Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 38
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 38 was another raucous event in front of an excited Brazilian crowd. Many of the fighters came out swinging and...
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Hardcore Heaven: Newton Looks To Shed Underdog Image With a Bellator 113 Title Win
By Raphael Garcia Emanuel Newton, who goes by the name “The Hardcore Kid,” isn’t anything like what is commonly expected in professional sports. The typically soft-spoken...
Lightning Round: Hector Lombard’s Swift Reversal of Fortune Puts Him On the Verge of Welterweight Greatness
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is truly a fickle beast. At one moment, a fighter can be the most hyped combatant on the planet, but...
Fights To Make After UFC 171: The Losers Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC 171 was a card that much of the fight world was looking forward to. Now that it has been deemed a success...
Heavy is the Crown: Johny Hendricks and Robbie Lawler Battle For More Than A Belt At UFC 171
By Raphael Garcia The word “legacy” carries a lot of weight in competitive sports. No matter what area is being discussed, someone will argue about whether...
The Forgotten Trilogy: Straus and Curran’s Bellator 112 Matchup is the Third Chapter of a Story No One Bothered To Tell
By Raphael Garcia The month of March is a hectic one in the world of mixed martial arts, and in combat sports as a whole. Every...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 37
By Raphael Garcia Alexander Gustafsson may have been hidden away on UFC Fight Pass for UFC Fight Night 37, but that didn’t stop him from getting...
Nevada’s TRT Ban Was Long Overdue, But the Fight Against PEDs in MMA is Far From Over
By Raphael Garcia Whether the sports public wants to believe it or not, some of their favorite stars are using performance-enhancing drugs. Whenever a major name...
Putting in “Work”: Staged Rampage-Mo Scuffle Proves Spectacle Comes Before Sport When It Comes To “Selling” A Fight
By Raphael Garcia If the question, “Is mixed martial arts a sport or spectacle?” was asked to ten different people, there is an possibility that the...
TUF Translation: Despite American Fans’ Apathy, the International Ultimate Fighter Series Remains Integral to the UFC’s Global Strategy
By Raphael Garcia This past weekend, mixed martial arts fans had the opportunity to witness the finale of the China-based season of The Ultimate Fighter. Even...
Switching Gears: UFC Fighter Uniform Rumors Highlight Struggling State of the MMA Sponsorship Market
By Raphael Garcia The debate about fighter pay in the world of mixed martial arts continues to rage on, as some believe that these athletes should...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Chris Wade
By Raphael Garcia On January 24, 2014, Chris Wade took a major step in his mixed martial arts career when he defeated Pat DeFranco to earn...
Hathaway Up the Ladder: John “Hitman” Hathaway Needs a Big Win At the TUF China Finale to Get Into the “Mix” at 170
By Raphael Garcia The world of mixed martial arts is often a fickle one. With so many fighters competing across the world in small promotions, it’s...
Fights To Make After UFC 170
By Raphael Garcia UFC 170 gave fight fans a number of finishes to “make up for” the recent string of decisions that have prompted criticism of...
MacDonald-Maia Is a Welterweight Matchup That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked at UFC 170
By Raphael Garcia UFC 170 has been getting a large amount of coverage as of late for a variety of reasons. This card features the first...
Rousey vs. McMann Features Judo Versus Wrestling at the True World Class Level at UFC 170
By Raphael Garcia Fighting is one of the oldest — if not the oldest — sports known to man. Many different ancient civilizations have documented two...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 36: Losers’ Edition
By Raphael Garcia As with any Ultimate Fighting Championship event, for every fighter that leaves with another win on his or her ledger, another takes home...
The Race To The Top of The Middleweight Division Begins At UFC Fight Night 36
By Raphael Garcia In a flash, Chris Weidman knocked out Anderson Silva, and now the UFC’s middleweight division has become the most interesting division within the...
Machida vs. Mousasi is a Great Fight That Is Hard To Look Forward To
By Raphael Garcia If “styles make fights,” then a major question mark should hang over the main event of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night 36. While...
Bossa Nova: The Beat Goes On For Nova União as Aldo and Barão Continue To Reign
By Raphael Garcia The word “team” means different things depending on the sport that is being played. There are those who stand on the field of...