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How Will the BJ Penn of Today Fare Against the UFC's Top 10 Lightweights?
Roughly three years ago, and shortly before the first of back-to-back fights with Frankie Edgar, few would dare to argue that any lightweight on the planet could trump the skills of B...
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The 10 Most Hyped Fighters to Ever Enter the UFC
In rare cases like that of gargantuan former heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar , the hype surrounding fighters who made their UFC debut was merited...
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10 Best Comeback Moments in MMA History
There's nothing more exhilarating than watching a Rocky Balboa-like story come to life in the spectrum of MMA ...
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UFC 161 Predictions: Final Predictions for Evans vs Henderson Fight Card
With the original main and co-main events scrapped due to injuries, company president Dana White avoided a UFC 151-like fiasco by pitting Rashad Evans against Dan Henderson in tonight's main event at UFC 161 ...
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Evans vs. Henderson Fight Card: Three Fights You Don't Want to Miss
With the card's original main and co-main events scrapped because of injuries, the company's brass had to improvise significantly to avoid cancelling UFC 161 tonight at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
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Evans vs. Henderson: Odds and Prediction for UFC 161 Main Event
Even coming off a disappointing loss at 42 years of age, former Pride and Strikeforce champ Dan Henderson still demands respect from oddsmakers . Henderson, the oldest fighter on the UFC's roster, has been deemed a 1...
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The X-Factor That Could Decide UFC 161's Main Event Between Evans and Henderson
He’s renowned for his venomous right hand that’s often called the H-Bomb, but former Pride and Strikeforce champ Dan Henderson possesses lethal knockout power in both of his aging paws...
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Can Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos Become MMA's Greatest Rivalry?
Few fans can resist the lure of watching skilled heavyweights do battle in the Octagon. Perhaps that's why the trilogy between UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez and the company's ...
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UFC 162: Why Anderson Silva's Legacy is on the Line against Chris Weidman
It seems almost preposterous to suggest that a loss to an up-and-comer like Chris Weidman could tarnish the pristine legacy of longtime UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva ...
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UFC 161 Preview: What Dan Henderson Needs to Do to Earn a Shot at Jon Jones
The notion of locking horns with light heavyweight champ Jon Jones seemingly faded away for Dan Henderson when the 42-year-old got outpointed by Lyoto Machida at UFC 157...
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3 Reasons Tagging Georges St-Pierre as a Boring Fighter Is Wrong
Far too often ignorant fans confuse Georges St-Pierre's cerebral and often conservative style for being boring and lackluster...
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Matt Serra and the 10 Greatest Underdog Stories in MMA History
Few sane experts believed Matt Serra could pull off the unthinkable and dethrone welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre at UFC 69, especially after "The Terror" narrowly edged Chris Lytle in the finale of the The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback...
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Submission of the Year Watch: June 2013 Edition
The pace certainly slowed in the realm of MMA in May, especially after the UFC's extraordinarily busy April. The UFC produced just two events in May, while smaller organizations like Bellator MMA and the World Series of Fighting each laid dormant...
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10 MMA Fighters on the Hot Seat in the Month of June
Every month the notion of getting cut causes a different cluster of fighters to conjure up extra motivation to try to pull off a win in the Octagon...
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6 MMA Fighters on the Downside of Their Careers
Before unceremoniously retiring, legends Fedor Emelianenko and Chuck Liddell each illustrated the extremely volatile nature of top-flight mixed martial artists...
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Anderson Silva: When Will the Pound-for-Pound King Begin His Decline?
Akin to a fine wine, longtime UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva continues to get better with age. The 38-year-old Silva has racked up a perfect 16-0 record in the UFC, defending his middleweight belt 10 times along the way...
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Chael Sonnen: If Wanderlei Silva Fight Is Out, Who Should Sonnen Face Next?
It seemed like a match made in heaven, but just a few weeks after calling out Wanderlei Silva following his loss at UFC 159, three-time UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen retracted his words...
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Analyzing the Gap Between Jon Jones and Anderson Silva in the P4P Debate
Only a small cluster of the world's top fighters can say they've gone years without tasting defeat. UFC champs like Georges St-Pierre (welterweight), Jose Aldo (featherweight) and ...
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Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2: Odds and Predictions for UFC 160's Main Event
While betting against UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez would seem like a foolish proposition, making a wager on the former two-time NCAA All-American wrestler could prove just as irrational...
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Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2: Weaknesses Cain Velasquez Can Exploit
A fighter the caliber of Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva consistently makes his opponents work tirelessly to exploit his few weaknesses. But in his first meeting with Bigfoot, UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez nullified Silva's 4...
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Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2 Fight Card: Which Fight Will Steal the Show?
Most of Las Vegas, including the oddsmakers , envision tonight's main event at UFC 160 between champ Cain Velasquez and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva unfolding in a similar fashion to their first encounter...
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Velasquez vs. Silva Fight Card: Who's Under the Most Pressure at UFC 160?
While the remainder of his peers positioned at the top of the main card will enter the bout on a winning streak, former UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos will attempt to avoid his first career losing skid...
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10 Fighters with the Best Takedown Defense in MMA
Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell unveiled the blueprint for stuffing takedowns and dictating the pace of fights against upper-echelon wrestlers years ago in the UFC...
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Why We Want to See Mark Hunt Earn a Title Shot with a Win over Junior Dos Santos
Two years ago, the prospect of watching hard-hitting heavyweights Mark Hunt and former UFC champ Junior dos Santos lock horns in the Octagon seemed like a far-fetched proposition...
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3 Reasons the Diaz Brothers Need to Leave Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Like most natural-born fighters, brothers Nick and Nate Diaz obviously won't ever grow accustomed to losing...