The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
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
Swedish UFC prodigy Khamzat Chimaev has been an over the top personality since his debut. Most of what we have seen other than the buddy cop relationship with Darren Till has been aggressive callouts and some trash talking. He was tested by Gilbert Burns in his last bout and for some reason his detractors have … Read more
Tony Ferguson’s brutal KO loss at the hands, or should I say feet of Michael Chandler at UFC 274 has spawned a thousand memes. A perfectly timed front kick flatlined Ferguson and distorted his face in a terrifying way. Some are calling for the 38 year old to retire and it may be time. Recovering … Read more
WOW. Former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira. That sounds very odd. At UFC 274 former interim UFC lightweight champion Justin Gaethje will get another shot at undisputed gold. This time the belt will not be around anyone’s waist on the way to The Octagon. Headed in to today’s weigh ins it was around the waist … Read more