Chad Mendes in Championship Purgatory, but It Won’t Last Forever

Chad Mendes put in a stellar outing on Saturday night. Mendes’ UFC 179 bout against UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was the kind of performance that can boost a career. Mendes lost the fight. But it is likely he gained more in defeat than in all of his previous UFC wins. It was an exhilarating […]

Chad Mendes put in a stellar outing on Saturday night. Mendes’ UFC 179 bout against UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo was the kind of performance that can boost a career. Mendes lost the fight. But it is likely he gained more in defeat than in all of his previous UFC wins. It was an exhilarating […]

Even with Win over Eddie Alvarez, ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone Won’t Wait for Title Shot

(Warning: Video above contains NSFW language.) Former WEC title challenger and perennial UFC contender Donald Cerrone could probably get a title shot if he defeats Eddie Alvarez at UFC 178 on Saturday.  However, if that means waiting on the sidelines for six months, “Cowboy” would say “no, thanks,” based on a recent interview with Sherdog (transcription […]

(Warning: Video above contains NSFW language.) Former WEC title challenger and perennial UFC contender Donald Cerrone could probably get a title shot if he defeats Eddie Alvarez at UFC 178 on Saturday.  However, if that means waiting on the sidelines for six months, “Cowboy” would say “no, thanks,” based on a recent interview with Sherdog (transcription […]

Dillashaw vs. Soto: Champion Won’t Be Thrown by Last-Second Replacement

Sacramento, California, we have a problem. Sactown native T.J. Dillashaw took Renan “The Baron” Barao apart in their first meeting at UFC 173 in May. The rematch was set for Saturday at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento. It could have been a homecoming of sorts for Dillashaw. The new UFC bantamweight champion seemed ready […]

Sacramento, California, we have a problem. Sactown native T.J. Dillashaw took Renan “The Baron” Barao apart in their first meeting at UFC 173 in May. The rematch was set for Saturday at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento. It could have been a homecoming of sorts for Dillashaw. The new UFC bantamweight champion seemed ready […]

Johny Hendricks: Added Weight Won’t Help Georges St-Pierre in Rematch

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 […]

Ray Longo: Chris Weidman’s Repaired Knees Won’t Matter Against Lyoto Machida

For the first time in two years, Chris Weidman will enter the Octagon against somebody not named Anderson Silva.  The middleweight champion was originally scheduled to take on the surging Vitor Belfort at UFC 173. Elevated testosterone levels from Belfort and surgery on both of Weidman’s knees changed all of that.  Now slated to make […]

For the first time in two years, Chris Weidman will enter the Octagon against somebody not named Anderson Silva.  The middleweight champion was originally scheduled to take on the surging Vitor Belfort at UFC 173. Elevated testosterone levels from Belfort and surgery on both of Weidman’s knees changed all of that.  Now slated to make […]

Anderson Silva Says He Won’t Fight in 2014, Will Not Make Another Title Run

While UFC President Dana White had previously claimed that Anderson Silva may fight within 12 months of the catastrophic leg-break he suffered at UFC 168, “The Spider” is not as unrealistically hopeful. Rather, Silva is focusing on recuperating and targeting a return in 2015. “These rumors that I’ll fight at UFC 181 or any other event […]

While UFC President Dana White had previously claimed that Anderson Silva may fight within 12 months of the catastrophic leg-break he suffered at UFC 168, “The Spider” is not as unrealistically hopeful. Rather, Silva is focusing on recuperating and targeting a return in 2015. “These rumors that I’ll fight at UFC 181 or any other event […]