Was it a knockdown? Was it a pushdown? We debate the sparring session video of Conor McGregor and Paul Malignaggi. Plus will Ronda Rousey and the WWE benefit from her potentially entering the wrestling world? And more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLsxfJkHTgY
In an unprecedented act, current UFC flyweight champion Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson as penned a lengthy response and telling account of his dealings with UFC President Dana White and matchmaker Sean Shelby. In the response Johnson claims that it is the UFC's "mistreatment and bullying" of him have finally reached a boiling point in the negotiations …
Continue reading Demetrious Johnson Speaks Out Against Dana White and the UFC
We have recaps of UFC Fight Night in London and King of the Cage Supernova. Who has the most to gain when Anderson Silva and Kelvin Gastelum square off? We debate Vitor Belfort's "Legends Legaue" idea and if it can actually work and what are the chances that a fight with CM Punk will happen. …
Continue reading Watch: Five Round MMA – Episode 12, Season 5
Kelvin Gastelum's legend killer tour. Is Frankie Edgar now a gate keeper? Is Alistair Overeem next for the Predator? Will hitting a fighter's wallet encourge them to make weight? Should there be more weight classes in MMA? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CybbWvstd7M
With the long holiday weekend the UFC held a rare Sunday night event. UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Browne took place from the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and aired live on Fox Sports 1. A heavyweight grudge match between Derrick Lewis and Travis Browne served as the main event. Former welterweight champion Johny Hendricks …
The United States Anti-Doping Agency has cleared Invicta FC featherweight champion and part-time UFC fighter Cris "Cyborg" Justino of a violation steaming from a positive drug test she submitted back in December of 2016. The USADA released the following statement on their official website about Cyborg's clearance: "USADA announced today that UFC athlete Cristiane Justino, of …
Former welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre has officially signed a deal to return to the UFC. The L.A. Times were the first to report the deal being finalized. Reports had surfaced early this week that GSP and the UFC had agreed to terms on a new deal but pen had not touched the paper just …
Continue reading Done Deal: GSP Officially Re-Signs with the UFC
Rumors of a Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather fight reached a high point on Tuesday but at the end of the day did we move any closer to the fight actually taking place? Combat sports fans had their collective hearts broken on Valentine’s Day as rumors of the Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather boxing match …
The UFC's women’s featherweight division is not off to a great start and it may take a while for it to gain any real traction. It was a mediocre main event to a mediocre fight card. UFC 208 under delivered in many ways on Saturday night and unfortunately for the company it is only the …
Continue reading Where Do We Go From Here? A Look at the Rocky Start to the UFC’s Newest Division.
UFC 208 takes place on Saturday February 11 live from the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York. Get primed for the action by getting an intimate glimpse at how the fighters prepare for their fights by watching the entire vlog series "Embedded"right here. See episodes 1-5 and follow main event fighters Holly Holm and Germain …
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