Afternoon Delight: Guida vs. Kawajiri Could Take the Daytime Spotlight at UFC Fight Night 39
By Raphael Garcia Held in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, UFC Fight Night 39 will be taking place at an odd time for most...
Opinion
First and Worst: Week of March 31 – April 6, 2014
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...
MMA Ratings Chat Session: Jonavin Webb
By Raphael Garcia The northeast mixed martial arts scene has a number of fighters that can lay claim to the title of “top future prospect.” Opinions...
Russian Heavyweight Vitaly Minakov Looks To Break Out At Bellator 115
By Adam Martin Bellator’s latest up-and-coming fighter finally gets the opportunity he’s been waiting his whole career for this Friday night. Vitaly Minakov, the undefeated Bellator...
Holm Field Advantage: Free Agent Holly Holm Continues To Play Hardball With the UFC, and That’s a Good Thing For Fighters
By Raphael Garcia The Ultimate Fighting Championship prides itself on its success at breaking through into the world of mainstream sports. And though the promotion hasn’t...
Metamoris 3 Should Be Considered A Win For Sport Jiu Jitsu
By Raphael Garcia On Saturday, March 29, the most anticipated combat sports event of the weekend occurred in Los Angeles, California. While it wasn’t a major...
First and Worst: Week of March 24 – March 30, 2014
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...
Will Chope and Ray Rice Situations Highlight the UFC and NFL’s Differing Approaches To Domestic Violence In Their Midst
By Raphael Garcia In January 2003 the Ultimate Fighting Championship instituted a fighter’s code of conduct, intended to outline how fighters are expected to perform as...
First and Worst: Week of March 17 – March 23, 2014
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...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC Fight Night 38 Losers 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...
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...
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...
First and Worst: Week of March 10 – March 16, 2014
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...
Fight Fixin’: Post-UFC 171 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...
What’s at Stake at UFC 171
By Nathan McCarter UFC 171 will see the crowning of a new UFC welterweight champion. #1 ranked contender Johny Hendricks takes on #3 ranked Robbie Lawler...
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...
Robbie Lawler Looks To “Fulfill The Vision” Of Miletich Fighting Systems At UFC 171
By Adam Martin This weekend, Robbie Lawler has the chance to make mixed martial arts history. The long-time veteran of the sport takes on Johny Hendricks...
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...