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Kevin Holland went full Conor McGregor when he recently announced that he was retiring in his prime. The announcement came after Holland was mauled by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 279. Holland had been working diligently to improve his wrestling but it didn’t seem to help. Kevin – it is nothing to be ashamed of to … Read more
Like father, like son. “The Axe Murderer” Wanderlei Silva was once the most feared fighter at 205 pounds and rightfully so. His flatlining of Rampage Jackson is terrifying to watch and almost as impressive as Silva’s multiple destructions of Kazushi Sakuraba. The point is that Wanderlei was a killing machine when he was younger so … Read more
The quadrilogy, yes you read that correctly, quadrilogy closing bout between former UFC undisputed flyweight champion and current interim champ Brandon Moreno and current division champion Deiveson Figueiredo has a date. The unification bout will go down at UFC 283 on January 21, 2023 and will be the first show held in Brazil since March … Read more
The biggest lightweight fight in years will go down at UFC 280 on October 22nd in Abu Dhabi. Charles Oliveira is the former UFC lightweight champion but was stripped due to missing weight back in May. The general consensus is that Charles remains the uncrowned king at 155 pounds despite the unfortunate mistake. Enter Islam … Read more
Between Hulkamania and The Attitude Era there was a mostly terrible period in WWE history called “New Generation”. It featured cartoony characters, occupational gimmicks, and occasionally a stellar match from, or between Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels. I was a huge fan in the 80’s but dipped out until Stone Cold Steve Austin dropped the … Read more
Nate Diaz just finished out his UFC contract and was barely on the free market before the call outs started coming fast and furious, Jake Paul, ever the opportunist, must have realized that Diaz was still a draw at 37 years old and dropped his name. Given that Paul likes his freak show boxing opponents … Read more
Tony Ferguson is on a 5 fight skid right now. His latest loss was this past Saturday at UFC 279 to Nate Diaz but that doesn’t appear to have dampened his spirits at all. In fact, Tony shared his plans for the future at the post fight press conference (h/t Bjpenn.com). I’m already going back … Read more
Nate Diaz submitted Tony Ferguson on Saturday in the main event of UFC 279. It was supposed to be Khamzat Chimaev but when he missed weight they rebooked Chimaev with Kevin Holland at a catchweight of 180 pounds. This was Nate’s last fight on his UFC contract and he made it clear he was leaving … Read more
Some people are tone deaf. One of them is UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev. Today at the weigh-ins for his UFC 279 bout with Nate Diaz, Chimaev missed weight by an embarrassing 7.5 pounds. The shots have been fired by disgusted and exasperated MMA fans on social media and now Chimaev has fired back. Instead of … Read more
Wow… If UFC welterweight Khamzat Chimaev wanted to make a case for being the next in line for a shot at champion Leon Edwards – it’s not happening. Today at the UFC 279 weigh-ins, Khamzat missed weight by a ridiculous 7.5 pounds. This is a disaster for everyone involved. In his farewell fight, Nate Diaz … Read more