Tag: Upset

Gilbert Melendez Pulls Upset of the Year in UFC Contract Negotiation

When the final scorecards were revealed on Sunday in Gilbert Melendez’s arduous contract negotiation with the UFC, the results were a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory for the former Strikeforce lightweight champion. It was a monumental upset that will arguably go down as the biggest win of Melendez’s MMA career. It’s not every day that a lowly […]

When the final scorecards were revealed on Sunday in Gilbert Melendez’s arduous contract negotiation with the UFC, the results were a clear-cut unanimous-decision victory for the former Strikeforce lightweight champion. It was a monumental upset that will arguably go down as the biggest win of Melendez’s MMA career. It’s not every day that a lowly […]

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Matt Serra, Georges St-Pierre and the Greatest Upset in MMA History

The moment James “Buster” Douglas landed the knockout blow to finish Mike Tyson in their heavyweight championship bout in 1990, fight fans from around the world witnessed what is still considered one of the greatest upsets in combat sports history. At that time, the sport of mixed martial arts wasn’t even a real entity yet. […]

The moment James “Buster” Douglas landed the knockout blow to finish Mike Tyson in their heavyweight championship bout in 1990, fight fans from around the world witnessed what is still considered one of the greatest upsets in combat sports history. At that time, the sport of mixed martial arts wasn’t even a real entity yet. […]

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UFC 152 Preview: Can Vitor Belfort Upset Champion Jon Jones?

Vitor Belfort has battled every kind of fighter imaginable. He’s been in the cage with strikers like Alistair Overeem, wrestlers like Randy Couture and submission specialists like Kazushi Sakuraba. But Vitor Belfort, for all his experience, has n…

Vitor Belfort has battled every kind of fighter imaginable. He’s been in the cage with strikers like Alistair Overeem, wrestlers like Randy Couture and submission specialists like Kazushi Sakuraba. But Vitor Belfort, for all his experience, has never fought anyone like Jon Jones. The conventional wisdom is that Belfort will be able to control the […]

Dana White ‘Too Upset’ to Even Talk About Alistair Overeem

In just one failed drug test, Alistair Overeem has managed to upset his peers, fans and UFC President Dana White. During the post-fight press conference for UFC on Fuel 2, White deflected several questions regarding the former Strikeforce heavyweight c…

In just one failed drug test, Alistair Overeem has managed to upset his peers, fans and UFC President Dana White. During the post-fight press conference for UFC on Fuel 2, White deflected several questions regarding the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion. Gareth A. Davies of Telegraph.com was on the scene as a visibly upset White pleaded […]

UFC 140 Fight Card: Could Jon Jones Get Upset by Lyoto Machida?

On Dec. 10, 2011 the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be traveling to Toronto for UFC 140. The pay-per-view event will air live from the Air Canada Centre beginning at 6:00 p.m. PT and 9:00 p.m. ET. The main event of the evening will feature UFC lig…

On Dec. 10, 2011 the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be traveling to Toronto for UFC 140. The pay-per-view event will air live from the Air Canada Centre beginning at 6:00 p.m. PT and 9:00 p.m. ET. The main event of the evening will feature UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who will put his title […]

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UFC 140 Fight Card: Could Jon Jones Get Upset by Lyoto Machida?

5 Huge UFC Stars Who Will Be Upset Victims in Their Next Fight

One of the most exciting things about MMA is its unpredictability. Over the years we’ve seen fighters who we thought were unbeatable taken out in minutes—and as soon as that happens the entire landscape of the sport changes dramatically. Th…

One of the most exciting things about MMA is its unpredictability. Over the years we’ve seen fighters who we thought were unbeatable taken out in minutes—and as soon as that happens the entire landscape of the sport changes dramatically. This isn’t the NFL, where a team can have a bad game and still win the […]

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5 Huge UFC Stars Who Will Be Upset Victims in Their Next Fight