LIVE DOGS: A look at underdogs who won at UFC 239
It is always fun, and sometimes profitable for a betting underdog to achieve victory. With UFC 239 in the books, it’s time to look back at the underdog fighters that that prevailed at UFC 239. […]
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VS Common Opponents: Amanda Nunes vs. Holly Holm
Amanda Nunes and Holly Holm will face of at UFC 239 for the women’s bantamweight title. Here is look at how they fared against the same opponents. MMA math is not an exact science, in […]
UFC 239 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 7/06: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC is back at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for UFC 239 on Saturday night. The main event takes place in the light heavyweight division where Jon Jones will defend his UFC […]
HISCOE: How this year’s UFC Hall of Fame inductees stack up against each other
UFC is presenting a strong cast of inductees for this year’s Hall of Fame class. The ceremony takes place this Friday night on UFC Fight Pass and going in will be Rich Franklin, Michael Bisping, […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Minneapolis
UFC Minneapolis was this past weekend and it featured two fights with potential title contenders. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Minneapolis GOOD- Alonzo Menifield stops Paul Craig A little over halfway through the […]
MCGRATH: The inspiration that is Jared Gordon
I got the opportunity to talk to Jared Gordon in December, for about 30 minutes for a story I was working on. I knew Jared’s story; but I was not sure that everybody else did. […]
MOORE: The Top 10 Grapplers in MMA
In the sport of MMA, a ‘grappler’ is someone who more often then not has a background in Wrestling, Sambo, or other forms of grappling. A grappler is often labeled as boring, but as Bas […]
UFC Minneapolis PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/29: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC is at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota for UFC on ESPN 3 on Saturday night. The main event takes place in the heavyweight division where Francis Ngannou takes on Junior dos Santos. […]
HISCOE: Why Dana White shouldn’t be influencing fight results and what he might be after here
Ten years ago Jon Jones lost a fight. Actually, he didn’t lose the fight, he was just given a loss on his record. Jones battered and bloodied the affable but overmatched Matt “The Hammer” Hamill. […]
VS Common Opponents: Francis Ngannou vs. Junior dos Santos
Francis Ngannou and Junior dos Santos will face off in the main event of UFC Minneapolis. Here is look at how they fared against the same opponents. MMA math is not an exact science, […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 223/London and UFC Greenville
Bellator 223/London and UFC Greenville were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 223 GOOD- Charlie Ward stops Justin Moore Moore landed several takedowns during this fight and was very active […]
UFC GREENVILLE PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/22: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC makes its way to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina for UFC Fight Night 154 on Saturday night. The main event takes place in the featherweight division where Renato Carneiro […]
BELLATOR LONDON / 223 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/22: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA travels across the pond to The SSE Arena in London, England for Bellator London. The main event takes place in the middleweight division where Gegard Mousasi will defend his title against Rafael Lovato […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 222
Bellator 222 was this past weekend and featured two title fights. Let’s get to the rundown. Bellator 222 GOOD/BAD- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Darrion Caldwell I don’t know what Caldwell was doing in this fight. He’d […]
Fresh Men’s Rankings-How is Bantamweight post-UFC 238
Current UFC Rankings (Week of 6/17/19) Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (UFC Champion) Stipe Miocic Junior Dos Santos Francis Ngannou Curtis Blaydes Alistair Overeem Derrick Lewis Alexander Volkov Alexey Oleinik Ryan Bader (Bellator Champion) Light-Heavyweight Jon […]
HISCOE: Chael Sonnen cuts the cord on a fun but flawed career
Chael Sonnen can’t get out of his own way. Things would seem to be going well for “The American Gangster,” and then he would do something to spectacularly screw it up. Unbeknownst to himself, Sonnen […]
MCGRATH: In-person thoughts from Bellator 222
Bellator felt big! This Bellator card felt like the biggest card in the history of the promotion. Everybody who is anybody in the MMA media was there to cover the event. Which is not typical […]
BELLATOR 222 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/14: Grocke’s updated odds and predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA brings one of their best cards of the year to date to Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on Friday night. The main event of Bellator 222 takes place in […]
Nate Diaz will never fight at 155 again, and he’s been telling us for awhile
Nate Diaz recently declared that he was moving on from fighting at lightweight, but Aaron Weinbaum has been declaring this since September 2018. On June 3rd of this year, Nate Diaz made a prominent return […]
Bellator 222 brings a mix of familiar faces and potential stars
Bellator returns to Madison Square Garden on Friday night with a card full of familiar faces to UFC fans but also some top-notch fighters that casual viewers may not know but will certainly want to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC 238
UFC 238 was this past weekend and it featured the fourth double champ in UFC history. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC 238 GOOD- Tai Tuivasa vs. Blagoy Ivanov This was all right for a […]
Ranking every ‘Champ-Champ’ victory
At UFC 238, Henry Cejudo proved that the era of the double-champion is still alive and well in the UFC. By holding the men’s flyweight and bantamweight titles simultaneously, Cejudo joins an elite club. Only […]
MCGRATH: Sunday MMA musings, UFC 238 thoughts
Sunday thoughts From the world of MMA A title shot for Ferguson? Dana White is non-committal on Tony Ferguson getting the next title shot after Khabib-Poirier. Part of me thinks that if Khabib has a […]
UFC 238 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/08: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC is back in the States for UFC 238 on Saturday night. The event will take place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The main event takes place in the bantamweight division where […]
Pre-UFC 238 men’s rankings, where is Anthony Smith?
Current UFC Rankings (Week of 6/3/19) Heavyweight Daniel Cormier (UFC Champion) Stipe Miocic Junior Dos Santos Francis Ngannou Curtis Blaydes Alistair Overeem Derrick Lewis Alexander Volkov Alexey Oleinik Ryan Bader (Bellator Champion) Light-Heavyweight Jon Jones […]