UFC: Just Say No — to an Immediate Heavyweight Title Fight for Jon Jones
The allure of Jon Jones moving to heavyweight has been in place so long, it's almost hard to remember when exactly it started. Sometime during the dominant but troubled champion's first run atop of the 205lb weight class, no...
UFC Vegas 9: Alistair Overeem on Lesnar Returning, Jones Moving Up, and Derrick Lewis
Entering into UFC Vegas 9, Alistair Overeem (46-18, 1NC) knows he's on the final run of his career. One last sprint to the title for an athlete who has won gold wherever he has competed over the years —...
UFC Vegas 9: Ovince Saint Preux Believes Jon Jones Will Do Well at Heavyweight,...
When Ovince Saint Preux hits the scales on Friday morning, it will be his second cut to 205lbs in two weeks. The light heavyweight and opponent Alonzo Menifield had been expected to serve as the co-main event at UFC...
UFC Vegas 9: Don’t Count Augusto Sakai Among Fans of Heavyweight Legend Alistair Overeem
Maybe it should come as no surprise, given they're fighting this weekend. But don't count August Sakai among fans of longtime heavyweight legend Alistair Overeem.
The pair meet atop the UFC Vegas 9 card on Saturday, which marks Sakai's first...
DWCS: Admitted “Giant Nerd” Jared Vanderaa on Dan Henderson’s “Old Man Strength”
Heavyweight Jared Vanderaa is about to be introduced to a much wider fan base. Vanderaa (10-4) is set to throw down on the Contender Series on September 22, against Oscar Ivan Cota. "The Mountain" trains under Dan Henderson, and...
Ricardo Lamas Knows Short-Notice Opponent Bill Algeo Has “Nothing to Lose” at UFC Vegas...
Ricardo Lamas was supposed to be fighting Ryan Hall at UFC Vegas 8 this Saturday. But pandemic era MMA is even more volatile than the sport is in sunnier times, so not surprisingly, that fight fell through. Instead, Lamas...
UFC Vegas 8: Ion Cutelaba Never Wavered in Desire for Ankalaev Rematch
Ion Cutelaba has had a heck of a time finally getting back in the cage with Magomed Ankalaev.
The pair throw down this weekend at UFC Vegas 8, in a fight that Cutelaba (15-5, 1NC), not to mention any number...
Robbie Lawler Discusses Struggle to Get Fight Booked Ahead of UFC Vegas 8
Former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler's return to the octagon at UFC Vegas 8 this weekend comes as a bit of a surprise, if only because it didn't really seem to be on the radar. At the event's media day...
UFC Vegas 8: Aleksandar Rakic Plans Statement Amidst “Crazy Things” Going on at 205lbs
Austria's Aleksandar Rakic enters his UFC Vegas 8 main event tilt with Anthony Smith this Saturday off a frustrating loss.
At UFC Busan back in December, having gone three rounds with Volkan Oezdemir, the light heavyweight was flabbergasted to hear...
UFC Vegas 8’s Anthony Smith: Jones’ Absence Brings the Unknown to Light Heavyweight
It's about to be a very busy month or so in the UFC's light heavyweight division.
That all kicks off this Saturday at UFC Vegas 8, when Anthony Smith faces Aleksander Rakic. Smith (33-15) is returning after a rough outing,...
