Where does Tito Ortiz place in MMA history? Overrated – Didn’t succeed once competition improved Mid-Level Legacy Star – Influential, success, not all-time great High-End Pioneer – Helped advance popularity of sport, not top tier […]
Five years ago today, ratings came in for UFC’s debut on FX (they would later move their live events to Fox’s new sports channel, FS1). The following details the viewership and how it compared to […]
Among deeper issues, Tyron Woodley is talking about market expansion When UFC Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley goes on ESPN and discusses his perspective on race in mixed martial arts, many are quick to discredit his […]
QUESTION: Valentina Shevchenko headlines the next UFC on Fox card this weekend against fellow Bantamweight contender, Julianna Peña. Coming off a win against former champion Holly Holm, she looks to build momentum towards getting a […]
Last night we witnessed the last fight in the career of UFC Hall Of Famer and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Tito Ortiz, and the return of one of the sport’s biggest talkers and fellow […]
Tito Ortiz finished his career on talk with a submission victory over a returning trash-talking Chael Sonnen. Ortiz won the fight that saw him go in as a slight underdog. It was evident from the […]
Five years ago today, Mihael Bisping began taking shots at Chael Sonnen – who lost to Tito Ortiz last night at Bellator 170 – once he was booked to face him as a replacement opponent […]
QUESTION: Francis Ngannou takes on the biggest fight of his young career this weekend against former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Andrei Arlovski. Ngannou is 9-1 in his career and is undefeated in the UFC. A win over […]
Tyron Woodley will face Stephen Thompson in a rematch at UFC 209 on March 4. In their first fight, Woodley retained his title by the narrowest of decisions – a majority draw. Woodley had talked […]
Ahead of Bellator’s main event tonight, Chael Sonnen has taken yet another last minute shot at Tito Ortiz’s legacy. Speaking with MMA Fighting, Sonnen criticized the quality of fighters Ortiz fought in the early days […]
BELLATOR 170 LIVE REPORT JANUARY 21, 2017 INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA AT THE FORUM LIVE ON BELLATOR.COM AND SPIKE TV Bellator 170 will be live from The Forum in Inglewood, California. The main event features two legendary […]
How much influence do you think the MMA Athletes Association can have in the short and long term? Do you think UFC will fight against this hard or cooperate and work with fighters to meet […]
Since the acquisition of the UFC by WME/IMG, the company has seen several high-profile departures as the new management looks to overhaul operations, and yet another executive has cut ties with the company. Citing his […]
QUESTION: Ralek Gracie returns to MMA at Bellator 170 after a 7 year absence to face Hisaki Kato. Gracie has only fought three times in his career. Which MMA legend did he beat in his […]
Bellator’s first card of the new year features some of the organization’s better fighters and is being headlined by a pair of ex-UFC trash talkers. The event will also mark the end of Tito Ortiz’s […]
Bellator 170 will be live from The Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday night. The main event features two legendary MMA veterans as Chael Sonnen takes on the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz. The […]
A slew of fights have been announced to beef up the undercard of UFC’s return to London in March. First is a light heavyweight bout between hometown boy Jimi Manuwa and Corey Anderson. Mauwa is […]
QUESTION: Hisaki Kato faces a returning Ralek Gracie this weekend at Bellator 170. Kato is 7-2 in MMA and has also dabbled in Kickboxing, making his debut at Bellator Kickboxing 2 last year, but which […]
A middleweight fight between the struggling Johny Hendricks and Hector Lombard is reportedly being targeted for UFC’s Fox Sports 1 card from Halifax on Feb. 19. Ariel Helwani was the first to report the news. […]
QUESTION: Brennan Ward takes on Paul Daley at Bellator 170 this weekend. Ward has won five of his last six and is in good form going into the fight. The highlight of Ward’s career so far […]
QUESTION: Paul Daley faces Brennan Ward this weekend at Bellator 170. Daley is coming off a loss after a five fight win streak and is looking to get back in the Welterweight Title hunt. He […]
UFC Fight Night 103 was this past weekend and it featured what is likely the last fight in the career of a UFC Hall of Famer. Let’s get right to it. UFC Fight Night 103 […]
After a lengthy layoff and a brief return, Tim Kennedy is calling it quits. In a post to his Facebook page, the UFC and Strikeforce veteran shared that he has chosen retirement after a disappointing […]
In putting together a story regarding fighter pay in the UFC, ESPN conducted an interview with UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta. As they had spoken with several fighters on the UFC’s roster who would not allow […]
Alright, fine it might actually happen. It may still be highly unlikely, but a potential boxing match between UFC Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor and undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is now at least a tangible […]
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