Chael Sonnen is one of the most well-known mixed martial arts fighters of all time. In his career he’s faced some of the best middleweights in the world but who he believes is the best at that weight might surprise you. Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold rematch at UFC 230 and Sonnen has some interesting things to say about the fight and both participants. Check it out.
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Betting lines for McGregor’s next opponent are not surprising
From the moment the referee stopped the Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov fight on Saturday at UFC 229 the talk of a rematch started. The Irishman tapped out after being dominated for 3 1/2 rounds by the Russian grappling phenom and in most cases a performance that bad would not warrant a return bout. This … Read more
McGregor in elite company with energy drink deal
You know if you are a regular visitor to our site you know that we don’t understand why fighters in the UFC get paid so little by Reebok as a sponsor. So when we hear that one of the fighters has risen above and landed a real sponsorship we are happy to report it. To … Read more
Dana White straight up doesn’t care what fighters think of his comments
Dana White can be brutal at times. If you perform sub par in the UFC he is going to let you and everyone else know about it. Whether it be Demian Maia vs Anderson Silva who were both verbally destroyed for their lackluster UFC 112 main event or Francis Ngannou and Derrick Lewis under performing … Read more
Anderson Silva still stands by his GOAT pick
Anderson Silva used to be the consensus pick for greatest of all time, but some still clung to Fedor Emelianenko, and then it was Jon Jones, and then it was Demetrious Johnson. Anderson Silva himself still says it’s the man some considered the unquestionable GOAT at one point – former UFC welterweight and lightweight champion … Read more
Cormier excludes Jones and Silva from real GOAT discussion
Daniel Cormier couldn’t do it. He couldn’t leave it alone. On an episode of the Slip ‘n Dip podcast he said Anderson Silva and Jon Jones were not in the discussion for greatest of all time. Jones has beaten light heavyweight/heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier twice, well once since the last loss was overturned to a … Read more
Sonnen stresses importance of Anderson Silva ‘innocent’ label
Chael Sonnen has come to the defense of his mortal enemy. When it was announced yesterday that Anderson Silva was innocent and his failed drug test in 2017 was due to a tainted supplement it was a happy surprise. Silva’s suspension is up in November and a return could happen soon despite being over 40 years old and probably past his prime. Anderson is still Anderson. Check out what Chael Sonnen’s intelligent breakdown of the situation…
USADA releases statement on Anderson Silva’s suspension, could fight in 2018
Anderson Silva failed a drug test back in October when he was scheduled to face Kelvin Gastelum in Shanghai. Anderson was pulled from the event and has been proclaiming his innocence since the violation was announced. His defense? What they all seem to be – tainted supplements, but this time USADA agrees. Here’s the statement … Read more
Some of our favorite Steven Seagal ‘So then’ Memes
Steven Seagal was once considered a true bad ass. His movies showed him breaking bones and tossing enemies around with ease so it seemed legit. Then MMA surfaced and traditional martial arts got exposed as nice to look at but mainly impractical causing us to rethink what is fighting and what is show. Seagal’s pinnacle … Read more
Romero’s manager believes his client just may be the middleweight GOAT, wait what?
Malki Kawa told The Luke Thomas Show that his client Yoel Romero may be the greatest middleweight of all time. You can’t be the GOAT if you can’t make weight and unless you have had the UFC belt around your waist there is no chance for that moniker to be yours. Yoel missed weight for … Read more