Cub Swanson Finally Earns Respect From The Fans; Is Title Shot Next?
By Adam Martin In took long enough, but Cub Swanson is finally favored to win a fight in the UFC. The UFC featherweight contender, who rides...
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McDonald Could Become Youngest-Ever UFC Champion With Upset Victory In London
By Adam Martin For the second-straight UFC event, a main event fighter can make history. At UFC 156, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar fought UFC...
Matt Riddle To Call Out John Hathaway if Victorious at UFC on Fuel 7
By Roy Billington In an exclusive interview, I sat down with former TUF 7 contestant Matthew Riddle. We talked about his disdain for Mark Goddard, his...
A few words with… Renan Barao and Cub Swanson
By Roy Billington Renan Barao expects a war with Michael McDonald, and also discussed his plans if he emerges victorious. Cub Swanson talked about all things...
Olympic Fall: The IOC Takedown of Olympic Wrestling Could Stifle MMA’s Progression
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial artists are athletes that find a way to blend multiple fight styles together to create hybrid offensive and defensive techniques. In...
Billington’s Breakdown: Jimi Manuwa vs. Cyrille Diabate at UFC on Fuel 7
By Roy Billington On Saturday night former K1 fighter Cyrille Diabate steps into the Octagon in the UK once more to take a fight against the...
The Ultimate Fighter 17.04: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Nathan McCarter After last week’s amazing finish by Uriah Hall, The Ultimate Fighter returns for its next fight. Kevin Casey is up for Team Sonnen,...
“Never Wait” Championship: Barao-McDonald Illustrates Why Interim Title Defenses Should Be Mandatory
By Raphael Garcia The second of three events in the month of February for the Ultimate Fighting Championship won’t be featured on Pay-Per-View but still includes...
First and Worst: Week of February 4 to February 10, 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...
Billington’s Breakdown: Gunnar Nelson vs. Jorge Santiago at UFC on Fuel 7
By Roy Billington On Saturday night former Sengoku champion Jorge Santiago steps in on short notice to take a fight against the highly rated Icelandic prospect...
Rank Amateurs, Relevant Rewards, and Raconteurs: Official or Not, UFC Rankings Will Remain Irrelevant at Best
By Raphael Garcia Everyone wants to be #1. It doesn’t matter if it’s in track and field, soccer, or badminton, if there are rankings created by...
How Can Anyone Not Like Aldo vs. Pettis?
By Adam Martin Two of the most exciting strikers in the world are going to go to war this summer, yet some fans are complaining. On...
The Ultimate Fighter 17.03: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
By Nathan McCarter The new season of The Ultimate Fighter continues to deliver. This week was heavily hyped as having one of the greatest knockouts in...
First and Worst: Week of January 28 to February 3, 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...
Fights To Make After UFC 156: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia Losing is never an easy thing in sports, and that can be even more difficult in mixed martial arts. One fight can set...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC 156 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...
The Highs and Lows of UFC 156
By Roy Billington On Saturday night, the UFC hit The Mandalay Bay Event Center in Las Vegas for UFC 156, the first PPV broadcast of 2013....
Demolition Plan: At UFC 156, Will Alistair Overeem Break Bigfoot or Crush the UFC’s Heavyweight Hopes?
By Raphael Garcia Often in sports we see an athlete who has the perfect nickname. Michael Jordan had “Air,” Deion Sanders had “Prime Time,” and there...
UFC 156’s Overeem Looks To Announce Himself As #1 Contender With Win Over “Bigfoot”
By Adam Martin The Number 1 contender spot in the UFC heavyweight division is up for grabs, and it’s Alistair Overeem’s goal to take it and...
Official UFC Fighter Rankings Will Create Unnecessary Chaos
By Adam Martin Dana White took the MMA world by surprise during his pre-fight media scrum ahead of UFC 156, announcing that, starting next week, 90...