UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley appeared on The MMA Hour and as expected he went off on interim welterweight champion Colby Covington. Woodley responded to Colby’s responses to his responses to Colby’s previous responses. Basically, the beef continues. He said in this appearance that Colby is the ‘sh** on the bottom of his foot’. Ooh burn. Check it out…
Welterweight
Top Canadian welterweight Matt MacGrath talks future in MMA
Matt MacGrath, one of the most dangerous and exciting Canadian fighters not signed with the UFC, recently caught up with ProMMANow.com’s Dustin Banks to talk about his most recent victory over UFC vet Jesse Ronson and his future in MMA. If you could go back to your fight with Jesse Ronson, is there anything you’d … Read more
Conor McGregor says he’s coming in ‘light and lean’ for rematch with Nate Diaz
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor has been busy today. The one-man promotional machine can capture millions of people’s attention with a simple Tweet. But today he released several and it all started with his response to a recent Nate Diaz photo that showed his rival looking quite beefy and MMA personality @FrontRowBrian suggesting he move … Read more
Conor McGregor out of control, teases move to middleweight
UFC Featherweight (145 lbs) Champion Conor McGregor will face Nate Diaz on Saturday at Welterweight (170 lbs). That’s a huge weight jump for the 5-foot 9-inch Irishman who had been preparing for a 155-pound bout. But he seems to be feeling so good at this new weight, he’s now even talking about moving up to the … Read more
209 to the rescue! Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor at 170 lbs!
With lightweight champ Rafael dos Anjos out of UFC 196 with a broken foot Stockton brawler and fan favorite Nate Diaz has stepped up on less than two weeks notice to fight Conor McGregor at 170-pounds (welterweight). That was the agreed upon weight due to the short notice. Reports indicate other fighters were offered to … Read more
All Access: Mayweather vs. Maidana – Episode 1
http://youtu.be/-NEZhvXt-j4 Floyd “Money” Mayweather (45-0) will defend his WBC and Ring Welterweight titles when he takes on 30-year-old Argentine Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (35-3) on Saturday, May 3, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas LIVE on Pay-Per-View. Maidana’s WBA Welterweight title is also on the line. Go inside the lives and camps of both … Read more
Semi-retired Georges St-Pierre tears ACL in training
After vacating his UFC welterweight title and walking away from the Octagon, Georges St-Pierre was still training regularly. UFC President Dana White had said he was positive GSP would return, but if there was any chance of that before, a new tear of his ACL and subsequent surgery could make a comeback for the 32-year-old Canadian even less plausible.
Why Cutting Palhares was the Right Move
First off, I want to say that I have a tremendous amount of respect for Rousimar Palhares as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt and as a fighter; well at least I did before some of his recent antics. With that being said, Palhares is a complete and total scumbag; I think Chael’s next rant of despicable Brazilians should include Palhares for not only what he did recently to Pierce, but to a range of other competitors in the past.
UFC Fight Night 29 – Maia vs. Shields breakdown
On October 9th, 2013 the UFC comes back to Fox Sports 1 with a great free card headlined by a welterweight bout with title implications between Demian Maia and Jake Shields. Both men have contended for the UFC title with Shields at welterweight and Maia a tmiddleweight Both did so unsuccessfully. That’s not where the comparisons endthough. Both men are fantastic black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and have demonstrated such in their MMA careers. So ready or not, here comes the breakdown for this battle between these top contenders.
Erick Silva vs Dong Hyun Kim breakdown
The co-main event of the UFC Fight Night 29 card in Barueri, Brazil is a battle between welterweight contenders Erick Silva and the “Stun Gun” Dong Hyun Kim. This is more than just a match up between two great welterweights, but also a match up to determine who is a contender and who is a gatekeeper. So without any ado, I give you my thoughts and breakdown of the match up.