The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
UFC hype monster Khamzat Chimaev is a perfect 5-0 in the organization. Title shot desires have been verbalized by his team and Chimaev himself after the Swedish prodigy recently defeated former welterweight title contender Gilbert Burns. Had Khamzat mauled Burns like he has done his other opponents a title shot may have been in the … Read more
The idea of an MMA champion crossing over in to boxing has become commonplace. At one point in time the thought of it was ridiculed and seemingly impossible. Boxing purists said it would be an embarrassment to their sport and MMA fans wanted the boxer to crossover instead. Then the at the time simultaneous UFC … Read more
For some reason former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion Conor McGregor is still trying to pick a fight with Kamaru Usman. Why? Kamaru Usman is widely considered the best pound for pound fighter in the UFC and possibly the world. The current welterweight champion is a monster grappler and has heavy hands making him a … Read more
Khamzat Chimaev. A name that has popped up in UFC welterweight title contender discussions since his debut. The current welterweight champion is the incredibly talented Kamaru Usman who has his name in the greatest of all time discussions. It’s the perfect scenario of unstoppable force meeting an immovable object. A lot of if’s between now … Read more
Colby Covington’s true self tries to expose itself from time to time. The guy that takes smiling photos with fans and gives inspirational words to kids when they meet him. That version of Colby. It feels like the second loss to welterweight champion Kamaru Usman may have softened his bad guy facade somewhat. Maybe we … Read more
P-i-m-p. It must be good to be the king. UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman just defeated the second best 170 pounder in the world for the second time. Colby Covington gave the champion all he could handle in a valiant but losing effort. Usman proved again that he is far and away the best pound … Read more
The bad blood is real. Nothing has to be manufactured for this right. Nothing. Ever since Colby Covington lost to welterweight champion Kamaru Usman in their first fight at UFC 245 the bad blood has remained. Two years passing doesn’t seem to have simmered the animosity down. At a media event today, Covington and Usman … Read more
Colby Covington will finally get his rematch against current welterweight champion Kamaru Usman on Saturday at UFC 268. He lost their first outing via TKO in the fifth round in a fight that most people thought he was winning. There was plenty of animosity and bad blood at that time but leading up to UFC … Read more
UFC welterweight Champion Kamaru Usman defeated rival Colby Covington late in the 5th round of their UFC 245 barnburner of a fight. Since then, Covington has been waiting patiently for a rematch and finally has it on Saturday. Usman seems cool and collected headed in to this second bout and previewed the matchup on This … Read more
Colby Covington has the nickname ‘Chaos’ for a reason. Before, during, and after his fights there is always some level of controversy. Most of the time it is not because of his actions but rather his often mean spirited words and over the top opinions. People in the know, or at least those who have … Read more