Fights To Make After UFC 165
By Raphael Garcia UFC 165 started off very slow and dragged along for much of the card, but the main event left everyone excited about what...
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Renan Barao Is The Forgotten Champion At UFC 165
By Raphael Garcia UFC 165 has developed into a solid mixed martial arts card from top to bottom. Two important fights within the lightweight and middleweight...
Keeping It 100: Lima and Saunders Look To Claim Welterweight Tournament Glory At Bellator’s 100th Event
By Raphael Garcia Bellator MMA will give the sports world its 100th event this coming Friday, as Bellator 100 airs live from the Grand Canyon University...
Stats Say Healy and Nurmagomedov Are Set To Steal the Show at UFC 165
By Raphael Garcia This Saturday’s UFC 165 event features a number of big fights that are not only important to various weight classes, but which give...
Five Questions About Frankie Edgar vs. B.J. Penn
By Raphael Garcia A comeback is always a big story that grabs attention in professional sports. Fight sports are no exception, as promoters salivate over past...
Diego Nunes and Patricio Freire Look To Steal The Weekend Spotlight at Bellator 99
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts fans have been fed a wealth of action over the last few weeks. This Friday Bellator MMA jumps back into...
Eclipsed: Other Events Outshine and Overshadow World Series of Fighting 5, But the Eyes of Fans Won’t Be Looking Away For Good
By Raphael Garcia Timing is very important in many different aspects of life, and the same can be said for professional sports. There are reasons that...
The NFL, the UFC, and Fox: A Partnership To Watch
By Raphael Garcia Promotional power is one of the most important aspects of success when it comes to the business of professional sports. The more people...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 28: The Losers’ Edition
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 28 was the third event in eight days in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s action-packed week. At the end of the...
Ryan Bader Seeks To Escape Gatekeeper Status at UFC Fight Night 28
By Raphael Garcia The term “gatekeeper” is often used to describe a combat sports athlete that is unable to break through and become a champion. This...
The UFC Should Not Rush To Create An Aldo-Pettis Superfight
By Raphael Garcia Title turnover in combat sports is both a good and a bad thing. Established champions such as Jon Jones can become popular or...
Fights To Make After UFC 164
By Raphael Garcia UFC 164 was one of the most anticipated fight cards of the busy third quarter for the UFC. The majority of this card...
A Win Over Mir Puts “The Warmaster” On a Path To Glory in the UFC
By Raphael Garcia The heavyweight division has long been considered the darling of combat sports fans. The idea of larger than average men pounding away on...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 27: The Losers’ Edition
By Raphael Garcia The UFC’s second outing on Fox Sports 1 kept the momentum going with a number of strong bouts. At the top we saw...
The Ultimate Fight Week: 8 Intriguing Days For the UFC and Fox Sports 1
By Raphael Garcia Across the next eight days, mixed martial arts fans are going to receive an overload of action from the UFC. Thirty-six total fights...
Danger and Opportunity: Hioki and Elkins Face a High-Stakes Matchup at UFC Fight Night 27
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 27 is the first of many Wednesday cards on the new Fox Sports 1 network platform, but though it comes...
Why the UFC Could Be Rooting Against Vitor Belfort When He Faces Dan Henderson
By Raphael Garcia Recently the UFC has been announcing a number of big matchups to fill out the cards that will close out 2013. Of these...
(California) Kid Gloves: How the UFC Should Match Urijah Faber to Keep His Star Shining
By Raphael Garcia If you listen closely you can hear the sound of the dead horse being beaten when mixed martial arts media outlets talk about...
Fights To Make After UFC Fight Night 26
By Raphael Garcia UFC Fight Night 26 was the promotion’s first show on Fox Sports 1, and it was a solid showcase for the promotion. There...
Bellator’s Latest Tweak To Its Tournament Format Leaves a Lot To Be Desired
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is a very unpredictable sport. Not only can fights end suddenly and in an unexpected fashion, but fighters can also...