The Independent Voice of Mixed Martial Arts
Well it looks like the impossible has happened. It’s fight week and I can’t believe I just got to say that. This Saturday Tony Ferguson will fight for yet another interim lightweight championship when he takes on Justin Gaethje in Jacksonville, Florida at UFC 249. The co-main event will feature the return of former bantamweight … Read more
With a record of 25 wins from 28 wins, Tony Ferguson is a fighter that deserves respect. After all, he still holds the record for most consecutive wins in the UFC lightweight division at 12, and has not tasted defeat since May 2012 – a quite remarkable run of form. He has held the UFC … Read more
Did you think he was kidding? Despite the current virus pandemic the UFC has been trying to take off in a full sprint towards the ticket booths. No crowds allowed? No problem. No events to be held anywhere to stop the spread? No problem. UFC president Dana White even went as far as to claim … Read more
This stuff writes itself. So in the past month the state of Florida reportedly deemed WWE an essential service – I get angry typing that – and now they are agreeing to let the UFC hold an event during a deadly viral outbreak. Even if it’s going to be with a skeleton production crew and … Read more
I am probably not in the minority about hating the coronavirus pandemic and not alone in one of the selfish reasons I do. It has wreaked havoc on the sports world especially the one we love. Mixed martial arts is a unique beast in that the UFC has many high profile fights on as many … Read more
UFC 249 was going to be Justin Gaethje’s chance at UFC gold but after the coronavirus pandemic shut down events that opportunity was gone. It was a lightweight interim title shot and to some that would have been enough but for a killer like Justin Gaethje it doesn’t seem to be. Here’s what he said … Read more
Let me be clear right up front. If mid to late April is not a safe time to hold an event neither is early May. Something is broken inside the mind of the machine named Dana White. We were finally going to get Tony Ferguson vs lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov and it fell through again. … Read more
Gone are the days of well matched fights and dominant champions – it’s safe to say that fights like the Notorious Conor McGregor changed all of that, and it has left a gap that many fans could safely say they’re unhappy with – and it’s easy to see why. Just as soon as someone grabs … Read more
Yes please! Occasionally, the ridiculousness of something that is actually true is overwhelming. What I mean there is that things like Dana White’s “Fight Island“ that come straight out of a kung fu B-movie are so absurd that they become awesome. Dana says the island is necessary because of the sporting event restrictions resulting from … Read more
The return of Conor McGregor kicked off the 2020 MMA calendar with his highly-anticipated – if rather short-lived – fight with American Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone. A number of fights are already scheduled for the rest of the calendar year with Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero doing battle on Sunday 8 March. Adesanya is 4/7 to … Read more