UFC Fight Night 92: Matchmakers Are Rightfully Giving Yair Rodriguez the Slow-Build Treatment
By Adam Martin One of the criticisms of the UFC is that the promotion’s matchmakers often push prospects too soon, and those prospects crumble under the...
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UFC 201: Robbie Lawler Isn’t the PPV Draw He Should Be
By Adam Martin Robbie Lawler is one of the best and most exciting fighters in the world today, but is he a pay-per-view draw? The UFC...
UFC Fight Night 91: John Lineker and Michael McDonald Add New Life To Bantamweight Division
By Raphael Garcia Now that International Fight Week is over, it’s time to look towards the MMA action fleshing out the rest of July. First up...
UFC Re-signing Alistair Overeem and Aljamain Sterling Benefits the Promotion and Its Fighters
By Raphael Garcia Presidents’ Day was a busy 24 hours for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The largest promotion in mixed martial arts used the holiday to...
UFC 195 Offers Michael McDonald the Chance To Jump Back Into the UFC Youth Movement
By Raphael Garcia A number of mixed martial arts fighters have received of a lot of hype early in their careers, and as with many other...
UFC 186: Nothing Short of A Circus
By Adam Martin The only word that can be used to correctly describe UFC 186 is “circus.” With one day to go until the event, the...
Let the Trumpet Players Play: He May Not Save the Day at UFC 186, But “Mighty Mouse” Keeps Fighting the Good Fight
By Raphael Garcia If you ask the average mixed martial fan who the top competitors in mixed martial arts are, a few names will enter the...
Ryan LaFlare Is Hoping For A Breakthrough Moment At UFC Fight Night 62
By Raphael Garcia The win streak used to be something of importance in mixed martial arts. A fighter who put together three to five straight wins...
Breaking Baddest: “Dudu” Dantas Should Defeat Joe Warren In Their Bellator 128 Battle
By Raphael Garcia The hiring of Scott Coker has kicked off an interesting period for Bellator. Months into his leadership, there have already been changes in...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 53 and 54: Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia This past weekend the UFC gave fight fans two events in one action-packed Saturday. While this has become expected of the promotion as...
Off the Gold Standard (Part 2): Championships Are Bargaining Chips For the Biggest UFC Checks
By Raphael Garcia The first part of Off the Gold Standard discussed the difficulties in assessing the value of titles to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. While...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 40: The Losers’ Edition
By Raphael Garcia Erick Silva and Matt Brown put on an epic showcase this past Saturday at UFC Fight Night 40 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In fact,...
Fights To Make After UFC 169
By Raphael Garcia The majority of the winners at UFC 169 had to fight for 15 minutes to get their hands raised in victory. And looking...
First and Worst: Week of December 2 – December 8, 2013
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...
Four Fights Could Shake Up the Rankings At UFC Fight Night 29
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 29 is coming live from Brazil tonight, and just like other Brazilian cards, it features a number of athletes from...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC 165 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 UFC 165
By Raphael Garcia UFC 165 started off very slow and dragged along for much of the card, but the main event left everyone excited about what...
First and Worst: Week of September 9 – September 15, 2013
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...
(California) Kid Gloves: How the UFC Should Match Urijah Faber to Keep His Star Shining
By Raphael Garcia If you listen closely you can hear the sound of the dead horse being beaten when mixed martial arts media outlets talk about...
The Highs and Lows of UFC Fight Night 26
By Roy Billington Last night the UFC hit the TD Garden in Boston for UFC Fight Night 26, which was headlined by a fight between former...