1. 4 Reasons Strikeforce Fighters Are Faring so Well in UFC

    When Zuffa first bought out Strikeforce in 2011, fans and media alike wondered aloud how well Strikeforce fighters would fare in the UFC...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 5 days ago 2,554 reads 15 comments

  2. UFC on FX 8 Results: What I Learned from Evan Dunham vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

    People hate honesty, and UFC lightweight Evan Dunham is no different. In real life, it's awkward enough to balance things like your girlfriend asking how attractive you find her sister, or your boss asking where you see yourself in five years...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 7 days ago 1,071 reads 11 comments

  3. Glaring Differences Between a Good Cornerman and a Bad One

    Coaches assume different roles and varying levels of importance in every single sport. In the NFL, the tactical brilliance of coaches like Bill Parcells and Bill Walsh will live ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 12 days ago 7,677 reads 26 comments

  4. UFC 159: Power Ranking the Main Card Fights

    Welcome to Bleacher Report, where we rank things. You're in the UFC section, and UFC 159 went down on Saturday night. So how about we rank that? UFC 159 saw a few solid fights despite some absolutely ridiculous buildup...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 27 days ago 529 reads 1 comments

  5. UFC 159 Results: Questions Answered and Lessons Learned

    UFC 159 ended with another fight card in the books and another set of lessons from the festivities. There was a lot of wackiness and a lot of intrigue before, during and after the card...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 27 days ago 842 reads 10 comments

  6. UFC 159 Results: What's Next for the Losers

    UFC 159 featured 22 fighters and 11 losers. With another big night of fights, we have another group of fighters heading to bed bruised, sore and with substantially less job security...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 28 days ago 878 reads 8 comments

  7. Jon Jones' Next Fight: Who Should He Face?

    For a long while now, the UFC's light heavyweight division has been painfully short on contenders for Jon Jones ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 28 days ago 2,216 reads 14 comments

  8. UFC 159: Bisping vs. Belcher Round-by-Round Recap and Analysis

    One of the most hastily created grudge matches in MMA history is finally coming to a head in Michael Bisping vs. Alan Belcher at UFC 159 on Saturday...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 28 days ago 2,786 reads 7 comments

  9. UFC 159: What We Learned from Pat Healy vs. Jim Miller

    One of the most interesting battles between UFC and Strikeforce veterans so far occurred at UFC 159 , as Strikeforce's last lightweight contender, Pat Healy, took on omnipresent UFC Top-10 lightweight, Jim Miller ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 28 days ago 4,292 reads 16 comments

  10. Rustam Khabilov vs. Yancy Medeiros Goes from Failed Suplex to Injured Thumb

    Rustam Khabilov experienced tough times in his sophomore UFC fight at UFC 159. It's no secret that Russia is the new Brazil for the UFC and Bellator , which have seen numerous ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 28 days ago 3,081 reads 4 comments

  11. Jon Jones vs. Chael Sonnen: Weaknesses Sonnen Can Exploit

    The UFC 159 main event between UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen is, as expected, the biggest thing in the MMA world right now...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 30 days ago 9,910 reads 108 comments

  12. UFC on Fox 7 Results: Top 25 Pound-for-Pound Fighters in the UFC

    The top-to-bottom stacked UFC on Fox 7 event is officially over. A number of top-ranked fighters competed in the event, including folks like Nate Diaz, Daniel Cormier, Chad Mendes, ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 1 month ago 12,357 reads 134 comments

  13. Nate Diaz Returning to Welterweight After UFC on Fox Fight with Josh Thomson

    Big changes are in store for Nate Diaz . It is being reported that the TUF5 winner and former lightweight contender will be leaving the lightweight division following his fight with Josh Thomson this Saturday...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 1 month ago 1,644 reads 22 comments

  14. Boston Sports Reacts to Marathon Explosions on Twitter

    Tragedy struck Monday, as a pair of explosions detonated near the Boston Marathon finish line this afternoon while runners finished the race. The ramifications in the sporting world were swift...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 1 month ago 281 reads 0 comments

  15. Uriah Hall: TUF 17 Finalist Latest to Fall Short of Unrealistic Hype

    The Ultimate Fighter finale has come and gone, and the ending was not what most expected. After the much-hyped “scariest knockout in TUF history” was revealed ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 1 month ago 12,299 reads 145 comments

  16. UFC on Fuel 9 Results: What's Next for the Winners?

    The UFC takes another trip abroad and has more tough calls to make when it comes to the future of its fighters. With several intriguing matchups and a slew of fan favorites appearing on the card, there is a lot to talk about here...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 1 month ago 702 reads 1 comments

  17. Does Benson Henderson Have What it Takes to Beat Anderson Silva's Records?

    The lightweight division has been one of the best, if not the best, divisions in the sport for years now, but that hasn't kept Ben “Smooth” Henderson from climbing to the top of the pile...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 1 month ago 2,071 reads 20 comments

  18. 10 Fighters That Are the Biggest Headaches for the UFC

    We experience this in life all the time. Certain people are just harder to work with than others. The UFC is no different. Certain fighters just end up causing problem after problem for the UFC and its top dogs...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 1 month ago 22,501 reads 53 comments

  19. The 3 Steps to Ending PEDs in MMA (and Why They Won't Be Taken)

    Stephan Bonnar. Royce Gracie. Hermes Franca. Mo Lawal. Chris Leben. Dave Herman. Nate Marquardt. Forrest Griffin . Josh Barnett. Sean Sherk...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 2 months ago 1,001 reads 11 comments

  20. Ronda Rousey's Co-Ed TUF18 Will Probably Avoid Typical 'Jersey Shore' Pitfalls

    Right or wrong, warranted or unwarranted, debate over The Ultimate Fighter 's place in the sport and the discussion over what direction the show gets taken in season over season is something that will never end...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 2 months ago 769 reads 16 comments

  21. 10 Must-Follow Twitter Accounts for the MMA Fan

    No sport has as much direct fan-to-athlete contact as MMA . That's just a great thing for us (though it certainly causes occasional headaches for Zuffa's PR department)...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 2 months ago 2,533 reads 8 comments

  22. UFC 158: Jake Ellenberger Calls Out Johny Hendricks on Twitter

    Jake Ellenberger is a fighter on the rise, and he knows it. “The Juggernaut” found himself squarely in the title picture after putting together a six-fight winning streak, ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 2 months ago 1,982 reads 12 comments

  23. UFC 158: Nick Diaz Hints at Retirement Following Loss to Georges St-Pierre

    For the second time in as many fights, UFC welterweight Nick Diaz had trouble adjusting to his opponent's game plan...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 2 months ago 10,941 reads 52 comments

  24. Stephan Bonnar: Why You Shouldn't Change Your Opinion of "The American Psycho"

    It feels like years ago that Stephan Bonnar ended his MMA career on an incredibly sour note. After news leaked that Bonnar was close to retiring but wanted just one last big ...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 2 months ago 5,244 reads 35 comments

  25. Does Bellator's Doug Marshall Give Ammunition to MMA Detractors?

    As Jon Snowden once detailed , there has always been, and perhaps always will be, a tragically accurate link between MMA and racism...

    Steven Rondina Written by Steven Rondina about 3 months ago 2,731 reads 53 comments