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HYDEN’S TAKE: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from Bellator 176 and UFC 210 including Mousasi-Weidman, Rumble retirement

April 13, 2017

Bellator 176 and UFC 210 were this past weekend. Let’s get right to the rundown. Bellator 176 GOOD – Djamil Chan vs. Valeriu Mircea: This was a really close fight, with the second being the deciding […]

WEDNESDAY TRIVIA: Marcin Held faces Diego Sanchez in his UFC debut Saturday; which current UFC fighter previously beat Held?

November 2, 2016

QUESTION: Marcin Held makes his UFC debut this weekend against Diego Sanchez in Mexico. During the time he was a longtime member of the Bellator roster, his last loss came against a former Bellator Champion, now […]

FRIDAY NEWS DIGEST: Anderson Silva feels disrespected by UFC, Cyborg criticizes Rousey, Mousasi’s new strategy

October 7, 2016

ANDERSON SILVA UPSET WITH UFC COMMUNICATION Former long time Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva is not pleased with how the UFC has treated him since UFC 200. As reported by MMAJunkie, Silva confessed that he has […]

HYDEN: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from UFC Fight Night 96, and Hype for UFC 205 builds

October 4, 2016

UFC Fight Night 96 was this past weekend. Let’s get to the rundown. UFC FIGHT NIGHT ’96 GOOD: Brandon Moreno submits Louis Smolka I expected Smolka to come out and be impressive in victory, but […]

Alex Oliveira addresses his unsportsmanlike taunting after his win, explains his mindset (w/Cervantes Analysis)

October 3, 2016

Alex Oliveira defeated Will Brooks via TKO last night, but his actions after the fight have garnered more attention than the victory itself. Immediately following the fight, Oliveira taunted his downed opponent in a sheer act […]

HISCOE’S LIVE UFC FIGHT NIGHT-PORTLAND REPORT: Real-time Results & Analysis of Lineker-Dodson, Brooks-Oliveira

October 1, 2016

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LINEKER VS. DODSON OCTOBER 1, 2016 PORTLAND, OREGON AT THE MODA CENTER LIVE ON UFC FIGHT PASS (7:15 PM ET) AND FOX SPORTS 1 (9 PM ET) Fight Pass Prelims Daniel Cormier […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 96 PREVIEW: Hiscoe’s previews and predictions for live FS1 card headlined by Lineker vs. Dodson

October 1, 2016

The UFC finds itself in Portland, Oregon this weekend for their seventh consecutive weekend show. It’s the promotion’s second visit to Portland with their only other event in the city being UFC 102 in August […]

THURSDAY TRIVIA: How did Will Brooks lose his only pro MMA fight back in 2013 against Saad Awad?

September 29, 2016

QUESTION: Will Brooks is in great form at the moment, following a good UFC debut win against Ross Pearson back in July along with riding a nine fight win streak which stretches back to his […]

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 96 – Ecochard’s Preview & Predictions: Lineker vs. Dodson, Brooks vs. Oliviera, Ottow vs. Burkman

September 28, 2016

Two former flyweights throw down in the bantamweight main event for this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night. Enjoy the following preview and predictions for the night’s entire card. Fight Pass Early Prelims Kelly Faszholz (3-1) vs. […]

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  • HYDEN BLOG: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly from PFL 8 (2025) and UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park
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  • Dillon Danis Makes History With Big MMA Return – Die on your feet: […] down in June 2019. This matchup saw Danis score another opening-round submission when he finished Max Humphrey at the…
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