Mercifully, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather are done touring the world to promote their upcoming boxing bout. Unfortunately, the talking points from the tour are focused on the racist, misogynistic, and homophobic comments made by […]
Following a rather newsworthy week focused on Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor, this weekend saw focus return to the cage with three key shows in three days from Bellator, Invicta FC, and UFC on Friday, […]
The UFC travels overseas to the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland for UFC Fight Night 113 on Sunday afternoon. The main event takes place in the welterweight division where submission artist Gunnar Nelson goes […]
Before a recent career change, I was an operations manager for 14 years. I hired people, fired them when necessary, motivated, disciplined, planned, and led staff meetings, explained and implemented all sorts of sweeping changes, […]
BELLATOR 181 LIVE REPORT JULY 14, 2017 THACKERVILLE, OKLAHOMA AT THE WINSTAR WORLD CASINO AND RESORT ON BELLATOR.COM AND SPIKE TV Bellator MMA’s one and only event in the month of July airs live […]
Watch this afternoon’s final stop of the Mayweather-McGregor world tour live right here at 2:00 PM ET. The first three stops have provided many highlights (and a few lowlights) and the tour is likely to […]
UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Primer – Matthew Ecochard The UFC weekly fight train keeps on rolling with a card live this Sunday from Scotland that will be headlined by rising start Gunnar […]
Bellator MMA returns to the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma for Bellator 181 on Friday night. This is the promotions one and only event for the month of July. The main event […]
They Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor World Press Tour kicked off Tuesday, and while it had it’s talking points, the first stop was somewhat underwhelming. The event at Staples Center in Los Angeles was well […]
Next month’s Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor contest that crosses sports and crosses over into mainstream entertainment. I just came back from the launch of the promotional tour, the press conference at the Staples Center. […]
Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series – Episode 1 July 11, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada Live on UFC Fight Pass (8:00 p.m. ET) Welcome to our coverage of the debut episode of Dana White’s Tuesday […]
Another top UFC contender has defected to Bellator. Chamatkar Sandhu reported on Monday that Gegard Mousasi has signed on with Bellator. Mousasi later appeared on “The MMA Hour” to confirm the reports, adding that he […]
Week 1 of Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series debuts tonight on UFC Fight Pass. The weekly series will feature five fights between both MMA prospects as well as veterans of the sport looking for […]
The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale and UFC 213 were both this past weekend. Let’s get straight to the rundown. The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale GOOD: Jordan Johnson vs. Marcel Fortuna I’m being generous with the […]
UFC president Dana White is understandably frustrated with Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes, but his emotional outburst toward her does nothing to help grow his business in a time when star power is a diminishing […]
Well after a bit of a layoff, I am back to reviewing Pride FC chronically for the first time. For a full explanation of why I am doing this, check out the inaugural column. After […]
A day after Amanda Nunes’s sudden withdrawal from her scheduled title defense against Valentina Shevchenko last night, there are still more questions than answers. What we know is that Nunes weighed in successfully on Friday […]
UFC 213 July 8, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada from T-Mobile Arena Live on UFC Fight Pass (7 PM ET), Fox Sports 1 (8 PM ET) and pay-per-view (10 PM ET) Thanks for joining us for […]
Amanda Nunes pulls out of UFC 213 title defense Reports have surfaced that UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes has pulled out of her scheduled UFC 213 title defense due to illness. The main event […]
A rematch between UFC Bantamweight Champion Amanda Nunes and Valentina Shevchenko headlines a promising card for the UFC’s big annual Fourth of July week card. An Interim Middleweight Championship between Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker is […]
Chris Weidman turned down trilogy fight with Anderson Silva If you have been holding out for a third fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman, it appears you almost got what you wanted. According to […]
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER REDEMPTION FINALE LIVE REPORT JULY 7, 2017 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AT THE T-MOBILE ARENA LIVE ON FIGHT PASS AND FOX SPORTS 1 The Ultimate Fighter Redemption Finale is live from the T-Mobile […]
An interesting take of “The Ultimate Fighter” where the season was centered around redemption comes to a close. Headlining the card is Michael Johnson taking on promotional newcomer the undefeated World Series of Fighting lightweight […]
Contrary to what his detractors might say, Daniel Cormier was seeking out a fight with Jon Jones. Speaking to “The MMA Hour” on Monday, the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion shared that he was initially offered […]
On FS1’s “UFC Tonight,” Tyron Woodley suggested a “moral victory” is a possibility for McGregor. “If McGregor can capture 2-3 or 4 rounds and last for 12 rounds, in my mind he won.” Kenny Florian agreed. […]