In a parallel universe, Cain Velasquez vs. Francis Ngannou would be the biggest fight in history: A heavyweight championship clash between the greatest of all-time and the freak of all freaks. Joe Rogan would be going red in the face,…
Whiteware collide down under at UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
Other than the UFC returning to put on another spectacle this weekend for UFC 234, what’s there to like about Melbourne, Australia? Considering I’m no tour guide, I have no idea – but I do know that half-cast Kiwi/Ozzie battler…
It’s Brazil vs. Brazil for the women’s featherweight strap at UFC 232
An explosive featherweight title clash caps off a stellar year for female fighters at UFC 232, with Amanda Nunes taking on Cris Cyborg. It’s arguably the first proper women’s super fight as American Top Team product Nunes bulks up ten…
On the cusp: Dan Hooker looks to continue his dream run at lightweight
Since moving up from featherweight to lightweight, New Zealand’s own Dan “The Hangman” Hooker has looked unstoppable, crushing his way through four straight wins and finishing them all in emphatic fashion. He joins a growing list of fighters who have…
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and “Platinum” Mike Perry gun for glory at UFC Fight Night 139
Remember that one Christmas when you were six and you wrote to Santa about all the things you wanted? And when the big morning came you got everything you asked for? And for 15 minutes you were the happiest kid…
The doctor wins via TKO in UFC Fight Night 128’s main event between Edson Barboza and Kevin Lee
This fight was all about redemption for both Kevin Lee and Edson Barboza. For Lee, it meant getting back into the win column after dropping the Interim Lightweight Championship to Tony Ferguson back in October of last year, while for…
Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Felice Herrig: Will hugs or grapes reign supreme at UFC 223?
UFC 223’s top bill on the undercard is a strawweight crossroads duel between two action heroines who come from very different worlds. Chicago’s braid-toting, instabanging comeback queen Felice “Lil Bulldog” Herrig stands in one corner, while Poland’s second favorite MMA…
Alexander Volkov starches Fabricio Werdum in thrilling UFC Fight Night 127 headliner
UFC Fight Night 127’s main event saw legend and former heavyweight kingpin Fabricio Werdum taking on hulking Russian assassin Alexander Volkov in a pivotal rankings shuffler, and what a scrap it turned out to be. Normally heavyweight fights go one…
Tecia Torres takes on Jessica Andrade in a potential strawweight title eliminator
This weekend’s installment of UFC biffo sees two titans of the strawweight division lock horns in a pivotal fight that may very well determine the next title challenger. Though certainly not titans in stature, as they’re both small enough to…
Yoel Romero: The “Soldier of God” returns at UFC 221
Cuba’s own Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero is a big weird genetic soup of violent weirdness. Due to a staph infection punching Bobbie Knuckles in the guts, Romero gets the chance to do what most failed title challengers never do,…