The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Ashley Christie 
First things first – what are we calling this thing? UFC Fight Night 39? UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson? UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi? I’ve even seen just UFC Abu Dhabi. As you can see from the title, I’ve gone with the numerical approach. Numbers are logical and chronological. Things tend to get squirly … Read more
Chris Weidman won his title from a Brazilian, his first defense will be against a Brazilian and UFN 36 will likely present him with his next challenger – and you guessed it, it’ll probably be a Brazilian.
Behind Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort in the UFC middleweight rankings sit Jacare Souza (#3) and Lyoto Machida (#4). All four are from the nation famed for big butts, beaches and football (soccer for you Americans).
If Urijah Faber manages to pull off the upset against Renan Barao, on Feb 1, he will be adorned with UFC gold. However, if he fails he may be the recipient of another crown ; the best fighter in UFC history to have never won a title
Chris Weidman has now beaten Anderson Silva, the man universally regarded as the greatest of all time, twice. First, to win the UFC middleweight title and then to retain it. So one week on, Weidman has been soaking up the plaudits. Right? Well, not quite
Benson Henderson currently occupies an unusual space, he has reached the pinnacle of his profession, winning and retaining a world title, but he is not yet a star. At UFC 164, he will be fighting for recognition, something that has so far eluded his tenure as champion, and, because of the opponent, redemption.
The main event at UFC Fight Night 27 will pit two perennial welterweight contenders against each other in a fight for relevancy. In terms of title contention, one man will be fighting to stay relevant and the other will be fighting to become relevant.
The main event at UFC Fight Night 26 is Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua vs Chael Sonnen. They are both in the twilight of their careers and they are both coming into this fight off a loss, two in Sonnen’s case. To continue being someone who matters, a win on Saturday night is pretty much a necessity.
UFC 163 has been broken, fixed, broken and put back together again. The event is an unwanted return to the injury-ravaged cards that plagued 2012 for the UFC.
The injury bug has returned with a vengeance and UFC 163 bore the brunt of the damage.