ADELAIDE, Australia — If you have been following the career of heavyweight contender Justin Willis, you know by now the 31-year-old … More
Month: November 2018
Junior Dos Santos on Brock Lesnar Title Shot: ‘This isn’t WWE’
Junior dos Santos is hoping that a win over Tai Tuivasa this weekend will vault him up the ladder and back into contention … More
Chuck Liddell-Tito Ortiz 3 Was Shambolic, and we’re all to Blame
There was a feeling of genuine anticipation at The Forum, as Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell made their respective walks to the Golden Boy … More
Beyond the Cage: the UFC’s Domestic Violence Problem
It’s an odd thing for a professional fighter, much less one competing for the largest and most recognizable MMA organization … More
‘Combatant in Chief’: The UFC’s Shameless Trump Plug
“Combatant in Chief,” the most recent entry to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s “25 Years in Short” documentary series, begins with a … More
McGregor vs. ‘Cowboy’: Why the Hell Not?
It’s incredible to think that just a few short months ago, Donald Cerrone’s career looked like it was nearing an … More
The UFC’s Flyweight Division: a Eulogy
It all started back in August, when after five hard-fought rounds in the UFC 227 co-headliner, the unthinkable happened: Demetrious Johnson lost … More
From Here, Chris Weidman Can Only Go Up
Moments after Ronaldo Souza walked Chris Weidman down and landed a fight-ending right hand followed up by some reluctant hammer punches to satisfy referee … More
Third Time’s a Charm
If the Ultimate Fighting Championship still gave individual titles to its pay-per-view events like it did over the nineties and noughties, an … More
UFC 230 Counterpunch: What’s at Stake?
So here we are. After what feels like a lifetime of conjecture, disappointment and musical-chair-esque-matchmaking, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s tertiary showing … More