Chael Sonnen hasn’t shied away from his opinion that Georges St-Pierre deserved the decision win over Johny Hendricks, but against Anthony Pettis, he believes the UFC Welterweight champ would get smashed, period. The ballsy proclamation came in a Twitter post on Thursday. St-Pierre, who defended his UFC title for a ninth consecutive time at […]
Chael Sonnen hasn’t shied away from his opinion that Georges St-Pierre deserved the decision win over Johny Hendricks, but against Anthony Pettis, he believes the UFC Welterweight champ would get smashed, period. The ballsy proclamation came in a Twitter post on Thursday. St-Pierre, who defended his UFC title for a ninth consecutive time at […]
With each of the UFC’s nine weight classes stockpiled with former collegiate wrestlers, the company’s brass should consider the NCAA Division I wrestling championships a de facto feeder system. Since the UFC’s inception in 1993, amateur wrestlers have taken alternative avenues for success following their collegiate or Olympic careers by fearlessly jumping in the Octagon, […]
With each of the UFC’s nine weight classes stockpiled with former collegiate wrestlers, the company’s brass should consider the NCAA Division I wrestling championships a de facto feeder system. Since the UFC’s inception in 1993, amateur wrestlers have taken alternative avenues for success following their collegiate or Olympic careers by fearlessly jumping in the Octagon, […]
Georges St-Pierre’s head trainer, Firas Zahabi, said Monday that he wanted to see his star pupil return to the cage, assuming the UFC welterweight champion could resolve the unspecified “issues” that caused the champ to semi-retire from MMA after UFC 167. “I would love to see him fight again,” Zahabi said Monday on The MMA […]
Georges St-Pierre’s head trainer, Firas Zahabi, said Monday that he wanted to see his star pupil return to the cage, assuming the UFC welterweight champion could resolve the unspecified “issues” that caused the champ to semi-retire from MMA after UFC 167. “I would love to see him fight again,” Zahabi said Monday on The MMA […]
For fighters looking to put a charge back into their careers, dropping down a weight class is a common route to travel, and it appears that particular path is one former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is at least considering. Where the former Pride juggernaut was once one of the most feared strikers in […]
For fighters looking to put a charge back into their careers, dropping down a weight class is a common route to travel, and it appears that particular path is one former light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua is at least considering. Where the former Pride juggernaut was once one of the most feared strikers in […]
UPDATE 11:28 A.M. Eastern Time It didn’t take long for Sanchez to respond to Melendez, and to say he’s confident he would win a rematch is an understatement. @mmamania @ufc @GilbertMelendez @danawhite ill be more than happy to knock your ass out again only I wont go for chokes gnp and its a tko. — […]
UPDATE 11:28 A.M. Eastern Time It didn’t take long for Sanchez to respond to Melendez, and to say he’s confident he would win a rematch is an understatement. @mmamania @ufc @GilbertMelendez @danawhite ill be more than happy to knock your ass out again only I wont go for chokes gnp and its a tko. — […]
The UFC may get a return on its hefty investment in power-punching former Olympian judoka Hector Lombard after all. After dropping two of his first three fights in the UFC at 185 pounds, Lombard certainly appeared at home after making the strenuous cut to 170 pounds and then demolishing (first-round KO) Nate Marquardt at UFC […]
The UFC may get a return on its hefty investment in power-punching former Olympian judoka Hector Lombard after all. After dropping two of his first three fights in the UFC at 185 pounds, Lombard certainly appeared at home after making the strenuous cut to 170 pounds and then demolishing (first-round KO) Nate Marquardt at UFC […]