The UFC 159 event is set to take place on Saturday, April 27, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event will consist of the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionUFC 159 preview: Can Alan Belcher finally beat a top 10 middleweight in Michael Bisping?
The UFC 159 event is set to take place on Saturday, April 27, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event will consist of the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. However, the co-main event will feature a middleweight grudge match between top 10 middleweight Michael Bisping and the always tough Alan Belcher. Belcher has been asking for this fight for quite a while, so it'll be interesting to see if he can rise to the occasion. Read More »
UFC 159 preview: Roy Nelson and Cheick Kongo clash in heavyweight battle
The UFC 159 event is set to take place on Saturday, April 27, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event will consist of the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. However, the main card will feature a heavyweight fight between top 1o heavyweight Roy Nelson and UFC veteran Cheick Kongo. Read More »
UFC 159 preview: Can Vinny Magalhaes upset Phil Davis?
The UFC 159 event is set to take place on Saturday, April 27, from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The main event will consist of the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen. Read More »
UFC 159 preview: Jim Miller looks to welcome Pat Healy back to UFC
We preview the UFC 159 lightweight fight between Jim Miller and Strikeforce import Pat Healy. Will Healy be successful in his UFC debut? Read More »
UFC on FOX 7 preview: Will Gilbert Melendez prove he’s the best with a win over Ben Henderson?
The UFC on FOX 7 main event will feature the UFC lightweight title fight between champion Ben Henderson and former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. Henderson has proven he's the number one lightweight fighter in the world, but this is the opportunity Melendez has been seeking since toiling in the shadows of Strikeforce against mediocre competition. Will Melendez prove himself on Saturday night? Read More »
UFC on FOX 7 preview: Frank Mir looks to welcome Daniel Cormier to the UFC
The UFC on FOX 7 co-main event will consist of a heavyweight bout between former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and Strikeforce Heavyweight GP winner Daniel Cormier. This will mark Cormier's UFC debut and is a huge fight that could put him in on the brink of a title shot should he drop down to the light heavyweight division with a win. Let's see how this one breaks down. Read More »
UFC on FOX 7 preview: Nate Diaz welcomes Josh Thomson back to UFC
We preview the UFC on FOX 7 lightweight fight between Nate Diaz and Strikeforce import Josh Thomson. The fight will take place on the main FOX card. Read More »
UFC on FUEL TV 9 preview: Can Ilir Latifi pull off huge upset over Gegard Mousasi?
The UFC on FUEL TV 9 card will feature a new main event due to the unfortunate cut sustained by Swedish light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson. He was due to take on former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi. However, Mousasi will now be facing another Swedish fighter in Llir Latifi who comes into this bout as a huge betting underdog. Read More »
UFC on FUEL TV 9 preview: Matt Mitrione locks horns with Phil De Fries in a heavyweight battle
The UFC on FUEL TV 9 main card will feature a heavyweight battle between Matt Mitrione and Phil De Fries. Both fighters are coming off losses in their last outings in December and will be looking to get back on the winning side of things. Read More »
UFC on FUEL TV 9 preview: Brad Pickett takes on Mike Easton in bantamweight showdown
The UFC on FUEL TV 9 main card will feature a bantamweight bout between two highly skilled fighters in Brad Pickett and Mike Easton. Both fighters are coming off losses in their respective fights in December and will be looking to get back on the winning side of things. Read More »
UFC 158: Why GSP will smoke Nick Diaz and retain his title
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre will take on nemesis Nick Diaz in the main event of UFC 158 that's set to take place on Saturday night in Canada. Nick Diaz is a huge underdog according to the odds makers and for good reason since stylistically GSP is a matchup nightmare for him. Read More »
UFC 157 preview: Ronda Rousey set to make history against Liz Carmouche
The UFC 157 main event will be history in the making when UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey takes on Liz Carmouche in the first ever women's MMA match in the UFC. The fight has been well publicized and it'll be interesting to see the response on Saturday night. We've seen women create an electricity in the air just the men when it comes to big women MMA fights. However, will that electricity be amplified on Saturday night? Read More »
UFC 157 preview: Can Lyoto Machida put Dan Henderson away?
The UFC 157 co-main event will feature a light heavyweight bout between two former champions in Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson. It's an important bout in the sense that a bad loss for either could really put the final nail in their coffins regarding being a top fighter. If Machida lost to Henderson who is 42 years old and coming off an 18 month layoff, it certainly would be hard to consider him a top light heavyweight. If Machida puts Henderson away via TKO or just batters him in a unanimous decision, it could be possible that this would be Henderson's last fight. Read More »
UFC 157 preview: Urijah Faber rematches Ivan Menjivar in bantamweight scrap
The UFC 157 PPV portion of the card will feature a bantamweight scrap between former WEC champion Urijah Faber and well traveled MMA veteran Ivan Menjivar. The two actually fought one another way back in 2006 with the bout ending with a win for Faber due to an illegal kick to a downed opponent from Menjivar. Both fighters have improved since that time so let's see who'll come out on top Saturday night. Read More »
UFC 157 preview: Court McGee makes welterweight debut against Josh Neer
The UFC 157 PPV event will feature a welterweight scrap on the main card between TUF winner Court McGee and UFC veteran Josh Neer. This will be the second fight to air and will be McGee's welterweight debut after competing as a middleweight. Both fighters are in desperate need of a win after dropping their last two fights. Read More »
UFC 157 preview: Josh Koscheck welcomes Robbie Lawler back to UFC
The UFC 157 PPV portion of the card will open up with a welterweight bout between Josh Koscheck and Strikeforce import Robbie Lawler. Actually, Lawler will be returning to the UFC for the first time since 2004 at UFC 50. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 preview: Demetrious Johnson looks to defend flyweight title against John Dodson
We preview the UFC on FOX 6 main event which features the UFC flyweight title fight between the champion Demetrious Johnson and challenger John Dodson. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 preview: Can Rampage Jackson exit UFC on high note against Glover Teixeira?
We preview the UFC on FOX 6 co-main event between former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and rising contender Glover Teixeira. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 preview: Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis will finally settle their differences in the cage
We preview the UFC on FOX 6 lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Anthony Pettis. The two fighters have some bad blood built up between them and we'll get to see how it all unfolds on Saturday night. Read More »
UFC on FOX 6 preview: Erik Koch and Ricardo Lamas lock horns in featherweight battle
We preview the UFC on FOX 6 featherweight fight between Erik Koch and Ricardo Lamas. The winner of this bout could face the winner of the Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar fight that will take place at UFC 156. Read More »
UFC on FX 7 preview: Michael Bisping eyes title shot with win over Vitor Belfort
We preview the UFC on FX 7 main event which features a middleweight bout between ranked middleweights Michael Bisping and Vitor Belfort. Read More »