The greatest, and his toughest challenge
December 31st, 2004. That was the last day Anderson Silva tasted legitimate defeat in mixed martial arts (Yushin Okami rolled over and played dead after…
Roger Gracie Thinks Chris Weidman Can Submit Any World-Class Grappler, Including Himself
Roger Gracie is known worldwide as one of the finest grapplers to ever hit the mat, as he’s taken home many a gold medal at both ADCC and The World…
Robert Drysdale on UFC Signing: I’m Very Confident With The Best Grapplers in the World
Robert Drysdale was known as one of the toughest competitors around the jiu-jitsu circuit, training Frank Mir and other fighters in the ground game. Now…
Roger Gracie vs. Tim Kennedy: Gracie Family Pride On The Line At UFC 162
Anderson Silva vs Chris Weidman may steal the show at UFC 162, however, another hotly anticipated battle will be held on the same card between former Strikeforce…
Vinny Magalhaes: If I get Phil Davis into something, I’m going to hurt him
Chael Sonnen’s BJJ coach Vinny Malgahaes has seemed to have taken a liking to the brazen style of his famous student. The ADCC and World Jiu-jitsu…
UFC 159: Important fights that are flying under the radar
This weekends card is a great one filled with some very exciting match ups that could birth new contenders and potentially interesting match making opportunities. Yet with all these great matchups all I keep hearing about…
Five Reasons to Be Sort-Of Interested in ‘UFC on FUEL 5: Struve vs. Miocic’
(Reason #6: Impromptu limbo competitions!) The UFC will be making it’s return to jolly old England this weekend…
Five reasons Chris Weidman is the man to beat Anderson Silva
Less than one week after the biggest fight of the year, and maybe all of MMA history, Chris Weidman burst on to the scene as the best possible option to face Anderson Silva. His transitions from striking to takedowns were flawless. His top game was both smothering and punishing at the same time. Most importantly, he was confident enough to stand in the pocket with a guy with a lot of power in Mark Munoz. Chris showed all the qualities an opponent will need to compete with Anderson. Here are 5 reasons why, i
Junior Dos Santos vs. Frank Mir Head to Head: Who will win at UFC 146?
Junior Dos Santos and Frank Mir will take to the cage to decide the UFC heavyweight championship Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden arena. How they got to this position though, is a bit of a head-scratcher.
Compustrike: Strikeforce Overeem vs. Werdum by the numbers
Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum was one of the most anticipated bouts of 2011 and unfortunately the event did not live up to the hype. We’ve all heard the saying “styles make fights” and last Saturday was a perfect display of that. It was clear, Fabricio Werdum wanted to keep the fight on the ground, and Alistair Overeem wanted to keep the fight on the feet. Similar to Anderson Silva’s fights with Demian Maia and Thales Leites (minus the dancing) a big chunk of the fight was spent with Werdum doing the