The Weight Cutting Chronicles: UFC Vegas 41 — The Paulo Costa Special
Like it or not, weight-cutting is deeply rooted in mixed martial arts. MMA adopted its weight-cutting from the sport of wrestling, where it is presumed to be very advantageous to be the biggest and strongest in your weight class....
Prospect Watch: Russia’s Alexander Soldatkin
Open Fighting Championship heavyweight Alexander Soldatkin is our latest Russian prospect to watch out for. Not being paid by the minute, Soldatkin is a legit finisher who has eight stoppage wins among his 10 victories in MMA. Tale of the...
Redemption: Second Chances on Dana White’s Contender Series — Caio Borralho
Dana White’s Contender Series began back in 2017. Since then, the Contender Series has produced some big-name upcoming stars like Dan Ige, Sean O’Malley, Geoff Neal, Maycee Barber, and Edmen Shahbazyan. In short, it has been a huge success. A...
It’s Time for the UFC to Go All In on Women’s Featherweight
Two women's featherweight fights in a short span could signal change for the UFC, and the time is right for them to go all in on the weight class. One thing sorely lacking from even the latest UFC video game...
What’s Next: UFC Vegas 40 Winners
It's hard to talk about Norma Dumont's performance at UFC Vegas 40 without also getting into the lackluster showing from opponent Aspen Ladd. Not to mention the coaching controversy that erupted when coach and boyfriend Jim West chose to...
What’s Next: UFC Vegas 40 Losers
Norma Dumont dominated Aspen Ladd in their main event bout at UFC Vegas 40. Not that Ladd did herself any favors with a sluggish performance. UFC pioneers Andrei Arlovski and Jim Miller both got big wins this past weekend...
DWCS 2021 Week 8 Breakdown and Predictions
We're quickly approaching the end of this latest season of Dana White's Contender Series, and Season 5, Week 8 was likely to see the total number of contracts handed out in Season 3 matched if not surpassed. The 2019...
Bellator 268: Movie Narratives Galore in Nemkov vs Anglickas Semifinal
Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov will look to continue his run as he faces dark horse contender Julius Anglickas in the semifinals of the Grand Prix at Bellator 268. https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1448822378243395602?s=20 It is an unenviable task to be considered the heir...
UFC Vegas 40: Serious Questions Loom Over Aspen Ladd vs Norma Dumont
Norma Dumont will welcome Aspen Ladd back to the Octagon as the two look to answer questions about their abilities to compete at featherweight at UFC Vegas 40. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1447684685539135492?s=20 Go back to January 2019 and it was clear that the UFC...
Bellator 268: Julius Anglickas Gets Opportunity of a Lifetime Against Nemkov
With the unfortunate news of Anthony "Rumble" Johnson having to withdraw from the main event title fight against Vadim Nemkov at Bellator 268, Julius Anglickas stepped up on short notice for the opportunity of a lifetime. To get in there...
