Who’s To Blame For What Happened To UFC Fight Night 76?
By Adam Martin Just a few weeks ago, UFC Fight Night 76 was looking like a pretty solid event. Nothing amazing, like the upcoming UFC 194...
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Diamond Under Pressure: Dustin Poirier Made The Right Decision For His Career By Pulling Out of UFC Fight Night 76
By Raphael Garcia The world of mixed martial arts is a tough one for its athletes. Not only do they have to contend with getting into...
Severed: The Double-Edged Sword of UFC Roster Cuts
By Adam Martin Over the weekend, six UFC fighters received phone calls from Joe Silva informing them they were no longer a part of the UFC...
Irish Green: Urijah Faber Thinks Conor McGregor is Better For Business in the UFC
By Raphael Garcia Hype is one of the biggest weapons in marketing. We see it all the time in movies, music, and professional sports. That is...
Troubled World: WSOF 24’s Lackluster Main Event Highlights the Promotion’s Roster Woes
By Raphael Garcia The main event is the reason that the majority of people tune in to or show up for a combat sports event. It’s...
Alpha Flight: TJ Dillashaw’s Departure Marks the “Elevation” of A Champion over A Team
By Raphael Garcia Professional athletes change teams very frequently in the world of sports. Joe Montana didn’t end his career as a San Francisco 49er. Allen...
Fighting Words: Bellator’s Featherweight Champion Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire
By Melinda Evette Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire is the current Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion. Over the last year Pitbull has emerged from his former code of silence with a...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC 192 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...
UFC Fight Night 76: Poirier vs. Duffy Preview
Dubliners will enjoy some UFC as their Irishman Joseph Duffy gets inside the Octagon against Dustin Poirier in the UFC Fight Night 76 headline match. On...
Fights To Make After UFC 192
By Raphael Garcia UFC 192 was a show that didn’t get the same amount of hype as other pay-per-view showcases, but the main event between Daniel...
The Forgotten: Ryan Bader Seeks Recognition At 205 With a UFC 192 Win
By Raphael Garcia UFC 192 features a main event contest between Daniel Cormier and Alexander Gustafsson for the UFC light heavyweight title. With Jon Jones still...
Hendricks vs. Woodley: The Fight We Need, But Few Want To See
By Raphael Garcia UFC 192 is quietly approaching, and while the show isn’t receiving the same level of coverage as some other major events have, there...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 75
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 75 brought the UFC back to Japan and featured a number of stars from the other side of the ocean....
Nothing New Under the Sun: UFC Fight Night 75 and the Lack of Rising MMA Stars From Asia
By Raphael Garcia Asia is widely considered to be the “birthplace” of martial arts. Millions of people have memories of watching old films from that part...
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...
The Emperor’s New Clothes: Fedor Emelianenko’s Non-Octagon Return to MMA Raises Questions
By Raphael Garcia The return of Fedor Emelianenko is upon us. “The Last Emperor” appeared during the Bellator 142: Dynamite broadcast and the announcement was made...
Mighty Disappointing: Demetrious Johnson is One of the Best, But Gets No Respect
By Raphael Garcia Jay-Z has a song entitled “What More Can I Say” in which he puts forth the argument that he’s already done enough to...
Demetrious Johnson vs. John Dodson 2 Is Must See TV
By Raphael Garcia UFC 191 is due to occur tomorrow night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. While fans may lament the fact that Demetrious...
Paige in Center Stage: VanZant in Search of Stardom At UFC 191
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is a sport where women can achieve prominence that rival that of their male peers. Ronda Rousey has become one...
On Their Own Terms: Frankie Perez and Jordan Mein Should Be Praised For Knowing When It’s Time To Walk Away From MMA
By Raphael Garcia Retirement in professional sports is an interesting thing, especially in combat sports, as fighters seem the least likely to walk away when the...
