1. Frankie Edgar vs. Cub Swanson Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    Following the arrival of former top lightweight contenders Frankie Edgar and Clay Guida , the UFC featherweight division has began to transform. It has turned one of the promotion's thinnest weight classes into a budding dynamo...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 3,009 reads 6 comments

  2. Clay Guida: A Contender Outside of the Cage

    Only a handful of fighters possess the humility, dedication, respect and mental fortitude to transgress the sport of mixed martial arts...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 1,033 reads 2 comments

  3. Rousey vs Carmouche: Final Odds and Predictions for UFC 157

    So this is it fight fans: The first ever UFC women's championship bout is upon us. We're just hours away from witnessing history in the making, as gender no longer plays a role in the fastest growing sport on the planet...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 2,201 reads 3 comments

  4. Ronda Rousey vs. Liz Carmouche: Keys to Victory for Carmouche

    Most people aren't giving Liz Carmouche a chance to pull off an upset at UFC 157 . They're saying she can't hang with the more diverse Ronda Rousey ...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 622 reads 8 comments

  5. Rousey vs. Carmouche : A Fan's Guide to UFC 157's Main Event

    Sports are not made by their athletes; they're not polarized by their players or manifested by their performances. Instead, fans are the ones who evolve a sport...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 886 reads 5 comments

  6. Rousey vs. Carmouche Fight Card : Who's Under the Most Pressure at UFC 157?

    As it is for any UFC event, certain fighters are going to feel more pressured than usual to perform at their very best...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 290 reads 4 comments

  7. 7 Reasons You Can't Miss UFC 157

    UFC 157 is quite possibly the most hyped pay-per-view event since Anderson Silva checked Chael Sonnen at the door back at UFC 148...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 2,010 reads 14 comments

  8. 20 Fighters Who Have Never Been Knocked Out

    Being able to withstand a barrage of strikes from some of the most dangerous practitioners on the planet is an art in itself. It helps separate the pretenders who get put to sleep on a yearly basis from the guys who are nearly impossible to put away...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 33,825 reads 124 comments

  9. UFC 157: Dan Henderson vs. Lyoto Machida Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    Not to be overshadowed by Ronda Rousey's arrival to the big show this Saturday at UFC 157 , MMA legend Dan Henderson will take on the formidably elusive Lyoto Machida ...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 7,014 reads 35 comments

  10. UFC on Fuel 7: Cub Swanson vs. Dustin Poirier Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    What more can you ask for in a free fight? High octane striking, world-class grappling and a matchup between two of the best featherweights in the world...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 4 months ago 670 reads 1 comments

  11. UFC 156: Top 10 Welterweights in the UFC

    All the attention leading up to UFC 156 was completely focused on the Jose Aldo vs. Frankie Edgar superfight and the return of UFC cash cows Alistair Overeem and Rashad Evans...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 3,638 reads 25 comments

  12. UFC 156: Keys to Victory for Frankie Edgar

    Frankie Edgar is trying to do something that only two men have ever done. He's trying to capture a UFC championship in two separate divisions...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 2,302 reads 23 comments

  13. UFC 156: Keys to Victory for Alistair Overeem

    Not only will UFC 156 feature a superfight between pound-for-pound great Jose Aldo and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, it will also mark the return of Alistair Overeem to the Octagon...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 642 reads 9 comments

  14. UFC 156: Rashad Evans vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    Veteran light heavyweights Rashad Evans and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira haven't competed inside the Octagon for a combined 23 months. That makes for a very interesting showdown between the two divisional standouts come this Saturday at UFC 156 ...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 5,595 reads 16 comments

  15. Dodson vs. Johnson: Breaking Down the FightMetric Numbers

    UFC on FOX 6 featured one of the most entertaining, fast-paced quarrels in recent UFC memory. The flyweight title fight between champion Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson and John "The Magician" Dodson nearly broke the speed of light...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 1,052 reads 0 comments

  16. Where Does UFC on Fox 6 Rank Among the UFC's Fox Cards?

    The UFC has been doing its very best to promote the most significant fights they can on FOX. While championship bouts involving Anderson Silva , Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and ...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 914 reads 1 comments

  17. UFC on Fox 6 Results: 5 Fights for Erik Koch to Take Next

    Erik Koch was simply on the wrong end of numerous sharp Ricardo Lamas elbows Saturday night at UFC on FOX 6...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 2,701 reads 2 comments

  18. UFC on Fox 6 Results: 5 Fights for Donald Cerrone to Take Next

    In the midst of a moral and skillful defeat to the younger and more precise Anthony Pettis , lightweight veteran Donald Cerrone is forced to go back to the drawing board...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 941 reads 4 comments

  19. Top UFC Breakout Candidates

    There are so many talented fighters currently gracing the UFC roster that it seems borderline unfair to possess such quality and quantity...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 9,619 reads 22 comments

  20. UFC on FOX 6: Rampage Jackson vs. Glover Teixeira Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    Mixed martial arts legend and former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Rampage Jackson will finally meet the very dangerous and relatively mysterious Glover Teixeira this weekend on FOX...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 6,903 reads 20 comments

  21. Most Well-Rounded Fighters in Each UFC Weight Class

    What exactly does it mean to be well-rounded? Is it a fighter's ability to mesh individual disciplines like striking, wrestling, jiu-jitsu and muay thai into one polished arsenal? ...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 8,933 reads 46 comments

  22. 50 Things We Learned in MMA During 2012

    So much can happen in mixed martial arts in just one year. Championship belts change ownership, prospects become top contenders, veterans begin to decline and the sport itself witnesses a self-maturation...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 4,786 reads 46 comments

  23. Fighters Who Put the 'Power' in Power Rankings

    First of all, to qualify for this list, a fighter must be a bona fide heavy hitter. If he can't force a fist or a leg through a brick wall, then he should go puff his chest somewhere else...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 769 reads 8 comments

  24. 10 Fighters Who Put the 'Art' in Mixed Martial Arts

    Mixed martial arts is a compilation of perfect and imperfect fighting styles, some more useful than others...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 5 months ago 4,264 reads 73 comments

  25. UFC on Fuel TV 8: Brian Stann vs. Wanderlei Silva Head-to-Toe Breakdown

    It may be nearly two months away, but the excitement of the UFC's return to Japan for Fuel TV's eighth installment is already starting to build...

    Dan Hiergesell Written by Dan Hiergesell about 6 months ago 4,949 reads 32 comments