“I have this strong trait: When it becomes personal, it’s even better for me. I fight better that way. I’m sure I’ll be cold-blooded and dominate the action, put on the pressure and mix takedowns, […]
With the Heavyweight Championship fight off of UFC 196 next week, the event now has a new headliner, and a new broadcast home. According to a report from Kevin Iole at Yahoo! Sports, UFC 196 […]
With Conor McGregor fighting Rafael dos Anjos in March, and likely fighting Frankie Edgar then this summer, Jose Aldo finds himself the odd man out for the time being. However, Aldo isn’t interested in taking […]
Fabricio Werdum won’t be fighting Stipe Miocic at UFC 196 any longer, but he said on Tuesday that he’ll be happy to take that bout after he recovers. On top of that, he took a […]
“I really believe that’s my fight, my belt and I want that. I don’t think anybody else deserves a shot over me. I think I’m still the champ… Hopefully, Cruz is healthy. I know his […]
With Fabricio Werdum pulling out of UFC 196 due to injury, the UFC is in need of something significant to keep it as a viable and acceptable pay-per-view event. To that end, several fighters have […]
“I was already injured. I have a foot injury, and haven’t been able to throw kicks in training for two weeks. I would still fight Cain because I was injured the last time, but I […]
The UFC’s May event in Brazil just got a significant welterweight addition, as the UFC announced on Monday that Demian Maia will meet Matt Brown on the May 14 Fight Night card. Maia is making […]
UFC 196 may now be in danger of cancellation, as MMAFighting.com reports that UFC Heavyweight Champ Fabricio Werdum is pulling out of UFC 196 due to injury. This news comes a day after an opponent […]
Lightweights Ross Pearson and Abel Trujillo are making quick turnarounds from fights earlier this month, as the UFC announced that they’ll meet one another at UFC Fight Night 84 in Brisbane, Australia, in March. Pearson […]
We’ve always wanted to fight Dominick Cruz again. Not because there was some bad blood or I lost to him – a little bit because I lost to him – but at the same time, […]
Cain Velasquez’s prime years have been ravaged by injury, and it hit him once again this weekend to take him out of next month’s UFC 196 main event. The former UFC Heayvweight Champion put out […]
Cain Velasquez is out of UFC 196 with a back injury. UFC President Dana White broke the news on Twitter Sunday night, and Stipe Miocic will now step in to fight Fabricio Werdum for the […]
After capturing the UFC Featherweight Championship at UFC 194, Conor McGregor had three clear options in front of him for his next fight in a rematch with Jose Aldo, a fight with No. 1 contender […]
In her first significant public appearance since UFC 193, Ronda Rousey briefly addressed her loss to Holly Holm during her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live. The brief comment was Rousey’s first public expression of […]
So I’ve been busy as of late and ended up not completing a piece for last week. I offer my apologies as I wasn’t able to tackle this week’s until after most of the events […]
Ronda Rousey hosts Saturday Night Live tonight on NBC, taking advantage of an opportunity she says just fell in her lap. In an interview with UFC.com (embedded below) this week from 30 Rockefeller Center, Rousey […]
“I think it’s normal [that McGregor was respectful after the fight]. Everybody expected that. Like I said, I don’t care, I think about myself and those who I represent. I couldn’t care less what he […]
Poor Jose Aldo. Ever since Conor McGregor wrested away the Featherweight Title from the longtime kingpin, there has been all sorts of talk about who McGregor should fight next. McGregor’s desire to fight for the […]
John Dodson may have his opponent sent for his move back up to bantamweight, as this week’s episode of UFC Tonight on Fox Sports 1 featured a report that the UFC is targeting him for […]
The UFC’s first trip to Croatia may have its first fight, as Russian site ExpertMMA.ru reports that Gabriel Gonzaga will meet Ruslan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night 85. That April 10 event is set to […]
An injury to Henry Briones has taken him out of a fight with Brad Pickett next month at UFC Fight Night 83 in London, and he’s been replaced by Francisco Rivera, according to a report […]
Nick Diaz has been cleared for a return in August. Against whom should that return fight come, and why? MICHAEL BANE, MMATORCH CONTRIBUTOR There’s no doubt the grudge match between Nick Diaz and Pat Lundvall […]
Thales Leites’ resurgent return to the UFC hit a wall last summer when he suffered a five-round decision loss to Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 72. That defeat halted an eight-fight winning streak, and […]
Sage Northcutt has a new opponent for next week’s UFC on Fox 18 event. The UFC announced on Friday that Andrew Holbrook is out of the event due to injury, and Northcutt will now fight […]
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