Tonight’s offering from the UFC has a little something for everyone, as the main card features a decorated wrestler, a K-1 level kickboxer, one of MMA’s best boxers, a hard-hitting Brazilian behemoth with BJJ skills to boot…and that’s just the night’s top two tilts! Headlined by heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez putting his gold up for [...]

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UFC heavyweight Junior dos Santos has been pretty banged up in the past despite his successful career and not just in terms of any beatings he’s taken inside the Octagon. Dos Santos has dealt with a multitude of injuries since emerging as a force in the division including a life-threatening blood condition he developed as [...]

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UFC champion Cain Velasquez is seen by most as the #1 heavyweight in Mixed Martial Arts thanks to his 11-1 record, a number of impressive past performances, and an improving skill-set built on top of a tremendous wrestling arsenal. However, as nice as the hype may be, Velasquez hasn’t come close to achieving his ultimate [...]

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UFC heavyweight Mark Hunt is hours away from an opportunity few ever felt he would see, facing Junior dos Santos for a likely crack at the divisional strap in a co-headlining clash at UFC 160. However, while Hunt’s camp ran smoothly leading up to the bout, the final leg of his preparation hit a speed [...]

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Another UFC installment awaits us tonight, and with it should come the usual loads of action we’ve come to expect from “this cagefightin’ thing”. A heavyweight champ is rematching against a behemoth he’s already destroyed once before, a former heavyweight champ will be vying for another crack at the title when he takes on a [...]

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Memorial Day Weekend has once again arrived, meaning it’s not only time to polish up the grill and pay tribute to troops but also to prepare for an evening of UFC action courtesy of the company’s annual event. This year’s show is as strong as past offerings have been, boasting a title-fight between heavyweight champion [...]

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UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva will head to the Octagon in about two weeks to try and secure his first win in nearly four years when he faces Rafael Cavalcante at UFC on Fuel 10. Once a potential title-contender, the Brazilian has seen his share of time on the sidelines due to health issues and [...]

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Though nothing official has been announced, it’s starting to look more and more like UFC light heavyweight champ Jon Jones will see action against Alexander Gustafsson in his next title-defense. Jones has expressed interest in Gustafsson before but amped it up this week while doing PR work in Russia to the point the streaking Swede [...]

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UFC President Dana White has been known to fly off the handle at times when upset, and he uses enough profanity to make Seth MacFarlane blush, but that’s not to say the f-bombing head honcho doesn’t know where to draw the line. With the stakes increasingly higher as the UFC continues to grow, White has [...]

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Grappling may draw applause from fans who love technical tussles but the average onlooker loves stand-up and would opt for a knockout over a submission finish any night of the week. So, while there are some solid wrestlers and BJJers set for action this weekend at UFC 160, chances are the strikers will steal the [...]

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