The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Ever since Francis Ngannou knocked out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 to capture the heavyweight title he is everywhere in the media. His knockout power, gentle smile, and hulking frame are the perfect marketability storm. He has even drawn comparisons to former boxing heavyweight champion Mike Tyson in his prime which is high praise for … Read more
Even though former UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has made it clear he has retired he is still being called out. Tony Ferguson’s Street Fighter themed call out may be the best in recent memory. Press start to continue ducking. One of the most intriguing match-ups that never happened is one between the Russian great … Read more
Roger Reece Kibbe was known as the I-5 Strangler. Kibbe was identified as the man who raped and killed 8 women and was later convicted for 7 of the crimes. He was sentenced to 25 years to life in 1991 for the murder of one of his victims, Darcie Frackenpohl. The man was a monster. … Read more
Daniel Cormier and Chael Sonnen were in a funny video recently. It is a pre-fight vignette for the movie Godzilla versus Kong produced just like it would be for a significant MMA fight. I have to say I got a kick out of it because they played it straight. Check it out.
Jorge Masvidal is about to get his rematch against welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. The two tangled back in July of 2020 when Jorge stepped in at the last minute to replace Gilbert Burns. Usman would win the decision easily but this time around Masvidal will have a full camp for their clash at UFC 261 … Read more
Why? Why do they do it? We ask that question but we know the answer. It’s money. Ever since Conor McGregor became the hundred million dollar man after fighting Floyd Mayweather Junior it seems like everybody is wanting to cross over from mixed martial arts to boxing for a big payday. I hope one of … Read more
Jon Jones haters have been stirring up trouble on social media. When Francis Ngannou knocked out heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 to claim the belt one of the first questions to Dana White was about Ngannou’s next opponent. For some reason the general consensus seems to be that former light heavyweight king Jon … Read more
The UFC has been a mixed bag of success for former NFL player turned heavyweight fighter Greg Hardy. He is 4-3-1 and sitting well outside the top 10 – as is the fighter he is calling out. Tai Tuivasa is coming off of a first round TKO victory over newcomer Harry Hunsucker who took the … Read more
Tony Ferguson will never stop trolling Khabib Nurmagomedov. Tony Ferguson and now retired lightweight consensus GOAT Khabib Nurmagomedov were set to face each other on multiple occasions. It fell apart each time and it’s a shame because Tony Ferguson was on fire and at his peak at each point. The final nail in the potential … Read more
It is now 28 years since karate champion Gerard Gordeau knocked out 430-pound Hawaiian sumo wrestler Teila Tuli’s tooth in the first ever UFC bout. There have been many more shock results in the ensuing years, and these are the five most memorable underdog triumphs: Holm Ends Rousey’s Unbeaten Record Ronda Rousey revelled in her … Read more