Demain Maia Eager to Resume His Welterweight Run at Fight Night 62

Demian Maia is ready to start the next chapter of his career on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro. For the better part of the past decade the 37-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace has been honing his craft under the UFC banner, and in the process has become a multi-divisional threat inside the Octagon. Where he […]

Demian Maia is ready to start the next chapter of his career on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro. For the better part of the past decade the 37-year-old Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace has been honing his craft under the UFC banner, and in the process has become a multi-divisional threat inside the Octagon. Where he […]

Jake Ellenberger vs. Josh Koscheck: What We Learned from Welterweight Tilt

In a UFC 184 battle between struggling welterweight veterans, Jake Ellenberger took on Josh Koscheck. Both men entered riding three-fight losing streaks defined by devastating stoppages and were likely to be released from the UFC with another loss. In a fairly slow first round, Ellenberger asserted himself with superior striking. While Koscheck flashed some of […]

In a UFC 184 battle between struggling welterweight veterans, Jake Ellenberger took on Josh Koscheck. Both men entered riding three-fight losing streaks defined by devastating stoppages and were likely to be released from the UFC with another loss. In a fairly slow first round, Ellenberger asserted himself with superior striking. While Koscheck flashed some of […]

Robbie Lawler to Defend UFC Welterweight Title July 11 Against Rory MacDonald

Robbie Lawler will defend his UFC welterweight title against Rory MacDonald July 11 at UFC 189, according to UFC President Dana White.  White announced the news Wednesday during a press conference in Las Vegas that aired live on UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1.  This fight against MacDonald will mark Lawler‘s first attempt at […]

Robbie Lawler will defend his UFC welterweight title against Rory MacDonald July 11 at UFC 189, according to UFC President Dana White.  White announced the news Wednesday during a press conference in Las Vegas that aired live on UFC Fight Pass and FOX Sports 1.  This fight against MacDonald will mark Lawler‘s first attempt at […]

Benson Henderson: Why Moving to Welterweight Would Be a Huge Mistake

David didn’t tempt fate after he toppled the almighty Goliath and neither should Benson Henderson. In the UFC’s version of Two and a Half Men, the former lightweight champ, welterweight science project Brandon Thatch and referee Herb Dean all stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night for legal fisticuffs in the main event of UFC […]

David didn’t tempt fate after he toppled the almighty Goliath and neither should Benson Henderson. In the UFC’s version of Two and a Half Men, the former lightweight champ, welterweight science project Brandon Thatch and referee Herb Dean all stepped into the Octagon on Saturday night for legal fisticuffs in the main event of UFC […]

Could a Welterweight Run Make Benson Henderson into—Gasp!—a Fan Favorite?

A funny thing happened to Benson Henderson during the 19 minutes he spent in the cage Saturday with Brandon Thatch. People started rooting for him. Somewhere en route to his submission victory in the main event of UFC Fight Night 60, the 5,800 fans on hand in Broomfield, Colorado—who’d ostensibly turned out to see the […]

A funny thing happened to Benson Henderson during the 19 minutes he spent in the cage Saturday with Brandon Thatch. People started rooting for him. Somewhere en route to his submission victory in the main event of UFC Fight Night 60, the 5,800 fans on hand in Broomfield, Colorado—who’d ostensibly turned out to see the […]

Benson Henderson vs. Brandon Thatch: What We Learned from Welterweight Tilt

UFC Fight Night 60′s main event, a welterweight tilt between struggling former champion Ben Henderson and hotshot prospect Brandon Thatch, did not disappoint. The fight itself made no sense from a matchmaking perspective, but that did not keep the one they call “Smooth” and the Muay Thai specialist from putting on an exciting fight. The first […]

UFC Fight Night 60′s main event, a welterweight tilt between struggling former champion Ben Henderson and hotshot prospect Brandon Thatch, did not disappoint. The fight itself made no sense from a matchmaking perspective, but that did not keep the one they call “Smooth” and the Muay Thai specialist from putting on an exciting fight. The first […]