FREEMAN: The Art of the Staredown
There is a ton of information gathered when two fighters staredown. Most fighters understand that they are professionals here to do a job and collect a paycheck. However, almost every card has a matchup or […]
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HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly from UFC Stockholm
UFC Stockholm was this past weekend and it ended in shocking fashion. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC Stockholm BAD- Sung Bin Jo vs. Daniel Teymur Teymur landed some good shots early but then everything […]
MCGRATH-Sunday thoughts from the week in MMA: Gustafsson retires, Anthony Smith’s next fight, McGregor, Andy Ruiz, more
News and notes from the week in combat sports Gustaffson retires. Alexander Gustaffson allegedly retired from MMA yesterday after another defeat in front of his home country. Gus should reset and look for greener pastures. […]
HISCOE: The agony of defeat was finally too much for Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson, to the surprise of pretty much everybody, called it quits on Saturday in Stockholm, telling us “The show is over.” After a very strong career at light heavyweight, the pain of losing another […]
MCGRATH: The last chance for Alexander Gustafsson
Imagine you had one amazing day on your job. Imagine you’re on a sales team, and your team went up against the best team in the country. You hung in there, you were scrappy, hell […]
UFC STOCKHOLM PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 6/01: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC travels to the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden for UFC on ESPN+ 11 on Saturday. The main event takes place in the light heavyweight division where Alexander Gustafsson takes on Anthony Smith. The […]
Creating an NBA starting 5 with MMA Fighters
With the NBA Finals starting this week I have decided to create the perfect NBA starting five, using only MMA fighters. This list doesn’t really have any rules, I’m pretty much just making it up […]
NEW PODCAST: MMA Fight Picks w/ Aaron Weinbaum picking UFC Stockholm: Gustafsson vs Smith
Aaron Weinbaum is back with an all-new MMA Fight Picks podcast. This week Aaron picks the top fights from UFC Stockholm: Gustafsson vs Smith. Check out Aaronsayswhat.com for more from Aaron. Fights Aaron picks: Light […]
HYDEN BLOG: Tony Ferguson vs. Donald Cerrone, and Ali Abdelaziz on Khabib Nurmagomedov
No events this past week, so let’s just hit upon some news of the week. I already touched upon this in the roundtables (I hope you always read those) but I’ll repeat it here. Tony […]
MCGRATH: MMA-Military connection runs deep
There are two things in this world that I love outside of my friends and family: mixed martial arts and the men and women of the United States Military. Being a huge MMA fan through […]
HENRY: Kevin Lee vs. Darren Till and other fights to make next after UFC Rochester
(3) Rafael Dos Anjos def. Kevin Lee (Submission/Round 4) Let’s look at Rafael Dos Anjos under a microscope. He’s a guy who’s in a bit of a tough spot. He’s unquestionably a top three or […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Rochester
UFC Rochester was this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. UFC Rochester GOOD- Davi Ramos vs. Austin Hubbard This was a solid fight. Nothing great, but Ramos was the better fighter. Hubbard did […]
FREEMAN: 5 things a new MMA promotion can do to challenge UFC
For over 25 years, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has been noticed as the top tier platform for the best fighters on the planet. The crown is constantly being challenged by other promotions. While some […]
MCGRATH: 10 things I learned this weekend in MMA (and boxing)
It’s interesting to note that Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammates who were involved in the UFC 229 post-fight brawl are going in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission next week. Khabib has said a million times […]
UFC ROCHESTER PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 5/18: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The UFC is back in the United States for UFC Rochester on Saturday night. The event will take place at The Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. The main event takes place in the […]
FREEMAN: How Megan Anderson, Felicia Spencer, Rafael dos Anjos and Kevin Lee can get the job done at UFC Rochester
UFC Rochester lies in the heart of spring. A time in which growth is inevitable. Growth is exactly what will be showcased on Saturday, May 18th. An event in which there is no gold on […]
HENRY: Rose Namajunas vs Claudia Gadelha and other fights to make next after UFC 237
Jessica Andrade def. Rose Namajunas to become the UFC Strawweight Champion (TKO/Round 2) Jessica Andrade is the new UFC Strawweight Champion of the world, and we are now left with a cluster at the top […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 221 and UFC 237
Bellator 221 and UFC 237 were this past weekend, let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 221 GOOD- Tywan Claxton stops James Bennett Claxton beat the hell out of Bennett for about two and a […]
MCGRATH: 12 things I learned this weekend in MMA
UFC 237 and Bellator 221 were much hyped and rightly so. Both cards delivered for the most part and the knockouts especially for Bellator were spectacular. Let’s dig in on 12 storylines from the weekend […]
BELLATOR 221 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 5/11: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
Bellator MMA makes its way to the AllState Arena in Rosemont, Illinois for Bellator 221. The main features a champion vs. champion bout. Michael Chandler puts his Bellator lightweight title on the line against current […]
UFC 237 PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS 5/11: Grocke’s updated odds & predictions for every fight
The Ultimate Fighting Championship travels to the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for UFC 237. The main event features a UFC women’s strawweight division title fight between Rose Namajunas and Jessica Andrade. UFC […]
RANKINGS: Where does Donald Cerrone land after big UFC Ottawa win?
Heavyweight 1. Daniel Cormier (UFC Champion) 2. Stipe Miocic 3. Francis Ngannou 4. Junior Dos Santos 5. Curtis Blaydes 6. Ryan Bader (Bellator Champion) 7. Derrick Lewis 8. Alistair Overeem 9. Alexander Volkov 10. Cheick […]
HENRY: Donald Cerrone vs. Conor McGregor and other fights to make next after UFC Ottawa
Donald Cerrone def. Al Iaquinta (Unanimous Decision) Donald Cerrone is 36 years old and he just might be coming off the best performance of his career to date… If you’ve followed Cerrone’s career up to […]
HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator Birmingham and UFC Ottawa
Bellator Birmingham and UFC Ottawa were both this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator: Birmingham GOOD- Raymond Daniels stops Wilkes Barros Daniels peppered Barros with repeated strikes and was clearly going for […]
MCGRATH: ‘Cowboy’ refuses to ride off into the sunset
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and his outright refusal to ride into the sunset is the best story in all of MMA right now. Cerrone parading his son around the octagon after yet another impressive win was […]