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UFC 146 News: Cain Velasquez Says Frank Mir Getting the Title Shot Would Be Fair

Ever since Alistair Overeem, the UFC’s No.1 contender in the heavyweight division, failed a surprise pre-fight drug test, the MMA world has been wondering who will step in to face heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146. It is worth noting…

Ever since Alistair Overeem, the UFC’s No.1 contender in the heavyweight division, failed a surprise pre-fight drug test, the MMA world has been wondering who will step in to face heavyweight champ Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146. It is worth noting that Overeem has not yet been pulled from the fight and has a […]

How Would Bellator Champions Fare in the UFC?

Season 6 of Bellator is in full swing, with tournaments beginning to take shape and championships switching hands. Out of all this, I got to wondering how well each champion would fare in the UFC. Currently, Bellator has seven weight class championship…

Season 6 of Bellator is in full swing, with tournaments beginning to take shape and championships switching hands. Out of all this, I got to wondering how well each champion would fare in the UFC. Currently, Bellator has seven weight class championships, which is what the UFC has, minus the flyweight class. Let’s examine how […]

UFC News: BJ Penn ‘Can’t See the Scenario’ Where He Would Take Another Fight

Looks like one UFC legend wasn’t blowing smoke when he said he was retiring as a mixed martial artist after a tough loss last year.  “I haven’t made any plans to come back and fight again, Dana White has actually called me a coup…

Looks like one UFC legend wasn’t blowing smoke when he said he was retiring as a mixed martial artist after a tough loss last year.  “I haven’t made any plans to come back and fight again, Dana White has actually called me a couple times and talked to me, it’s just something that’s not in […]

Would a Top Level Competing Promotion Be Good or Bad for the UFC?

Competition naturally brings out the best in the competing participants. Remember when sports video games had more than one company (Electronic Arts) producing the majority of the games? There was innovation, and price wars between the competitors. The…

Competition naturally brings out the best in the competing participants. Remember when sports video games had more than one company (Electronic Arts) producing the majority of the games? There was innovation, and price wars between the competitors. The competition amongst professional sports organizations doesn’t always result in a better experience for the consumer. Who can […]

Jon Jones: How He Would Fare Against the UFC’s Top 5 Heavyweights

If it seems like Jon Jones is getting a lot of attention as a potential UFC heavyweight contender, there’s a good reason for it. He’s got a big fight coming up next week at UFC 145, and make no mistake about it, Rashad Evans cannot be overl…

If it seems like Jon Jones is getting a lot of attention as a potential UFC heavyweight contender, there’s a good reason for it. He’s got a big fight coming up next week at UFC 145, and make no mistake about it, Rashad Evans cannot be overlooked. He’s a tough opponent for anyone, even a […]

Jon Jones Would Replace Alistair Overeem, but Not Against Junior dos Santos

If Alistair Overeem isn’t able to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 146, don’t count on seeing reigning light heavyweight champion Jon Jones taking his spot, according to ESPN.com. “It’s hard to even sa…

If Alistair Overeem isn’t able to challenge UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos at UFC 146, don’t count on seeing reigning light heavyweight champion Jon Jones taking his spot, according to ESPN.com. “It’s hard to even say because of two factors. First, it would be disrespectful of me to just look past Rashad completely like, […]