Ricardo Liborio: The Heart of American Top Team
By Melinda Evette and Diami Virgilio I know Ricardo Liborio as a kind, generous friend with a sweet, supportive nature. Being a fan of Mixed Martial Arts, I...
Articles
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 74
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 74 featured a main event that excited both mainstream and hardcore MMA fan alike. Unfortunately, Charles Oliveira went down with...
Fighting Words: Patricky ‘Pitbull’ Freire — “I’ll Be Very Mad. Then I’ll Declare War On Everyone.”
By Melinda Evette A Bellator MMA lightweight fighter since 2011, Patricky “Pitbull” Freire used to let his ability to knock out his opponents do the advertising....
Punk Move: Josh Thomson Seeks To Add to His Lightweight Legacy In The Bellator Cage
By Raphael Garcia In recent weeks there have been a number of different reports about the status of Josh Thomson within the UFC. Now, everything has...
Werdum vs. Velasquez II Underscores the UFC’s Lack of Real Challenger Options At Heavyweight
By Raphael Garcia Most hardcore mixed martial arts fans would agree with the statement that the heavyweight division is the least talented weight class in the...
Hear Her Roar: Amanda “Lioness” Nunes Pushes Her Way Into the Women’s Bantamweight Title Picture
By Raphael Garcia Ronda Rousey is currently on top of the mixed martial arts community, if not the sports world as a whole. The undefeated UFC...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 73
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 73 was another strong night of fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. While the event may not have featured many...
Palhares Past the Breaking Point: Why the World Series of Fighting Needs To Fire Its Welterweight Champion
By Raphael Garcia There’s a famous saying that goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” In the MMA world, Rousimar Palhares is...
Fights to Make After UFC 190
By Michael Ford UFC 190 culminated with another dominating performance by UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey, but she wasn’t the only standout on Saturday night....
Looking Before Leaping: Marlon Moraes Would Rather Remain A Big Fish in WSOF’s Small Pond Than Try To Make A Splash In the UFC
By Raphael Garcia World Series of Fighting is set to present its 22nd event this weekend. WSOF 22’s main event will feature former UFC fighters Jake...
The Ronda Rousey Show: UFC 190 Is A True Test of Her Star Power
By Raphael Garcia UFC 190 is a big event, not just because this is an opportunity for the UFC to push Ronda Rousey to the forefront,...
Future of Women’s Strawweight Division Will Be Decided at UFC 190
By Adam Martin We all know that Joanna Jedrzejczyk is the best women’s strawweight fighter in the world. As the undisputed UFC women’s strawweight champion, she’s...
First and Worst: Week of July 20 – July 26, 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...
Fights To Make After UFC on Fox 16: Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia T.J. Dillashaw was the focus of UFC on Fox 16. This was his chance to prove that he is the future of the...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC on FOX 16 Winners 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...
Renan Barão Looks To Regain His P4P Status At UFC on FOX 16
By Adam Martin It was over a year ago, in May 2014 to be exact, when UFC president Dana White asserted to the media that Renan...
Arch Rivals: For Team Alpha Male and Nova União, Dillashaw vs. Barão 2 Could Settle the Score
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts may be an individual sport, but the majority of the athletes who compete in it consider themselves part of a...
Not Yet Out For the Count: Michael Bisping’s Legacy is Still Being Written
By Raphael Garcia “Legacy” is a term that is difficult to define in the world of sports. Often an athlete’s legacy is wholly based on the...
First and Worst: Week of July 13 – July 19, 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...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC Fight Night 71 Winners 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...
