UFC 149

  1. Matt Riddle, Francisco Rivera Suspended Following Positive Drug Tests

    According to news broken by mmajunkie .com , two drug tests from UFC 149 in Calgary came back positive from the samples taken...

    Riley Kontek Written by Riley Kontek about 7 months ago 1,210 reads 15 comments

  2. Hector Lombard Claims Injury Is the Reason Behind Bizarre Performance at UFC 149

    Hector Lombard had, by fa,r one of the weirdest—and possibly worst—debuts in UFC history. The former Bellator champion was expected to walk into the Octagon and display his trademark punching prowess at UFC 149...

    Kyle Symes Written by Kyle Symes about 9 months ago 2,043 reads 41 comments

  3. Tim Boetsch Says He'll Eventually Get a Shot at Anderson Silva

    I like Tim Boetsch for a bunch of reasons, really, but the main thing I enjoy about him is that he's a direct talker. By that, I mean that if you ask him a question, he's going to give you a straight answer...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 10 months ago 1,390 reads 11 comments

  4. UFC 149: Don't Call Hector Lombard's UFC Career a Write-Off… Yet

    Fight fans in Calgary on Saturday night were prepared to watch one of the most anticipated debuts in UFC history, as Hector Lombard took to the UFC’s world-famous octagon for the very first time...

    Luke Taylor Written by Luke Taylor about 10 months ago 1,088 reads 3 comments

  5. UFC 149: Grading the Canadians

    Say what you will about the lack of fire or quality of UFC 149 in Calgary, but you can't be too critical with the hand that the UFC was dealt due to fighter injury...

    Dwight Wakabayashi Written by Dwight Wakabayashi about 10 months ago 1,180 reads 6 comments

  6. The 25 Hottest Women in MMA History

    Let's face it: UFC 149 was an embarrassment. MMA fans paid their hard earned dollars for a PPV that turned out to be nearly unwatchable. Sometimes the MMA world owes you an apology, and this is one of those times...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 10 months ago 61,250 reads 15 comments

  7. UFC 149 Results: 5 Fights for Brian Ebersole to Take at Lightweight

    At UFC 149 , Brian Ebersole took a short-notice fight against James Head in the welterweight division. Shortly before accepting the bout, Ebersole had announced a planned move to ...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 10 months ago 2,539 reads 9 comments

  8. UFC 149 Results: What Will Be Urijah Faber's Legacy?

    Saturday's UFC 149 marked an end of an era in mixed martial arts. In the main event interim bantamweight title fight, Urijah Faber , the longtime face of MMA 's lighter weight classes, was dominated by Renan Barao...

    Matt Juul Written by Matt Juul about 10 months ago 9,194 reads 3 comments

  9. UFC News: Hector Lombard Has No Plans to Drop Down to Welterweight

    Despite his new boss recommending that he drop from middleweight to welterweight , Bellator's former 185-pound champion, Hector Lombard, said he has no plans to fight at a new weight class...

    John Heinis Written by John Heinis about 10 months ago 3,426 reads 11 comments

  10. UFC Injuries: Would It Ever Be the Right Call to Postpone a Card?

    UFC 149 was unquestionably the worst overall UFC pay-per-view viewer experience since UFC 33. And that's saying something, because UFC 33 set a new low that I figured would never be equaled...

    Jeremy Botter Written by Jeremy Botter about 10 months ago 3,053 reads 23 comments

  11. UFC 149: Renan Barao and Fighters Who Added Excitement to Lackluster Event

    Renan Barao brought some rare excitement to a lackluster UFC 149 on Saturday night in Calgary. Barao's unanimous decision victory over Urijah Faber provided fans with a first ...

    Patrick Clarke Written by Patrick Clarke about 10 months ago 695 reads 0 comments

  12. UFC 149 Results: Renan Barao and Biggest Winners from Marquee Event

    Dana White has always been brutally honest, and it's one of the main reasons UFC has been able to make an impact on the sports landscape. After Saturday night's performances at UFC 149 , he wasn't afraid to say he was embarrassed by the card...

