Jon Jones’ Decision to Face Anthony Smith May Have Far Reaching Consequences
Following Jon Jones’ decisive, TKO-victory over Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232, many are calling for the recently re-crowned light heavyweight king to face current heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier for a third time. However, despite testing positive for…
Latest Win Leading Alexander Volkanovski Into Deep Featherweight Waters
By far, the biggest stories from UFC 232 were Amanda Nunes’ unbelievably dominant win over Cris “Cyborg” Justino, and Jon Jones’ title-claiming victory over Alexander Gustafsson. But featherweight Alexander Volkanovski also made a noteworthy splash with his…
Down With The King: Alexander Gustafsson Attempting To Dethrone MMA’s Most Hated Figure
Five years ago, Alexander Gustafsson fell just short of accomplishing the unthinkable. Following six straight wins and a subsequent rise in the rankings, Gustafsson was booked to face the unstoppable Jon Jones as a sizable underdog in…
Latest Win Leaves Edson Barboza in Lightweight Limbo
Edson Barboza was able to justify his position at the top of a packed UFC lightweight division on Saturday (Photo Credit: UFC Twitter) With an unrivalled talent pool and some of the sport’s biggest names, the UFC’s…
Al Iaquinta Continues to Chart Own Path to Octagon Success
Iaquinta is poised to earn his second win over Kevin Lee at UFC Milwaukee on Saturday (Photo Credit: UFC Twitter) Just eight months ago, veteran lightweight Al Iaquinta was given the unexpected opportunity of a lifetime. On…
Brian Ortega’s UFC 231 Loss Indicates Promising Future
Brian Ortega is primed for continued success in the UFC (Photo Credit: Brian Ortega Instagram) There’s no denying it, we saw a featherweight title fight for the ages when defending champ Max Holloway met top-ranked Brian Ortega…
Adesanya-Silva May Hold Rare Historical Significance
Israel Adesanya is set to face former middleweight champ Anderson Silva in the co-main event of UFC 234 (Poster Credit: UFC Twitter) Few fighters can match Israel Adesanya’s 2018 UFC resume. In just nine months, the New Zealand-based…
Donald Cerrone Fighting More Than Mike Perry At UFC Denver
Donald Cerrone and Mike Perry are set to meet in the co-main event at UFC Fight Night Denver on Saturday (Photo Credit: Donald Cerrone Instagram) Entering the lone UFC title shot of his extensive career, a rematch with…
Anthony Smith Has Earned Shot At Winner of Jones-Gustafsson Rematch
Despite registering consecutive wins over a pair of former UFC champions heading into last weekend’s UFC Moncton, Anthony Smith didn’t truly enter the light heavyweight title discussion until he submitted second-ranked Volkan Oezdemir in Saturday’s Maritime…
UFC 229 Brawl Sparks Predictable Overreaction
(Video Via: UFC YouTube) The most highly-anticipated fight week in UFC history had finally arrived. Conor McGregor’s relentless verbal attacks hadn’t started any pre-fight scraps of consequence. Khabib Nurmagomedov’s camp hadn’t responded by going after any of…
