UFC 198: Stipe Miocic’s Big Win Breathes New Life Into the Heavyweight Division
By Raphael Garcia UFC 198 was a special moment for Stipe Miocic and the heavyweight division as a whole. His sudden, first round victory over Fabricio...
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UFC 196: Conor McGregor Takes Welterweight Test Drive
By Adam Martin UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor hasn’t even defended his 145-pound title yet, he hasn’t even fought at lightweight in the UFC yet, but...
UFC 200: Who Will Carry The Weight Of The UFC Milestone?
By Raphael Garcia In sports, organizations and promotions look to capitalize on major milestones. The UFC is in such a position as UFC 200 quickly approaches....
UFC 196’s McGregor-Dos Anjos and Holm-Tate Should Do Big Business for the UFC
By Raphael Garcia News broke late last week that March’s UFC 196 card will feature two major title bouts: Holly Holm defending her bantamweight title against...
Georges St. Pierre’s Departure Has Created A Nice Problem For the UFC’s Welterweight Division
By Adam Martin Just a few years ago, when Georges St-Pierre was the king of the MMA world, the UFC welterweight division had very few legitimate...
The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale Features Mendes and Edgar Looking To Jump Into the Title Picture
By Adam Martin One of the best fights this entire weekend, and one of the most important in regards to the featherweight title picture, is...
Flashback Friday: Frankie Edgar vs.Gray Maynard at UFC 125
By Raphael Garcia Flashback Fridays is a series by MMA Ratings looking back at great fights in mixed martial arts history. These fights are more than...
Why Mendes vs. McGregor Was the Right Move For UFC 189
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts fans may be upset, but they shouldn’t be totally let down by the changes to UFC 189. Jose Aldo is...
First and Worst: February 9 – February 15, 2015
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...
Smooth Transition: Benson Henderson Makes the “One-Time” Leap to Welterweight, But it Should Be For Good
By Raphael Garcia “Smooth” Benson Henderson is one of the more interesting individuals in the world of mixed martial arts. Unfortunately, fans seem to have a...
Eyes on the Superfight: Why Aldo vs. Pettis is Still the Answer to the Featherweight and Lightweight Buyrate Woes
By Michael Ford Since making its debut in early 2011, the UFC Featherweight Championship has struggled to build interest commensurate with the caliber of fighter that...
Rockhold vs. Bisping: When Octagon Rivalries Get Real
By Raphael Garcia Rivalries are a big deal in sports. Much of the world of college sports is built specifically upon them. Mixed martial arts has...
Warrior’s Wane: We Could Be In the Final Days of Shogun’s Time In MMA
By Raphael Garcia The word “legend” is thrown around quite often in the realm of mixed martial arts, but one individual who merits serious consideration for...
Aldo Must Be Included In Any MMA “Greatest of All-Time” Discussion
By Adam Martin After his latest victory, a five-round unanimous decision win over Chad Mendes in the main event of UFC 179, it’s time to start...
“Ares” Apparent: Rory MacDonald Is Growing Into A MMA Star On His Own Terms
By Raphael Garcia Today’s mixed martial arts scene has become full of individuals who are beginning to “get it.” The path that Chael Sonnen started is...
Fight Fixin’: Post-TUF 19 Finale Losers Edition
By Adam Martin Fight Fixin’ is a fantasy matchmaking article that comes out after every major event and features possible matchups for main card winners and/or...
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...
Fight of the Week Finalists (for week ending 7/6/2014)
By Michael Ford Last week gave us the World Series of Fighting 11, UFC 175 and TUF 19 Finale cards. And according to the viewing (and...
The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale
The Ultimate Fighter 19 Finale took place on July 6, 2014 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Click the stars to rate...
Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn 3
TUF 19 Finale • Frankie Edgar vs. BJ Penn: Frankie Edgar def. B.J. Penn via TKO (strikes) at 4:16 of Round 3. Click the stars to...