Editorials, hot takes, and in-depth analysis from voices that follow every punch in the sport.
MMA has a reputation for often being able to deliver the fights the fans want at a higher clip than most combat sports. This reputation is not entirely deserved because there are certainly some all-time great matchups that could have been made, but weren’t. We will only be looking at fights that ...
When Dana White’s Contender Series debuted, it appeared to be a direct path to the UFC for fighters around the world. Unlike other major sports organizations, there is no clear path to the professional ranks in MMA. Regional promotions have long-been feeder systems to the UFC, but with the creati...
The UFC strawweight division is one of the most stacked divisions in the sport at the moment. With a recent change in champion, a number of top contenders and exciting rising contenders, the division is thriving. We will look to try and match the UFC strawweight division. UFC Strawweight Division...
Cody Garbrandt was on the wrong end of a decision for the first time in his career. Rob Font was able to jab his way to victory at UFC Vegas 27, setting up a huge fight for him next. ‘No Love’ fell to 1-4 in his last five having previously captured the bantamweight title back in 2016. […]
Michael Venom Page drew up a masterful performance against a very tough Derek Anderson on Friday night at Bellator 258. After the first five minutes, Page ended up getting his hand raised for his nineteenth professional victory. Now on a five-fight win streak, the young Britain looks as dangerous...
With Jake Paul and Ben Askren in the books, celebrity boxing is a very real aspect of the combat sports world in 2021. Perhaps sometime down the line, a celebrity boxing league will even come to fruition. With this in mind, here are the top five celebrities that we would want to see in the ‘Celeb...
Several past UFC stars have made their way to ONE Championship in the past three years, but not everybody has found success inside the Circle. In fact, yesterday we looked at how those recent transplants have done to see the mixed results. Ranking UFC Stars in ONE Circle But how do the UFC stars ...
At UFC Vegas 23, Marvin Vettori took on Kevin Holland in a headlining middleweight clash. Vettori manhandled Holland throughout their five-round bout, scoring eleven takedowns, which is a new middleweight record. Vettori earned the unanimous decision nod for his fifth straight victory (50-44, 50-...
On Friday night at Bellator 255, it was announced that Cris Cyborg will defend her women’s 145-lb. strap against Leslie Smith at Bellator 259 on May 21. This bout will run back their 2016 matchup where Cyborg utterly brutalized “The Peacemaker” at UFC 198. Cris Cyborg Will Be Bellator’s 145-lb. C...
No one likes to lose, especially when it’s a UFC loss. Understandably so, on the biggest stage of them all, having trained for weeks on end, sacrificed so much all just to come out as second best. Some fighters accept these losses extremely well, some don’t. Handling a UFC loss well Notably, when...
Eye-gouging is a pretty serious issue in MMA. It seems like every year the MMA community revisits the same talking points on MMA rules and changes they would like to see. And every year we experience the same story; we’ll discuss rule changes, then personalities like Joe Rogan, Ariel Helwani, and...
After the third cancellation of Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev, we will now have Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad. Belal Muhammad will step in as the replacement on short notice to face Leon Edwards. Muhammad (18-3), of Palestine, fought to a victory very recently on February 14 and will now fac...
UFC 259 is a memory at this point, and it was an incredible night of fights. The event was highlighted by three title fights and one very crazy title change. In the bantamweight title fight, Petr Yan delivered an illegal knee to Aljamain Sterling and the referee stated it was intentional. Thus, w...
Cory Sandhagen may have been the biggest loser at UFC 259 without even stepping into the Octagon. The bantamweight title was up for grabs at UFC 259 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on March 6th between Petr Yan and Aljamain Sterling. In the 4th round of the bout, Yan landed a blatantly illegal […]
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “pound-for-pound” as, “used when comparing a pound of one thing with a pound of something similar.” The most-debated topic in all of combat sports, be it boxing or MMA, is, “Who belongs on the P4P list?” Sugar Ray Robinson revolutionalized the term making boxing...
Canelo Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs) made quick work of Avni Yildirim over the weekend to retain his WBA (Super), WBC, and The Ring super middleweight titles. Alvarez landed 67 punches in three rounds of action before the fight was stopped. Seemingly untouchable in the sport of boxing, it is hard to i...