    Tim Daniels Written by Tim Daniels about 10 months ago 2,909 reads 1 comments

  13. UFC 149 Results: Two Fights in One Month Was Too Much for Brian Ebersole

    Few believed that the king of fight-night bonuses Chris Lytle would find himself bested by a late replacement journeyman like Brian Ebersole, but that is precisely what happened in the UFC 127 contest...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 10 months ago 3,104 reads 10 comments

  14. UFC 149 Results: Was Bantamweight Star Urijah Faber Ever Any Good?

    It feels a little like kicking a man while he's down, but unified rules of mixed martial arts be darned. After all, Urijah Faber just gave his all, fell short and was literally broken by a dangerous man in Calgary...

    Jonathan Snowden Written by Jonathan Snowden about 10 months ago 18,034 reads 92 comments

  15. UFC 149 Results: Dana White Says Hector Lombard Should Fight at 170

    Hector Lombard strutted to the Octagon on Saturday night looking like a walking advertisement for his new employer...

    Trent Reinsmith Written by Trent Reinsmith about 10 months ago 11,854 reads 57 comments

  16. UFC 149 Results: Post-Fight Matchmaking for the Entire Fight Card

    Heading into UFC 149 , Renan Barao was considered by some to be the best MMA fighter without a championship belt around his waist. With his win over Urijah Faber, Barao proved those individuals right and earned the interim bantamweight title...

    Sean Smith Written by Sean Smith about 10 months ago 12,942 reads 21 comments

  17. UFC 149 Results: Urijah Faber vs Miguel Torres Needs to Happen Now

    Ever since losing his WEC Featherweight Championship, Urijah Faber has come up short in bids to regain a big golden belt against Mike Brown, Jose Aldo, Dominick Cruz and Renan Barao...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 10 months ago 1,872 reads 2 comments

  18. UFC 149 Results: Tim Boetsch and the Top 10 Middleweights in the UFC

    On Saturday night, the co-main event of UFC 149 featured a middleweight fight between Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch and the former Bellator middleweight champion, Hector Lombard...

    Tim McTiernan Written by Tim McTiernan about 10 months ago 2,681 reads 52 comments

  19. UFC 149 Results: Renan Barao and the Top 25 Pound-for-Pound Fighters in the UFC

    On Saturday night, the UFC made its first ever trip to Calgary, Alberta, Canada, as UFC 149 featured an interim bantamweight title fight between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao...

    Tim McTiernan Written by Tim McTiernan about 10 months ago 16,180 reads 48 comments

  20. Faber vs Barao Results: Breaking Down the FightMetric Numbers

    Sports are games of numbers. If a football game ends 28-21, we immediately know which team won. Similarly, if a basketball contest is scored 109-97 at its conclusion, we can automatically recognize the victor...

    Hunter Homistek Written by Hunter Homistek about 10 months ago 6,962 reads 3 comments

  21. UFC 149: 5 Fights for Tim Boetsch to Take Next

    Tim Boetsch continued to shake up the middleweight division on Saturday night with a shocking split decision win over Hector Lombard...

    Jordy McElroy Written by Jordy McElroy about 10 months ago 2,373 reads 8 comments

  22. UFC 149 Results: Top 10 Bantamweights in the UFC

    Last night, Calgary witnessed the top bantamweights in the sport battle for the UFC interim bantamweight championship. For 25 minutes, the fighters exchanged strikes without any desire to go to the ground...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 10 months ago 1,546 reads 7 comments

  23. Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barao: 5 Fights for Barao to Take Next

    With Renan Barao as the new UFC interim champ, things just got a bit more confusing in the bantamweight division...

    Jordy McElroy Written by Jordy McElroy about 10 months ago 2,824 reads 5 comments

  24. UFC 149 Results: 5 Fights for Cheick Kongo to Take Next

    Big Cheick Kongo fought in the UFC for the 17th time last night and pulled out his 11th Octagon victory when he won an exhausting decision against Shawn Jordan...

    Andrew Saunders Written by Andrew Saunders about 10 months ago 2,710 reads 10 comments

  25. Urijah Faber vs Renan Barao: Should That Be Faber's Last Title Shot?

    At UFC 149 , Urijah Faber had his chance to set up a trilogy fight and challenge for Dominick Cruz's bantamweight championship. All "The California Kid" needed to do was beat Renan Barao...

    Hunter Homistek Written by Hunter Homistek about 10 months ago 5,315 reads 10 comments