Heading into UFC 177, bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw was still ranked below scheduled challenger Renan Barao in the official pound-for-pound rankings. On Friday, Barao withdrew from the rematch with Dillashaw due to weight-cutting issues. Dillashaw, meanwhile, went on to pick up his first title defense against late replacement opponent Joe Soto. Will the weekend’s events be […]
Heading into UFC 177, bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw was still ranked below scheduled challenger Renan Barao in the official pound-for-pound rankings. On Friday, Barao withdrew from the rematch with Dillashaw due to weight-cutting issues. Dillashaw, meanwhile, went on to pick up his first title defense against late replacement opponent Joe Soto. Will the weekend’s events be […]
Every sport has sleepers. In mixed martial arts, a sport defined by its depth, sleepers exist in the darkest of corners. They are the lurkers in the night. The unseen forgers of violence and beauty. Unheralded souls capable of doing the impossible just to be noticed. Whether it’s an undefeated rising star looking for his […]
Every sport has sleepers. In mixed martial arts, a sport defined by its depth, sleepers exist in the darkest of corners. They are the lurkers in the night. The unseen forgers of violence and beauty. Unheralded souls capable of doing the impossible just to be noticed. Whether it’s an undefeated rising star looking for his […]
Following UFC Fight Night 48, it didn’t look like the UFC rankings would be shaken up too much. Middleweight contender Michael Bisping disposed of unranked former Strikeforce champion Cung Le in the main attraction. Similarly, Tyron Woodley steamrolled Dong Hyun Kim, who was ranked lower than him in the welterweight division. Then, UFC Fight Night […]
Following UFC Fight Night 48, it didn’t look like the UFC rankings would be shaken up too much. Middleweight contender Michael Bisping disposed of unranked former Strikeforce champion Cung Le in the main attraction. Similarly, Tyron Woodley steamrolled Dong Hyun Kim, who was ranked lower than him in the welterweight division. Then, UFC Fight Night […]
The UFC is home to some of the best fighters in the world. However, it does not possess all of the best talent in mixed martial arts. There are a number of top stars outside the UFC who could easily be in contention if they were in the company. They are housed by such organizations […]
The UFC is home to some of the best fighters in the world. However, it does not possess all of the best talent in mixed martial arts. There are a number of top stars outside the UFC who could easily be in contention if they were in the company. They are housed by such organizations […]
Rumor has it that former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has spent some of his time away from the cage adding some extra muscle. St-Pierre first got the rumor-mill going when he posted this photo, captioned “Working on putting on some muscle mass,” onto his Instagram profile: MMAfighting’s Ariel Helwani later confirmed on Twitter. It […]
Rumor has it that former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre has spent some of his time away from the cage adding some extra muscle. St-Pierre first got the rumor-mill going when he posted this photo, captioned “Working on putting on some muscle mass,” onto his Instagram profile: MMAfighting’s Ariel Helwani later confirmed on Twitter. It […]
At UFC Fight Night 38, Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua met in a battle to remain relevant in connection with light heavyweight title conversation. It initially appeared Rua was going to push Henderson one step closer to retirement, as he had rocked “Hendo” multiple times in the first two rounds. However, Henderson answered with […]
At UFC Fight Night 38, Dan Henderson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua met in a battle to remain relevant in connection with light heavyweight title conversation. It initially appeared Rua was going to push Henderson one step closer to retirement, as he had rocked “Hendo” multiple times in the first two rounds. However, Henderson answered with […]