Despite making his promotional debut in 2013, Daniel ‘DC’ Cormier is one of the most successful mixed-martial-artists to step foot inside the Octagon. The Lafayette native has only tasted defeat twice in his professional career, during a run which saw … Continue reading The Top #5 at 10: Daniel Cormier
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Taking the #4 spot on this Top 5 list is the promotion’s best ever heavyweight, and arguably the best the sport has seen – the current heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic. The Cleveland favorite has enjoyed a phenomenal record this decade, … Continue reading The Top #5 at 10: Stipe ‘The Cheat’ Miocic
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When it comes to women’s mixed-martial-arts, you’ll travel a great distance to find a better professional competitor than Brazilian ace, Amanda ‘The Lioness’ Nunes. You may argue Cris Cyborg, Ronda Rousey, or Valentina Shevchenko have comparable résumés or success to Nunes, but the simple fact remains — Nunes has beaten them all. The Bahia-born striker has one of the most star-studded win columns the sport has ever seen. At UFC 245 recently, Nunes added to her staggering success with a second victory over Germaine de Randamie. It’s a win column which contains each and every former bantamweight, and featherweight champion … Continue reading The Top #5 at 10: Amanda ‘The Lioness’ Nunes
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Usman VS Covington Going into the main event of UFC 245, much was made about the vaunted wrestling skills of both champion, Kamaru Usman, and challenger, Colby Covington. However, outside of the desperation shot by Colby in the closing moments … Continue reading Rileys Reflections: Musing Over UFC 245 & The Future Of 2020 MMA
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With the UFC 245 fight week festivities wrapping up, it’s been a rather slow MMA news week *so far*. This was until Polish Titan Martyn Ford posted this cryptic message to Instagram that has sent Polish MMA fans into a … Continue reading Martyn Ford Teases MMA Debut In Cryptic Instagram Post
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The King of cringe Henry Cejudo took to the streets of Twitter last night to call out Jose Aldo, in what can only be described as one of the worst call-outs in recent cage-fighting history. See below. Ya hate to … Continue reading Henry Cejudo Stunts At Poolside: We’re All A Little Concerned About The Future Of MMA
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Last night justice was served up as part-time MAGA Chad; Colby “Chaos” Covington was finished off by Nigerian born immigrant Kamaru Usman at UFC 245. Of course you already know that because you’re a hardcore MMA nerd. But it was … Continue reading Racist Trump Supporter Violently Assaulted By Nigerian Immigrant: The Internet Reacts
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It would be fair to say that so far, the build up to UFC 245 has been pretty dull. Don’t get me wrong, I do think that most fans (including me) will look forward to this card purely because of … Continue reading UFC 245: The Big Fist Fight Analysis
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Nothing brings combat sports fans to their feet faster than a slick knockout. Make the right connection to the chin and bounce a head off the mat you’ll be going viral on social media and making the highlight reel clips. … Continue reading The Fabled Glass Jaw: Is It Real?
Finally – finally – the UFC is back this weekend after a three week absence. We might complain about oversaturation from time to time, we might not always enjoy it or even want it, but when it’s gone, we crave … Continue reading Overeem vs Rozenstruik: Four Fighters who Need New Nicknames, and One who Doesn’t
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