HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC St. Petersburg
Note- A few weeks ago there was a UFC show headlined by Justin Gaethje vs. Edson Barboza that I referred to as UFC Fight Night 149. I guess that was technically UFC on ESPN 2 […]
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MOORE: Top 5 most valuable autographed UFC fighter cards
In the world of MMA there is almost no other way, or easier way, to get a piece of your favorite way than to buy Topps UFC trading cards, or just straight out buy autographs […]
UFC FIGHT NIGHT ST. PETERSBURG PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 4/20: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC travels to the Yubileyny Sports Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia for UFC Fight Night 149 this weekend. The main event takes place in the heavyweight division where Alistair Overeem takes on Aleksei Oleinik. […]
WOOLSEY: What the Funk? Why you should care about Ben Askren
Ever since UFC 235, it seems most fans are talking about Ben Askren. One of the most asked questions I seem to see is, “what’s the big deal with Ben?” Well, that’s what we are […]
RANKINGS: Cole Henry ranks the top ten fighters in all 8 men’s divisions
Heavyweight 1. Daniel Cormier (UFC Heavyweight Champion) 2. Stipe Miocic 3. Francis Ngannou 4. Junior Dos Santos 5. Curtis Blaydes 6. Ryan Bader (Bellator Heavyweight Champion) 7. Derrick Lewis 8. Alexander Volkov 9. Alistair Overeem 10. Cheick Kongo Notable Exceptions: Cain Velasquez is 0-1 in the […]
HENRY: Poirier vs. Nurmagomedov, Adesanya vs. Whittaker, and other fights to make next after UFC 236
Dustin Poirier def. (C/FW) Max Holloway for Interim UFC Lightweight Championship For Dustin Poirier, the top of the mountain is now in sight. He’s reached the final base camp before the final push, and unless […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 236
UFC 236 was this past weekend and it featured two interim title fights. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 236 GOOD- Nikita Krylov submits Ovince Saint Preux OSP gassed out in the first round, which […]
MCGRATH: How Dustin Poirier will upset Max Holloway at UFC 236
Perhaps nobody in MMA is hotter than Max Holloway right now. The Hawaiian reigning, defending featherweight champion has won 13 (Thirteen!) Fights in a row. Nobody has more mojo than Dustin Poirier. The Cajun born […]
MCGRATH: How Kelvin Gastelum will get it done at UFC 236
To say that it is a good time to be a fan of mixed martial arts would be like saying Dana White has a problem with Ariel Helwani. It’s a little obvious. We have another […]
UFC 236 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 4/13: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
UFC 236 takes place at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday night. The main event features current featherweight champion Max Holloway taking on Dustin Poirier for the UFC interim lightweight championship. The […]
WEINBAUM: The UFC is abandoning an important part of their fanbase With ESPN+
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on March 24, 2019. With UFC’s first pay-per-view exclusively on ESPN+ taking place Saturday night, we thought we’d republish this article. On March 12, 2019, Dana White cryptically […]
HYDEN BLOG: McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov and several Bellator news items
No events last week so I’ll just hit upon a bunch of different news stories from around world of MMA. The war of words between Conor McGregor and UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has gone […]
MCGRATH: You can’t spell ‘dope’ without EPO
I caught myself dreaming on it a little bit too. Max Holloway was ringside in Brooklyn. It was the debut of the UFC on ESPN. The once niche sport had gone Broadway, literally. Holloway was […]
MCGRATH: The table is set for Cormier-Lesnar, but is that the true money match?
Brock Lesnar was defeated at Wrestlemania 35 Sunday night. The loss signalled the end of Lesnar’s latest WWE championship run. It’s interesting to note that Lesnar’s advocate/attorney/mouthpiece or whatever, Paul Heyman got on the mic […]
KNUCKLE UP: A brief history of bare-knuckle boxing and a BKFC 5 preview
Bare knuckle boxing is exactly what it sounds like, boxing without gloves. The first documented report of a bare-knuckle fight comes from 1681, and it involved a footman for an English duke and a butcher. […]
HISCOE: Why UFC fans should be paying close attention to Wrestlemania this Sunday
WWE’s annual Wrestlemania event takes place Sunday, April 7 on the WWE Network streaming service. The two key matchups on what is expected to be a lengthy card see Ronda Rousey in a three-way match […]
MCGRATH: Conor-Khabib feud has gotten out of hand but, in the end, business will win out
Conor McGregor is not acting like a man who is retired. There are no pictures of him watering the grass or building model airplanes with his son. McGregor, the Irish megastar is not acting very […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 219 and UFC Fight Night 149, plus Conor McGregor “retires”
Bellator 219 and UFC Fight Night 149 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown then quickly hit on Conor McGregor “retiring” last week. Bellator 219 GOOD- Joe Schilling vs. Keith Berry […]
HENRY: Michael Bisping’s grit and determination created a Hall of Fame career
The Count With Michael Bisping recently announcing his retirement I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at his hall of fame career. Bisping broke into MMA in 2004, gaining […]
COVINGTON’S CORNER: On Cain Velasquez signing with AAA
Cain is able After a devastating loss to Francis “one note” Ngannou, Cain Velasquez has reemerged with new purpose and possibly, in a new career. At this year’s Triplemania press conference for Mexican Lucha Libre […]
UFC ON ESPN 2 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 3/30: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC makes a stop at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for UFC on ESPN 2 Saturday night. The main event takes place in the lightweight division where Edson Barboza takes on Justin […]
BELLATOR 219 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 3/28: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA travels to the west coast for Bellator 219 on Friday night. The event takes place at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California. The main event takes place in the lightweight division […]
MCGRATH: No Conor, No problem for UFC
The current deal the UFC just finalized with the biggest sports network in history ESPN has got the UFC what it has always wanted. UFC president Dana White claims his company is now one of […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Bellator 218 and UFC Fight Night 148, and UFC PPVs on ESPN+ Thoughts
Bellator 218 and UFC Fight Night 148 were this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 218 GOOD- Norbert Novenyi Jr. submits Will Lavine Novenyi was all over Lavine and he kept trying submissions. […]
WEINBAUM: The UFC is abandoning an important part of their fanbase With ESPN+
On March 12, 2019, Dana White cryptically tweeted out three smiley face emoji. At the time I was wondering if Fedor Emelianenko got knocked out again and I didn’t know about it. What was Dana […]