At UFC 185, both the lightweight and women’s strawweight belts changed hands. Facing blossoming star Anthony Pettis, 155-pound challenger Rafael dos Anjos was an underdog heading into his bout on Saturday. Yet, the Brazilian made it look easy. Dos Anjos scored nine takedowns en route to a dominant decision win in his first UFC championship contest. Likewise, […]
At UFC 185, both the lightweight and women’s strawweight belts changed hands. Facing blossoming star Anthony Pettis, 155-pound challenger Rafael dos Anjos was an underdog heading into his bout on Saturday. Yet, the Brazilian made it look easy. Dos Anjos scored nine takedowns en route to a dominant decision win in his first UFC championship contest. Likewise, […]
There’s a sort of abiding confusion around Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. What to make of him? Where to slot him? How to brand him? But the confusion usually dissipates when Pettis does his thing. That thing being, namely, to wreck everyone he faces, every time, with an almost blinding combination of skill, panache and athleticism. The […]
There’s a sort of abiding confusion around Anthony “Showtime” Pettis. What to make of him? Where to slot him? How to brand him? But the confusion usually dissipates when Pettis does his thing. That thing being, namely, to wreck everyone he faces, every time, with an almost blinding combination of skill, panache and athleticism. The […]
Two championship bouts at UFC 185, two new titleholders. In the pay-per-view card’s main event, Rafael dos Anjos demolished Anthony Pettis over five one-sided rounds to win the men’s lightweight championship via unanimous decision. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole relayed the judges’ scorecards: Prior to that stunning display, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Carla Esparza via second-round TKO […]
Two championship bouts at UFC 185, two new titleholders. In the pay-per-view card’s main event, Rafael dos Anjos demolished Anthony Pettis over five one-sided rounds to win the men’s lightweight championship via unanimous decision. Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole relayed the judges’ scorecards: Prior to that stunning display, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Carla Esparza via second-round TKO […]
Ronda Rousey remains on another level compared to the rest of the women’s bantamweight division. At UFC 184, Rousey clashed with Cat Zingano, arguably the most dangerous contender in the 135-pound division. However, the champion needed only 14 seconds to lock up another armbar and retain her championship. With the win, Rousey is now undefeated […]
Ronda Rousey remains on another level compared to the rest of the women’s bantamweight division. At UFC 184, Rousey clashed with Cat Zingano, arguably the most dangerous contender in the 135-pound division. However, the champion needed only 14 seconds to lock up another armbar and retain her championship. With the win, Rousey is now undefeated […]
UFC 184 came to Los Angeles on Saturday evening, and Ronda Rousey delivered again. The women’s bantamweight champion finished via armbar, and this time it only took 14 seconds. That’s right, 14 seconds. UFC newcomer Holly Holm put in a workmanlike performance against the ever-tough Raquel Pennington to get her first win. Jake Ellenberger submitted […]
UFC 184 came to Los Angeles on Saturday evening, and Ronda Rousey delivered again. The women’s bantamweight champion finished via armbar, and this time it only took 14 seconds. That’s right, 14 seconds. UFC newcomer Holly Holm put in a workmanlike performance against the ever-tough Raquel Pennington to get her first win. Jake Ellenberger submitted […]
Bellator 134 features a good number of compelling scraps on Friday night. The card is billed as the British Invasion because of the amount of fighters competing who hail from the United Kingdom. The main event features light heavyweight champion Emanuel “Hardcore Kid” Newton against dangerous British contender Liam McGeary. There were also preliminary bouts […]
Bellator 134 features a good number of compelling scraps on Friday night. The card is billed as the British Invasion because of the amount of fighters competing who hail from the United Kingdom. The main event features light heavyweight champion Emanuel “Hardcore Kid” Newton against dangerous British contender Liam McGeary. There were also preliminary bouts […]