The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
When retired boxing champions Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Junior announced they would be returning to fighting in their 50s there was a collective sigh. No one wants to see athletes who ruled the world in their primes look like shells of their former selves. Cough, Chuck Liddell, cough. Thankfully the bout was actually pretty … Read more
Italian UFC fighter Marvin Vettori is getting one of the biggest opportunities he will likely ever get on December 5th. He will be facing Jack Hermansson in place of Kevin Holland who tested positive for COVID-19. This is one of those “stars in alignment“ moments for him. Jack is sitting at number four in the … Read more
Before we can get started here is what Daniel Cormier posted: That came about because after Youtube menace turned boxer Jake Paul knocked out retired NBA player Nate Robinson this past weekend he dropped a whole bunch of names – and most of them were related to Conor McGregor. One of them was Bellator’s Dillon … Read more
Rookie boxer and all-around annoying YouTube star Jake Paul knocked out one retired short basketball player and he’s everywhere in the news. Jake Paul is a marketing genius. He has taken two wins and turned them into a headline grabbing juggernaut. He has started to call out names from the bottom to the top of … Read more
You are either going to be in one of two camps if you are tweeting about tomorrow night’s Mike Tyson versus Roy Jones Junior legends boxing bout. The first camp houses those people that will actually purchase the pay per view and watch it with genuine interest. This event has a wider audience and appeal … Read more
UFC flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo felt slighted when he failed to receive a performance bonus for his submission win at UFC 255 on November 21st. He successfully defended his title by submitting Alex Perez in the first round via guillotine choke. It was impressive and admittedly a little surprising when it didn’t earn him the extra … Read more
On October 24th, 2020, Khabib Nurmagomedov extended his unbeaten professional record to 29 wins and zero defeats following his second-round submission of Justin Gaethje at UFC 254. Although the Eagle’s grappling-oriented style divides opinions, few can argue that he isn’t the most dominant fighter in the history of the UFC. While other competitors have … Read more
The Roy Jones Junior versus Mike Tyson over 50 legends exhibition fight extravaganza just keeps getting more bizarre. First, it comes out that there will be no athletic commission assigned judges and then that there is apparently a no knock out rule. CBS reported that the term “sparring“ was what the California Athletic Commission referred … Read more
If you don’t know the name Scott “Lionheart“ Blevins you haven’t been around mixed martial arts long. His pro record? Zero wins and 17 losses. But we are not here to talk about potentially the worst fighter in modern mixed martial arts history, no we are not. We are here to talk about possibly the … Read more
Ever since Dana White and Daniel Cormier repeatedly proclaimed that Khabib Nurmagomedov is the greatest of all time things have gotten crazy. I think now that the dust has settled from his recent win over Justin Gaethje cooler heads are prevailing. The likely greatest of all time whether people like him or not is still … Read more