Bellator 214: The Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix Ends Tonight
By Adam Martin What started at the beginning of last year will finally end tonight when the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix goes down...
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UFC on ESPN+ 1: Storylines Emerging From UFC Brooklyn
By Adam Martin It’s a dawn of a new era for the UFC. The promotion made its debut on ESPN on Saturday at Barclays Center in...
UFC on ESPN+ 1: TJ Dillashaw Looks To Join Elusive Double Champion Club At UFC Brooklyn
By Adam Martin When the UFC announced it had traded Demetrious Johnson to ONE Championship for Ben Askren, the immediate question was what the promotion was...
UFC on ESPN+ 1: Greg Hardy Is A Controversial, But Exciting, Addition To the UFC Heavyweight Roster
By Adam Martin One of the most controversial signings the UFC has made in recent years came late last year when the promotion inked heavyweight Greg...
UFC 235: Kamaru Usman, Not Colby Covington, Is Next In Line For Tyron Woodley and We Don’t Know Why
By Adam Martin Last June, Colby Covington defeated Rafael dos Anjos by decision at UFC 225 to become the new UFC Interim Welterweight Champion. With UFC...
MMA Ratings 2018 Year-End Awards
By Adam Martin With 2018 in the books, we here at MMA Ratings have decided to make a list of award winners from last year’s fights....
PFL 11: Promotion Could Draw Big-Name Free Agents With the Lure of $1 Million Grand Prize
By Adam Martin The first season of PFL is in the books, and in many ways it was a success. The promotion formerly known as World...
UFC 232: Storylines Emerging From the Most Memorable Event of the Year
By Adam Martin One of the most historic events in UFC history has come and gone, and there’s much to talk about. UFC 232 is always...
UFC 232: Controversy Aside, Still the Best Card of the Year (On Paper)
By Adam Martin Despite your personal opinions on UFC 232 moving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles (and you can see what I think about that...
UFC 232: Moving Event From Las Vegas To Los Angeles Showed the Promotion’s Lack of Faith In Other Options
By Adam Martin Late Sunday night, news broke that the UFC took the drastic step of moving this weekend’s UFC 232 card from Las Vegas to...
UFC on FOX Started Well, But Went Downhill By the End
By Adam Martin It was just over seven years ago that the UFC signed a long-term agreement with FOX to air the promotion’s events. This was...
UFC 233: Postponing A Pay-Per-View Is Embarrassing, But It Was the Right Call
By Adam Martin Last Wednesday, the UFC sent out a press release confirming what many of us thought was going to happen. The promotion took the...
UFC 231: The Storylines Emerging From Last Weekend’s Toronto Event
By Adam Martin Last week, I wrote about the most important storylines heading into UFC 231. After attending the event as a credentialed media member, I...
UFC 231: The Most Important Storylines Heading Into the UFC’s Return To Toronto
By Adam Martin The Octagon returns to Toronto, Ontario, Canada this weekend for UFC 231, and on paper it’s a very nice card. Not only are...
UFC Fight Night 142 :Junior Dos Santos Is Back In the UFC Heavyweight Title Picture
By Adam Martin It wasn’t long ago that many of us were writing off Junior dos Santos as a heavyweight title contender. The former UFC Heavyweight...
UFC Fight Night 142: Australia Could Have the Next Great MMA Talent Pool
By Adam Martin This weekend the UFC makes its return to Adelaide, Australia when the Octagon lands down for UFC Fight Night 142. As you would...
UFC Fight Night 141: Francis Ngannou Is Not Done As A Heavyweight Contender Just Yet
By Adam Martin After losing back-to-back fights against Stipe Miocic and Derrick Lewis to open up his 2018, a lot of fans and media (including myself)...
UFC Fight Night 141: Curtis Blaydes Is the Most Improved Heavyweight In the UFC
By Adam Martin The most improved heavyweight fighter in the UFC is Curtis Blaydes, and its not even close. The 27-year-old American lost his Octagon debut...
UFC Fight Night 140: Even With Big KO Win At UFC Argentina, Santiago Ponzinibbio Is Still Far Away From A Welterweight Title Shot
By Adam Martin The best fighter to ever come from Argentina put on a show for the fans in his home country over the weekend as...
Donald Cerrone: “Cowboy” Primed For A Big Fight In His Return To Lightweight Division
By Adam Martin The Octagon returned to Denver, Colorado this past Saturday night for UFC Fight Night 139, and front and center was the city’s native...