Source: MMAJunkie For someone who hadn’t tasted defeat in almost 10 years, ex-champion Dominick Cruz seems to be taking Friday’s title loss with a lot of poise. Speaking for almost 15 minutes after losing the UFC’s bantamweight belt to Cody Garbrandt (11-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in UFC 207’s pay-per-view co-headliner, Cruz (22-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) patiently broke down the […]
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5. Michael Bisping vs. Anderson Silva, UFC 199 This fight, a quality technical scrap between two of the Middleweight division’s elder statesman, was excellent — don’t let its relatively “low” ranking on this list fool you. It sits at No. 5 for the same reason that Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit — a fight with […]
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Bellator 149: “Shamrock vs. Gracie” took place Feb. 19, 2016 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Even though the third and final encounter between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie headlined, history will also remember the show as the last fight of the late Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson. Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris had a rough night […]
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Michelle Waterson absolutely destroyed any momentum Paige VanZant had into the earth last Saturday night, submitting the popular strawweight in the very first round… With rear-naked choke in less than four minutes in the main event of UFC on FOX 22… Waterson’s performance left nothing to be desired… It was a near flawless performance for her… and afterward […]
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Ronda Rousey was as broke as could be… She was living out of her car… Of course this was all before she made it big in mixed martial arts (MMA)… While she is undoubtedly one of the highest-paid athletes in the sport, “Rowdy” isn’t motivated by money. Unlike other mega combat stars such as UFC Lightweight […]
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After applying for citizenship back in 2015, former Strikeforce and current Invicta FC Featherweight Champion, Cristiane Justino, is officially an American citizen, according to a report from CBS Los Angeles. “Cyborg” made it official with a naturalization ceremony earlier today in Los Angeles, California. Today I became a Brazilian American, a symbol of all the […]
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In what was his Featherweight debut at UFC on Fox 21 earlier this year, Anthony Pettis tipped the scales right on the 145-pound mark. Unfortunately, his second attempt didn’t go as smooth, as “Showtime” came in three pounds over the weight limit for his interim Featherweight title fight against Max Holloway, which is set to […]
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Dominick Cruz is now all set and ready to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweight (135lb) title against Cody “No Love” Garbrandt inUFC 207’s co-main event… Save the date! It’s on Dec. 30, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. While the actual booking of the bout may have left a bitter taste on other contender’s tongues — We’re talking […]
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The UFC TUF 24 Finale payouts are out! The 125lb champ Demetrious Johnson made a huge $350,000 after Tim Elliot’s and his incredible bout for the title… After a 5-round brawl that included “Mighty Mouse” almost getting guillotined, and Demetrious demonstrating his absolutely superb top control, The “Mighty Mouse” himself emerged victorious via decision… Champ Demetrious Johnson: […]
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Lets taco-bout it. So is Jose Aldo happy to hear the news that Conor has been stripped of the title & hes now “Champ” again @EliasTheodorou — Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) November 27, 2016 Meaning Conor isn’t going to fight at 145 any time soon? I don’t think Aldo is very happy this morning… https://t.co/MWwPPtUD8G — […]
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