Hot takes, editorials, and opinion pieces from our team on the biggest stories in MMA.
Last week, UFC President Dana White appeared on TSN’s Off the Record. Host Michael Landsberg asked White about Anthony Johnson’s “checkered past” with domestic violence (transcription via Women’s MMA): White: Actually, that’s incorrect. What happened with Anthony Johnson is, he was dating a girl ...
By Samuel Goldman The UFC used to be in the fourth major league sport slot. Now the UFC can’t compete with MLS. Everything they do MLS does better. The numbers don’t lie. It’s amazing how large the UFC has become. I admire their ability to become an international household name. They have done an...
Sports Illustrated dropped their latest issue on Wednesday, which normally doesn’t raise much discussion in 2015. This issue, however, features Ronda Rousey on the cover and anoints her as the “World’s Most Dominant Athlete.” This set off an expected chain reaction on social media. People critici...
Canadian mixed martial arts has visibly gone downhill over the years — every Canadian fan knows that. The UFC hosts less and less events in the ‘True North,’ proven by the cancellation of the Toronto show last year and a rumored Windsor event this past March. Canadian Local MMA at an All-Time Low...
It has been quite some time, since two top-five heavyweights were matched up against one another. The heavyweight division has deteriorated in top-level talent, due to age catching up to certain fighters and the lack of prospects coming up. As bizarre as it sounds, 32 years old is considered rela...
The details of the UFC-Reebok sponsorship pay scale are out, and the reaction has not been pretty. Fighters aren’t happy. Media aren’t happy. Even Joe Rogan spoke up about how he isn’t happy. Not everyone is unhappy. Joe Lauzon finds the pay scale agreeable. But at 18 UFC fights, he’s only two fi...
The whirlwind came Sunday. Jon Jones was out of UFC 187. Cocaine was involved. He was involved in a car accident. A pregnant woman sustained an injury. Police had him in custody. He wasn’t in custody. There was no cocaine. Jones wasn’t a suspect. And then he was. The details have been distilled d...
Jon Jones has reigned the UFC light heavyweight division for years, since 2011 to be exact. He dominated Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua to become the youngest promotional champion to date, only 23-years old at the time. As of now, he currently is at the top of the pound-for-pound rankings, and is widely ...
If you haven’t heard, top 10 light heavyweight Phil Davis left the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) to sign with rivalry promotion, Bellator MMA. Staff Roundtable: Phil Davis heads to Bellator He is the latest current top 10 fighter to leave the premier MMA promotion; although, it’s a differe...
In nearly two months, the UFC roster will fully be under the Reebok sponsorship deal. Although a few fighters have other sponsors such as Luke Rockhold and Robbie Lawler with Adidas, they will be obligated to wear Reebok during the week of their respective fights. This has been a heavy topic for ...
If Michael Bisping played another sport — he could trade wins with the competition and still be treated like Terry Bradshaw. Too bad getting kicked in the head doesn’t come with a 14-game learning curve. With his upcoming bout against C.B. Dollaway scheduled for April 25 at UFC 186, it’s time for...
UFC on FOX 15 took place from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ this weekend on April 18. It looked like the best free card of 2015 on paper, and it definitely delivered. In the highly anticipated headliner, middleweight contender Luke Rockhold stopped former champ Lyoto Machida to prove he’s ...
UFC on FOX: Machida vs. Rockhold (UFC on FOX 15) was live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on April 18, 2015. The main event was a 5-round middleweight bout that would likely determine the next title challenger within the division as former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Mac...
UFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs. Cro Cop 2 (UFC Fight Night 64) was live from the Tauron Arena Kraków in Kraków, Poland on April 11, 2015. The main event for the UFC’s debut in Poland was a rematch almost eight years in the making as Gabriel Gonzaga took on MMA legend Mirko Cro Cop for […]
Earlier this week, the UFC hired Jeff Novitzky as Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance. According to a UFC press release, Novitzky’s duties include “[spearheading] the development of the organization’s clean initiative education program designed to ensure that every athlete competes w...
You may have heard yesterday that Nate Diaz accepted a fight against Matt Brown at UFC 189 on July 11. Nate is moving up to 170-pounds for the second time in his UFC career. Don’t remember his first stint at welterweight? Probably because it ended with him getting absolutely rag dolled by Rory Ma...