BISHOP’S BREAKDOWN: UFC 230 Preview
This Saturday the UFC makes another trip to The Big Apple as UFC 230 takes place from Madison Square Garden. This card has been riddled by ups and downs for months. Dana White promised a […]
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RANKINGS: McGrath’s Top 10 Heavyweights
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HYDEN’S BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 138 and the Johnson-Askren trade
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A running tally of Ben Askren’s Twitter burns of the UFC roster
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BISHOP’S BREAKDOWN: UFC Fight Night Moncton preview
Volkan Oezdemir (15-2) vs. Anthony Smith (30-13) This battle of light heavyweight contenders is sure to be a quick one. These two men are fierce strikers. Oezdemir’s last two wins have both ended in less […]
HISCOE: McGregor’s honesty after a loss lends credibility to pre-fight trash talk
Follow @mikehiscoe Conor McGregor’s over-the-top persona isn’t for everybody. Many fight fans prefer a more subdued and sportsman like approach to fight promotion. They are few and far between, but they do exist. McGregor arrives […]
HYDEN’S BLOG: Reasons Khabib Nurmagomedov shouldn’t fight Floyd Mayweather, Chris Weidman gets a new opponent, and Eddie Alvarez goes to One Championship
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Conor McGregor’s Instagram fight breakdown, fact checked
Follow @mikehiscoe Conor McGregor, despite all of the bravado pre-fight, is typically humble in defeat. He has provided honest assessments on where he came up short in a fight as quickly as he will boast […]
MCGRATH: Top 5 potential GSP comeback fights
Let’s fantasy book George St. Pierre’s comeback fight George St-Pierre is one of the best fighters to ever grace the octagon. Excellent martial arts skills paired with superior grappling has earned Georges the reputation as […]
BISHOP: Bellator’s Mike Kimbel a potential future star
What a huge weekend it was for Bellator. After shows Friday and Saturday night, we now know who will meet in the finals of the Heavyweight Grand Prix. Ryan Bader will meet Fedor Emelianenko this […]
MCGRATH: Predictions for the rest of 2018 – Khabib, Jones, Cormier, McGregor
It’s a great time to be a UFC fan. Jon Jones is returning. Derrick Lewis and Daniel Cormier are headlining Madison Square Garden on three weeks notice. Don’t forget, we have the much anticipated Cris […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 207 and Bellator 208
Bellator ran two shows over the weekend featuring the semi-finals of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 207 GOOD- Mandel Nallo stops Carrington Banks The first round was close […]
BATCHELOR: UFC can serve fans without WWE-style theatrics
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HISCOE: Bellator and PFL tournaments show the format can work, but stars matter more
Follow @mikehiscoe Both Bellator and the PFL ran shows this weekend. Both promotions presented shows under a similar format but with very different approaches. Bellator has spent 2018 playing out a Heavyweight Grand Prix – […]
BISHOP: Honor justifies Khabib’s actions at UFC 229
Last Saturday Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor via rear naked choke in the fourth round to retain the UFC lightweight title. After the biggest win of his career, Khabib jumped over the fence and confronted […]
HISCOE: Lesnar vs. Lewis is the fight we all deserve
Being a UFC fan can be tough sometimes. Near weekly shows, late nights, and lackluster main events can make following UFC closely feel like a bit of a chore. I think we’ve all questioned our […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 229
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MCGRATH: Who could beat Khabib?
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MCGRATH: Fantasy booking a new UFC 230 main event
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 206
Bellator 206 was this past weekend, let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 206 GOOD- Gaston Bolanos stops Ysidro Gutierrez The first round was fine, but in the second round was where he turned it […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 205 and UFC Fight Night 137, Mac-Nurmy Press Conference
Bellator 205 and UFC Fight Night 137 were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 205 GOOD- Veta Arteaga submits Denise Kielholtz Arteaga kept trying for the takedown over and over […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 136, B.J. Penn fighting again, Cody Stevens & eyepokes
UFC Fight Night 136 was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Fight Night 136 GOOD- Thiago Alves vs. Aleksei Kunchenko There was some good action throughout this fight. It was a close […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 228
UFC 228 was this past weekend, let’s get right to the rundown UFC 228 GOOD- Abdul Razak Alhassan stops Niko Price Alhassan exploded out of the gate early with big repeated big punches. He caught […]
HYDEN BLOG: Junior Dos Santos vs. Tai Tuivasa and Nick Diaz return opponents
No events this past week and I had some personal stuff to deal with so let’s just hit upon some quick news. Tai Tuivasa vs. Junior Dos Santos Tai Tuivasa will face Junior Dos […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 135, plus 2 big fights announced
UFC Fight Night 135 was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown, plus talk about some recently announced fights. UFC Fight Night 135 GOOD- Eryk Anders stops Tim Williams Anders started slowly but then […]