UFC 222: The Youth Movement Pushes Through To Victory
By Raphael Garcia During the past few days the NFL Scouting Combine has featured some of the top young college football talent that will soon be...
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Angela Hill Must Lean On Her Roots For Continued Success
By Raphael Garcia Fighters can often be seen releasing a sigh of relief after a big win in the Octagon, and Angela Hill was one such...
James Vick and the Tough Climb Up the Lightweight Ladder
By Raphael Garcia James Vick is on a one-man warpath towards the top of the UFC lightweight division. After another victory last weekend at UFC Fight...
Donald Cerrone vs. Yancy Medeiros: Another Opportunity For the Prospect To Supplant the Veteran
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is a violent sport, and the sudden drop that occurs in a fighter’s career can be sudden and shocking to...
Israel Adesanya: Imploring the UFC To Take Things Slow With “The Style Bender”
By Raphael Garcia Last weekend, UFC 221 provided the mixed martial arts world with one new development for sure: excitement about UFC newcomer Israel Adesanya. The...
UFC: Lack of Divisional Turnover Hurts Prospects and Booking
By Raphael Garcia In professional sports, turnover is a function of time, as older athletes are supplanted by a youth movement, and the same eventually happens...
Ronda Rousey: Curb Your Enthusiasm – The MMA to WWE Edition
By Raphael Garcia On Sunday it became official; former UFC champion Ronda Rousey has made the jump from MMA to the world of professional wrestling. Her...
Michael Chandler and the Call for Money Fights After Bellator 192
By Raphael Garcia Mixed martial arts is an interesting amalgamation of sports and entertainment, where the athletes that compete in it are expected to perform at...
Daniel Cormier vs. Stipe Miocic: Immediate Excitement Leading To Delayed Discontent
By Raphael Garcia UFC leadership continues to throw all of their cards on the table by attempting to put together the biggest fights possible, regardless of...
UFC Fight Night 124: UFC Needs To Go Back To the Drawing Board With Prospects
By Raphael Garcia Saturday fight at UFC Fight Night 124, fight fans witnessed a promotional setback for the UFC, as Doo Ho Choi was battered in...
UFC Fight Night 124: Kamaru Usman Can Kick Down the Door Blocking His Rise To the Top
By Raphael Garcia Fans of mixed martial arts should keep their eyes on many of the bouts set for UFC Fight Night 124, as there are...
Conor McGregor: It’s Time For the UFC To Move Beyond His Act
By Raphael Garcia Conor McGregor is a superstar. The only fighter to hold two belts in two weight classes at the same time in UFC history...
UFC: Mackenzie Dern Makes the Move To the Big Stage
By Raphael Garcia We’re less than a full week into 2018, and we’ve already got our first big news story. According to multiple reports, Mackenzie Dern...
UFC 219: Don’t Sleep On Myles Jury vs. Rick Glenn
By Raphael Garcia With UFC 219 just a day away, the promotion should be acknowledged for having put together an excellent card to close out 2017....
UFC 219: No One Knows What To Make of the Women’s 135 and 145 Divisions
By Raphael Garcia The UFC 219 main event brings together the two most important names in women’s MMA, as Holly Holm battles Cris Cyborg this Saturday...
UFC: The Danger of Fighting Down In the Rankings Makes For More Turning Down of Fights
By Raphael Garcia For UFC fighters, becoming ranked is a precarious and often ambiguous development. Since the UFC introduced rankings in 2013 as a part of...
UFC, Paige VanZant Must Tread Lightly, Before Push Poisons Perception
By Raphael Garcia With image becoming a bigger component of the entertainment aspect of mixed martial arts, fighters and promotions need to be more aware of...
Brian Ortega vs. Cub Swanson Is The Prototypical “Old Guard” vs. “New Guard” Showdown
By Raphael Garcia In combat sports there’s a trend whereby younger fighters have to forcibly supplant the older generation as they push up the rankings ladder....
Jose Aldo: Even With Defeat, His Legacy Is Not In Question
By Raphael Garcia It never ceases to amaze how quickly one’s legacy can come crumbling down. Jose Aldo is the latest fighter to experience this, after...
Justin Gaethje Can Cut The Line With A Big Win At UFC 218
By Raphael Garcia Violence will be at an all-time high on Saturday when Justin Gaethje and Eddie Alvarez step into the Octagon. Alvarez and Gaethje were...