UFC’s Return To The Windy City Worth The Wait
By Jordan Newmark On January 28th, 2012, it will be 39 months since the Octagon last setup shop in Chicago, Illinois. But the card the UFC has put together for that evening, seriously, will have been worth the wait. To officially kickoff the organization’s deal with FOX, the UFC, for the first time in company [...]
Courtesy of mmaweekly.com Trash talk is second nature to some athletes who followed the lead of greats like Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan. Sometimes, however, trash talking goes wrong. It appears to have gone sideways for UFC light heavyweight contender Rashad Evans. During a press conference to promote the UFC on Fox 2 [...]
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By Thomas Gerbasi With an over 15 year stint in MMA that has seen him compete in a host of Superfights while also defending the UFC light heavyweight crown more than any fighter in history, it’s hard to whittle down Tito Ortiz’ career to just nine memorable fights, but as his UFC 140 bout against [...]
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By Jordan Newmark This sport has never been about who is the “baddest”; it always was and forever will be about who is the best. From its inception to its darkest of days clear through to the current near mainstream acceptance of the UFC, mixed martial arts has never been judged on who has [...]
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By Jordan Newmark The main event of UFC 136 on October 8th is Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard for the UFC lightweight championship. From purely a fight perspective, I think this is the most important fight the UFC has to offer. It might not be the flashiest, it might not be receiving the most [...]
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Courtesy of cagepotato.com We don’t have to fight. I issued him, in writing, I sent it over, my demands: He leave the UFC for no less than 12 months. He issue an apology to the fans. Simple things. And he erect a statue in my likeness in his living room that he bow to each [...]
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Courtesy of mmaweekly.com Sarah Kaufman’s trash talk leading into her title defense against Roxanne Modafferi on Friday night had more to do with Strikeforce than her opponent. Relegated to a supporting role on the Challengers event in Everett, Wash., she has been none too pleased with her treatment as a champion in the promotion. Most [...]
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By Mike Chiappetta There are more than two sides to a story. Just ask Dan Miragliotta, the third man in the cage during last Saturday’s UFC 113co-main event between Paul Daley andJosh Koscheck. Just moments after the final horn, Daley sucker-punched Koscheck, drawing himself a lifetime ban from the UFC in the process. The fight also featured a phantom [...]
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