing procedures is the talk of the MMA universe right now, and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre definitely seems to like what he’s hearing. Rush took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the new developments: Very happy to learn about the UFC announcing […]

The UFC’s press conference discussing its plans to overhaul its drug-testing procedures is the talk of the MMA universe right now, and former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre definitely seems to like what he’s hearing. Rush took to Twitter to share his thoughts on the new developments: Very happy to learn about the UFC announcing […]