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At UFC 162 the world’s best mixed martial artist Anderson Silva was beaten by a younger up-and-comer in Chris Weidman to lose his middleweight championship. Following the fight many fans and critics were calling the bout a “fix”. With Silva showing little to no offense and toying with Weidman wit...
The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the fighter salaries for this past weekends UFC 162 fight card. The main event saw Anderson Silva get dethroned of his middleweight championship by “The All-American” Chris Weidman. Even though he lost the title, he brought in a cool $600,000 for the ...
UFC welterweight Mike Pierce picked up his fourth win in a row at UFC 162 this past Saturday, however many fight fans might not have known this as he was placed in the very first bout on the Facebook preliminary portion of the card. He defeated David Mitchell by second round KO. The curious case […]
There is always somebody cracking jokes about MMA, whether it’s fighters, writers or fans. Some of them are even pretty funny, and we’re going to share with you the three best tweets of the day from fighters, fans, and the media. Today we’ve got an expanded Mega-Edition, with a whole lotta UFC 16...
Many fighters said Chris Weidman would shock the world, while analysts and journalists were saying he was a bad matchup for Anderson Silva. When I looked at the fight, it seemed like another fight for Silva, where his opposition was filled with major hype from the media and that was it. The list ...
‘History’. That is the word that probably best describes this past Saturday’s UFC 162 card, which went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena situated in the fight capital of the world – Las Vegas, Nevada. Anderson Silva, the consensus no.1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet was finally dethroned ...
Video: Cub Swanson vs Dennis Siver fight highlights The PPV portion of UFC 162 was kicked off by a featherweight tussle. Cub Swanson pushed the pace for all three rounds en route to a unanimous decision victory over Dennis Siver. It took Swanson a bit of time to figure out his range, but when he […]
Video: Mark Munoz vs Tim Boetsch fight highlights Mark Munoz had an excellent performance in his return to the Octagon against Tim Boetsch. A very lacklustre first round was followed up by a gritty and dominant next two rounds by Munoz. He was able to take Boetsch down pretty much at will and lan...
The traditional post-fight bonuses were announced by UFC president Dana White at the post-fight press conference for UFC 162. ‘Fight of the Night’ honors were dished out to Swanson-Siver and Edgar-Oliveira, while the ‘Knockout of the Night’ bonus went in the way of Chris Weidman. Without any tapo...
Video: Tim Kennedy vs Roger Gracie fight highlights The middleweight showdown between Tim Kennedy and Roger Gracie was not the prettiest by any means, but Kennedy got the job done. The first round saw Gracie take Kennedy’s back for the majority of the round, however in rounds two and three Kenned...
Video: Frankie Edgar vs Charles Oliveira fight highlights Frankie Edgar was able to find his way back into the win column, as he went to the judges’ decision against Charles Oliveira in the co-main event. Edgar and Oliveira fought at a very feverish pace for the entire three rounds, but Edgar lan...
Video: Chris Weidman vs Anderson Silva fight highlights The tables have changed in the UFC’s middleweight division, as Chris Weidman was able to stop Anderson Silva in the second round. The first round Weidman took the champ down and landed some nice punches and elbows. When the two returned to t...
The main event has been a long time coming as Middleweight Champ Anderson Silva and “The All-American” Chris Weidman squared off. No handshake prior to the opening bell. Chris Weidman dethrones Anderson Silva by 2nd round TKO Weidman got an early takedown and was forced into Silva’s guard. “The A...
A battle to see who would move up the ladder in the featherweight division was the co-main event, as Frankie Edgar took on Charles Oliveira. Edgar landed a very nice punch early in the round and wound up on top. The two scrambled to their feet and Oliveira ended up jumping guard. Again the two […]
Tim Kennedy grinds his way through Roger Gracie Tim Kennedy and Roger Gracie both make their UFC debuts in a middleweight match-up. Gracie got the takedown under a minute in the first round. The two made their way back to the feet and Kennedy locked it up against the cage. With two minutes left i...
Tim Boetsch welcomed Mark Munoz back to the Octagon after a lengthy lay-off at UFC 162. Boetsch was able to utilize the wrestling right off the bat and grab himself a takedown. The fight made its way back to the feet and Munoz was able to score a couple takedowns. The second of which found […]