Fight of the Week (for week ending 5/04/2014)
Danny Roberts vs. Jim Wallhead Cage Warriors 68 • Danny Roberts vs. Jim Wallhead: Danny Roberts def. Jim Wallhead via TKO (punches) at 4:49 of round...
Fight Posts
After Falling From PPV Co-Main Event To Fight Night Prelims, Eddie Wineland Looks To Gain Respect At UFC Fight Night 40
By Adam Martin I’m not sure what Eddie Wineland did wrong, but for whatever reason, the top-five bantamweight isn’t getting the respect he deserves from the...
Daily Matchmaking (5/08/2014)
By Michael Ford Yesterday the UFC gave us additions to the UFC on Fox 12, The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale and UFC 175 cards. What do...
The Ultimate Fighter 19.04: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Nathan McCarter The Ultimate Fighter went back to the middleweights for the fourth episode of the season. Dhiego Lima was set to take on Tim...
Daily Matchmaking (5/07/2014)
By Michael Ford Yesterday the UFC gave us additions to the UFC Fight Night 42 and UFC 175 cards. What do you think of these announced...
The Ultimate Fighter 19.04: Featured Fight – Tim Williams vs. Dhiego Lima
TUF 19: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn • Tim Williams vs. Dhiego Lima: Dhiego Lima def. Tim Williams via submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 2. Click...
Flexing Their Muscles: Removing Nate Diaz From the UFC Rankings is Less About Business and More About Showing Us Who’s Boss
By Raphael Garcia The world of professional sports can be broken into two parts. The first is the action that occurs on the court, field, ring,...
Daily Matchmaking (5/06/2014)
By Michael Ford Yesterday the UFC gave us a new main event for TUF Brazil 3 Finale, as well as additions to the UFC Fight Night...
Keeping the “O”, Counting the Dough: Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Profiting From Perfection
By Raphael Garcia Last Saturday night, in front of the massive crowd of fans packed into the MGM Grand Arena and watching from all around the...
First and Worst: Week of April 28 – May 4, 2014
By Adam Martin First and Worst is an ongoing series for MMARatings.net, where every week Adam will make his pick for the best and worst newly-announced...
Fight of the Week Finalists (for week ending 5/04/2014)
By Michael Ford Last week gave us the Bellator 118 and Cage Warriors 68 cards. And according to the viewing (and rating) public, these were last...
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