The legend of Vitor Belfort continues to grow. Belfort welcomed Luke Rockhold to the UFC, but ended his time in the octagon just as quickly as it started, landing a spinning back kick and a series of punches to punctuate a stunning performance in the main even of UFC on FX 8. Read More »
So much for UFC jitters. "Jacare" Souza showed the UFC faithful what one of the best submission artists in the world looks like with his systematic decimation of Chris Camozzi on the ground, earning a first-round submission via arm triangle. Read More »
The fight was expected to deliver nonstop action and it did not disappoint. Rafael dos Anjos and Evan Dunham battled for a full three rounds of intense exchanges in a war of attrition that ended with dos Anjos extending his win streak to four with a unanimous decision victory. Read More »
Rafael Natal overcame a fast start from UFC newcomer Joao Zeferino to take control of the bout in the second, earning a tough unanimous decision victory to kick off the live televised main card of UFC on FX 8. Read More »
Chael Sonnen did all of the talking, but it was the champion that did all of the damage once the cage door closed. Jon Jones used Chael Sonnen's own game plan against him as he repeatedly took the challenger down and battered him with a brutal ground-and-pound attack forcing a stoppage at 4:33 of the opening round. Read More »
Michael Bisping backed up the war of words, dominating Alan Belcher over most of three rounds. Unfortunately, the fight was stopped due to an incidental eye poke, as Bisping's finger found the eye Belcher, forcing a stoppage of the bout. Bisping was awarded a technical decision with scores of 30-27, 30-27, and 29-28. Read More »
The overhand right. Everybody knows that Roy Nelson possesses one of the best right hands in MMA and it usually only takes one to end a fight in his favor. Cheick Kongo found that out firsthand as he became the latest victim of "Big Country's" right hand, as Nelson put the fight away with his favorite weapon at 2:03 of the opening round. Read More »
It is usually the wrestling of "Mr. Wonderful" that wins fights in the octagon, but tonight it was the improved striking of Phil Davis that allowed him to dominate Vinny Magalhaes on the feet over three rounds of action to earn a lopsided unanimous decision victory. Read More »
Pat Healy made the most of his return to the octagon, taking out the hometown hero Jim Miller by choking him unconscious after a back-and-forth battle of attrition. The rear naked choke came at 4:02 of the third round, marking the seventh straight win for Healy to kick off the main card of UFC 159. Read More »
The highly anticipated main event that would determine who is the best lightweight on the planet, did not disappoint as UFC champion Benson Henderson and Gilbert Melendez engaged in a five-round battle of attrition that saw the champion get the nod on the cards by way of split decision with scores of 47-48, 48-47, and 48-47. Read More »
Daniel Cormier neutralized Frank Mir with a smothering performance, dominating the action on the feet and controlling position on the cage en route to a lopsided unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27 across the board. Read More »
Josh Thomson has faced his share of adversities in his career, but at tonight's UFC on FOX 7 event, he showed that he will be a force to be reckoned with in the UFC's lightweight division as he put Nate Diaz away with a brutal head kick and a flurry of punches to win by TKO at 3:24 of the second round. Read More »
Matt Brown continued his ascent up the ladder of the UFC's welterweight division, extending his win streak to five with his destruction of Jordan Mein by TKO at 1:00 of the second round. The exciting bout kicked off the televised main card of the UFC on FOX 7 event on FOX. Read More »
Urijah Faber showed a renewed energy in the octagon, taking out the very game Scott Jorgensen with a fight-ending rear naked choke at 3:16 of the fourth round. Read More »
It was the overwhelming favorite against the ultimate underdog. Most fans expected Uriah Hall to continue his unstoppable run and earn the title of "The Ultimate Fighter," but someone forgot to tell that to Gastelum, who derailed the hype train of Uriah Hall with a split decision victory (29-28, 28-29, and 29-28). Read More »
With everything on the line for both Miesha Tate and Cat Zingano, including a "TUF" coaching gig and a shot at UFC bantamweight kingpin Ronda Rousey, both fighters left it all in the cage during an exciting bout that brought the crowd to their feet. Zingano turned the tables on the takedowns of Tate in the third stanza, unleashing a furious knee attack before putting Tate away with an elbow to win by TKO at the 2:55 mark. Read More »
Travis Browne promised fans that they would see version 2.0 of "Hapa" and he delivered, taking out Gabriel Gonzaga with a flurry of elbows against the cage to make an immediate step back into contention, earning the big knockout at 1:11 of the first round. Read More »
"Bubba" McDaniel had some shaky performances during his time on this season's The Ultimate Fighter but he lived up to the hype in his UFC debut, dominating Gilbert Smith for nearly three rounds before locking up a fight-ending armbar to secure his first UFC victory. Read More »
Josh Samman found himself in deep water right out of the gate in his UFC debut, fighting off a series of submission attempts to come back and finish Kevin Casey with a brutal knee attack in the clinch to win by TKO at 2:17 of the second round. Read More »
Luke Barnatt and Collin Hart engaged in a battle of attrition that saw both fighters inflict their fair share of damage over three full rounds of action. In the end it would be Luke Barnatt that came out on top with scores of 29-28, 29-28, and 30-27 to earn his first UFC victory by unanimous decision. Read More »
The last pick of this season's The Ultimate Fighter, earned his first win in the UFC with an impressive TKO victory over fellow cast member Jimmy Quinlan at 3:22 of the opening round. Read More »
There were no secrets about the power and dangerous striking skills of Clint Hester coming into his UFC debut following his time as a cast member on The Ultimate Fighter 17. Bristol Marunde felt those skills firsthand. Hester landed a devastating standing elbow strike that dropped Marunde in his tracks earning him a highlight reel KO at 3:53 of the final round to kick off the televised preliminary card of the TUF 17 finale. Read More »
