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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Ryan Bader KO’s Ilir Latifi
A light heavyweight bout between Ryan Bader and Ilir Latifi took place during today’s UFC Fight Night 93 main card in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Bader starts off by pressuring Latifi. He misses with a jab and then a head kick. Latifi misses with a wild leg kick. Bader partially connects with a […]
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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Nick Hein defeats Tae Hyun Bang
A lightweight bout between Nick Hein and Tae Hyun Bang kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 93 main card in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and there is a bit of a feeling out process. Bang lands a leg kick to start. The Korean fighter misses with a follow up head kick. Hein attempts a […]
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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Jessin Ayari defeats Jim Wallhead via split-decision
A welterweight bout between Jessin Ayari and Jim Wallhead capped off the prelims of today’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Wallhead misses with a leg kick to start. Jessin replies with a leg kick of his own followed by a body kick that misses. Ayari lands a big […]
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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Peter Sobotta defeats Nicolas Dalby
A welterweight scrap between Peter Sobotta and Nicolas Dalby took place at today’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Dalby opens things up with a leg kick. Sobotta replies with a big shot that drops Dalby. Peter quickly pounces on him and begins working some ground and pound. Big […]
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VIDEO | Ashlee Evans-Smith finishes Veronica Macedo with brutal elbows
BOMBS being dropped from @AshleeMMA!!! #UFCHamburg https://t.co/aZQ6YSkD2T — #UFCHamburg (@ufc) September 3, 2016 On the preliminary card of ‘UFC Fight Night: Hamburg’, Ashlee Evans-Smith bounced back from the first loss of her MMA career with a brutal finish of Veronica Macedo. Evans-Smith weathered an early storm from Macedo, utilizing her wrestling to pick up an […]
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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Ashlee Evans-Smith TKO’s Veronica Macedo
A women’s bout between Ashlee Evans-Smith and Veronica Macedo took place on today’s UFC Fight Night 93 prelims in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Macedo is able to land a nice back kick to the body that stuns Smith. Veronica is able to use some nice footwork to stay on the outside and frustrate […]
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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Taylor Lapilus defeats Leandro Issa
A bantamweight scrap between Leandro Issa and Taylor Lapilus took place on the preliminary portion of tonight’s UFC Fight Night 93 card in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Issa lands a jab as Taylor presses in wildly. Lapilus comes forward with more strikes but Issa grabs a hold of his body and drags him […]
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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Jarjis Danho and Christian Colombo battle to a majority draw
A heavyweight bout between Jarjis Danho and Christian Colombo served as the third bout of today’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Danho presses forward with a big overhand right that misses. He quickly grabs a hold of Colombo and tries to drag the big man to the floor. […]
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Rafael dos Anjos rips McGregor vs. Diaz II fight: “I just saw 2 sloppy guys”
Last month, fight fans tuned in for the highly anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz. McGregor was stepping into the Octagon in hopes of avenging his March 5th loss to Diaz in the main event of UFC 196. In the pair’s first fight, Diaz stepped in on just 2 weeks notice for Rafael […]
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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Jack Hermansson defeats Scott Askham
A fight between middleweights Scott Askham and Jack Hermansson served as the second bout of UFC Hamburg. Round one begins and Hermansson lands back-to-back leg kicks to start. Askham lands a kick to the body. Scott has take control of the center of the octagon but Jack is circling well and countering with kicks. Askham […]
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Ryan Bader: “Terrible” ‘Rumble’ Loss changed my perception on win streaks
On the night going into Ryan Bader’s headlining main event against Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson, Bader was riding an impressive five fight win streak, the kind of win streaks that usually lead to title fights. And with victories over Rashad Evans, Ovince Saint Preux and Phil Davis during that five fight span of dominance, a chance at light […]
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UFC Fight Night 93 Results: Rustam Khabilov defeats Leandro Silva via decision
A lightweight bout between Rustam Khabilov (20-3 MMA) and Leandro Silva (19-4-1 MMA) kicked off today’s UFC Fight Night 93 event in Hamburg, Germany. Round one begins and Khabilov starts things off with a front kick. Silva throws a left kick to the body of Rustam that connects. Khabilov is applying the pressure now. Silva is using […]
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CM Punk on UFC debut: I s**t myself on national TV, how bad could it be?
