The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Paulo Costa has a body that screams for USADA testing. Muscles on top of muscles and a small body fat percentage in MMA will likely get you a visit from USADA. Yoel Romero is one of the first fighters that springs to mind when discussing this scenario. Yoel has a similar freak of nature body … Read more
Paddy Pimblett fluctuates from competing in the 155 pound weight limit lightweight division to plumping up to over 200 pounds in between bouts. Most doctors, including my sports medicine doctor, would say that is not healthy for a variety of reasons. Ultimately, it’s Pimblett’s body and he can do whatever he wants. He does need … Read more
With UFC Welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman now in the discussion for the MMA GOAT there is more weight to his words. Champions are often asked who sits in their greatest of all time lists and sometimes it is surprising. Usman spoke to ESPN recently and the topic came up and he dropped the names he … Read more
Paige VanZant has apparently been pulled from BKFC London and she is not happy about it. For some reason, some speculate financial, she has been randomly pulled off the card which is the worst possible situation for everyone. The fans are left without an anticipated bout, the fighters are left without a paycheck, and the … Read more
Ever since UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling won the belt from Petr Yan he has been the target of a lot of criticism. Despite defeating Yan again in the rematch the first bout remained the talking point. Sterling had become champion by way of disqualification and that’s not the way anyone wants to win a … Read more
With the cancellation of Jake Paul’s August 6th boxing match with real boxer Hasim Rahman Jr it looks like no one has a clear idea of what is next for Jake. Except maybe Jake. With suspicions from Dana White that the reason for the Rahman Jr match being axed was due to poor ticket sales … Read more
The Jake Paul vs Hasim Rahman Jr boxing match was set to go down on August 6th but was unexpectedly cancelled. The reasons have been pretty much finger pointing exchanges from both parties. Rahman claiming Jake was essentially afraid and Jake claiming Rahman was unable to make the contracted weight or was simply uncooperative. It … Read more
When Julianna Pena shocked the world in December of 2021 she had taken the UFC women’s bantamweight championship from a woman many consider the GOAT. Now that woman is finally getting her rematch to possibly once again become a double champ. Enter women’s featherweight champion Amanda Nunes. Nunes was the first woman in UFC history … Read more
Michael Chandler exploded on to the UFC lightweight scene in 2021 by obliterating Dan Hooker in under three minutes at UFC 257. He is 1-2 since that initial win but in his last fight he made a case for a big name opponent when he brutally front kicked Tony Ferguson in to unconsciousness. One name … Read more
UFC bantamweight king Aljamain Sterling has apparently had enough of former champ TJ Dillashaw’s criticism. Sterling won his belt via a disqualification from Petr Yan but managed to defeat him in the rematch to validate his reign. That hasn’t stopped the haters or contenders from throwing shade at him from every angle. Dillashaw made some … Read more