Daze Gone By: After This Most Recent Knockout Loss, the UFC Should Be Over “The Reem”
By Raphael Garcia Fans in the combat sports world have long loved their heavyweight divisions. No matter what promotion is on screen, the big men in...
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Though No Longer Head-to-Head With UFC Fight Night 50, Curran vs. Pitbull Should Still Steal the Spotlight
By Raphael Garcia Bellator 123 has the potential to be a surprise to the mixed martial arts world. While the entire event may not be as...
Joe Soto Earned His Keep At UFC 177
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is a sport that is writing its own underdog story, so it’s always interesting to watch a fighter who is...
Not “Chosen” Yet: Tyron Woodley Still Has To Convince the UFC He’s Ready For Title Candidacy
By Raphael Garcia Ask fight fan what the toughest division in mixed martial arts is, and chances are you will get one of two answers: welterweight...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 48 and 49: Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia < The UFC presented two cards this past weekend for fight fans to consume. Macao, China and Tulsa, Oklahoma were the sites of...
Free As a Bird: Out of His Gilded Bellator Cage, Eddie Alvarez Finally Gets the Chance To Fly or Fall in the Octagon at UFC 178
By Raphael Garcia Eddie Alvarez has finally obtained what he’s wanted for the last few years: freedom from his Bellator MMA contract. The Bellator lightweight champion...
Jon Jones’ Injury Deals a Mighty Blow to Both UFC 177 and UFC 178
By Raphael Garcia UFC 178 has become the latest entry on a long list of events staged by the Ultimate Fighting Championship which have gotten fans...
Saturday Night’s Maine Event: UFC Fight Night 47 is Worth Tuning In To
By Raphael Garcia After allowing its fans a bit of a “vacation” from mixed martial arts action, the UFC train gets back into motion this weekend...
UFC 178 Looms Large, But August’s MMA Action Should Not Be Overlooked
By Raphael Garcia 2014 has been a pretty busy year so far for mixed martial arts. On a weekly basis, the UFC, Bellator, and World Series...
Just in the Nick of Time, Diaz Brings His Drawing Power Back To The UFC
By Raphael Garcia The mixed martial arts world had much to celebrate this past week. UFC on Fox 12 featured one of the most anticipated fight...
UFC on Fox 12 Has Big Card Feeling and Big Card Potential
By Raphael Garcia The Ultimate Fighting Championship has put together strong events for the Fox platform, and this weekend, the twelfth such event will be held,...
MMA By The Numbers: Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Brown
By Raphael Garcia There are times in which the UFC puts together a fight that gets fans excited the minute it is announced. Such a moment...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 46
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 46 was a strong card that succeeded where it needed to. The UFC wanted to promote the fighters that were...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 45: Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 45: Cerrone vs. Miller may have been one of the best cards presented by the UFC this year, but it...
MMA By The Numbers: Breaking Down Donald Cerrone vs. Jim Miller
By Raphael Garcia Tonight UFC Fight Night 45 will showcase a very important matchup in the lightweight division. Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller are due to...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Eric Kamander, MMA Ratings Founder
By Raphael Garcia The online community that follows mixed martial arts is an aspect of the sport that is quite different from the rest of the...
Fights To Make After The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale
By Raphael Garcia The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale brought yet another season of the UFC’s reality show to a close. In addition, Frankie Edgar put an...
Fights To Make After UFC 175
By Raphael Garcia UFC 175 was the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s biggest card to date in 2014. At the end of the night, two champions kept a...
A Skyscraper Rises: Returning to Action at UFC 175, Stefan Struve Seeks to Achieve the Upper Reaches of the Heavyweight Horizon
By Raphael Garcia The role of title contender is a coveted one in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, especially in the heavyweight division. That weight class is...
How Much Longer Will B.J. Penn Continue To “Save” The UFC?
By Raphael Garcia This Sunday night, Mike Goldberg is going to have a number of chances to yell out “He’s Back!” B.J. Penn, the former two-division...