Ahead of CM Punk’s highly anticipated UFC debut in just over a week at UFC 203, many are wondering how the former WWE champion will handle the pressure of stepping into the Octagon for the first time in what is not only his UFC debut, but also his MMA debut. Ahead of the fight, the […]
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PHOTO | Ronda Rousey looking in fight shape
Former UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey has been on an indefinite hiatus from the Octagon since being brutally knocked out at the hands of Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 193 back in November. While Rousey was initially expected to film several movies in Hollywood, and then return to the Octagon, the […]
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Demian Maia on who he thinks is the best fighter of all time and still wanting the belt over a money fight with Georges St-Pierre
Demian Maia is coming off one of the most impressive wins of his career. At UFC on FOX 21, Maia ran right through former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit, submitting him at 1:52 of the very first round. It was Condit’s first submission loss since Pat Healy was able to accomplish that feat back […]
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Josh Barnett Weighs in On Retirement Ahead of Andrei Arlovski Bout
This weekend, in the main event of the UFC’s latest trip to Germany, former heavyweight champions Josh Barnett and Andrei Arlovski will collide in a bout that is rich in implications. The loser of this heavyweight showdown will take a dangerous step down the rankings, probably to the outermost reaches of the division’s top-10. The […]
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CM Punk Says He Weighs More Than 200lbs Just 10 Days Out from fight night
Even the most experienced fighters occasionally run into problems while cutting weight. Given this, it should come as no surprise that inexperienced fighters can also have difficulty shedding the pounds. This is precisely the kind of obstacle former WWE star CM Punk is facing as he prepares for his UFC debut next Saturday: a welterweight […]
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Frankie Edgar Talks Possible Bantamweight Drop: I’ll Cut to ’35 For the Title and Take it From There
Though he remains one of the very best fighters on earth, Frankie Edgar is currently in a bit of a tough spot. After losing his lightweight title to Benson Henderson, and failing to reclaim it in a rematch with the same man, he dropped down to featherweight in search of greener pastures. Unfortunately, he would […]
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VIDEO | Bruce Lee’s insane art of trapping and locking Jeet Kune Do
https://youtu.be/4RurHzpP1m4 Bruce Lee is one of, if not the biggest martial arts icons in the world. Born in San Francisco while his parents were traveling, Lee was raised in Hong Kong. Lee grew up acting from when he was a young child. However, at the age of 13, Lee began training the martial art of […]
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Georges St-Pierre explains roadblock in UFC negotiations
Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre appears to be closer than ever before to returning to the UFC. While UFC President Dana White has remained adamant that he believes the former welterweight kingpin will not return to the Octagon because he no longer has the desire to compete with the UFC’s best, St-Pierre revealed Wednesday […]
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Conor McGregor to Star in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
In the main event of UFC 202, Conor McGregor defeated Nate Diaz, avenging an early 2016 loss to the same man, and reminding the world just how dangerous of a fighter he is in the process. Of course, McGregor is far more than a talented combatant. He’s also an astute businessman, as evidenced by his […]
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VIDEO | Flashback Friday: Watch Mickey Gall in a No Gi Grappling Match
Back in 2014, during the pay-per-view portion of UFC 181, it was announced that WWE superstar CM Punk would be making the jump to MMA as a member of the UFC roster. And though it was immediately made clear that Punk had no real martial arts experience, we were led to believe that spent at […]
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Matt Hughes weighs-in on formation of Fighter’s Union
Following UFC 200, veteran heavyweight Mark Hunt called for the formation of a fighter’s union after it was revealed that his opponent at UFC 200, Brock Lesnar, failed a pre-fight drug test as well as a fight night drug test. Shortly after, it was announced that several fighters began working together, and with the help […]
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Georges St-Pierre will have to decide between UFC & Hollywood
Former UFC welterweight kingpin Georges St-Pierre is frequently one official announcement away from returning to the Octagon. Despite his indefinite hiatus, St-Pierre has remained adamant that he is open to a return to the Octagon if he is able to reach a deal with the UFC. This week, St-Pierre made a rare TV appearance to […]
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New York State Athletic Commission Deals Potentially Deadly Blow to Fight Promoters
We’re now just a few months away from the UFC’s November 12 debut in Madison Square Garden, which will mark the culmination of a hellacious battle to legalize mixed martial arts in the state of New York. As we celebrate the imminent arrival of the UFC in New York, however, the New York State Athletic […]
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PHOTO | Nate Diaz shows off a huge joint from night with Snoop Dogg
UFC superstar Nate Diaz and his brother Nick are known advocates of marijuana. Older brother Nick is fresh off an 18-month suspension after testing positive for marijuana in his fight with Anderson Silva (Silva also tested positive for PEDs in their fight) at UFC 183 in January 2015. Meanwhile, Nate was under the microscope after […]
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VIDEO | 295-pound super heavyweight vs. 145-pound featherweight MMA fight ends with one punch
Here’s a classic flashback matchup that took place between two very different sized opponents. The MMA fight is a bit of a head scratcher as a smaller 145-pound featherweight fighter takes on a giant 295-pound super heavyweight in the cage. Our namesake BJ Penn has always taken pride in his mixed martial arts foundation of […]
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Claudia Gadelha leaves Nova Uniao after dispute with head coach
On the heels of Claudia Gadelha’s unanimous decision loss to reigning strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the beginning of July, top ranked women’s strawweight Claudia Gadelha has parted ways with her longtime gym at Nova Uniao. While details are pretty scarce at the present time, BloodyElbow is reporting that Gadelha and Nova Uniao head coach […]