What makes for a great submission victory? While acknowledging the criteria for this award is subjective, there should be some sense of hierarchy. Parsing them is difficult, but not impossible and while quibbling with various placements in ranking the best submission victories of 2012 is fine, random order is not. There is, after all, a [...]
Revitalized welterweight veteran Mike Pyle led the disclosed payroll for Saturday’s The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale, pocketing $78,000 for his TKO victory over James Head, according to figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Fighting on the final undercard bout of the night, Pyle rebounded from early trouble to crush Head ($12,000) with a [...]
UFC heavyweight Pat Barry earned himself the second Knockout of the Night award on Saturday night at The Joint in The Hard Rock Hote and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday night when he stopped Shane del Rosario in the second round of their bout. He – and all the bonus award winners – [...]
Joey Beltran came back to the UFC with a new body but the same old fighting spirit. After losing his return fight in July, the newly shaped light-heavyweight had his back against the wall at UFC on FX 6, but responded with one of his best octagon performances. Battering Pokrajac on the inside for three [...]
With his near-flawless victory over Nate Diaz in the main event of the Dec. 8 UFC on FOX 5 card, Benson Henderson cemented his spot atop the lightweight rankings once and for all. He’s won six straight fights, 16 of 17, Frankie Edgar is no longer in the division, and that’s that. But Edgar was [...]
Mike Ricci and Colton Smith will square off for the TUF 16 title. The two welterweights advanced to the finals after winning their respective semifinal fights. Ricci knocked out Neil Magny in the first round while Smith outworked Jon Manley en route to a unanimous decision victory. The finale takes place on Dec. 15 from [...]
SEATTLE — A little over a month has passed since Stephan Bonnar tested positive for the anabolic steroid Drostanolone, the second failed drug test of his career, and yet “The American Psycho” is still not on speaking terms with his boss, UFC President Dana White. “I have not talked to Bonnar yet,” revealed White. “I’m [...]
Renan Barao will put his UFC interim bantamweight title on the line against Michael McDonald, according to Tuesday’s edition of UFC Tonight on Fuel TV. While the bout has been agreed upon by both fighters, a date and location have yet to be determined. The decision to move forward with Barao as interim champion comes [...]