The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Sometimes fighters need to be protected from themselves. This is one of those times. Nick Diaz returned to the UFC after six years away in September of last year. It was for a rematch with Robbie Lawler in which Robbie got his revenge for a loss to Diaz way back in 2004 at UFC 47. … Read more
There is a crazy but fun fan theory about UFC breakout star Paddy Pimblett and the late Owen Hart. Owen Hart was a WWE star who tragically passed away in 1999 when he fell from a harness as he was lowered from the rafters. He was one of the best technical wrestlers on the planet … Read more
Former UFC flyweight and bantamweight double champ Henry Cejudo has an addiction. An Irish one. It seems like every week Cejudo is blasting fellow former double champ Conor McGregor on social media. Conor generally lets it go because there are plenty of people calling him out on a weekly basis. McGregor is far from the … Read more
Former UFC heavyweight champion Junior Dos Santos didn’t have the best of nights on Saturday at Eagle FC 47. Near the beginning of the third round of his main event fight with Yorgan De Castro the action oddly came to a halt. Junior threw a strike with his right hand and it went limp almost … Read more
If the MMA gods decide to finally give us Tony Ferguson versus Khabib Nurmagomedov they have a lot of explaining to do. That potential lightweight clash will remain one of the UFC’s biggest missed opportunities. Tony Ferguson is now on a four fight losing skid and coming off a scary knockout loss to Michael Chandler. … Read more
Title shots are elusive things in MMA, especially the UFC. The factors are usually fan interest, popularity of the fighters, and overall marketability. The UFC is a business and a big one at that so those are natural considerations when it comes to making the most money from a bout. Holly Holm ticks a particular … Read more
If this happens then the MMA gods might be forgiven for the Tony Ferguson vs Khabib Nurmagomedov bout that never happened. Rumor #3,712 surrounding the next Nate Diaz fight is a doozy. The rumor currently is that Nate might face off with his sometimes social media rival Dustin Poirier. The date being passed around is … Read more
Tony Ferguson was on the receiving end of a terrifying knockout via a Michael Chandler front kick at UFC 274 this past Saturday. He remained unconscious for what seemed like an eternity but has thankfully recovered. Tony would issue a light hearted statement on social media reassuring fans he was doing okay (via The Mac … Read more
TMZ is reporting that former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion ”Iron” Mike Tyson will not face charges for punching an obnoxious guy on 4/20 of this year. The incident occurred on a plane when a drunken moron approached Tyson and began poking the bear so to speak. After putting up with it for longer than we … Read more
This is one of the dumbest MMA fans in recent memory. In this video a young woman looks at the camera and essentially says what amounts to ’hold my beer’ before rushing The Octagon at UFC 274. Encouraged by her friends and probably drunken people in the vicinity she actually makes it there and then … Read more