One of the early memorable moments in UFC history was in the first round of the UFC 4 tournament in Tulsa, Okla., on Dec. 16, 1994, when 36-year-old Dan Severn got behind the much smaller Anthony Macias. Severn, dressed in black trunks and boots like the pro wrestler that he was, sent Macias flying with [...]
Last month, UFC president Dana White gave his take on 2012′s string of high-profile injury fight fallouts. White said big-time mixed martial arts gyms would be best served following a model similar to boxing’s major-fight approach, in which camps are built around one fighter. To a degree, UFC welterweight Jon Fitch disagrees with his boss’s [...]
As the final moments ticked down on Cain Velasquez’s reascendance to the heavyweight throne, I found myself thinking about not him or his opponent Junior dos Santos, but instead, about Jon Jones. UFC 155, after all, was the last major event of the year and served to propel the calendar to 2013, a time when [...]
Australia’s Bec Hyatt has received and accepted the call to step in on short notice and fight Carla Esparza for Invicta’s inaugural strawweight title in a match scheduled for January 5. The 23-year-old Hyatt is replacing Claudia Gadelha, who was forced to withdraw from the title bout after suffering a broken nose in training. All [...]
What did we learn from the first 64 seconds Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez spent together? That dos Santos hits really hard? We already knew that. That dudes with torn knee ligaments probably shouldn’t be trying to defend world championships? Seems pretty obvious. How about that after looking like a cyborg sent to upgrade [...]
If you’re reading this, it likely means you had a safe if not (hopefully) productive holiday. It also means that a day after Christmas you’re jonesing for a MMA fix. That tells me you and I both probably need help. But wanting to satisfy the craving is understandable. Despite a card that originally looked better [...]
Throughout a rocky, often frustrating 2012 campaign, the mantra for mixed martial arts has been to take the good with the bad. Otherwise it would be easy to become jaded by the latter. At times it seemed as if there was no rest from the poisonous fog that lingered above us, spitting out headlines about [...]
Jonathan Brookins never fit the mold of an average professional fighter. It’s essentially why he became one of the more interesting personalities spawned from recent seasons of The Ultimate Fighter. Rather than destroying the house and barking nonsense at opponents, Brookins preferred the peace of meditation, often questioning the very nature of his existence and [...]
BURBANK, Calif. — Dana White had a story Wednesday which illustrated his theory on why there are so many training injuries in the UFC these days. Speaking to reporters at a media luncheon, he related an item told to him by UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. “Georges St-Pierre told me a story where, he showed [...]
With the new year fast approaching, this week’s MMA Roundtable looks into the future at a host of relevant topics. For instance, Roy Nelson is on a two-fight win streak, but at age 36, can “Big Country” still make a run for a title? Staying on the heavyweights, in the upcoming Junior dos Santos vs. [...]