UFC Fight Night 42 Aftermath: Robbery, ‘Smooth’ Finishes and ‘Young Guns’ Digs Deep
UFC Fight Night 42 is in the books, and top to bottom the card delivered, in it’s own unique way. As is per usual, there are a number of subjects…
UFC Fight Night 42 is in the books, and top to bottom the card delivered, in it’s own unique way. As is per usual, there are a number of subjects…
UFC lightweight Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson found himself in a very beneficial position after TKOing Nate Diaz in his 2013 promotional re-debut;…
Right after the paint dried on UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo’s one-sided (and some would say lackluster) win over Ricardo Lamas at last weekend’s…
Gilbert ‘El Nino’ Melendez will look to bounce back from his unsuccessful UFC debut, as he is set to face Diego Sanchez at UFC 166. The bout…
Josh Thompson has made quite an impact since returning to the UFC. The former Strikeforce Lightweight champion knocked out Nate Diaz at UFC on FX: Henderson…
Gilbert “El Nino” Melendez has been on a mission to prove himself the best Lightweight fighter in all of Mixed Martial Arts. With the exception of veteran warrior Pat Healy, Melendez has essentially cleaned out the Strikeforce Lightweight Division. In his last 7 fights, Josh Thomson has been the only one to defeat Melendez (unanimous decision), and Melendez has already gotten his win back twice, the first being a barn-burner of a fight at Strikeforce: Evolution, and the second being
On Saturday Strikeforce crowned a new Women’s Bantamweight Champion. Ronda Rousey took the title from Miesha Tate via an armbar that forced Tate to tap before the first round came to an end. The submission victory was Rousey’s fifth in five professional MMA fights, all coming in the first round and all coming via armbar.
The armbar left Tate’s arm twisted in what can kindly be called an unnatural angle prior to her tap. There were some that said the referee should have stepped in
With the World Extreme Cagefiighting now officially absorbed by its sister promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship, I will be reviewing some of the WEC’s best prospects, that could make some noise within the UFC ranks. And with the introduction of the lighter weight classes, I will be introducing the less familiar fans with some of the hottest talent to grace these divisions.