Eddie Alvarez and Gilbert Melendez both took the scenic route to the UFC. For better or worse, Alvarez and Melendez each spent the heart of their careers toiling in smaller organizations, where they both became lightweight champions and gained reputations as fearsome, all-action fighters. Had their UFC 188 co-main event gone down a few years […]
Eddie Alvarez and Gilbert Melendez both took the scenic route to the UFC. For better or worse, Alvarez and Melendez each spent the heart of their careers toiling in smaller organizations, where they both became lightweight champions and gained reputations as fearsome, all-action fighters. Had their UFC 188 co-main event gone down a few years […]
Perhaps there was a time when Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was worth the hassle. Maybe back in 2007—when he entered the UFC with three straight victories and won the light heavyweight championship from Chuck Liddell—it was possible to block out all his background noise. But those days are long gone now. Considering his advanced age and […]
Perhaps there was a time when Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was worth the hassle. Maybe back in 2007—when he entered the UFC with three straight victories and won the light heavyweight championship from Chuck Liddell—it was possible to block out all his background noise. But those days are long gone now. Considering his advanced age and […]
I’ll be the first person to tell you I hoped Anderson Silva would never fight again. I didn’t think he would return to the Octagon. Not after that horrific night last December, when Silva went in the cage to challenge Chris Weidman for the middleweight championship and ended up carted out of the arena and […]
I’ll be the first person to tell you I hoped Anderson Silva would never fight again. I didn’t think he would return to the Octagon. Not after that horrific night last December, when Silva went in the cage to challenge Chris Weidman for the middleweight championship and ended up carted out of the arena and […]
You might think Scott Coker has had enough of Jason “Mayhem” Miller. But you would be mistaken. The new president of Bellator MMA, and former honcho at Strikeforce, said Monday that he would be open to a return from the semi-retired Miller, provided the troubled but popular middleweight could meet certain prerequisites. “It’s worth a […]
You might think Scott Coker has had enough of Jason “Mayhem” Miller. But you would be mistaken. The new president of Bellator MMA, and former honcho at Strikeforce, said Monday that he would be open to a return from the semi-retired Miller, provided the troubled but popular middleweight could meet certain prerequisites. “It’s worth a […]
UFC Fight Night 43 will get underway on Saturday from Auckland, New Zealand, and it features one of the least talked-about must-watch fights of 2014. Hatsu Hioki vs. Charles Oliveira. The featherweight clash has flown under the radar since being booked, but it is one that MMA fans should be clamoring to watch. It is […]
UFC Fight Night 43 will get underway on Saturday from Auckland, New Zealand, and it features one of the least talked-about must-watch fights of 2014. Hatsu Hioki vs. Charles Oliveira. The featherweight clash has flown under the radar since being booked, but it is one that MMA fans should be clamoring to watch. It is […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett has been fighting longer than most current MMA organizations have even existed, so he’s seen the good side and the bad side of this sport for a long time. It’s a big reason why when it comes to contract negotiations, Barnett is a shrewd businessman that won’t settle for […]
Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett has been fighting longer than most current MMA organizations have even existed, so he’s seen the good side and the bad side of this sport for a long time. It’s a big reason why when it comes to contract negotiations, Barnett is a shrewd businessman that won’t settle for […]