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Ron Waterman “H20” was one of the most dominant heavyweight cage fighters of the early 2000s. Waterman’s dominance allowed for a quick rise to the top, where he became the first and only WEC Super Heavyweight Champion. Early on in his career, Ron Waterman felt a disparity. He needed something mor...
“California Love” hits the speakers and goosebumps send chills up my arms and spine. This dates back to the very first time I watched Urijah Faber fight back in 2006. The man from Sacramento, California had already fought 16 times and was 15-1 as a professional fighter, but it was his King of the...
BKB 16 – Results On Saturday, March 30, live from the O2 Arena in London, England, BKB 16 goes down live on iPPV courtesy of FITE TV. The England-based bareknuckle boxing promotion brings yet another fun show to the world famous arena. This time, the event is topped by a highly-anticipated debut ...
The balance of power in contract negotiations is changing in favor of fighters, with no signs of slowing down Over the past couple of decades the UFC has dealt with competition in the marketplace in one of two ways. Either buy out a rival promotion or lure away their biggest stars. For the most ...
Since his professional debut in 2005, Dominick Cruz has given us so many reasons to love him. For years Dom had the fanciest feet in the game, effective head movement, and a style that completely befuddled the more basic wrestle-boxers of his day. Perhaps you appreciate Dominick Cruz the most for...
One Punch is back. Earlier this afternoon, a confirmed report by MMAFighting announced that UK MMA veteran, Brad Pickett signed a multi-fight contract with Russian promotion, ACB. The report was confirmed by ACB officials. Brad Pickett signs with ACB for Multi-fight deal https://www.youtube.com/w...
RIZIN 10 gets two more excellent fights! UFC and WEC veteran Diego “The Gun” Nunes will make his RIZIN debut against Japanese fan-favorite Yusuke Yachi. And, in a battle of heavyweight debutants, Croatia’s Ante Delija faces Brazil’s Ricardo Prasel. The fights were announced at a RIZIN press conf...
Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has long been a fan favorite. From the start of his WEC and UFC career, he’s one of the promotion’s most active, exciting, and bankable fighters. In late 2015 and early 2016, Cowboy was looking more impressive than he ever had before. Unfortunately, three consecutive losse...
Is it possible we were all confused in thinking Jose Aldo was a big time kicker?
Last week it was Zach Makovsky and Elvis Mutapcic, but ACB is nowhere near done. They continue this week with more big name signings, this time in the form of UFC, WEC veteran Takeya Mizugaki. The signing was announced on Wednesday via ACB Founder; Mairbek Khasiev’s Instagram. Veteran bantamweigh...
Despite his release from the UFC being made public only within the last day or so, Anthony Birchak has taken to Twitter to rally hard for a spot on the Rizin Fighting Federation roster. His plans don’t just stop at joining the Japanese MMA promotion because he even has a few names in mind. One of...
This weekend is UFC 208 live from Brooklyn. A less-than-stellar card in comparison to things we’ve seen recently, but still solid enough nonetheless. As per usual, with a UFC event on, nine times out of ten, anything else fight-related that weekend is stuck in its shadow. Ev Ting vs. Kamal Shalor...
Embed from Getty Images Joe Silva Resigning Several sources close to the situation are claiming that longtime matchmaker of the UFC, Joe Silva, has informed the UFC of his intention to leave the company once the sale of the UFC is official. Silva’s departure will reportedly come right after the s...
Former Bellator MMA featherweight kingpin Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire has moved up to the lightweight division to challenge former UFC lightweight champion and former Bellator MMA welterweight title challenger Benson Henderson at Bellator 160. Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Friere moves up in weight to face fo...
With their upcoming bout at Fight Night Boston looming, we take a look back at the first time Benson Henderson and Donald Cerrone faced each other at WEC 43 in what many consider to be the best fight in WEC history. FREE FIGHT COURTESY OF UFC FIGHT PASS: With the interim WEC lightweight title on […]
Former WEC champion Miguel Torres meets Bellator MMA vet Desmond Green in the c0-main event of Titan FC 31 later this month. Titan FC officials confirmed the fight on Monday. Miguel Torres vs. Desmond Green co-headlines Titan FC 31 Torres (43-7) was once considered one of the best fighters on the...