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Paul Craig UFC

MMA 2018 Year in Review: Submission of the Year

A crafty veteran and a hail Mary, last second finish topped the list of 2018's best submissions in MMA. The submission of the year race in 2018 was neck and neck, no pun intended. Two names stood out. Aleksei Olenik,...
Conor McGregor exiting the cage following UFC 229

MMA 2018 Year in Review: Event of the Year

With a strong second half, there were a handful of cards to choose from for Event of the Year 2018, but in the end, one show stood out above the rest. MMA 2018 was notable perhaps more so for what...
Yoel Romero and Robert Whittaker

MMA 2018 Year in Review: Fight of the Year

With so many great scraps to choose from, selecting the Fight of the Year in 2018 was no easy task. Yet when the dust settled, one fight stood out among the rest. 2018 had no shortage of exciting scraps. Dustin...
Daniel Cormier UFC

MMA 2018 Year In Review: Fighter of the Year

2018's Fighter of the Year was a nearly unanimous pick. One fighter stood head and shoulders above the rest, accomplishing feats so rarely seen in MMA you can count on one hand the number of fighters to reach such...
Daniel Cormier

UFC 235: Potential Main Events for March’s Las Vegas Pay-Per-View

The UFC's first trip to Las Vegas next year comes in early March with UFC 235. Although 2019 is already off to a weird start, thanks to the cancellation of UFC 233 in January, it looks like the promotion...
Vitor Belfort UFC

When It Comes to Vitor Belfort Coming Back, Enough Is Enough

The age-old debate about when a fighter should hang up the gloves, and whether promotions should force the issue, has reared its head again with Vitor Belfort's comeback announcement. Have you heard the news? Vitor Belfort is planning a comeback,...
Cris Cyborg

UFC 232: After Nunes Fight, Is There Anything Left in the UFC for Cris...

Having cleaned out a non-existent division, past Amanda Nunes, is there anything left in the UFC that's worth Cris Cyborg sticking around for? Currently, no one on the UFC roster save Amanda Nunes wants to fight Women's Featherweight Champion Cris...
Ben Askren

Ben Askren: A Real Breath of Fresh Air for the UFC’s Welterweight Division

"Funky" Ben Askren made an appearance at this past weekend's UFC Milwaukee (UFC on FOX 31) event, and the undefeated welterweight continued his verbal assault on the 170-pound division. Love him or hate him "Funky" Ben Askren has finally made it to...
UFC Atlantic City - Kevin Lee

UFC on FOX 31: Just Where Would A Win Over Al Iaquinta Leave Kevin...

Kevin Lee feels like a fighter who should be in the title hunt, having contested for interim gold once before. Yet the situation at lightweight heading into UFC on FOX 31 means Lee has a considerable mountain ahead of...

Farewell to the UFC on FOX Era: Looking Back at Seven Years

As the UFC airs its final show on FOX, we look back on the landmark deal and the incredible moments that aired on the network. To legions of fans, the UFC began on Spike TV. Now called the Paramount Network,...