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Donald Cerrone UFC Ottawa

The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC 249

The UFC is first out of the gate in an attempt to bring pro sports back this month, with UFC 249 going down this weekend. Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its...
Sweden's Karl Albrektsson

Scouting the Globe: The Five Best Prospects From Sweden

During this MMA hiatus, we’ve taken to scouting the globe and selecting five favorite prospects from each country for the most part. In this edition, we preview some of the top fighting prospects coming out of Sweden. Nico Musoke, Alexander...
PFL 11 Philipe Lins

Welcome to the UFC: Philipe Lins

The UFC is back and hitting ESPN once again on May 9 for UFC 249. Just four days later, the promotion comes right back on a Wednesday for an ESPN+ event headlined by Anthony Smith and Glover Teixeira. It's...
Mansour Barnaoui

Scouting the Globe: The Five Best Prospects From France

During this MMA hiatus, we’ve taken to scouting the globe and selecting five top prospects from each major player in the sport, in terms of countries. In this edition, we take a look at some of the top fighting...
Dominick Cruz UFC

UFC 249: Can Cruz Pull Off Another Comeback?

At UFC Boston back in 2016, when Dominick Cruz defeated TJ Dillashaw for the bantamweight title, almost everyone was stunned. Cruz entered the fight as an underdog and hadn't competed in any fight in over 15 months. The win was...
Jesse Urholin

Scouting the Globe: The Five Best Prospects From Finland

During this MMA hiatus, we’ve taken to scouting globe and selecting five top prospects from each major player in the sport, in terms of countries. This time out we’ll be taking a look at Finland. In Finland we find a lot...
Mike Tyson is backing Kumite 1 League in India

Mike Tyson’s Comeback, And The History of Middle-Aged Fighters

In light of Iron Mike's slated return to exhibition boxing, we take a look at the history of fighters past the age of 50. In April, Mike Tyson announced his intent to return to the boxing ring at the ripe...
Iuri Lapicus

Scouting the Globe: The Five Best Prospects From Romania and Moldova

During this MMA hiatus, we’ve taken to scouting the globe and selecting five favorite prospects from each country for the most part. In this edition, we examine some of the top fighting prospects coming out of Moldova and Romania....
Svetlana Gotsyk

Scouting the Globe: The Five Best Prospects From Ukraine

During this MMA hiatus, we’ve taken to scouting the globe and selecting five favorite prospects from each country, for the most part. In this edition, we take a look at some of the top fighting prospects coming out of...
Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping: An Inspirational Career Comparable to a Video Game

Retired UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping had an inspirational career — one that, in hindsight, is frankly comparable to a video game With no MMA events lately, fans seem to have to resort to what we can find; for me...