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What a week! What a week! HOLY F***ING S**T!!!! First the announcement of Lyota Machida fighting Vitor Belfort at UFC 224! Then we had Dana White teasing us with a picture with Brock Lesnar and then we had the Jon Jones hearing. Wait a second. I’m noticing a theme here. Perhaps the greatest philo...
The last week has showcased some exciting MMA fights. Plenty of knockouts, submissions and tightly contested decisions have caught the attention of the MMA world. While those who won celebrate and those who lost go back to the drawing board, fans want to know: what’s next? Armchair Matchmaker tak...
UFC President Dana White was recently asked in an interview with Sirius XM’s Kevin Harvick of the chances of former UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar (5–3 (1) MMA) making a return to the octagon in the near future in which he replied with “They’re very, very, very good.” "They're very, very, ...
With the UFC’s current state of pay-per-view sales seeming to lose steam, Brock Lesnar could be the boost the UFC needs. And there’s growing cause to believe he might be coming back. UFC President Dana White said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that the odds that Lesnar makes a UFC return are “very, ver...
Dear Jon Jones, Today, I am writing you this letter to speak to you about your recent hearing with the California State Athletic Commission. You lost your license to compete in mixed martial arts all because of a steroid that you took that you absolutely did not need. You claim that you are an ad...
February 2018 provided a decent number of contenders for a potential Fight of the Month candidate. The first event of the month was CES 48, where we saw the first potential contender as Brian Marino and Jerome Mickle slugged it out in Rhode Island. That same weekend we saw Thiago Santos and Antho...
UFC 222 Walkout Songs This Saturday night, live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV, UFC 222 will go down. Headlined by Cris “Cyborg” Justino defending her UFC featherweight crown against Yana Kunitskaya, this is a card primed for a fighter to make their mark. For a fighter to truly make tha...
UFC on FOX 28 Walkout Songs The UFC returns to FOX this weekend, live from the Amway Center in Orlando, FL. UFC on FOX 28 is headlined by a bout between surging featherweights Josh Emmett and Jeremy Stephenson. As with any FOX card, many fighters are trying to make an impact with the fans. With u...
The second quarterfinal match-up in the inaugural Bellator heavyweight Grand Prix took place Friday night in Connecticut. Tournament favorite Matt Mitrione exacted revenge on Roy Nelson. ‘Meathead’ progressed to the semi-finals with a majority decision victory, but have his and Chael Sonnen’s som...
For a while, Ronda Rousey was the talk of MMA after she became the first female UFC champion. With six successful title defences, Rousey appeared to be unstoppable but, as so often occurs, the baton has been passed on. Rousey enjoyed a spectacular unveiling at the WWE’s Wrestlemania last month, b...
This past weekend showcased some exciting MMA fights. Plenty of knockouts, submissions and tightly contested decisions have caught the attention of the MMA world. While those who won celebrate and those who lost go back to the drawing board, fans want to know: what’s next? Armchair Matchmaker tak...
The last couple of weeks have showcased some exciting MMA fights. Plenty of knockouts, submissions and tightly contested decisions have caught the attention of the MMA world. While those who won celebrate and those who lost go back to the drawing board, fans want to know: what’s next? This week, ...
UFC 221 Walkout Songs The UFC is back on pay-erview this weekend, live from the Perth Arena in Perth, Australia. UFC 221 is topped by an interim middleweight title clash between former champ Luke Rockhold and likely subject of Cuban genetic experiments Yoel Romero, two men well-established in the...
“The road to athletic greatness is not marked by perfection, but by the ability to constantly overcome adversity and failure.” – Nike Mixed Martial Arts GOAT, Georges St-Pierre What does it mean to be the greatest? Does it mean that one has to be the biggest, fastest, and strongest person in thei...
So, Lyoto Machida got the job done. On Saturday night in his hometown of Belem, Brazil, against an unbeaten former college football star who the UFC were clearly hoping to build off Machida’s name, ‘The Dragon’ showed there was still some fire in his belly, eking out a split decision victory over...
The heaviest division in the UFC recently put its title on the line at UFC 220. Current champion, Stipe Miocic, took on scary knockout artist, Francis Ngannou in the night’s main event. Stipe dominated, winning by unanimous decision, and breaking the record for most consecutive title defenses in ...