Johny Hendricks Riding Wave of Support, but He’ll Come Up Short Against GSP

LAS VEGAS—Don’t look now, but for the first time I can remember, a majority of fans and media types are picking against Georges St-Pierre.  This is not an unfamiliar thing for me. Dating back to 2006, I have picked the following fighters to beat St-Pierre: Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Jon Fitch, B.J. Penn (again), Thiago […]

LAS VEGAS—Don’t look now, but for the first time I can remember, a majority of fans and media types are picking against Georges St-Pierre.  This is not an unfamiliar thing for me. Dating back to 2006, I have picked the following fighters to beat St-Pierre: Matt Hughes, B.J. Penn, Jon Fitch, B.J. Penn (again), Thiago […]

The Beaten Path: Breaking Down the Next Wave of UFC’s Top Prospects

The prospect discussion doesn’t center only on the sport’s minor leagues. The UFC machine is always on the lookout for fresh grist, either from other promotions or its own mechanisms, like The Ultimate Fighter. We here at The Beaten Path—well, we’re not the bragging types, but we think a lot about prospects and we watch […]

The prospect discussion doesn’t center only on the sport’s minor leagues. The UFC machine is always on the lookout for fresh grist, either from other promotions or its own mechanisms, like The Ultimate Fighter. We here at The Beaten Path—well, we’re not the bragging types, but we think a lot about prospects and we watch […]