1. UFC on Fox 7: The Good, Bad and Awesome

    Benson Henderson is going to slip out of San Jose with his hardware intact—but just barely. The UFC lightweight champion made his third successful title defense when he edged ...

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  2. The Stakes Are High for the Major Players at UFC on Fox 7

    Saturday's UFC on FOX event—and most UFC events for that matter—are akin to a casino floor on any given day of the week: Everyone there is gambling, but they're playing for different stakes...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 2,065 reads 4 comments

  3. UFC on Fox 7: The Reinvention of Frank Mir

    Frank Mir isn't ready to be just another fighter competing in the UFC heavyweight division. As a former two-time champion and with a career spent in the elite tier of his weight class, it would be easy for Mir to downshift...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 11,300 reads 59 comments

  4. Ramsey Nijem Expecting War with Myles Jury at UFC on Fox 7

    A young fighter looking to establish himself in the UFC is a difficult task unto itself. But when the path to do so involves battling through one of the deepest and most competitive ...

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  5. UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez Is About as "Super" as Fights Get

    Over the past five years, the term "superfight" has lingered like a storm cloud over the MMA landscape...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 1,290 reads 10 comments

  6. The Good, Bad and Strange from TUF 17 Finale

    Finale events for The Ultimate Fighter series are somewhat of a unique beast in the realm of the UFC. Where a typical UFC card normally consists of a handful of high-profile fights, ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 19,365 reads 74 comments

  7. Scott Jorgensen on Playing Spoiler & Teaching Joe Warren How to Facebook

    As a writer who has made a career out of doing interviews and features, I have come to learn catching fighters during fight week and in the middle of their weight cut, as something to be avoided if possible...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 3,732 reads 10 comments

  8. Cat Zingano: 'I Don't Want to Just Be Successful, I Want to Be Extraordinary'

    It's been less than two months since Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche broke down barriers inside the Octagon, and this weekend at The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale, the next wave will step up to take their time in the spotlight...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 7,007 reads 12 comments

  9. Against All Odds: Gastelum Determined to Derail the Hall Hype Train

    The MMA community may be putting Uriah Hall on a pedestal and deeming him to be the next great thing to hit the UFC, but one fighter in particular isn't prepared to accept that reality...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 6,395 reads 38 comments

  10. Browne Has Everything to Prove Against Gonzaga at TUF 17 Finale

    A loss inside the Octagon has a tendency to change things about a fighter. When everything is going smoothly and notches are piling up in the win column, there is no reason to make big adjustments in training...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 3,364 reads 7 comments

  11. Shoulder Injuries Are Commonplace in a Physically Demanding Sport Like MMA

    The injury bug has become a mainstay in the current era of mixed martial arts. Fighting by itself is taxing on the body, but the six to eight weeks of rigorous gym time invested to ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 1,256 reads 2 comments

  12. Perfect Matchmaking in These Upcoming Bouts Will Make for Exciting Fights

    The month of April is as action-packed as they come under the UFC banner. A solid mixture of championship tilts, grudge matches and bouts that have the potential to affect divisional ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 5,230 reads 8 comments

  13. Will There Ever Be a Dominant Champion in the UFC Heavyweight Division?

    The current era under the UFC banner is one of dominant champions. Of the nine weight classes currently operating in the organization, at least four of the titles have been in the ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 7,986 reads 64 comments

  14. The Good, Bad and Strange from UFC on Fuel TV 9

    When an event loses the most anticipated tilt on the card less than a week from fight night, ordinary expectations are thrown out the window...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 5,119 reads 0 comments

  15. Mousasi vs. Latifi: The Latest Example of High-Risk Replacement Bouts in MMA

    When the UFC announced Ilir Latifi as the official replacement for Alexander Gustafsson in the main event at UFC on Fuel TV 9 in Sweden, the MMA world immediately set about scouring ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 6,615 reads 6 comments

  16. Ilir Latifi Looking to Seize the Moment at UFC on Fuel TV 9 in Sweden

    It has been a hectic week leading up to Saturday's card for UFC on Fuel TV 9 in Stockholm, Sweden. When one-half of the original main event, Alexander Gustafsson, suffered a cut about ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 4,669 reads 9 comments

  17. With the Next Step in Career Undetermined, Stann Focused on Analyst Role

    Brian Stann is approaching a crossroads in his mixed martial arts career. The 32-year-old former Marine and Silver Star medal recipient has been trading leather inside the cage ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 6,456 reads 20 comments

  18. Johny Hendricks: One Step Away from Making His Dream a Reality

    The past two years have been a wild ride for Johny Hendricks . The former two-time NCAA Division I national champion wrestler hammered his way through one of the most competitive ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 5,222 reads 37 comments

  19. UFC Facing Limited Options If Gustafsson Can't Fight at UFC on Fuel TV 9

    The injury bug that wreaked havoc on the UFC in 2012 has been relatively quiet in the new year. In the first three months of 2013, only one major bout has been affected by injury, ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 2,638 reads 14 comments

  20. UFC Welterweight Prospects Set to Face Big Challenges in Coming Months

    Of the nine weight classes currently under the UFC banner, the welterweight division has arguably been the deepest and most competitive for years...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 6,286 reads 21 comments

  21. UFC Sweden: Matt Mitrione Under Pressure Against Phil De Fries

    Competing on the most prominent stage in mixed martial arts comes equipped with an automatic amount of pressure...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 11,651 reads 25 comments

  22. UFC 162: Featherweight Showcase Will Clear Up Divisional Title Picture

    2013 could very well be the breakout year for the UFC featherweight division. The 145-pound division has been building solid momentum over the past 18 months...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 2,408 reads 14 comments

  23. Felice Herrig Looking to Prove She Is a Fighter Above All Else

    As women's mixed martial arts continues to carve out a larger place on the MMA landscape, more opportunities will arise for female fighters to make their name in the sport...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 2,853 reads 3 comments

  24. Uncharted Waters: Several Former UFC Champions in Unfamiliar Territory

    Being able to call oneself a UFC champion is an opportunity few are able to realize. In most cases, it takes years competing against the world's best fighters in one weight class ...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 18,935 reads 56 comments

  25. The Good, Bad & Strange from WSOF 2

    Much like the song Jeff Bridges' character Bad Blake penned in the film Crazy Heart , the world of fight promoting is "No Place for the Weary Kind...

    Duane Finley Written by Duane Finley about 1 month ago 4,776 reads 8 comments